Pennsylvania
Access to many trout waters still is tenuous
Pittsburgh – Opening Day had special meaning for anglers fishing the Little Juniata River this year, since public access battles at Spruce Creek are finally over. But while the Little Juniata’s navigability was upheld by
PGC: Gobbler hunt outlook good
Harrisburg – The upcoming gobbler season April 26 to May 26 should provide excellent hunting opportunities for the nearly quarter million hunters who are preparing to participate, according to Pennsylvania Game Commission officials. New this
Northeast Region
Mauch Chunk Lake (Carbon County) – Anglers were hoping the warming trend would spur the panfish bite. Lackawanna Lake (Lackawanna County) – Anglers have been catching brook and rainbow trout on rainbow color PowerBait. Francis
Lawmakers clear: ‘Want more deer’
Harrisburg – If a wild animal wanders through Penn’s Woods, but doesn’t have antlers and/or a white tail, does it matter? Philosophers can forget debating that one. State lawmakers have already answered the question. Though
Southcentral Region
Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County) – John Kormanski and Darin Woomer, of Saxton, won the Keystone Bass Buddy Club tournament April 5 with six bass totaling 17 1/2 pounds. Rick and Michael Maga of Greensburg caught
Out-of-state licenses down; PGC doubts up
Harrisburg – Compared to the states that surround it, Pennsylvania offers the best license deal for non-resident hunters. And the Keystone State licenses more non-residents than any of its neighbors. For $101, non-residents of Pennsylvania
Southwest Region
Glendale Lake (Cambria County) – Shore anglers outnumbered boaters, and were catching crappies and northern pike and releasing a few bass in early April. Upper Slate Lick Branch had the best crappie action, in 50
Benefits, costs of trout are analyzed
Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission loses money on opening weekend of trout season when it dumps fish into Long Run in Tioga County. Jordan Creek in Lehigh County is, by comparison, a
