I could not stand it any more !!!

I worked in the flower garden off and on most of the morning and kept the small garden variety earthworms I found, not very big, but maybe they would catch fish later in the day.

Went over to the Clarion at 3pm and fished until 4:30pm.

Landed my first game fish of 2012 .. a smallmouth bass


landed one small sucker and a handful of creek chubs about 6 inches long

Had several other fish on but with such a small hook they got off and I do not know what they were ??

Also landed the this critter =


I see I forgot to change the time on my camera.... LOL

Doc at your Age if the setting on the camera is the only thing you forgot your doing good.... At least you remembered to wear pants I hope

Way to get out there

Shorts in fact.. it was really a BEAUTIFUL day to be fishing ..water is already warming nicely for opening day ... just hand to watch for the junk hanging out .....

Hellbender-- AWESOME!

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Hellbender-- AWESOME!

Caught one up Pymatuning fishing the causeway at night. I was reaching down to grab it (thinking it was a fish) and then someone brought a light over and I saw what it was....I was certainly surprised. Glad you got out!

love dem snot doggies....great flathead bait

What are they?? What do you do with them?? Never heard of them!! John

true story: my dad(born 1896), cousin Tut(1898),&thier uncle Walt would take a horse ,n, buggyfrom New Bethlehem to Belltown on the CLARION R. &camp for up to 2 wks.stop at every farm looking for a dead calf(no roadkill then),put it & a stone in burlap bag &sink in river.levve over nite. next day ,pull in, open bag,open calf, have enough mudpuppies for muskie bait for whole trip. put m.p. under cork (yes real cork) float,and wait. dad said caught lots. this was abt. 1912,before Piney Dam ,musky made spawning run up cl. and resident pop. in river all yr.he said musky,s loved mudpuppies. maybe like walleyes ,n, leeches? personally, i,m not brave enough to handle one(mp)by hand, but those old guys were pretty rough cobs back then.

that's a big mud puppy!

Nice fish! I can't wait to get up there, that river is so pretty. Usually only go up there when I'm up at Cook forest.