I remember being annoyed when 1 or 2 guys would show up at the RR trestle at Elk around 9 am.  During the week I wouldn't see anyone for the 1st 2 hours.  My how the times changed....

PT, lost some bee's still got some and just got a small swarm a month ago, gotta give them some extra feed and hope to keep them for the winter. We need to find time to fish, here or there always liked being with ya and its be to long! 
 
Old Dog, I remember ya, just not your old name, sorry. Veggeies were a right off this year, lost almost all of it. Not much else to tell you on that end. But we'll still eat good.
 
Smitty

Funny to see all the support on the forum over the last two years on how crappy the runs now are. We seen this coming years ago and got nothing from the "fisherman" on this forum but a bunch of mocking and know it all b.s.
 
-2 harsh winters in a row killing baitifsh and steam rolling stream beds. Water is up for a day then drops. Fish have no where to hang out. Lots of good holes flattened.
 
-PFBC not stocking as many for years now. Because PI bay is so important to stock with smolt. IDIOTS.
 
-PFBC not knowing what is going on. (Sorry PFBC driving up to the walnut parking lot and looking at people fishing is not observing the fishery. Oh our fish ladders work on the mile creeks. "WE SEEN 3 FISH THAT MADE IT UP THE LADDER - PFBC LEGEND who obviously knows what good fishing is.) 
 
-People not wanting to put 1 or 2 back for anyone else to catch and enjoy. (despite a massive lack of fish and low water conditions.)
 
So many reasons why PFBC has mismanaged a money making beast and have turned it mediocre.
 
BECAUSE
 
"just being out on the water" is good enough. We do not need to hook 100 fish all the time.
 
We should all just steelhead fish with no fish
 
BECAUSE
 
"just being out on the water is good enough for me" - People who encourage crap fishing and are part of the problem.
 
 

mike55
 We should all just steelhead fish with no fish BECAUSE "just being out on the water is good enough for me" - People who encourage crap fishing and are part of the problem.  

tell us how you really feel lol keep preaching to the choir.........however, Some people were raised to make the most of every opportunity. I do not feel one ounce of regret that being on the water is the only thing that keeps me from losing my mind. It IS good enough for me, and I'm not ashamed to admit it.
I don't need 10048362947 fish, I don't need ideal conditions.. truthfully, the way it is now it can stay this way, so people lose interest in it.. too many people leave "sportsmanship" behind once they get to the tribs. Erie stillllhead fishing needs a huge douchin to separate the sportsman from the slobs.

I agree with a lot of your points. Just when you chose to start slandering people over a Internet forum is when i lost you. The pbfc would rather give out traffic violations than fishing violations. They Pay more attention to useless BS than snaggers and limit violators.

It is only going to get worse before it gets better.. that Obama care really hit them fish hard. They just don't have the funding to return to the tribs every fall, budget cuts and cost of living in the lake strains their livelihoods. Btw I'll be on the tribs chasing them ZERO stillies rain..snow...sunshine....wind...ice.... leaf fall its allllll good! And I will gladly drive 4 hours to do it.. because, I just love the sport..always have... always will..

Make sure it's a white bucket !

theres A LOT of factors that play in too a good "run" of fish ... weather, water conditions, people, predatory fish.... thats why you dont see me complaining..... wish i was around for the "glory days" tho

The "new" opened section of walnut already looked like a hurricane hit... didn't take long for the slobs to start making a mess.
 
The officers noticed and started to walk around and watching people. I've never been checked 4 times in a day till this past weekend. Good for them, hope they keep up the pressure on people.

SlipperySmitt
 
 
Rap, from talking to many growers, location was the key to growing this year.
 
Smitty

 
 
I must of been in the right spot ...even though it was dry summer , the rain we did get was just right at the right times apparently .
cause my garden EXPLODED...i never had such a good garden .
Even my peppers did great (one thing that's never  done really well for me)
 
My farmer neighbor's fields kicked butt.
bumper crop of soy beans and corn
he just got a good  third cutting from his hay fields this year too
It's rare he gets a  "good" third cutting  like this one
 
 
..L.T.A.