Biding Time

James Bloom of Scottdale waits patiently for a fish to bite while ice fishing at Virgin Run Lake in Vanderbilt

Fishing Village

I took this photo a few years ago while traveling through Portugal. I wish I could remember the name of the fishing village. It was so beautiful!

Patiently Waiting

John Dickerson of Monessen, sits patiently and waits for a nibble, at Ellworth Sportsmen's Club Cokeburg Dam. May 21, 2009

Sun Fish

When I was a child I could not wait to go fishing with my dad and grandfather. The night before the trip, we would go out after dark to search for nightcrawlers. My job was to hold the flashlight and then it was off to bed. I could hardly sleep. I was the first one up and dressed, setting in the dark, waiting and ready to go and wondering if I was going to catch anything.

There was something about the experience that was truly magical to me!

It has been years sense I have held a fishing pole. But when I hold my camera and look through the lens, I experience that same magical feeling of never knowing what images I will catch.

Giovanni Biagini, 5, of Jefferson Borough catches a fish at 84 Lakes while fishing with his father, Sean.