Walnut Creek: Erie PA

I went down to Walnut Creek on Monday night. There were probably 75 other guys fishing so it was hard to get a spot in the stream. After about 15 minutes of waiting I finally got in. 8-10 fish were feeding around me. I ended up catching 2 and had another 4 on. The hardest part was keeping the fish at bay while other anglers got their lines out of the water. 2x tippet was a must and even then I broke some fish off. I was using Hare's Ear nymphs and sucker spawns. I caught 2 on the sucker spawn but missed a few on the Hare's Ear. I want to go back but would look at different water that is less crowded if that is possible. The number of fish was crazy, take a look at my pictures and you will see what I mean.

Trolling for Steelhead on Lake Erie 10/24/09

Went out on Lake Erie with Sarah's dad for my first "Trolling For Steel Head" experience. There was a lot more involved with the process then I had anticipated. We had to rig up 3 different rods and make sure none of the lines crossed while we were trolling through the lake. He had a depth finder on the boat which the driver would watch so we stayed within the 11-16 foot depth range. Tons of marks showed up on the finder but we didn't hook into a ton of fish. It was different fishing then I am used to but very fun. I can see how it could be addicting when you are pulling fish into the boat. Her parents have a house 5 minutes away from the Walnut Creek Access point so I will be making return trips in the future.