In my opinion Maine has some of the most beautiful waters in the US, but I feel fortunate that I live in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has many diverse waterways throughout the state that contain both wild and stocked trout. For my drive to and from work, I get to drive over two different creeks. As I pass over those creeks, I always look at the water, wondering where the the fish are holed up at. Many days I just want to pull over and jump out and wade the creek to fish. The other morning, I decided to throw my gear in the truck just in case I had some extra time after work. Even though it was raining, I decided to pull over and took about an hour to get some casts in. After a much needed break, it was a relief to get the skunk off and get my first fish of 2014.

French Creek has many old iron and wooden covered bridges throughout.

First fish of 2014