Trout season is lurking in the distance!

Next Saturday, April 2nd is the day! The opening day of trout season. Well, atleast for the 18 South Eastern PA counties. April 16th is the opening day for the rest of the state. Unfortunatley I will be busy that Saturday but I will be traveling to Lehigh County on Sunday, April 3rd to start off the season. On April 16th, I will be in Luzerne County fishing for trout for the very first time in the county since I have moved here a little over 2 years ago. I will most likely be fishing both Harveys Creek and Bowmans Creek. Last week I put new Berkley Trilene XL Smooth Casting 4 lb test (Invis-Green) on my Abu Garcia reel and replenished my stock of spinners. I'm excited for what this season has to offer and plan on fishing many different streams including streams that produce wild trout. Wish me luck!


Image above was provided by: PA Fish & Boat Commission - The Commission retains the copyrights to all images.

Fishing is in my blood

Fishing and the sea have been in my blood for generations.  My great-grandfather is famous playwright Eugene O'Neill, who spent his early 20's as a seaman traveling the world on a freighter.  His son Shane (shown in the pictures below) worked on fishing boats off the New Jersey and New York coastline.  My father Ted worked on the Norma-K boats out of Pt. Pleasant, NJ. 

TOP: Shane (bottom right-hand corner) with a group of men and their catches after a fishing charter

MIDDLE: Shane showing off a proud days worth of fish

BOTTOM: Shane holding a nice looking shark