Chris and I went fishing Friday on the Yough (the Youghiogheny River Friday. With the help of some online resources and the local sporting goods store we found out where to access the water. Without a boat (I need something that will tow/hual a boat soon) we stuck to wading down the river as we fished. This proved quite challenging (as Chris can attest to) do to the very irregular and rocky bottom. This is however the perfect habitat for the fiesty Smallmouth Bass. Pound for pound they might be the toughest freshwater fish. I was fighting my new rod/reel combo (I don't know if I really like this new Powerbraid line) and Chris got the first fish of the day. It was mostly slow going as we each caught a few more fun but small smallmouths. However persreverance paid off as I hooked into two large ones downstream. A 19" and a 17" proved to be quite a fight on an ultralight rod and 4lb test. I fought the 19" fish for at least 5 minutes as he pulled me downstream. I put them back so someone else can have a try at catching them. (As much as I like fresh fish, I'm a big proponent of catch and release.) The day did end on a bit of a sour note though... The local constable gave me a ticket for an expired plate (it's a bitch keeping tabs on 5 vehicles.) What really irratated me was that it was only expired by 3 days... Come on, can't a brother get a warning? I could have renewed on the spot via my phone, but I doubt that would have got me out of the ticket. Didn't want to wind-up in Gitmo for giving him grief either. BTW: To the Perryopolis policeman that pulled me over: Consider using about 1/100th the amount of cologne you currently use. A bottle of Drakkar Noir, Old Spice, or whatever the hell that was, should not be a weekly expense.