Fishing
New record largemouth? Cayuga Lake lunker now awaits official New York State record certification
Bill Hilts Jr.
July 17, 2024
New York’s Cayuga Lake has a concrete reputation for great bass fishing.
In the 2024 Bassmaster Magazine 100 Best Bass Lakes, this Finger Lake ranked No. 8 for the Northeast Region of the country.
Chesapeake Bay striped bass need a summer vacation
Alison Colden / For the Bay Journal News Service
July 16, 2024
There’s a shift happening in Chesapeake Bay angling.
“People are pivoting, and they should be,” said David Sikorski, executive director of the Coastal Conservation Association in Maryland. “It used to be all stripers all
Pennsylvania’s Wilderness Wildlife Museum celebrates 20 years
Staff Report
July 15, 2024
The Wilderness Wildlife Museum in Rector, Pa., which hosts youth fishing derbies, hunter-trapper education classes, youth pheasant hunts, big game feasts, shooting classes and other outdoor sporting-related activities, celebrates 20 years of operation this year.<br
Habitat rehab effort completed in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny National Forest
Staff and News Reports
July 15, 2024
The U.S. Forest Service recently partnered with multiple organizations to rehabilitate and enhance existing wildlife habitat in the Allegheny National Forest.
On June 1, three dozen participants worked in the Farnsworth watershed to improve
Commentary: Do Pennsylvania trout fishing regulations need to be this complicated?
Mark Nale
July 15, 2024
A friend recently emailed me, asking what the trout fishing regulations were on a stream that flows through his property. The stream was a popular trout fishing destination – Fishing Creek. The title of his
Notes off a soiled cuff: Will the recent consistent high heat negatively impact Pennsylvania brook trout?
Jeff Mulhollem
July 4, 2024
The week before this issue went to press included six consecutive days with high temperatures exceeding 90 degrees in the central part of Pennsylvania. Can’t help but wonder how the prolonged heat affects our thermally
Ben Moyer: Still water and sunfish offer fun fly-fishing lessons
Ben Moyer
July 3, 2024
I have been thinking about fly-fishing. That’s likely due to going on a couple of trips recently with people whose skills exceed my own.
Visions of their smooth and effortless casting keep surfacing in
Boat from 2022 Lake Erie walleye scandal in Ohio up for auction
Staff Report
July 2, 2024
A fishing boat valued at $130,000 and linked to an Ohio criminal case that made national headlines is now up for auction, according to WJW TV in Cleveland.
In May 2023, Jacob Runyan, 43,
Don’t forget about traditional bass baits this summer
Joe Albert
July 2, 2024
The night before a fishing tournament a couple of summers ago, my son Jack and I sat in our boat, rigging rods and talking about the next day. I’ve long loved fishing bass tournaments, but
