Thread: Bushkill Creek, Bushkll, PA 2018 Vacation

We just got schooled by a couple of very experienced fly fishermen.
They caught over 20 trout in spots I was afraid to try for fear of getting snagged and loosing gear.
Nate chatted them up and picked their brains for his fly fishing, they were nice and explained/showed him some tips and tricks.

Originally Posted by ChileRelleno

Duck eggs are pretty tasty, there is a slight difference in taste from chicken eggs, I like them and requested a dozen after trying them last year.
Also, they're larger, big yolks and much thicker shell/membrane makes them harder to crack open.

You should try to find some goose eggs. Turkey eggs too. My grandmothers hobby was raising all sorts of poultry. I used to fry them soft and make a sandwich with two slices of buttered toast, took another slice of toast or two to sop up all the yolk. Also good deviled or pickled.

Originally Posted by fordguy

You should try to find some goose eggs. Turkey eggs too. My grandmothers hobby was raising all sorts of poultry. I used to fry them soft and make a sandwich with two slices of buttered toast, took another slice of toast or two to sop up all the yolk. Also good deviled or pickled.

Sounds good to me!

The farm my SiL buys her eggs from has goose eggs sometimes.
But the cost is high when they do, something like $20. for a dozen.
I might splurge if they have them tomorrow.
The ducks eggs are $8. a dozen.

Day Four

Nate is still batting zero today, even after taking him shopping for new tippets/leaders and salmon egg flies.
I was planning on catch and release for any fish I caught, but Nate laid claim to my fishies.
Yep, I caught another nice 15" Bow and Brookie, was fishing a riffle not more that 6 inches deep and WHAM!

Dinner tonight was my Herb Crusted Garlic Studded pork roast with Roasted Herb Potatoes seasoned with Black Truffle salt and celery sticks with Chipotle Ranch dressing.

You guys are smackin' the trout. Very nice mix of fish too.
Did you bring a fly rod?

What type of lure did you catch the pork roast on???????

Originally Posted by CarlF

You guys are smackin' the trout. Very nice mix of fish too.
Did you bring a fly rod?

What type of lure did you catch the pork roast on???????

Thanks, yeah, doing very well this year.
Our learning curve is very high, both of us researching books and internet.

Nate is the fly fisherman, yep he brought his 4wt and a plethora of flies he has tied.

Caught those roasts on a WalMart gift card, it was like throwing a cast net, all sorts of things appeared in my cart.

Day Five

Up and at'em early, took a good while of hard fishing before I got my first bite and it was a decent Bow.
A short while later I got another upstream from the first set of rapids.
Both were nailed on Joes Flies, I love these, the JF's Super Strikers are the best for easy casting with UL/L spinning gear and you can drift'em like a wet fly or work'em like a spinner.
Those and small Rapala Minnows in both sinking and floating have been fantastic lures.



Then while fishing in about a foot of water I thought I saw an Eel, but it's a little too early for them.
I noticed it sucked onto a rock, a Lamprey! Hot damn! Never seen one before, very cool.
I tried to grab it, grabbed it but it was too slimy and got away, it wasn't afraid it hung out in the same area. So I grabbed my net and just scooped it up, about 2.5 feet of parasitic Sea Lamprey.
Guy who has lived on and fished this creek for forty years said he'd never seen one in the creek.

Researched it thoroughly after remembering hearing they are a delicacy, and we're eating this guy for lunch.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry...b0bce34702343a

Article on sea lamprey consumption!