Tips & Features
Penn State Fly Fishing Club is focusing on conservation
Penn State has a rich culture surrounding the art and sport of fly-fishing.
The university’s fly-fishing program was founded in the 1930s, and now, the Penn State Fly Fishing Club, in the College of
To catch big trout, try fishing at night
Th-thunk.
I felt it down through the rod and to my hand. In the middle of a swift forward cast with a 9-foot, 5-weight rod, I felt the th-thunk when I accidentally hit a
Wisconsin hunter bags 8-bearded Buffalo County gobbler
Thanks to advice from his 8-year-old son, Keith Braunreiter, of the town of Gale in Trempealeau County, shot an eight-bearded gobbler – the bird of a lifetime – April 26 in Buffalo County.
Braunreiter,
It’s ‘game on’ for Saginaw Bay walleyes in Michigan
“June on Saginaw Bay will be game on,” a walleye fan proclaimed online in early May, and the prospect made me smile.
As the weather and the water warm and the days stretch to
Robbing the bank: Fly fishermen shouldn’t always cast midstream
Historically, some of our country’s most notorious criminals robbed banks. Names like Jesse James and John Dillinger come to mind. These criminals came to bad ends.
Like them, I enjoy robbing banks; but I
Try fly-fishing for largemouths this summer: Here’s how to do it
If you are interested in fly-fishing, the largemouth bass is an excellent species with which to start. Matching the hatch for an aggressive demeanor is no big deal. Look at the mouth on the largemouth.
Minnesota’s Andy Grell earns All-State clay target league honors in four disciplines
Andy Grell doesn’t just have a passion for shooting. It’s his life. During the past couple of years, the high school student has dedicated his time and energy to the sport of shooting, and it’s
In Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle Bay, big bass are waiting
Being raised in Erie County, just one mile south of Lake Erie’s shoreline, I remember with unusual fondness, the June bugs (a winged beetle), that flew around our faces during sandlot baseball games, which continued
Military veteran has fishing success on Memorial Day
Eric was deployed several times to the Middle East and served a total of 21 years. Sandy described in detail how tough it was saying goodbye to his 2-year-old son, Thor, during one of his
