Report, photos & videos sponsored by StoryTrax.com & The Green Roof Inn

 Images/Video Taken March 22, 2008 [Click Image For LargeView] 

Images Taken March 21, 2008 [Click Image For LargeView]

Lower Elk Creek, Last on right is Walnut Creek

Images Taken March 20, 2008 [Click Image For LargeView]

Images/Video Taken March 19, 2008 [Click Image For LargeView] 

Walnut Creek - Trout Run - Upper Elk Creek

Video Taken March 16, 2008

Another snowy start to a day that eventually became sunny by late afternoon.  Temperatures were above freezing, but not by much.  I did not fish, but after church took a quick ride to Elk Creek and Trout Run to get a video of the conditions. 

Images/Video Taken March 14, 2008 [Click Image For LargeView]

The overnight rains did not happen as forecasted. In fact only very light showers fell today from 3 p.m. until dark. Most anglers enjoyed a good day catching Steelhead. We continued to use pink egg sacs, but we talked to people who did well using all the common baits and presentations, with the exception of spoons/spinners. 

Trout Run

Walnut Creek

Upper Elk Creek

Images/Video Taken March 13, 2008 [Click Image For LargeView]

Today was a good day. Pink egg sacs worked best for us, but we saw several anglers doing well using green jigs. Fishing pressure was moderate to heavy, especially on upper Elk Creek. Today’s predicted rain did not happen. We got a brief shower in the morning then nothing more the remainder of the day. Melting snow melt caused the streams to rise. By the late afternoon, places on lower Elk Creek were starting to look muddy. 

 

Images/Video Taken March 12, 2008 [Click Image For LargeView]

It is still winter in Erie, Pennsylvania.  The area has twelve inches of snow on the ground ,the air temperature is 31degrees, and light snow is falling.  I saw about two dozen anglers fishing upper Elk Creek.  The creek has a decent flow, but it is very clear.  I did not see any fish caught while I was watching on Elk Creek, but I did see one landed on Walnut Creek.  The weather forecast is calling for moderating temperatures and a 50 percent chance of light rain tomorrow.  The rain and snow melt will definitely affect all the streams, but only time will tell how much.  At this point, I think some runoff would help add some color to the water and that would improve the fishing. 

I plan to add photos and video to this blog as the week goes on, so you are invited to bookmark this page and check back each evening. 

UPPER ELK CREEK

WALNUT CREEK (The guy in the last two shots hooked a fish after I went by, so I came back and hit video)

MANCHESTER HOLE AND TROUT RUN AND LOWER ELK

Today was a good day. Pink egg sacs worked best for us, but we saw several anglers doing well using green jigs. Fishing pressure was moderate to heavy, especially on upper Elk Creek. Today’s predicted rain did not happen. We got a brief shower in the morning then nothing more for the remainder of the day.  The melting snow caused the stream levels to rise.  By the late afternoon, places on lower Elk Creek were starting to look muddy. 

Lower Elk Creek

Walnut Creek