The Bradford Era

Today, the trend in fishing seems to be toward more and more specialized rods. Certainly, technology plays a big part in this since the lighter, stron...

Opposition in all things is necessary for growth. As the prophet Lehi taught his son, “For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things...

The eastern sky began to lighten, the stars to fade, dawn was quickly chasing the night away. It was time to sound like an owl, a barred owl to be exa...

After having spent a week hunting spring gobblers in Ohio with my buddy Jim Acker, I was apprehensive about our Pennsylvania season. When you never he...

The fishing was quite good this year, the weather fairly cooperative and my early mornings were spent in pursuit of the wily trout. On occasion as I s...

Beautiful bands of pink and gold streaked the eastern sky — the hills still black bulwarks against the coming dawn. As I waited a few minutes, several...

I’d slept in yesterday morning for a change for I had many things to do: Genealogy research, pay bills, clean up the house, restock the fishing vest a...

With the Pennsylvania trout season opening early this year, I don’t care for it falling on Easter weekend as it conflicts with so many family function...

With trout season fast approaching, I was taking all the precautions possible by readying all my trout fishing tackle. New line, oil the reels, check ...