The Stories are great. I was born and raised here "Erie". I grew up on the creeks I remember the days of GIANT salmon in 20 mile "they were bigger then me" . I guess all I really wanted to say is I am thankful I grew up here and I enjoy your stories. I always smile when I see someone land their first steel.

my first trip was in 1998 i was 9 yrs old it was at walnut on the wall froze half the night and slept in my dads truck when i woke my dad didnt catch a thing and i did a little walking to the first bend it was only 10 minutes later i caught my first a 26 inch 5 lb steelie been hooked ever since

hi all.im new to this site ,but not new to steelhead mania.in 94 a friend told me about these huge trout he'd been catching and it sounded interesting.he told me what i needed to get as far as equiptment.finally i was "geared up"and ready to fish.i had a mitchel 300 reel connected to an old rod that came with a zebco spincast combo.set it up with 8 lb test line and off i went.there were fish everywhere at trout run and evryone was catchin fish.i couldnt see what they were using for bait because it didnt look like they had any on at all..lololol.i grab a new lure out of the box that resembled a chicken with treble hooks attached and started flinging.needless to say i provided good entertainment to the "regulars"that day.1 of them took me aside and showed me how he was set up,and it wasnt long till i was set up "correctly"and catching fish....im hooked for life.thanks to that gentleman who took the time to show me the way.i try to return the favor to "payback" what was given to me...........keep the rods bent and lines tight...btw..i retired the chicken