December 2012 Steelhead

We took full advantage of prime conditions. Rain from yesterday increased the flow overnight and was good at dawn. Stained,but fishable. By late morning the opalescent green color predominated. The steel were actively feeding and we landed double digits.........

2012 DEER SEASON WV/PA

Warm was the word for the 2012 rifle deer season! The dry conditions demanded that we would hunt from stands for the most part. JJ started off the season with a nice 8 pt. in wv on day two. He used a .338 Win.Mag. w/ 200 grain accubonds. I still think he's under gunned. I took this 10 pt. in PA the 3rd day of the season. Although we did alot of glassing at the longer ranges, my shot came at under 100 yds. I did see alot of deer in both states. Second day of PA i was watching a winter wheat field with 11 baldies and two 6 points. My buck was taken with the Sako .300 WM launching 150 ballistic tips @ 3,200 FPS.This load shoots 1/2 M.O.A.

SALMON FISHING

THE FLOW FROM THE TUG HILL PLATEAU MET THE FRACTURED BEDROCK OF THE RIVER AND THE KINGS CAME IN GREAT NUMBERS. LONG DRAG SCREAMING RUNS, MANY LOST FISH AND A FEW LANDED. THE LARGEST WENT 23+#...........

2011 Buck

This big dude was spotted by me on the last week of the season as i was glassing. I developed a plan of attack,based on the wind, for the following morning. the next day it all came together just after daylight. Took him at about 70 yds. at the edge of the woods in a brushy field. 19" spread w/ good mass. .270 Sako did the job once again.

Fall 2011 Steelhead Run is on........

Rain has fallen.The Lake Erie water temp. is dropping and the steel are invading the tribs.The murky skies have slowly yielded to sun and blue. Emerald waves churn onto the shore under a light north wind. After some earnest searching for fish on our first trip we found some. coaxing them to bite took some real effort.Rain gear shed, trip number two started off slow....then we hit the mother load! Fresh chrome in good numbers. Best of all,they were eager to eat,and feed them we did !!!!!!!

More steelhead and trout.......

from the shores of Lake Erie to the streams of the Alleghenies....

Steelhead and Trout Spring/summer 2011

A few steelhead from the late season and some trout from various streams.