Pennsylvania
Tilapia discovery shows invasive fish problems
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Pittsburgh — The rivers here may be a dumping grounds when home aquarists clean their tanks, but tilapia in the Monongahela River this summer were a fish of a different
River’s demise now seems exaggerated
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent What a difference a year, and some decent rainfall, makes. Last year at this time, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission was issuing news releases about bacteria in the Susquehanna
River bass fishing holding up pretty well despite low water
NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie — The walleye bite slowed some in mid-August while perch picked up, with mixed limits of jumbos and small fish reported, in 54 feet along the lake shore. The best depth
Shooting/Archery
Sept. 10: West Caln Sportsman’s Club 3D Shoots, Wagontown, Pa. Register 8-1 p.m. For more info www.wcsportsmen.org or Gary Lerch 610-383-6344 or Leon Stewart, 610-857-2340. Sept. 16-17: Weaknecht Archery Shoot, 7-2 p.m., Weaknecht Archery, Kutztown.
Youth license still controversial
By Deborah Weisberg Contributing Writer Harrisburg — Although state Rep. Bruce Smith recently introduced a bill that would create a youth fishing license, he doesn’t expect it to pass this year. The lame duck York
Goose-hunting forecast is great
By P.J. Reilly Southeast Correspondent Haldeman Island, Pa. — Pennsylvania goose hunters are expected to have a banner season this year. Duck hunters are not. So said the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s waterfowl-management team Aug. 4
Might be all the rain, but stream fishing good everywhere
NORTHWEST REGION Lake Erie, Erie County — The best walleye bite in decades continues with big numbers coming in 45 to 50 feet, although a few are still as shallow as 28 feet, while some
