Pittsburgh Creekside: February 2019

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Awaiting the first warm days of Spring to cast a line into the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh. Check out some of past Allegheny River and Pittsburgh fishing posts to see what you can expect for the 2019 fishing season.

Downstream

-A River Runs Through It

Poets talk about "spots of time," but it is really fishermen who experience eternity compressed into a moment. No one can tell what a spot of time is until suddenly the whole world is a fish and the fish is gone. I shall remember that S.O.B. forever.

One reason Paul caught more fish than anyone else was that he had his flies in the water more than anyone else. "Brother," he would say, "there are no flying fish in Montana. Out here, you can't catch fish with your flies in the air."

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Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for you, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad fish. Not like going down the pond chasin' bluegills and tommycods. This shark, swallow you whole. Little shakin', little tenderizin', an' down you go.

-Quint

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"I don't want to sit at the head table anymore. I want to go fishing."

- George Bush

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"You're gonna need a bigger boat."

- Chief Brody

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Awaiting Spring Fishing on the Allegheny River in Pittsburgh

Fishing the Backwaters of Pine Creek