Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report on Oct. 1, 2026
Staff Report
October 1, 2026
Fly-fishing or spin-casting, relax and enjoy the view. Here’s the Pennsylvania fishing report across the state on Oct. 1, 2026.
Pennsylvania
Centre County produces potential record bull elk in Pennsylvania
Mark Nale
September 28, 2026
Originally from the Pittsburgh area, Mike Skvarla, an entomologist at Penn State, has been applying for an elk permit each year since he moved back to Pennsylvania in 2017. The 40-year-old lives in Port Matilda.
Pennsylvania Reader Stories: A brook trout surprise … resilience in coal country
Dave Cecchi / North Apollo, Pa.
September 27, 2026
Typically summer, and August especially, is reserved for wet wading for river smallmouth, or boat fishing with friends on the lake, but this summer is a little different.
The scorching temperatures and fire smoke
Fall forest fungi: When the woods go quiet – look down
Michael Kensinger
September 26, 2026
There are days when the forest feels so still that a single falling leaf is enough to grab a hunter’s attention. Even the squirrels seem to be on strike. It’s times like this when even
Savvy tips to help you beat buck fever
Wade Robertson
September 25, 2026
It’s the second week of archery season, daylight’s fading, you’re tired, thinking of dinner. You glance behind you one last time. To your absolute disbelief, there stands a massive 10-point.
This comes as a
Tom Venesky: Lake Erie name change talk shows lake’s importance to Pennsylvania
Tom Venesky
September 24, 2026
The recent news on state Rep. Dave Maloney’s push to have Lake Erie renamed “Lake Pennsylvania” has certainly triggered plenty of debate and attention.
Whether the name change happens or not remains to be
Tyler Frantz: A lot has changed in 75 years of bowhunting in Pennsylvania
Tyler Frantz
September 23, 2026
Golden-hued leaves cling to gently swaying branches as the glimmer of an antler catches sunlight in the distance. Seconds pass, a heartbeat quickens, and the buck covers ground. With timing, location and luck colliding, a
Pennsylvania Game Commission’s chief of wildlife recovery glad to return to state
Deborah Weisberg
September 22, 2026
Forestry is very much a part of Scott Bearer’s family tree.
The Pennsylvania Game Commission’s new chief of wildlife recovery comes from a long line of woodsmen.
He learned to hunt from his
Commentary: The missing piece in Pennsylvania wildlife conservation
James Mason
September 22, 2026
Today, Pennsylvania has abundant deer, turkeys and black bears, a growing elk herd, recovering raptors and river otters, healthy trout fisheries, and millions of acres of forests, wetlands, farms and mountains supporting extraordinary wildlife diversity.
