Anyone who casually observes the summer activity on area lakes and rivers knows that paddlesports, especially recreational (non-whitewater) kayaking, is booming.The American Canoe Association reports that while canoeing declined slightly, kayak use grew from about 2.9 percent of all Americans ...
Even if the thermometer doesn鈥檛 read 79 again for weeks, as it did on Tuesday, reliable hints of spring are all around. Some are less obvious or widely known than robins on the lawn but are no less reliable signs.One sign is as predictable as clockwork, immune from influence by whatever ...
If you haven鈥檛 yet seen a robin, but need some sign of spring on the horizon, take heart. The Fayette County Conservation District has announced its 2018 seedling sale, an annual rite of spring that鈥檚 been offered to Fayette County residents longer than the district鈥檚 current staff can ...
Taking common things for granted is an easy pitfall outdoor fans do well to watch out for. Consider the bluegill. It鈥檚 an abundant but small fish, available in any lake, pond or sluggish stream in this region. It鈥檚 also inquisitive, always hungry and generally easy to catch. No outdoor ...
Peak fishing time is a long way off, but fisheries issues never go away. Anglers with questions, comments or complaints about fishing or fisheries management can present their concerns directly to Fish and Boat Commission leaders at a public forum on fishing in Pennsylvania at the 33rd annual ...
A friend who writes about the outdoors for a newspaper in eastern Pennsylvania coined a phrase I like and have borrowed often. He calls those who trudge onto a frozen lake, bore a hole through the ice, then drop down a line, the 鈥淔rozen Chosen.鈥� He鈥檚 an avid ice-fisherman himself and with ...
