By design, most of the man-made Lakes and Reservoirs in Pennsylvania were constructed with little, if any, regard to fish or fish requirements or habitats. Prior to flooding, the beds were cleared of trees and brush. This created a barren and featureless environment for fish and anglers alike. Although the hope was that abundant and… Read More »All About Porcupine Cribs
With everything going on at the moment related to COVID-19, the PA Fish and Boat Commission have announced some changes to the 2020 trout stocking program. This year, the PFBC will operate under a consolidated statewide schedule for all counties. Under this revised plan, statewide opening day of Trout season is April 7th. One key… Read More »Trout Stocking and COVID-19
5 SIMPLE WAYS YOU CAN MAXIMIZE THE CHANCE OF SURVIVAL As we head into prime time Striper fishing at Lake Wallenpaupack, we wanted to share some ways our local anglers can help reduce the chance of Striper mortality by covering some best practices for proper catch and release. While the concept of “catch and release”… Read More »Striped Bass: Minimizing Mortality
Should You Be Afraid to Try? No! Seriously, how elusive is this fish? I think the reputation certainly holds true but I do believe as we learn more about this fish and it’s habits the easier they’ve become to catch. As a general rule, it doesn’t take 10,000 casts to catch one if you follow certain… Read More »The Fish of 10,000 Casts
Differences between Striped Bass and Hybrid Striped Bass Can you tell the difference between a striped bass and a hybrid striped bass? What is a Hybrid? Hybrid striped bass (also known as a wiper or whiterock bass) is a hatchery-created hybrid between the pure striped bass and the white bass. As seen in the image… Read More »Can You Spot the Difference?
The hardest part of successful bait fishing at Lake Wallenpaupack is catching alewife and keeping them alive and active. The actual fishing process is easy; it’s the preparation that is tough. Alewife aren’t easy to catch. Nothing can be more disheartening than spending your valuable fishing time throwing a cast net over and over again… Read More »Keeping Alewife Alive