A quick trip to Keystone Power Dam, taken within the last week, exposed an environmental element that often plays a factor in fishing success.
Wind.
As I readied my boat ...
The pain in my lower back and left shoulder serve as reminders of time spent earlier in the week rigging a new sonar unit on a boat.
Boat ownership seems to provide a cou...
During a guide trip on the Allegheny River recently, my longtime guests Josh, Linda and I got on the subject of weather and how it relates to fishing. Josh commented on h...
The sudden change in weather patterns of the past two weeks, coupled with longer periods of daylight, did a remarkable job of ridding area waters of ice cover.
Happily, ...
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...
