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My 1st Steelhead
Being a huge Pittsburgh Steeler fans my daughter and I both greatly admired our long-time defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. During his...
stephencplut
Dec 9, 20234 min read
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Erie steelheading adventure by Christian Shane
Christian had quite the day on Elk Creek. Temperature on Elk was in the thirties, and so was the water temp, 34 degrees. The bite was on...
stephencplut
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Indicators and Dry Droppers | Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing
This winter I thought it would be a good use of my time to try and pick up some new techniques and share them with the members. This...
stephencplut
Dec 1, 20231 min read
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Baxter family deer hunting
Here are a few pictures from this hunting season of members John Baxter and Hunter Baxter's buck harvests from this archery and rifle...
stephencplut
Nov 28, 20231 min read
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PA Steelhead Fishing by The New Fly Fisher
Since we have a number of folks interested in fishing for Steelhead these videos should be of interest. From the beginners (like me) to...
stephencplut
Nov 20, 20231 min read
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November Meeting Notes
I've updated the page for the November meeting. You can check it out by clicking here. Thank you to Christian for an excellent...
stephencplut
Nov 17, 20231 min read
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Book review: The River Why?
Discovering "The River Why" by David James Duncan was a serendipitous occurrence, and its impact on my reading experience was nothing...
stephencplut
Nov 15, 20232 min read
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Review: club activities for Oct 2023
Here's a short video recapping the clubs activities in the month of October. I'm thinking about doing one of these for each month where...
stephencplut
Oct 31, 20231 min read
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The history of the Allison Park Sportsman Club by Roy Grau
I mentioned Roy at the October meeting. He was a long time member of the club as was his father. The following is a write up Roy did on...
stephencplut
Oct 30, 20237 min read
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Pine Creek DHALO stocking
Great turnout to help with the stocking on October 24th even after the date and time had been changed. Here are some photos of the...
stephencplut
Oct 25, 20231 min read
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Montana Fly Fishing Magazine article by Christian Shane
Christian shared this with me. He has written an article in the Montana Fly Fishing Magazine which is a free publication you may want to...
stephencplut
Oct 25, 20231 min read
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APSC article in Pennsylvania Angler magazine February 1977
Thanks to Roy for this. He diligently searched the Pennyslvania Angler archives to find this article written in 1977 about Pine Creek...
stephencplut
Oct 14, 20231 min read
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Pine Creek before the Allison Park Sportsmen's Club
I had the priviledge of meeting former club Treasurer Roy Grau who offered up a number of photos and notes regarding the history of the...
stephencplut
Oct 12, 20231 min read
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Steelhead Rigging Options | Indicators vs Tightline (Euro Nymphing) from The New Fly Fisher
Thought this video might be useful for the club members who pursue steelhead. I know it give me a nugget or two to consider. Enjoy....
stephencplut
Oct 6, 20231 min read
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Log jam clean-up on Pine Creek DHALO
It never ceases to amaze me how willing the members of this club are to 'get to work' whenever something needs done. I had plans to go...
stephencplut
Oct 4, 20231 min read
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Log jam removal project on the DHALO section of Pine Creek
Volunteers are needed to help clear several log jams on the delayed harvest section of Pine Creek. This work will enable us (weather...
stephencplut
Oct 3, 20231 min read
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September Meeting Notes posted
I created a page for this years meetings including last nights presentation. Of note, I inserted the list of sites where fish were...
stephencplut
Sep 22, 20231 min read
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We moved! New meeting location
Our monthly meetings will now be held at the Elfinwild Fire Company. The address is 2807 Mt. Royal Boulevard Glenshaw, PA 15116. ...
stephencplut
Sep 17, 20231 min read
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Pennsylvania River Bass Fishing
Here's another Orvis video featuring some smallmouth fishing right here in western Pennsylvania. I just got back from fly fishing the...
stephencplut
Sep 8, 20231 min read
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Tying a Nail Knot without needing 3 hands
When starting out in the sport of fly fishing one of the challenges you quickly encounter is learning the knots required. Over the years...
stephencplut
Aug 31, 20232 min read
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