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fisherofmen376
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2012/12/31 22:20:24 (permalink)

Winter Steel

Had a great day on the stream.  26 degrees at 8am, but it warmed up to a balmy 34 by the time i left! Thanks for the input from those who pm'd me.  Found some fish, good color and flow to the water, and mostly ice free.  If you are trying to sight fish it's not gonna work right now.  Trust your instincts and maybe even try some new sections of water that u might not normally cast to.  I watched a father and son crush em in water i would never fish (until now).  They were very nice guys and willing to share info.  Hope i can do that with my kids as they get older on these streams.  I know some of you call these waters drainage ditches.  I get it that there are bigger nicer rivers elsewhere.  But for this little corner of the world they are pretty nice-especially this time of year.  God's creation shows His excellence.  And the fishing ain't too bad either!  
 

 

 
Hot chocolate helped warm the bones today (and the thermos kept it hot for hours)!

 

 

 
 
 
 

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    doubletaper
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/01 00:33:46 (permalink)
    that's some winter fish'n right there!!!
    nice job alex!!!

    http://streamsidetales.bl...015/05/helles-yea.html
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    if success is consistent 





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    Molson
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/01 10:17:01 (permalink)
    You should have listened to Tightline and stayed home.  There are no Fish in the streams.  I bet these are pics from Ohio or 10 years ago..
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    fisherofmen376
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/01 10:37:03 (permalink)
    haha yep u got me, no fish around till the fall, the steel apocalypse has come!

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    jagfly/666
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/01 15:15:03 (permalink)
    Always fish in there this time of year.
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    Loomis
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/03 10:27:00 (permalink)
    Awesome man.  Looks like a fun time.
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    fisherofmen376
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/03 17:44:30 (permalink)
    Senyo can come over for dinner, we are eating it tonight.  :)  
    Although it will prolly be the last one im eatin for awhile-toxic algae, increased pcbs and mercury doesn't sound too great :(
     

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    track2514
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/03 17:47:47 (permalink)
    Thanks for the nice positive post about fishing in Erie. It is nice to see something like this for a change and I am glad you had a great time.

    "The things you own end up owning you."
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    FiveMilePete
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/05 04:51:25 (permalink)
    fisherofmen376

    Senyo can come over for dinner, we are eating it tonight.  :)  
    Although it will prolly be the last one im eatin for awhile-toxic algae, increased pcbs and mercury doesn't sound too great :(


    If you caught those fish where I think you did, you have more than algae to worry about.
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    cbeagler
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/05 05:59:23 (permalink)
    What's wrong? Do you think you are going to live forever or something?

    Oh. Wait. That's right.
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    fisherofmen376
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/05 09:10:43 (permalink)
    Pete this was above the poop plant on elk....hope im alright!
    Nice one Craig!

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    malice6372
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/09 09:37:12 (permalink)
    Hey fisher, I was the guy that went past you 3 times without getting anything, glad you had some luck!
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/09 12:20:08 (permalink)
    Its not Luck....
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    fisherofmen376
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/09 15:50:27 (permalink)
    Malice thanks for saying hello.  Ill look for ya next time im out there.

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    FiveMilePete
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/10 22:18:29 (permalink)
    fisherofmen376

    Pete this was above the poop plant on elk....hope im alright!
    Nice one Craig!

    My mistake.  Enjoy! 
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    Re:Winter Steel 2013/01/17 09:39:46 (permalink)
    had a good time monday at 16 mile with skein. caught 2 with many hookups. water was clearing up tuesday so we hit walnut. i caught 2 below the first log jam and a third at manchester hole. first time i caught a limit of chrome. only kept one so someone else can enjoythose other fish. was using 6lb seager line. minnow under a blackbird phantom float with 4 of the smallest splitshot you can get. tight lines guys. theres still plenty of fish. my cousin hooked into close to 20 on walnut with his fly rod using crystal meth. landed 6.
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