Author: Angler
This website aims to help the reader in making their time on the water as fruitful as possible, as well as giving them something to think about when there's no water in sight.
A woman had a much needed day off of work and decided to take some of her younger relatives fishing. So she packed up the one small fishing rod she owned along with some hooks and stopped by the store to pick up two dozen nightcrawlers on her way to the local community pond. She soon …
Ryerson Station State Park is located in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It used to contain Duke Lake, a 62-acre body of water that was home to numerous fish and other wildlife. Constructed in 1960, Ryerson Station Dam was breached in 2005 after being damaged considerably by underground coal mining operations, making Duke Lake disappear. Energy giant Consol …
I’ve received a few good comments and questions on my Trout Worms Catch Fish post. Although I replied there, I thought it would be a good idea to expand into a full post to increase visibility. I have done some light editing, thrown in a few additions, and formatted it as a question and answer style …
I recently had a chance to fish some special regulation waters in Western Pennsylvania with a bit of success. While most of the “approved trout waters” in the state are closed in March and the first part of April, the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only (DHALO) sections offer good opportunities for catch-and-release trout fishing. Anglers fishing …
Over the last two weeks I’ve spent a few days fishing for trout in Western Pennsylvania. Since state regulations keep many of the area’s best trout streams closed until the opener in mid-April, that means I’ve been limited to fishing a few wild brook trout waters and Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only (DHALO) special regulation areas. Whenever …
The question of public access to waterways, especially for recreational use like fishing, continues to attract attention. As the struggle for stream access rights in Utah continues, articles and blog posts wrangling over who should control the waters of the United States emerge one after the other. Many of the better known individuals weighing in seem …
Barry Ord Clarke is currently offering a free fly tying course for beginners at his site The Feather Bender. A very experienced tier, Barry writes: “In order to help those of all ages that are new to fly tying, I would like to start a free on line tutorial and Q & A column, that will …
Trout worms catch fish of all kinds. The small thin soft plastic lures may not look like much. There’s nothing particularly glamorous or even authentic about them. But they absolutely work on a wide variety of freshwater fish. They are as easy to use as they are effective, making them as ideal for beginning anglers as …
On a trip to fish the Pennsylvania tributaries of Lake Erie last fall, I stopped to take a look at the Trout Run nursery waters as I occasionally do. At the time, fish were being collected by employees of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC), as seen in this video: Trout Run is a tiny …
It has long been believed by scientists and anglers alike that Pacific salmon stop feeding when they enter freshwater rivers and streams for their annual spawning run. Sure, they take the occasional salmonid egg, but it’s argued that this is done out of instinct or to give their own progeny a better chance against the competition. …
