The Lackawanna River's comeback, trout stocking, and 30% off Sherwin Williams

On March 31, trout season begins in the southeast corner of Pennsylvania - All waters in Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Schuylkill and York counties.

On April 14, it opens for the rest of the state.

3 Rainbows from the Wissahicken.

I love trout fishing, partialy because it is the only fishing I can do without driving over an hour from my place, but mostly because I find it relaxing and enjoyable. The other reason, fresh trout is just damn tasty.

If you live near the Lackawanna River, you don't have to worry much about trout stocking. While the river was once devoid of most aquatic life, it recent years it has made an amazing comeback in terms of trout. The Lackawanna is now a destination for fisherfolk who regularlly catch 17" - 22" wild brown trout. Yeah - natives!

In August 2010, WNEP's PA Outdoor Life did a great story on counting trout in the Lackawanna River. To view the story visit http://www.wnep.com/shows/paoutdoorlife/ then scroll back in the archives (under the video player box) to the 8-1 PA Outdoor Life. For anyone who remembers the Lacky being basically a dump back in the day, you'll be amazed at it now. (But I would still never eat a trout from it.)

If you are not lucky enough to be able to fish the Lackawanna River, then you have to rely on trout stocking. For an excellent list on when streams and lakes across PA will be stocked visit pfbc.state.pa.us/pfbc_webgis/TroutStockingDetails.aspx.

Finally -Sherwin Williams is now offering 30% off all paints until April 1 with a coupon. You can get the coupon by a) signing up for their email at Sherwin-Williams.com b) visiting Sherwin-Williams.com, go to the Homeowners site, then click Special Offers > Deals and Coupons.