Julie Szur Fly Fishing

Pine Creek runs big and freestone through the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania, and Julie Szur guides it from a boat or on foot depending on where the water sits through the season. The main stem holds wild and stocked brown trout along its run, and the Class A tributaries feeding it give up native brook trout in pocket water small enough to fish with a short rod. Trips are built around the angler rather than a fixed itinerary, and casting instruction is folded into the day for anyone who wants it. Wading gets the nod when flows drop and fish concentrate; the boat comes out when there is enough water to move down the canyon and reach holding water that cannot be covered from the bank.