If archaeology were my passion, I’d probably be on a team searching for Atlantis right now. I could devote decades trying to find an ancient city that may or may not have existed. Lord knows, I’ve already spent enough time trying to find trout streams that may or may not exist. Until now. Now […]
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A scattering of trout are sipping something off the water’s surface, but there’s no telling for sure what they’re eating. There are no insects visible on the water, but three or four different species flutter in the air – problem is, there aren’t enough of any particular insect to say that’s what the trout are
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Pennsylvania Trout Streams and Their Hatches by Charles Meck Pennsylvania Trout Streams and Their Hatches by Charles Meck I first got a copy of this when I was 13 years old and it inspired me to no end. I mean, how could a single person have fished so many streams in their lifetime? I was
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A foggy morning on the Youghiogheny River From its beginnings in Preston County, WV, to where it enters the Monongahela River near McKeesport, PA, the Youghiogheny River goes against the grain. The Yough, for short, is a 134-mile river that travels in a primarily northern direction. In fact, Youghiogheny is an Algonquin word meaning “a
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