Pro Tip of the Week: Lethargic fish? Drop your bait on them
Ryan Kelly
January 18, 2023
Next time a fish pumps the brakes on your presentation, drop a bomb on them. Free-spool your bait to the bottom on slack line.
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Winter trout: With the right flies, tactics, streams produce
Richard Tate
January 18, 2023
The usual method of fly-fishing in winter is nymph-fishing. The flow of the stream will determine how large you might want your nymph to be. Winter flows can vary considerably.
Fur markets remain tough – but ‘beavers are still best’
Kent Weil
January 18, 2023
Regardless, most trappers are now thinking about how and where to market their fur and are interested in what prices their fur will bring at market. Unfortunately, there are not a lot of bright spots
At 96 years young, Pennsylvania hunter finally gets a bear
Deborah Weisberg
January 17, 2023
Never say never. Just ask Lehigh County hunter, Jack Lewis, who, at 96, harvested his first-ever black bear during the special firearms season last fall.
It only took 82 years, and not for lack
Try tracking to get your late-season buck
Joe Shead
January 17, 2023
The idea of tracking a deer and shooting it is daunting. Deer have excellent vision, hearing, and sense of smell. But it can be done. At the end of every deer track stands a deer.
Rainbows in the dark of night on the ice? Spooky, but fun
Vic Attardo
January 17, 2023
As the stars skid over the sky there is a tap on your line. The rod that seemed silent now shouts with a hard, reactive pull.
Bust these light goose myths to put more birds in the bag
Mark Morrison
January 17, 2023
The lull after the regular fall waterfowl season can be frustrating for avid bird hunters. Weekdays normally spent gearing up for weekends jammed with waterfowl hunts become alarmingly quiet.
Preparation is key to airline travel with firearms, bow
Kevin Naze
January 17, 2023
Some tips on flying worry-free with firearms and archery equipment.
Ohio couple goes to great lengths to help inner city children learn to fish
Doug Clifford
January 17, 2023
Berea, Ohio — Dennis Knowles and his wife, Gail Grizzell, are lifetime anglers. Grizzell learned at her mother’s knee while Knowles forged his fishing skills under the tutelage of his Uncle Ulysses.
