Feb 11/12

Hit the tribs this past weekend and it was disappointing to say the least.  Also the few that I got were in the very low 20 inch range. All were older fish with one fresh jack.
The water conditions could not have been better, it was that nice green color from the snow melt run off until Sunday morning when they blew out.
Lots of guys out Saturday but only saw one other guy catch and land a fish.
Seems like between 11am and 3pm was the best time.  Warmest part of the day.
Trout run had only a hand full of fish in it and only 1 tried to get over the falls in the 15min that I watched.  None trying to make there way up from the lake.
 
Last years spring run was poor and from what I saw this year should be more of the same.
More bait and tackle shops will be shutting down if this keeps up just like Trout Run Bait and Tackle.
Sorry for the bad report. Sad but true.
 
FISH ON

D-nymph
Trout Run bait & tackle (the old BAC) closed their doors?

Yes, sometime last fall.  
 
I fished with my 13 year old son and his friend Saturday.  We found a pretty steady bite for most of the day, and they both tangled with 10-15 fish throughout the day, but only landed a couple.  
 
They fly fished.  I dunked bait.  None of us had much success on drifting the standard flies or baits.  Almost all of our action was on jigs, streamers, zonkers and buggers.  Big stuff.  

rsquared

D-nymph
Trout Run bait & tackle (the old BAC) closed their doors?

Yes, sometime last fall.  
 

You may remember some of the discussion here regarding that place & their work towards closing off one particular section of Elk Creek for their guides & clients only? 
 
They were warned that word would spread about their efforts towards limiting public access & that it would affect their business negatively.  They laughed it off & tough talked multiple posters here over it both on the phone & via emails.  Things like "if we didn't do it somebody else would".   I can't say I'll lose a second of sleep over their business failing. 

D-nymph

rsquared

D-nymph
Trout Run bait & tackle (the old BAC) closed their doors?

Yes, sometime last fall.  
 

You may remember some of the discussion here regarding that place & their work towards closing off one particular section of Elk Creek for their guides & clients only? 
 
They were warned that word would spread about their efforts towards limiting public access & that it would affect their business negatively.  They laughed it off & tough talked multiple posters here over it both on the phone & via emails.  Things like "if we didn't do it somebody else would".   I can't say I'll lose a second of sleep over their business failing. 

I do remember that.  
 
I'm a bait chucker, and would give them my business once in awhile until that happened.  After that, I'd drive right past to go to Poor Richards.  Not that it was a big sacrifice to drive an extra couple of miles, but I think many felt the same way.  
 

Indiana_Bob

Nice job... Some people can catch, most cannot. Best time of the year. Headed out tomorrow, hopefully the bad weather will keep most off of the streams

Yep, my son and his friend can catch.  I could not.  Haha.  They definitely out fished me on Saturday.  
 
I was surprised that the crowds weren't too bad for a day like that in mid February.  We had plenty of room.  Imagine this weekend will be a zoo with a long weekend for many.  

Just left. It sucked.

brian31969
Hit the tribs this past weekend and it was disappointing to say the least.  Also the few that I got were in the very low 20 inch range. All were older fish with one fresh jack.
The water conditions could not have been better, it was that nice green color from the snow melt run off until Sunday morning when they blew out.
Lots of guys out Saturday but only saw one other guy catch and land a fish.
Seems like between 11am and 3pm was the best time.  Warmest part of the day.
Trout run had only a hand full of fish in it and only 1 tried to get over the falls in the 15min that I watched.  None trying to make there way up from the lake.
 
Last years spring run was poor and from what I saw this year should be more of the same.
More bait and tackle shops will be shutting down if this keeps up just like Trout Run Bait and Tackle.
Sorry for the bad report. Sad but true.
 
FISH ON

 im thinking i talked with you at poor richards. i ended up catching two and my father caught one. we only fished for an hour because walnut got too muddy. it wasnt a bad day. i didnt land either one of my two fish! both were fresh
 

brian31969
Steelhead_alley, yes that was me that spoke to you at the tackle shop. Glad you got into a few before it blew out.
Here is a good article for you even though its NY.  http://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/fish_marine_pdf/lertmanageplan.pdf
If you see pods of fish anywhere besides Trout run consider yourself lucky.
 
FISH ON
 yep your advuse worked. you were right when you said the creeks were rising fast. when we first got there, walnut had a great green tint... after about 10 minutes i hooked up. i lost  the fish because i missed the fish with the net and the nice male got away. it was a fresh male right from the lake. after about 15 minutes after losing that fish, i hooked into another nice male. once again i missed it with the net and it got off. terrible day with my net skills. didnt matter they were going back anyway. the spring run is gone in erie. many holdovers though.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I don't understand your percentages.
Pics or it dint hapun.

trust me indy bob can fish,,,and he is rite about pics,, no need to take a pics of every fish ever landed to prove you caught fish ,,,the steelhead in elk creek are already photographed more than a supermodel on a runway anyway ,,,,,besides i remember a HUGE STEELHEAD HE CAUGHT ABOUT 23 yrs ago at the conrail tubes  to this day it was prob the biggest ive seen in a erie trib.

PA doesn't really get a "spring run"

jat1007
PA doesn't really get a "spring run"

What he said