Here, deep in Pennsylvania’s southwest corner, we encounter the phrase “Three Rivers” often. Of the three rivers referred to, we’re most familiar with the Monongahela. And if you’ve ever flown out of Pittsburgh International, blessed with clear weather and a window seat, you gaped at ...
If you are reading this, you possess all the equipment you need to enjoy a rare and beautiful outdoor event. What you do not have is much time. The Perseid meteor shower peaked last Thursday night but continues, if somewhat diminished, for the next several nights.The Perseid shower happens ...
A few days ago, Kathy and I encountered a couple we are friends with at a restaurant in the mountains. While the women chatted about our respective grown kids, the husband and I talked outdoor stuff, mostly fishing. He related that a pond on their property holds some large bluegills, and that ...
I learned a lot by attending the Youghiogheny River Symposium held June 24th at Penn State’s Eberly Fayette Campus, including the need to pay more attention to smallmouth bass.Smallmouth bass, Fish and Boat Commission biologists reported, have made an impressive comeback in the Yough. When ...
I’ll confess to prejudice — toward a fish. Like most anglers I’ve heard—and accepted — all the negative barbs cast at carp. “Trash fish.” “Mud sucker.” “Pond rat.” And worse.And I’ve chuckled at that oft repeated carp recipe: “Tack a nice carp to a board, season well, ...
When does a kid forget their first fish? Never.That truth is the driving motivation behind the Izaak Walton League of America, Uniontown Chapter’s Youth Fishing Day, which they have offered to area kids every June for, what, 50 years?None of the currently active “Ikes” members can recall ...
