I totally agree with shutting the creeks down for all of March until Trout opener in April once smolts are stocked !
 
We argued this topic years ago, makes no sense to allow your future tiny fish to be caught and mishandled. Most good fishermen use to quit once smolts were stocked ,some would crush barbs and so on.
Besides most Spring Steelhead aren't much of a fight they just kind of tug and roll ! 
 
What is so wrong about giving those young fish a better chance , the Fish Commish shuts done Commonwealth Inland waters for time periods for spawning protection of other fish species why not Steelhead ? 
  
Makes no sense !

fishin coyote
Capt.
Makes lots of sense why its not shut down. The PFBC doesn't care about the fish, it's all about the dollar.
Mike

 
I donno Brother Mike...... Fish = dollars
One would think they'd  be interested in the "big picture"....
 
 
Yep, PT I recall the season being closed.
But it wasn't all that many days,  was it??
 
Many years ago,  a friend and I left Connie to check out Pa.
(Can't recall if Connie was blown out or what)
 
Anyway we couldn't figure out why the pressure was nil on Elk
We fished all over Elk and never saw another angler.
And thankfully, a fish cop never saw us either..?
 
Cause we weren't s'posed to be there
 
 
LTA

Genie,
You'd think that would be the case but based on their actions not only in Erie but across the commonwealth it seems far from it.
Do you still wear that ugly hat?
Mike

I dunno Mike. I have been kicking around the idea of visiting the in-laws around Thanksgiving for a little fishing. I'll definitely be in touch if I head up.
 
PT2

Hey I have appx 10 feet of access on an Erie trib, I would like to book 20 people per day at the rate of $100 a day.. 20 people should fit in a 10 foot stretch right? We can all laugh at the people who have to go to "public" access.. such looooosers! I'll even offer discounts to the first and last person in the line that have to fish next to the peasants that are on public water outside of my 10 foot stretch 😵☠️. Lol just had to.. that's how I picture being a guide on Erie tribs. I'm sure there's good ones but **** would that be tough to put in a days work!

 



 
If you had 10ft of the Stop Sign hole you could bank jack i bet
 
as far as guides ...I won't dog a guy for hiring a guide.
i know many scoff at it, but the truth is, a "good" guide pretty much assures any out of town angler will have the right stuff to get hooked up when 90% of everyone else are getting skunked or working all day for a couple bites
 
 
..L.T.A.


I hear ya bud, i meant more toward it has to be a tough business in the great lakes,  where as wild alaska and PNW seems more favorable for guides to really have the ability to let their customers "off a leash " so to say. I was recently in california and went on a fishing charter in the pacific, and never again will i do that. Too crowded and over fished.

jat1007
genie you a guide?

 
no sir...ain't good enough
I can only catch dUmb ones....
 
'cides,  I'm too dang lazy to be tramping around creeks all day anymore
 
..L.T.A.

albionsteelhead
 




Speaking of guides that got beat on here - whatever happened to ScreamingReels Bob?  I heard of some possible health issues, but thought he may have bounced back somewhere. 

 
I don't remember him, Al
i must be getting old
 
 

 
..L.T.A.