Post-Gazette Trout Photo Contest
Lunkers, cute kids and shoreline shots of nature. This year's Post-Gazette Trout Photo Contest drew dozens of pictures of readers having fun outdoors. Scroll down to see this year's entries.
See the Sunday outdoors page for the winners.
Big Fish
John Staab
Hometown: McCandless
Location: Pine Creek
Size and type: 23 inch, 5 pound rainbow trout
Photographer: Steve Smith
Mark Burek Sr.
Town: Russellton, Pa
Location: Northeast Ohio
Size and type of trout: Approximately 9-pound steelhead
Photo by Mark Burek Jr., Gibsonia
Jim Clark, Valencia, Pa.
23 inch cutthroat trout caught March 15, 2011.
South Platte River, Eleven Mile Canyon, Colorado.
Photo by Chris McGriff of Parker, Colorado.
Harold Eutsey from Bullskin, Pa. 21 1/2-inch brown trout caught on Main Branch Hicks Run, Elk County, Pa., on the first day of trout season.
Photo by Kim Eutsey.
Paul Indrihovic
Age: 19
Hometown: Robinson
Location: Forest Grove Sportsman's Club. Caught during the Forest Grove Sportsman's Club Trout Tournament. First place. won the Big Elmo Award.
Date: April 23.
Size and type of trout: 21.5 inches, brook trout.
Photo by Elizabeth Indrihovic.
Shawn Baldauf and a steelhead that he caught on a recent excursion to Walnut Creek near Erie, Pa. It was 24 inches and a very difficult catch.
Photo by Dylan Geche.
Phil Cwynar of Forest Hills caught this rainbow trout April 23 at Keystone Lake.
Steelhead, 33 inches. Twentymile Creek, Pa. Keith Uhrin caught it, cousin Sean Uhrin took the picture. Keith lives in Canonsburg. Sean lives in Hummelstown.
Daniel C. Butts, From second stocking at Deer Creek. Most people catching fish on a variety of baits. Lots of fish and rain.
The Ervin family of North Fayette on opening day of trout.
"We went to Raccoon Creek State Park very early Saturday morning in hopes of landing the trophy trout. It has been our family tradition for 10 years. Attached is a picture of Jimmy Ervin, 10, who is in all black holding his golden rainbow trout with his dad (Jim) and brother (Jaxon, 7). Jimmy's trout topped off at 8 pounds, 8 ounces with a massive length of 25 1/4 inches and 15 3/4-inch girth."
Weighed and measured by M. Pugh at Island Firearms, Neville Island. Caught at Upper Traverse Creek with an Ugly Stick rod.
Photo by mom Lisa Ervin.
Adam Wagner of McKeesport with golden rainbow trout caught on Loyalhanna Creek in Ligonier, April 16, 2011.
27 inches, 8.6 pounds.
Bill Sago, rainbow trout 22 and 24 inches, caught at Keystone Lake in April.
Kid Pix
Nick Spirnak, 6, of Cranberry caught three trout 10 to 11 inches April 17 at Parker Dam State Park, Clearfield County.
Bait: Berkley Power Eggs (orange).
Photo by dad John Spirnak, Cranberry.
This rainbow trout was caught by Bailey Haizlett in Pine Creek.
Photo by Brad Haizlett.
April 30
Mingo Creek County Park, Finleyville
Brown trout
16 inches
Feisty minnow
7-year-old Charlotte Nass (shown holding fish) and twin sister Naomi from Bethel Park.
They limited out – both girls caught Sunday dinner.
Photo: Greg Nass
Not eligible to win.
Cal McCaffrey
Allison Park, Pa.
Pine Creek
9-inch rainbow trout
Photographer Jim McCaffrey Jr.
Allison Park, Pa.
Isaiah Turner
Age 5
From Elizabeth, Pa.
Caught at Laurel Hill Lake
Rainbow trout, 22 inches
Rainbow trout caught by Taylor Condiotte (just turned 2) of McCandless. Her first fish, ever! Caught April 17, 2011, at Millvale Sportsman's Club.
Mom Jaime Condiott helped reel it in.
Jacob Seiber, 12, of Ambridge, Pa. April 22, 2011, Ambridge District Sportsman's Club annual Trout Tournament held at the club's lake. First place winner: 17 1/2-inch golden rainbow. (This is an adult tournament.)
Photo by dad Gary Seiber.
Rainbow trout caught by Justin Senko. Justin lives in New Castle Pa. He caught the fish at Bessemer Lake. The fish range from 13 1/2 inches to 16 1/2 inches.
Photos by Jeanneen Senko.
Daniel T. Corral
11
Wexford, Pa.
17-inch brown trout caught near New Castle, Pa.
Photo by David A. Corral.
Have to love the waders.
Fisherman: Marcus Nadzam of Linden, Virginia.
Fish caught at Ross Run, Forest County, Pa.
19 ½-inch rainbow trout
Photographer: (Dad) Dave Nadzam
Richard Ditzenberger, with one of the many trout caught on the first day.
Photo dad Dennis B. Ditzenberger
The Ervin family of North Fayette on opening day of trout.
"We went to Raccoon Creek State Park very early Saturday morning in hopes of landing the trophy trout. It has been our family tradition for 10 years. Attached is a picture of Jimmy Ervin, 10, who is in all black holding his golden rainbow trout with his dad (Jim) and brother (Jaxon, 7). Jimmy's trout topped off at 8 pounds, 8 ounces with a massive length of 25 1/4 inches and 15 3/4-inch girth."
Weighed and measured by M. Pugh at Island Firearms, Neville Island. Caught at Upper Traverse Creek with an Ugly Stick rod.
Photo by mom Lisa Ervin.
TJ Filus of Harrison Park with a trout caught on Little Shennango Creek near Sandy Lake.
Photo by John Hayes
Not eligible to win.
James Sago, 11 of Scott Township.
James caught three rainbow trout -- 18 inches, 17 inches and 15 inches.
Photo by dad Bill Sago
Alecia Zika, 13, from Liberty Township, Ohio (formerly of Murrysville), caught this 11-inch brook trout in Little Bear Creek, Lycoming County, on a visit over Easter break. Alecia was fishing with her grandfther, Richard V. Zika and dad Rick Zika. Alecia is the grandaughter of Richard V. (seen in the background).
Photo by Rick Zika, Liberty Township, Ohio.
20-inch rainbow trout caught by Matthew Stanfill, 15, on a meal worm in Pine Creek.
Caroline Mamrose, 12, Moon Township
12- and 18-inch rainbow trout, caught in Washington County
Photo by dad David Mamrose
Julia Cedar, 5, Bethel Park
Location: Canonsburg Dam
Caught five legal-sized rainbow trout, largest was 13 inches
Photo by Mark Cedar
Artsy Shots
If Andy Warhol had taken this still life, it'd be hanging in a museum. But this rainbow trout, caught by Justin Senko of New Castle, Pa., was shot by Jeanneen Senko.
Picture 1 – Spring Creek, Bellefonte, Pa.
Picture 2 – Justin Sparklin (in the picture) on an unnamed limestone spring in Bedford County.
Photos by Marcus Englert, Hickory Pa.
Beautiful native brook trout, Dunbar Creek catch and release from Jason Miller of the city's Knoxville section.
John G. Hayes of Harrison City, fights a steelhead under the Route 5 bridge at Twelve Mile Creek. The fish was caught on a nymph and released.
Photo by John Hayes
Not eligible to win.
14-inch rainbow trout in Pine Creek, caught and released by Matthew Stanfill, 15.