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A view from an overlook of the Allegheny River.
food, fuel, a place to fish and hunt, and hide. Kind of like
what it meant to me that day, on my weekend of escape.
The sound, sight, and smell of flowing rivers and streams
bring a similar relief, and sometimes take us back in time
as well.
We were packed up tight with provisions and gear,
that old Jeep and me, cruising in the noonday sunshine,
both of us old and ugly, rusted out, beat up, our parts
unreliable and in need of repair, but neither of us caring
at all. We felt happy in the forest on the river under the
sun. I surprised myself then by stopping at a hatcherystocked
stream, I do not know why. I guess to go fishing
for a while. I fish for wild trout 90% of the time. However,
every year, I make a few trips to a stocked stream to
catch a few fish. I knew this one stream, Horse Creek,
Venango County. It reminds me of a larger wild trout
stream, 20- to 30-feet across, high gradient down the
hillsides above the river, spotted with waterfalls, riffles,
and deep pools where fish hide.
I pulled into a small parking area and carried my fly
rod down to a big pool just below the bridge. I decided
to test some caddis imitations and beadhead nymphs
just for fun. I tried the beadhead nymphs first, casted
several times, got a good hit, and played a nice stocked
Brown Trout to the shoreline. I took a good look at the
trout, figured it was about 1-foot long, larger than the
wild Brook Trout I catch on the little creeks. Its body
was larger and heavier than the wild Brook Trout, and
the head was not as oversized.
Then, I tried some caddisflies
for a short time, before packing
up my rod and gear and heading
back to the Jeep. I wanted to
pursue wild trout for the rest of
the trip.
Later, I crossed into Warren
Casting upstream to bring the lure down into the feeding zone.
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County and arrived at my
buddy's property. I picked a good
campsite near an old, abandoned
railroad bed just above the river
on the west bank and set up my
tent and gear. A mountain creek
ran nearby on its way to the river,
with pure green waters splashing
into riffles and small waterfalls,
making easy music over slate
rock, sandstone, pebbles, and
clay. Looking upstream, I
spotted a bend in the stream-a
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photo-Donna Rae Rutan
photo-Brad Isles
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