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The scene of jumping squid and striped bass recurs in my imagination when I’m off the water, and has kept…»

After nearly 8 months and almost 100 blog entries, this will be my final blog.  I’m resigning as the writer…»

A male Hendrickson dun (E. subvaria)

  Well, it’s official.  Winter has ended.  The biggest snowstorm in Central Pennsylvania occurred in October, so it’s not like…»

Orvis Guide to Fly Fishing on WFN: World Fishing Network Gives Novice Anglers a Weekly Fly Fishing Lesson DENVER, March…»

Very funny…if you like nerdy bug humor like I do.

From the dcbureau.org By Peter Mantius, on March 9th, 2012 Highlights: After natural gas drilling began near their rural homes…»

Some very good news from the Atlantic Salmon Federation: Highlights: A report issued by the Quebec Government indicates that an…»

These articles aren’t really a surprise.  Pennsylvania has a long tradition of allowing the most harmful industries known to mankind to…»

I wonder if a Pooch streamer would work on the Upper Delaware? http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/entertainment/celebrity/Blunt-quits-flyfishing-after-dog-horror_17908005

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When most people dream of spring break, they imagine warm water, sandy beaches, and picturesque sunsets.  But my trip to Manchester Vermont had…»

Great insight from Jeff Goodell at Rolling Stone Magazine into the truth behind Marcellus Shale development.  It’s a long article, but well…»

February 28, 2012 The Sturgeon’s Looming Endangered Listing By DEBORAH WEISBERG The New York Times Highlights: The ruling by the…»

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In 2003, I had just resigned from the board of a conservation organization that had pledged to protect the Upper Delaware River.  Up…»

As long as the Susquehanna remains sick (see my last blog), it is hard to imagine a clean, healthy Chesapeake Bay. From:…»

Profoundly sad news on the health of the Lower Susquehanna River from Lancasteronline. Originally  Published Feb 13, 2012 By AD…»

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Today is the final day of the Lancaster Fly Fishing Show, and, for those in the east, the show season…»

Please take a couple minutes to complete this survey and help T.U. battle invasive aquatic species. https://survey.lilt.ilstu.edu/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=m80H6553   T.U.’s web…»

From Shelley Dawicki at the Northeast Fisheries Science Center Thirty of 150 Atlantic salmon smolts tagged by NOAA’s Northeast Fisheries…»

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  It’s been a warmer than average winter, and nature’s creatures notice things like that.  Winter birds, which normally flock to the…»

A deadly reminder of what can happen when diseased fish are transported from one waterway to another. http://www.goerie.com/article/20120131/NWPAOUT10/301319939/Mike-Bleech%3A-Raceway-disease-dooms-trout-in-Erie-area-co-op-nurseries

SCIENTISTS FIND RADIOACTIVE FISH IN VERMONT http://www.wptz.com/r/30404276/detail.html Reminds me of the three eyed fish in the Simpsons!

Every once in a while, one of our political parties completely loses its mind on an issue.  This isn’t a…»

The top 4 reasons why I love Vermont: #4 Ben and Jerry’s  Ice Cream http://www.benjerry.com/ #3  The American Museum of Fly…»

By DANA MASSING, Erie Times-News dana.massing@timesnews.com Great Lakes biologist Jim Grazio wouldn’t expect harmful algal blooms in Presque Isle Bay…»

From RICHARD DEGENER, Staff Writer, pressofAtlanticCity.com New Jersey has shut down its river herring fishery partly because it does not…»