Blue skies came as a surprise to anglers Saturday morning, the opening day of the statewide trout season. But after a night of intermittent rain, anglers expected the high muddy waters they found on Allegheny County streams.
The rain stopped falling well before the season opened at 8 a.m. and wasn't expected to return until after lunchtime.
North Park Lake, usually a circus on opening day, was uncharacteristically calm in the morning. A few anglers had hookups, but catches were few and far between.
