The Opening Day of Trout Season Retrospective Post – aka The 2014 Opener That Wasn't

Today is opening day of trout season in Southeastern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania actually has two opening days, one for the Southeast, and one for the rest of the state...further proof that Southeastern PA and South Jersey should secede from their respective states, absorb Delaware and become the new state of Rendellphia, but I digress...This is the … Continue reading The Opening Day of Trout Season Retrospective Post – aka The 2014 Opener That Wasn't →

The Spectacle of the Annual Trout Opener

I don't go to the opening day of trout season for the "stellar" fishing. No, I go for the tradition and spectacle, which includes...A lot of cars trucks & SUVs...Random dudes to the left...random dudes to the right.random dudes over here...random dudes over there...random dudes everywhere...It wasn't quite the shoulder to shoulder combat fishing that it … Continue reading The Spectacle of the Annual Trout Opener →

Opening Day 2012

To be honest, heading into Saturday's rite of Spring, I anticipated somewhat of a letdown. I was fishing solo on Opening Day this year, an unfortunate development documented a few posts ago.With no partners in crime this year, I rolled up to our usual spot a little after 6:30 AM. There were only two other Powerbait … Continue reading Opening Day 2012 →

Yesterday Brought Bad News

Yesterday sucked some really stank ass. Ooooh, I cursed...sue me Carla DeKalb.About anything that could have gone wrong at work did go wrong. Later I arrived home and was greeted with an extended dinner drama with the kid. Since chicken nuggets were not on her plate, she didn't want to eat her food, which resulted … Continue reading Yesterday Brought Bad News →

Another Ope In The Books

Yesterday...Opening Day of Trout in Southeastern PA...an annual pilgrimage to the water by everybody and their mothers (literally) to catch their limit of confused, recently stocked trout. It's like a freak show at the circus...a place where pretty much anything goes.I rolled out of bed around 5:30 AM...see, if you want a prime spot around … Continue reading Another Ope In The Books →