Winter Steelie

[MarkHansen]

Fished this morning on a stream on the PA/NY border - 20 Mile Creek. Air temps were 25 at 7am, warmed to 30 by mid-day – a few snow flakes. Stream conditions were good – great color and flow, but the fish really did not corporate. Went 1 for 5 – landed the first one at 2pm. Nice fat fish. My brother in-law fished for a few hours in the in morning – missed 2. Tried many colors, depths, and speeds. It felt great to get out in the weather. Here’s my one pic.

Expecting 6-12 inches of snow in the next 2 days. I'm going to try to get out for a few hours each morning.

[JohnH0802]

Mark,
I do not see the picture, but would love to.

John

[MarkHansen]

Sorry. I'm having some trouble with Photobucket and Flickr. I'm going to try again.

[MarkHansen]

[MarkHansen]

I planned on steelhead fishing all this week, but mother nature had other plans. The temps in PA did not get above 22 degrees for the last 2 days. I tried to get out before the ice started on the streams, but did not have any luck. I met 3 other guys that had the same idea as me. We all left after 30 minutes. This is what we saw Tuesday morning. I did not try on Wednesday b/c I knew the streams would start to freeze solid (slower moving holes).

Too much ice to get any kind of a drift. I do not mind the cold, but I could not fish b/c of the ice. When I fished on Sunday, I did not take a temp reading, but I knew the water was close to freezing.

I hope the temps get to the mid 30s by the end of the week. I may have a chance to get out 1-2 more times depending on the water conditions.

[BlueRaiderFan]

Looks like a ton of fun.

[AKSkim]

Originally Posted by MarkHansen

... Tried many colors....

Let me know when I get close.

[MarkHansen]

I LIKE IT !!!! Someone's been busy.

In your second pic, what's that pattern called?

In the second pic from the bottom, in the 2nd and 3rd rows of egg patterns, is that black/pink and black/white? Have not seen or used that color.

Where do you use all those?