PSUFrankenstein

That's a nice thing to do. my workplace cancelled both the children's christmas party and the regular employee one. Don't care so much about the employee one, but something for the kids would be nice (they usually hand out toys to the kids at the parties, so hooking the kids up with toys would be cool) that's my guess too. doesn't affect me too much. It doesn't sound like the day cares are going to shut down

Tent sale was Wednesday through Saturday I think. They had one in October and one last week. I'm not sure if they usually have 2, but the ones in Exton seemed to have a lot of stuff both times

Same. I'm able to work from home on occasion (i.e. doctor's appointment/kid being sick), but I don't work from a laptop so I can't work from wherever I want, or more than every once in a while

I really wanted to get out West in the 2021 season (March or April) but it's not looking promising. Hopefully I can at least do a trip somewhere on the east coast for short trip.

I'm sure tighter restrictions for the rest of PA are not far behind. I've heard from multiple people that they're going to announce something soon, but not sure what exactly is going to happen. At least it looks like daycares will still be open, although that could change.

No matter how many dumps I take before leaving, I usually end up making a stop along the way

This is accurate or at least it was last weekend

jealous...WFH for me would save me 2+ hours a day, and quite a bit of money on gas and tolls. I actually did way more work when I was home because I have extra time from not commuting, plus no one bothering me really

Yeah I don't mind fishing in the cold. I'll fish up until the end of the year depending on the weather. Freshwater, there are still some fish to target in the winter, but I don't usually bother...trout, pickerel, pike, etc. I was planning to go north to Montauk again Sunday/Monday, but the cold front will likely push the migrating fish further south, plus the winds might pick up

Snow sounds awesome and all but this cold front is messing up my weekend fishing trip...

I'm thinking they'll at least try to have night skiing - if they can do it and it's profitable for them, I don't see why they wouldn't. Just another rumor, but I've heard some of the trails aren't going to be lit up at night this year due to the extra lighting installed to illuminate the TP4 statue.

Should've been more specific....maybe they're only going to have night skiing on weekend nights (keeping the pot stirred here)

Your feet might be dragging off this board then - you're still welcome to try it though

Yeah it seems to be a great board from all the reviews I've read. You're welcome to take it for a ride this season...not sure what size board you usually ride, this is a 154, reviews say up to a size 10 boot or so for width

I know most people probably don't care because it's a snowboard...but I'll be picking up another board from Buckman's this week....Capita Outerspace Living - love my other Capita board that I bought used, but it's getting pretty beat up at this point. Between the pre-season sale and the store credit from the tent sale (should be processed by now), I'll only end up paying about $275 for the board.

but but but what about Big Snow in NJ? They're open

If you're looking for perfect conditions all winter, maybe you should be looking to ski somewhere other than PA. I think two of my favorite times to ride are first thing in the morning (which for me is only weekends) and on spring conditions when the snow is soft (obviously not fast, but fun anyway). Blue's grooming can suck, but PA winters don't do them any favors either.

Here's a lunch break largemouth from Mill Valley today and the fly it ate...slow retrieval speed = strip the fly in a few feet, let it sink, repeat. Maybe try that - reel in a few cranks and let it sink each time. something like a marabou crappie jig would probably work for both sunnies and bass, at least at the Mill Valley pond. https://www.fishusa.com/Johnson-Beetle-Bou-Marabou-Jigs?quantity=1&L-Weight=333&L-Color1=10583

Yeah I've been using "earthy colors" - olive, brown, etc. and having the most luck on them. Mostly sunnies, but I did get a nice bass there last week. I don't know all that much about freshwater fishing once it starts to get colder, but might need to slow down your retrieve. Using something like a jig n pig might get you some bass

Yeah it was my first time there, but it was awesome...I think the last few years haven't been that great, but this year has been really good so far from what I've heard/seen. Albies were around up until that Friday (I got there Saturday morning). It was really windy all weekend which I think shut the albie bite down. I'm planning on trying to get up there and fish again this fall if the fish are still around.

Thanks - I was due for a good fishing trip...as far as saltwater goes, I'm catching some fish in Jersey, but pulling an all nighter or running on 2 or 3 hours sleep only to catch one or two fish sometimes still sucks. Where have you been fishing? I'm still catching fish on my lunch break at Mill Valley Park near you, but it's definitely slowed down with the colder nights. (https://www.westwhiteland.org/Facilities/Facility/Details/Mill-Valley-Park-8) I've only been doing well there with smaller (2 or 3" long) flies, so I would recommend smaller artificial lures if you fish there (trout magnets, small curly tail grubs, etc)

Just that many fish (although boat fish aren't as much of an accomplishment as catching them in the surf) - huge schools of migrating striped bass were around the north end of Montauk. Usually those conditions never happen for me . They were actually somewhat picky - keyed in on smaller baitfish, so perfect for fly fishing.