Adages are interesting, both in application and origin.
Some are biblical, such as “a thorn in the side” from 2 Corinthians. Or “flash in the pan,” when only the gunpowde...
All across Pennsylvania, freshwater lakes are being stocked with new supplies of trout in advance of the start of statewide trout fishing season, which starts Saturday, A...
I’m always intrigued by what fish eat in their natural world.
Fly fishermen have been known to use special stomach pumps to extract and examine from trout what’s been rec...
Pheasant hunters in Butler County were given a rare late-season hunting opportunity, as a batch of about 300 pheasants were released at State Game Land 95 in Clay Townshi...
Winter doesn’t show much sign of loosening up its icy grip. So, it’s a good time to reflect on things.
An example is the status we give fish species. Not surprisingly, tr...
Like many activities, fishing is ripe with trendy expressions.
During the past couple of years, “flash bite” has become common, its usage applied to short periods of fish...
With 2025 off to an icy start, and the start of the new year seems appropriate to look back on last year’s activities, which for me included fishing to a large extent, ha...
“Should I stay, or should I go?
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The chorus from The Clash’s early 1980s rock song often sticks in my head during fishing trips, an earworm likely generated by a nag...
For late November, the conditions were ideal. Light south wind, partly cloudy skies, afternoon highs in the mid-40s.
The spots we were fishing are familiar to me, modest-...
Late fall and Pymatuning walleyes. It’s become a tradition for me; and based on the number of boats I witnessed there last week, the same is true for others.
It’s been mo...
