This post is from contributing author, Pat Burke. Today the Troutbitten members split ways and fished different parts of Central PA. My work schedule has been relentless as of late and I’ve been having trouble finding time to get out. I decided to go for the home run...
I've read a lot of fishing blogs, and I can't recall any accounts of a complete shut out. I've seen lots of hero poses with gorgeous slabs of wild trout spilling over wet, dripping hands with the flash of a fly rod reflecting in the sun. My RSS feed is filled with...
My home-water is not full of big fish. Burke likes to call it fishing for midgets. Is that politically incorrect? OK then; it's usually a matter of fishing for little fish. However, this evening we caught a larger one -- easily my fish of the year on this water....
This post is from contributing author, Pat Burke. We’ve all been there before. You are fishing on a stream with a large population of wild brown trout. You hook into a fish that is much larger than any fish you’ve ever caught out of that stream. Your heart...
Friday night I wrapped up my gig at the Phyrst with my buddy Noah, then made the transformation from musician to fisherman again. I've done this a bunch of times now, and the thorough contrast in venues is remarkable: from the noise and chaos of the State College bar...
** This post is from contributing author, Matt Grobe. ** Man, who doesn't anticipate when you have ALL DAY to do nothing but fish? Well, this past Sunday was one of those day's for me. Mother Nature didn't cooperate though, and 1.5 inches of much needed rain fell on...
I decided to fish close to home and in a section that rolls through a small neighborhood. No, it's more like a series of cabins. It was an odd choice. A great choice during the day, but at night I always try to stay away from light sources because I've learned that...
So it's been a Troutbitten theme lately to do the unusual instead of the doing the usual. Burke started it a few months ago with "Out of the Ordinary October," and I think most of us jumped on the wagon and haven't gotten off. It's a good wagon. If you are into...
** This post is from contributing author, Pat Burke. ** I’ve become very passionate about hunting big fish. It’s become somewhat of an obsession and influences the spots I choose to fish. I often favor places with bigger fish, and I have no issue going somewhere...
This post is from contributing author, Pat Burke. Damn I love the rain! The colder and nastier the weather, the happier I become. Don’t get me wrong, I do like being comfortable when I fish. However, there is just something about those rotten, bad weather days that...