On a business trip to State College earlier this spring, I had only two hours of free time and decided it should be spent fly fishing on Bald Eagle Creek in Centre County. Not to be confused with the nearby stream of the same name, this Bald Eagle Creek is a 55-mile tributary of the […]
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Fish often enough, and every now and then something amazing happens! In early July, following several days of thunderstorms and cooler weather, I was able to get on the stream and chase some big wild brown trout. I ended up landing my personal best wild brown, and I was fortunate enough to get it
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Although I’ve fished small streams for smallmouth bass my entire life, most of that was done with conventional tackle. Occasionally I picked up the fly rod and caught a few, but I didn’t really focus on them with the intent to get better at catching them. The past couple years, though, I’ve purposed to change
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Discusses a summer visit to the Fly Fishing Only section and what you can expect when fishing there this time of year.
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Bluegills and other panfish on a fly rod are fun for kids, but they’re fun for adults, too. The nice thing about these species is their simplicity. If they’re hungry, they eat, and they’re generally not as selective as trout. However, that doesn’t mean they can’t be picky. In fact, they can be downright infuriating,
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If you believe in luck, then you believe in lucky items. A rabbit’s foot, a lucky hat, maybe even a lucky fly. But how about a lucky net? I recently obtained a hand-crafted, 22-inch wooden handled net from Jennings Net Co in Mercer County, PA. The 22-inch handle is important here because, without it, I’m
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Fishing with big dry flies is fun. An easy-to-see Stimulator or hopper pattern floating in the current and a long shadow rising up to engulf it. It’s the stuff of dreams. Fishing big dry flies is not always easy, though. Big dry flies twist the line, are a pain to cast, and require an
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For the first time ever, I drove down Owasse Road to the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only (DHALO) section of Pine Creek in the PA Grand Canyon and encountered no other vehicles parked along the stream. Moreover, after tugging on my waders and stringing up my rod, I pushed through the foliage to the
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Many streams across the country have been running at historically low levels the past two years, and with lower water comes certain challenges. Low, clear water can make trout more selective, spooky, and harder to approach, but not impossible to catch. Here are six tactics I use to continue catching trout in these types of
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Recently, I was in Bradford County for business and found myself with an evening to explore local waters. Bradford County is a part of Pennsylvania often referred to as the Endless Mountains, and if you’ve ever driven through here, you know why, but they’re a different kind of mountains than you might find in
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