BLAZE Magazine Fall/Winter 2015 | Page 27

Trout Fishing with Ernie Calandrelli By Patricia G. Johnson M y husband art and i headed to new York on a warm sunny day in april, from Jacksons Gap, alabama with anticipation of cooler weather and a fabulous fishing trip. the first day of travel was beautiful until about 4pm, when it started raining. as we approached new York on day two, we experienced more rain and much cooler weather. as we entered into Upper new York, i looked out over the lake and said “Oh look at the Whitecaps”, however after a closer look discovered they were actually iCe CaPS floating on the lake, something this southern gal has never encountered. after a detour in niagara, apparently there are identical street names in niagara and lewiston, we settled into our hotel in the quaint historical town of lewiston, nY. after a visit to the Welcome station to purchase our fishing license, we began to notice white flakes falling from the sky. it was snowing!!!!!! luckily we had planned to spend an extra day touring. OWU member Pat Johnson with her We spent a day visiting niagara Falls catch in Niagra. and the niagara Power Plant which is full of h