Fin Feather & Beard Collectors

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Spring Things

PA Mountian Wildflower

On-ward trough the fog,AM low fog

Bald Eagle Valley AM Fog,veiw from Rattlesnake Mt

Wildflowers

morning roadside strut

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Brookies & Youngsters

Small Sream Brookies on the Fly

A look downstream from Camp

Look At this one !

Gotta love them Brookies

Can you take it off the hook for me ?

Get the NET !

Instruction Time

Sweet Fish !

Happy Fishmen !

See Ya on The Water,joelB

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Sunday, April 3, 2011

Orange Eggs & Spam 4/2-3/11 "The Dropsies"

Fooled by an orange Skein Fly,sunday Morning I'm sure most of you have read or heard of the Dr Seuss classic,Green Eggs & spam.......well this is my version,Orange Eggs & Spam,as Orange Eggs where the only fly I could get hooked up with most of the weekend,but fun as had by all.

Charlie with aome PA Steel The fish won the war,but we had a few victorious battles,to our credit. I fished with a couple of Good Eggs,from Toledo,this weekend,who in short order are quickley becoming Steelhead addicts.

Manastee with some broad shoulders The water in NW/PA & NE/OH,still seems to be a little cold & hopefully the over the next few weeks conditions will improve.The waters had a nice ting with a good flow,warming tempatures will should help the fishing improve.

Ready to Swim

Nate's first tast of Steel

The Camera's Eye

Nate & Tim admiring the catch of the day

Nates 1st Steel,a photo of a photo

A good fight was had,a victory for me !

See ya on the water.............JoelB

Friday, February 25, 2011

Erie Steelhead VS Alaskan Rainbows 2010

Tim with a good buck Erie Steel 11/2110

With prime Steelhead fishing,just around the corner,my thoughts,drift back to
this past fall & late summer,and a question's that have haunted me for the past few years now. Alaskan Rainbows verses Lake Erie Steelhead,which is the
superior fish ?

Erie Steel ala Jay,right out his front door 11/2110

With my first trip to Alaska,in August 2009,I left The Naknek River Camp with
an education,on the native & very wild "Bows of Bristol Bay ! Being a fairly avid
Erie Steelheader,making the 2 & 1/2 hour drive Mup-Erie,for over 10 years,
I headed to Alaska with Fresh Silver & Sockeye on my mind.

Post Thanksgiving Erie Steel 11/2010

Cole & Denver,early October,Erie Steel 10/2110

My first day on The Naknek River,in August of 2009,left me with a whole new

respect for Wild fish,as we caught & fought,a good number of Bows,right at the

boat dock,on small flesh flies,egg patterns & beads. These hearty Native Bows are hearty bread no doubt about it. The 14'' to 20" fish we caught by the dock

fought like Erie's 24'',Steelhead . I didn't pay much more attention to the rainbows,the rest of my trip in 2009,as I was completely enthralled with the

Coho's & Sockeye,but I had a much different attitude,in 2010,I was going to go

"Big Bow Hunting" & we hit "The Egg Drop",just right our last day in camp.

Tom had us on the fish & we boated 7 Rainbows from 24" to 29",lost maybe 10

more of that size & a few bigger ones.........my mind was made up,no doubt.

Kurt with 32" of Naknek Rainbow 8/2010

Alaskan Bows,nothing like them,IMHO,last day on The Naknek

River,The Naknek River Camp,our host lodge is in the background,

you can fish right out the front door !

Jay with a good Naknek Bow 8/2110

Tim & a Trophy,late September Steelhead 2010

Don't take me wrong,I am a very very happy camper with our Erie Steelhead,and glad we have them now & far into the future,but The Wild Alaskan Bows,got a hold on me..........on another note,we also found out that

Fresh from the Salt Coho's/Silvers,are quite a bit feistier than their Great Lakes

cousins also.