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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission awards grants to support education projects
The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission recently awarded $197,446 in grant funding through its R3 Education Grant Program.
Through this program, the commission will support 16 education projects in 13 counties and one statewide

Eight Pennsylvania waterways conservation officers graduate in 27th class
Report to districts to begin their duties

Pennsylvania study fuels big debate over public lands felt in Michigan
A new study released by a fellow Great Lakes state is adding fresh data to a long-running debate over the economic value of publicly-owned hunting lands. And its findings could have implications for similar discussions

Metro Area Fishing Report – July 26, 2026 – video
The bite has stayed the same in some ways for sure, but we’ve made a few tweaks here and there to increase our big fish bites.

Mike Raykovicz: Making me a believer in topwaters
Growing up, my friends and I fished for just two species. In the spring, it was trout, and in the summer, it was bass. Pocono mountain streams were our go-to spots for trout with the

Bob Zink: Examining the shifting baseline syndrome in hunting and fishing
A concept known as the shifting baseline syndrome (SBS) is pivotal to our understanding game and fish species and how they are managed.
SBS refers to the phenomenon in which each generation accepts the

Greg Seubert: The quiet magic of the Wisconsin lake I hate to tell you about
As far as Northwoods fishing destinations go, a small lake in Wisconsin’s Taylor County probably isn’t on anyone’s list.
Except mine, and that’s the way I want it to stay. On paper, the 23-acre

Megan Plete: Good friends, good water on Massachusetts’ Deerfield River
Every spring, the Northeast chapter of the American Daughters of Conservation gathers for a day spent fly-fishing on Massachusetts’ Deerfield River.
Some arrive with years of experience behind a fly rod, while others are making

Anglers rediscover vintage fishing gear
Taking a deep breath, I eyed the swirling river my grandfather introduced me to nearly 60 years ago. Shiners that I had trapped as he once taught me splashed in a bucket on shore. A