Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report on April 5, 2024
Staff Report
April 5, 2024
High waters after deluge mar trout opener for many. Here’s a look at the Pennsylvania fishing report on April 5, 2024.
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Nature Smart: Sandhill cranes on the Platte River
Stan Tekiela
April 3, 2024
It was just before the pandemic that I’d last gone to see one of the most amazing natural spectacles in North America: the annual migration of sandhill cranes (Antigone canadensis) in south-central Nebraska. For the
Backyard and Beyond: Tundra swans at sunset
Val Cunningham
April 3, 2024
Tundra swans were passing through the middle of the country in early March, and Erin Wortley was lucky enough to spot a big group on a local lake at sunset. “It was an amazing sight
Ducks Unlimited offers its duck-hunting season in review
Ducks Unlimited
April 3, 2024
The 2023-24 duck-hunting season proved to be one of the most challenging in memory for many hunters across the nation.
Despite improved breeding conditions in 2022, results from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s
Pennsylvania’s mentored youth trout day keeps traditions alive
Tyler Frantz
April 3, 2024
Every mentored youth trout fishing day I can remember in Pennsylvania started out the same way … cold.
Years ago, when I took my now 21-year-old nephew out for the very first mentored youth
Commentary: Ups and downs of the fur market over the past decade
Kent Weil
April 3, 2024
Over the last 10 years or so, the wild fur market has certainly had a plethora of ups and downs – many more downs than ups it seems. Here’s a quick rundown of the last
Try a size 14 Adams; no better dry fly in Pennsylvania’s early trout season
Richard Tate
March 31, 2024
Crowded fishing conditions in Pennsylvania are the norm during the first couple of weeks of trout season, especially on stocked waters. These crowded conditions can make it tough for fly-fishing. However, if a fly-fisherman wants
These streams stand out in southeast Pennsylvania during the early season
Vic Attardo
March 30, 2024
It’ll soon be time for trout fishing. Good-bye winter, hurray spring!
While Pennsylvania now has a unified opener on Saturday, April 6, many of us enjoyed those years when we had a two-tier start.
Pennsylvania hunters shoot an estimated 430,010 deer during 2023-24 season
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
March 29, 2024
The Pennsylvania Game Commission reported results from the 2023-24 deer seasons, which ended in January.
Hunters harvested an estimated 430,010 white-tailed deer. The statewide buck harvest was estimated at 171,600, while the antlerless harvest
