Kids help stock lake, anticipate fishing
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Head of Pennsylvania Fish & Boat to call it quits
Harrisburg, Pa. — John Arway will retire in November as executive director of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, ending a 38-year career marked in recent months by conflict with state legislators. “You know when it’s time,” said Arway in announcing his plans July 31. He cited “a variety of factors, both personal and professional,”
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Gizzard shad leading to skinny, small crappies at Lake Wilhelm
Butler, Pa. — Anglers can blame gizzard shad for an overabundance of skinny crappies and bluegills on Lake Wilhelm in Mercer County. Shad are wreaking havoc on Wilhelm’s panfish by outcompeting them for forage, while providing larger predators, such as walleyes, muskies and largemouth bass, with alternative meals, according to Tim Wilson, a biologist with
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On Pennsylvania side, Lake Erie walleye fishing remains strong
Erie, Pa. — Anglers are walloping walleyes on Lake Erie this summer, and the bite should stay strong for years to come. That’s the word from Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission biologist Chuck Murray, who had predicted a record-setting catch-rate based on indicators last year. “Many people are limiting out in just a couple of
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Wild pheasant sponsor upbeat about Pennsylvania recovery
A Montour County man is helping seed an effort to restore wild ring-necked pheasants to the Pennsylvania landscape, where they haven’t been seen in about 50 years. As a founding member of Pheasants Forever, Central Susquehanna chapter, Lynn Appelman, 63, of Bloomsburg, has worked with the Pennsylvania Game Commission and other partners on a program
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Summit puts Pennsylvania wild trout in the spotlight
Harrisburg — Amid warnings about reduced trout production at state hatcheries, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission is shining new light on wild trout, by planning to hold its first-ever Wild Trout Summit Aug. 26 at the agency’s regional office in Centre County. The gathering will feature speakers on a range of issues affecting trout,
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Hays eagles unfazed, seem to renest
Just a week after a powerful wind storm took down their nest, a pair of American bald eagles built a new nursery and appeared to be sitting on an egg.
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Obama USFWS lead order is put on hold
Implementation of Fish and Wildlife Service Director’s Order No. 219 – handed down by Obama on Jan. 19, a day before he left office – is slated to occur gradually over the next five years.
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Watch two active bald eagle nests on live webcam
Pittsburgh — It’s lights, camera, action in the bluffs in and around this city, as wildlife watchers gear up for another season of eagle cam. Okay, there are no lights, but viewers can expect to see plenty of action, with new webcams now focused on eagle nests in the city neighborhood of Hays on the
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