ichthyology

HARRISBURG (TNS) — With thousands of lakes, ponds and sections of streams acrossPennsylvaniastocked with untold thousands of fish of unknown species b...

The first day brings an avalanche of memories cascading down upon me. So many great days on the stream, so many wonderful people and varied weather an...

Man, the first quarter of the year has rolled around again. Yes, the months of January, February and March can be cold, snowy and very boring if you d...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has made changes to its stocking plans because of environmental changes or upgrading waters to wild trout ma...

With the calendar — and assuredly the weather — stating that it’s the dead of winter, it’s hopeful to note that in only about three weeks the Pennsylv...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Crossbreeding between two invasive crayfish species has been found in theJuniata Riverbasin of centralPennsylvania, raising concern...

Writing weekly articles for two newspapers is a seemingly never- ending chore. You finish up one week’s editorials and immediately begin working on th...

Pennsylvania is ranked eighth nationally for the largest number of deaths through wildlife attacks from 1999 to 2019. Through those 20 years, Pennsylv...

New York state fisheries researchers identified lake trout fry in Lake Erie this past spring, a significant milestone in re-establishing wild stocks o...

In the early years of this century, anglers, fishing guides and fisheries biologists were beginning to worry about the Susquehanna River, which had en...

When Covid-19 hit, you could practically hear the screech of brakes as our country came to a rapid stop. As in any pandemic, the best way to slow the ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Computed tomography, or CT scanning, which combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles around an organism and uses...

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...

The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, which stocks certain state waterways with millions of trout each year, is experimenting with stocking trout...

By the mid-1800s, the brook trout populations native to the eastern streams of the United States were under duress from overfishing and heavy logging,...

Everyone loves a surprise. Little did I know two surprises were awaiting me. Friday, I had no idea exactly what I’d be doing Saturday. Around 4 p.m. m...

Summer is here with its long, hot days and many of us are searching for something relaxing to do outdoors with the family. Now is just the time to tra...

Rhode Island’s topography leaves little doubt it’s one of the New England states. Largely flat and very rocky with low, heavily forested, rolling hill...

The latest book by St. Marys native and former Era city editor Rob Simbeck is a collection of the noted author’s outdoor writing. “The Southern Wildli...

The calendar indicates that we’re in the month of April. Some years in our climate, it’s easy to tell that spring is on the way; other years, not so m...