Pennsylvania has only a smattering of natural lakes, many of which are located in the northwestern part of the state.
And though the list of these glacially formed lakes ...
For the past two weeks, a certain area of the lake had been producing fish — mostly crappies, but some largemouth bass and channel catfish, as well.
Many of these fish we...
One of the sayings I’ve heard and read over the years is “there’s a lot more to fishing than just catching fish.”
The implication is the activity brings with it secondary...
Judging by the deep bend in the medium-power spinning rod my friend Sid Brown was gripping, the fish was a substantial one.
Certainly not one of the modest-sized white pe...
My client for the day, Evan Hoover, made a short cast into the deep, rock-infested pool where a major tributary joined the Allegheny River. Two factors were to Evan’s adv...
Dan Brown made a cast close to the bank, something he’s quite adept at.
Soon after the lure’s splashdown, with his casting rod held high to lift the line off the water, h...
The spot of Crooked Creek Lake was a familiar one: a large portion of a tree that found itself lodged in the bottom of the lake near the original main creek channel.
Over...
We hadn’t trolled more than a hundred yards when my light spinning rod bent into a bow. In the shallow water the fish came quickly to the top, intermittently bouncing acr...
The adage “getting there is half the fun,” has philosophical meaning in regards to many of life’s situations.
It also applies to preparing for a fishing trip.
That though...
My guest for the day cast a soft plastic jerkbait toward the sandy, gravelly spot tucked alongside a mid river island.
A subsurface swirl followed, at which point Joe Pea...
