Had a buddy up for some steelie fishing. Almost as much fun as catching big smallies. Here is my buddies biggest so far.

And here is my biggest. ;)

Beautiful fish, Dwight.  Do you ever hit any of the Erie tribs when its too icy to get out in the lake?  We have a ball up here chasing cold steel in the tiny ditches around Lake O.

J Francho,

Right now it's kinda like combat fishing the tribs & creeks because of so many fisherman. On a nice day its almost shoulder to shoulder fisherman. The lake in front of the tribs has minimal pressure so I fish the lake for my sanity & elbow room. The best stream fishing is in the winter months for solitude. Here is a different strain 31 incher.  

I know, I don't go out on the tribs now.  I was talking about once the cold chases the snaggers away.  

That's another beaut!

Nice fishes you got there

Nice catch.