Walleyes can bite short, particularly when the water is ice cold as it is in early spring. When fishing a classic jig and minnow presentation, this often results in misse...
Spring Thaw celebrates a milestone at 50 years.
The event in North Park, which will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, is the longest continuously run event in Western Pennsylvani...
As I write this, we are in the midst of a spate of mild weather with temperatures in the 50s.
Spring is on the way, though painstakingly slow perhaps. Now is a good time ...
Love is in the air and on the roads this Valentine’s Day as Community Options Cupid’s Chase 5K comes to Butler at 10 a.m. Saturday. This marks the ninth year for the race...
The sound of the township snowplow clearing the nearby street on a recent stormy Sunday morning reinforced the accuracy of the snow event that had been forecast for the p...
After this bout of extremely heavy snowfall followed by extremely frigid temperatures, I’m ready for spring.
But I’ll have to wait until Monday for our famous weather pro...
This winter’s weather pattern has not been overly kind to the angler.
Enough ice to eliminate most open water options; not enough to provide much in the way of safe ice f...
Ready, set, go!
For me, the last command is the hardest to follow this time of year. I’m ready with running time carved out of my schedule and a choice of safe and scenic...
Hydrographic maps reveal subsurface features with the potential to hold fish, the degree to which largely depends on the accuracy and detail of the map. While paper maps ...
It’s time for resolutions.
We look back at what we’ve done last year and resolve to do better in the next. But what exactly does it mean to “resolve?”
My Webster’s New W...