Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing report on Aug. 6, 2026
Outdoor News
August 6, 2026
Fishing is better: bass, panfish hitting in most waters. Here’s the Pennsylvania fishing report across the state on Aug. 6, 2026.
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What can hunters expect from the 2026 ruffed grouse season? Here’s an Upper Midwest forecast
Dave Zeug
August 4, 2026
Spring drumming surveys from the states that still conduct such surveil lance indicate a slight decline from last year, following the traditional eight- to 11-year cyclical pattern. Here’s a closer look at what primary ruffed
Tyler Frantz: A beach dad trains for hunting season
Tyler Frantz
August 1, 2026
It’s interesting how two seemingly unrelated activities can share so many parallels until you step back and contemplate the many similarities.
Last month, I spent a week in Sea Isle City, New Jersey, with
Tom Venesky: Problems with Pennsylvania doe license sales a thing of the past
Tom Venesky
July 29, 2026
After my son harvested his first buck on the opening day of the 2024 rifle deer season, I kept his harvest tag in my wallet ever since.
The tag is a reminder of a
Notes off a soiled cuff: Marigolds a solid source of protein?
Jeff Mulhollem
July 29, 2026
Researchers at the University of Georgia’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences found that marigold flowers contain about the same amount of protein as conventional plant protein sources like quinoa.
Handline fishing still in practice today for minimalist anglers
Robert Bukk
July 28, 2026
Adam Nelson likes to say that he was “born in the national parks.”
His father served as a park ranger, outside national parks in California and Wyoming and a national recreation area in Pennsylvania.<br
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection will require monitoring for PFAS in biosolids
Tom Venesky
July 28, 2026
Shortly after Pennsylvania Rep. Brenda Pugh, R-Luzerne County, took office last year, she introduced two bills aimed at addressing concerns about forever chemicals in biosolids.
Neither bill has yet to come up for a
Resurgence of the piping plover hits decade milestone in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Game Commission Reports
July 28, 2026
Absent from Pennsylvania for over 60 years, the federal and state endangered piping plover, a small shorebird, has made a comeback at Presque Isle State Park here.
Federal, state and local officials came together
Bridgeport Dam is a great little lake for bass in southwest Pennsylvania
Bob Frye
July 27, 2026
Sometimes life gives you more than you ask for. Pleasant little surprises, maybe, in different forms. In this case, rainbows.
