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Lessons learned
I first fished Black Lake in the early 1970s after moving to the Southern Tier in August of 1969. My next door neighbor Bob, who quickly became my long time fishing and hunting buddy, had

Now is the time for some bass fishing
Wisconsin bass anglers find steady action during that tricky spawn/post-spawn period.

Now may be the perfect time to recruit new outdoor enthusiasts
COVID-19 restrictions pointing more people toward the outdoors for the first time.

Two bodies recovered on Lake Erie
Father, son apparently drowned while fishing the lake.

The fish (and the snakes) aren’t biting in Pennsylvania
Close encounter with Penns Creek rattler in Pennsylvania gets blogger’s attention.

Old-school drifting and casting in Lake Erie’s Western Basin
Erie’s walleye numbers, something like 116 million, are at or near all-time highs, and the basin’s famous – or infamous – mayfly hatch has not yet begun in earnest.

Pangolins keep popping up in COVID-19 discussion
Animals might have been a Chinese vector of disease.

Taking the water temperature
Water temperatures mean everything to the trout angler, or at least those who care enough about the species they covet so much that they’ll back off when conditions are not favorable for optimal fish survival.

Does repeated catch-and-release of trout hurt fisheries?
Questions surround how well trout do after numerous releases.