Fall is in the air

Well, it's getting back to that time of year, where nearly everyone, from young children to retirees, is "getting back into the routine or swing of things." While fall doesn't officially, "calendar-wise," end until September 21st, kids will be back in school next week, many of the summer attractions will be shutting down on labor day, and it will be back to the hustle and bustle of families getting up for school and work, coming home, throwing together dinner, and rushing off to weeknight practices, meetings, and other commitments. The swimsuits, flip-flops, and baseball games will soon turn to hoodies, jeans, boots, and football. I am sorry to see summer go, but that doesn't mean there can't be brightsides. Fish will soon be scrambling to eat as much as they can, in preparation for the upcoming icing of their water bodies. In other words, some of the best fishing of the year!!

Anyway, sorry I haven't updated in awhile. I recently took a new job. Fishing has picked up a bit, with slightly cooler temperatures. Fished spring creek a few times recently, with my combination green weenie and "zebra" nymph, caught several decent trout, and a bunch of suckers. The Juniata for smallmouth has been fishing well recently, my dad and I seem to catch plenty of them everytime we go,especially wil the whitefly hatch in the evening.

Lake fishing slowed dramatically, but has picked up recently. Fished sayers last night, and caught this two pound fat hog of a largemouth:

Also caught a nice sized perch, which was strange, considering I haven't caught any of them since early April.

Anyway, looking forward to the next few weeks. Alot going on, including my new job, my football teams opening their seasons, and the August 27-September 3 family vacation to Fenwick Island, Delaware. I'm hoping to do some saltwater fishing there.

Tight lines, and God Bless!!

The last few weeks

Is it really August already??? That's what I wondered this morning when my alarm went off, and the Rocky 99.1 radio announcer stated it. A quick check of my calendar confirmed this. It is kinda sad, since last winter was brutally cold and full of snow, and I'm still enjoying this nice weather. In fact, I really don't want anyone to mention snow until at least December, that is, assuming that Camping guy wasn't right (the guy who "guaranteed" the world would end on May 21 of this year, then came out and said that God felt sorry for us, so God would postpone his rage until October 21.)
Anyway, fishing has slowed down the last week, although it's still decent. Fished Sayer's twice last week, one time caught 2 bass for a 4 pound, 2 oz total. Also fished it friday, caught a few nice ones, and initially had plans in the afternoon, but these got canceled, so I headed over to the railroad tracks on the mountain side, and fished those. I caught several fish doing this, but heading back, the wind picked up, and I encountered some rough conditions.

Saturday, floated the Juniata River near Mapleton Depot, with my dad. We caught probably about two dozen smallmouth bass, nothing big but it was still alot of fun.

Woke up early, and fished Sayers today. Worked the roadbed, and caught two nice sized smallmouth. Headed over to the mountain side, and hooked a small smallmouth, and a nice channel catfish. That was kind of strange, since I haven't caught any catfish since June.

Planning to fish it again tomorrow. Will let you all know how it goes. Until then, God Bless and Tight Lines!!