is it "worth it".....

"AMEN"

genieman77
 
 
funny thing is...I'd be having the same thoughts if there were 100 fish or 100,000 fish
 
 
..L.T.A.

There's only 10 in Elk Crick right now
 
Still worth it?

rsquared

genieman77  funny thing is...I'd be having the same thoughts if there were 100 fish or 100,000 fish   ..L.T.A.

There's only 10 in Elk Crick right now Still worth it?

7 now. Ropem n smokem

Am fortunate enough to live about three hours away. Been comin mup for over 20 years and have had everything from over 100 fish days, to skunkings, as well as days where I got up, found everything blown out, so I canceled the hotel room, turned around and drove all the way back home.  I can say that every trip has been worth it. 

Let's see, what makes it "worth it," you ask?

- The drive up on 80 to 79 up through the picturesque Clarion and Allegheny River gorges, admiring the fall foliage.

- Having a shot at good numbers of big, aggressive fish that you can find from Labor Day through Easterish. It's true that things may be slow by Erie standards the past couple of years, but I've still had some great days.

- Some wonderful food, at Avonia Tavern, Teresa's, or Freeport, or even one of the i90 pizza delivery places 

- Getting a hotel room, and getting away from it all at home and work for a few days.

- The Christmas not being able to sleep feeling the night before.

Is it worth it to me personally? Any more not really.

- I fish to catch fish. Steelies are pretty dumb, and they are something different to fish for in the fall. But I can catch big fish locally and have most of the lakes to myself.

- Cost to go fish bathtubs. I got a 2.5 hour drive north. Roughly $150 for gas, turnpike fees, food/drinks (to Erie and back home total). Its not gonna bankrupt me in the slightest but money could be put to other things.

- I remember the "epic" runs and how much fun it was. Nows its less fish and more people. Its not fun when the crowds are everywhere even at the lesser known areas.

-To touch on a previous post... Avonia sucks (ate there twice food wasnt really fresh) , Teresa's is ok the nightmare is a nightmare coming out though LOL.

-What happened to the hot chicks in Erie they die off? Saved money on hotels...Use to score chicks at the bars, got free room an poon, then smell like skank the next day.

Yet I still run on up for a day trip or two, hammer a bunch on jigs or globugs call them dumfezh, make fun of mupheres in orange jumpsuits with neoprene waders smeared with skank and powrbates. It is what it is but not like how it use to be..

Well, I might as well start the discussion.

While I do appreciate all the things the previous posters have written, and I do enjoy all the elements of a day outdoors while hunting and fishing, I must state that I go hunting to shoot things and fishing to catch things.

There is too little time in my world to, for lack of a better term, "waste" traveling to hunt or fish when the conditions do not dictate a high possibility for catching or shooting.

Case in point, I go to the Keys near the end of June, which seems counterintuitive, but that is when the tarpon migrate. The Keys are just as beautiful in February and it would be nice to get away from a PA winter for a while, but I go there to catch tarpon and that just isn't happening then. Yes, I enjoy all the other stuff, but that's not the purpose for the trip.

I'm not heading to Erie for steelhead unless conditions dictate that I have a good shot at a double digit catch day or series of days. If that isn't in the cards, I'll take the birddogs hunting or head to the Juniata to catch 50-100 smallmouth bass. The scenery is just as nice.

I spent too many years fishing bass tournaments that required that I fish under unfavorable conditions to do it now. I just as happy to reduce the number of trips hunting and fishing by 50-75%, to be highly successful when I do go.

funny story..... impossible to make this up.... i was fishing a lake erie trib under a bridge, land two nice steelhead and i look to my right and see a women draggin a cooler down the hill... next thing i kno grandpa, about 6 kids and 4 adults are on the shoreline behind me.... okay no problem theres plenty of room to fish.... next thing i know i get hit in the shoulder and a big red and white bulber plops in front of me i couldnt believe it.... she literally casted over me and her line landed on my shoulder and i turned around and she looked at me like i was the idiot.... of course after that they pushed me out.... i know they didnt catch any thing any ways. power bait under a bulber... nice lol  ... atleast they were comfy in their pjs.

Don't laugh ive seen many steelhead caught on a bobber with power bait!!!!!

It's small and lotsa brush. Not my cuppa tea for steelies caught on 9-10 ft poles.

Raccoons much better water than Turkey...so does that help.
Check it out if you want but like already said its small and tight quarters...WCW

Everything blown out.   Watch out what you wish for.

Does Raccoon still have that big fallen tree across the creek? I remember hearing the PAFBC or DCNR was going to make the landowner have it moved. That was around 2014, considering the speed of government...I figure it should be done by 2018.

If you offer a dog with skein on it I'd go $3.50...Tree Fiddy!!

mike55
No its not "worth it"
 
If you live two hours away and plan on making a trip to an Erie trib you are making a big mistake.
 
You will surely be fishing pi** low water if you plan a trip in advance.
 
If you enjoy fishing stagnant water and watching steelhead swim in circles trying to get away from all the kmarts on this forum then ya go for it.

When should I come up?  Since you know when "It will be worth it" to me and others....
 
Thanks in Advance....

mike55

FiveMilePete
Everything blown out.   Watch out what you wish for.

 
ATTENTION.... ATTENTION... WE HAVE 48 hours to fish for the next 2 months. 
 
Will be selling hot dogs in the parking lot to all 2000 of you that will be casting over eachother at the access areas.
 
Running a Bluelight special.
 
$2.75 footlongs smothered in power bait

What color pb?  I like the blue mango myself.