We got about 10 inches last night here.   Most of it melted today.   55 over the weekend and early next week...........
 

That melt must be good for triggering those steelies runs? How's it been overall so far? I can't think of fishing, too much Sandy $ down here to be made. Cheers and be safe!

The river has been running about 100 CFS higher than the advertised 335 cfs the last few weeks.   It is now running 475CFS.   About perfect in my book.   I personally have had a good fall already getting into more  than last year.    I was pretty much a newb last year so I would expect to be up in #'s.   Overall in talking to some guides and others the fishing is a bit slower than last year, in part to the low water and the fish being put through the gauntlet.   3 or 4 of the fish I caught had some sort of hardware on them.  

Keep em coming clint :) youve definitely had some good action bud... as far as flows, the mean average for todays date according to the pineville chart is 1250!!! Man i wish the river could get back in to its groove of the past. Hopefully theres some promise with the possibility of rain on sunday. Some forecasts are saying 3/4 inch of rain.... that coupled with the snow could change things real fast

Yea higher flows would help...we sure don't want to see the flows go to nothing like the erie tribs, then after a few years of no flow the fish just don't run the rivers
then what the heck would i do all winter!?!?!

Speaking of Erie tribs,I was looking forward to visiting "Steelhead Fantasyland" this fall but the lack of water has made me cancel those plans.Those streams are a trickle at present and need a SERIOUS rain event to get a consistent flow,not much fun in catching Steel in a bathtub!

   Goin NUTS- dont see myself up there for a while- NEVER been away so long. My poor house must miss me.
      Keep up those reports Clint- look forward to them.
 Good thing didnt get up there yesterday as hoped for- NEW furnace here quit last night- woulda been another quick turn around and fishless swoop.
  On the flip side Deer huntin here has been great and Muzzel loader starts Wednesday. Life is tough.

not much fun watching people chase those few that did make it into the bathtub
i saw more blatant snagging this year up there than i have in the 35 i've been fishing them
really sad stuff
 
can't wait...i've got a few days off between x-mas and new year, so i'll be getting a trip in :)

I would agree Bear- Not having been there for the continued Follies one may well think that the increased pressure and SR lifting lollapalooza didnt help much with FISHING.
Am not glad I missed it but I'm glad I missed it- lol.

It's encouraging to see snow, possible other wet weather events and , hopefully, a continuation in to cold, snowy conditions and the crowds in the gauntlets disappearing. At least during the mid-week.  I'll go up the end of this coming week, hopefully to some decent conditions.   1,000 cfs and 10 degrees would be fine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!    335 and 50, I won't spend the gas money at this point. I hate it.   Long term doesn't show cold, but it does show hope of raising the releases.   I know the majority here prefer to  skip the winter steelhead  season, but I work outside, have spent lots of my life in extremely  cold, snowy places , so its just another day to me.  I'm grateful to stand in a river waving a rod. It's what I live for. 
 
Charlie