I'm not really close to you or I'd go, but I can give you some advice. Get on the water and meet folks out there. I've met some awfully close friends while fishing. If it wasn't for one of them, I'da never met my wife (and yes, he's still my close friend anyway
). And, several more were standing up there at my wedding. Now, some are scattered all over, and one of them got me into my favorite form of fishing (through the ice). And, I've even met a few from Iceshanty too. Be patient, you'll find lots of friends on the water. Also, isn't it true that you have a friend in PA?
(sorry, that was bad)
Anyway, eventually this site will be absolutely huge and you'll have too many folks to hook up with in the amount of time available to fish. Solution? Make more time to fish!!!!
Good luck fishin'!