Elk Creek

[Desmond Butler]

I had a great trip up to Erie this weekend. My first steelhead... in fact my first dozen or so. Fished with Joe Koss at Ultimate Angler on a private-ish section they have access to. The fish were taking streamers and standard-issue nymphs- princes, hair's ears etc. A mere six hours door to door- nothing at all for a jones in January. Here are the best of the pix.

[flytimesDC]

Great pics! Just curious, how'd it workout fighting fish with the water being frozen in spots? Seems like the ice would be a nightmare on tippet. Tight lines.

[Cgloeck]

nice work. looks like elk creek.  

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[Eric Kruel]

Very jelous, I need to get myself up to Erie.

On Monday, January 7, 2013 5:40:33 PM UTC-5, Desmond Butler wrote:

[Desmond Butler]

The ice was definitely a factor. 3x fluoro helped- the steelies don't seem too leader shy and a couple of times the hooked ones got under sheets of ice on a run. I just put the rod tip down to the water and worked it out to my side until they re-emerged. Also, I think the cold water slows them down a bit. Overall, I din't have a tippit problem.