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‘Shallow’ thinking leads to bass success

CHESAPEAKE BEACH, Md. — Years before the current craze to fish from kayaks and target shallow water took hold among anglers, outdoors writer, author and lecturer Joe Bruce favored the action to be had on small streams and shallow rivers over the likes of the Chesapeake Bay and Potomac River in his native Maryland. With the Saturday opening of Pennsylvania’s bass season just days away, it may benefit anglers to be shallow thinkers in some situations. Indeed, less is often best when targeting bass. Bruce, whose book “Shallow Water Tips & Techniques, Rigging for Success,” is the ...

East Licking Creek Trout

Fishermen walk many miles. The float, they boat, they wade, and in some cases they even swim. If only we could stop by our neighbor’s trash can as they dispose of a old pair of leaky waders and somehow hear a story of where they’ve been and what they’ve seen. If boats, fishing rods or vests, could talk, what would they tell us about great days on the water and the proud angler that they clothed or towed? They would probably tell a facetious story about a man or woman, who at times, had a passion sometimes outweighed their common sense. Any avid angler has those moments when ...

New hunting adventure proved to be hog wild

Over the years I have been fortunate to experience some wonderful outdoor adventures throughout North America. From spending a week on horseback in the Bob Marshall Wilderness in Montana fly fishing for cutthroat trout to fishing for salmon in Alaska and hunting black bears in Canada to ...

Tips on directional, positional calling

The thing that can make hunting knowledge gleaned from other outdoorsmen and women somewhat dubious, is the fact that you may get a different opinion or suggestion from each person that you ask. This is especially true when gathering second-hand information in regard to turkey hunting. Undoubtedly, calling techniques and suggestions are at the forefront of the most commonly asked and answered questions when it comes to our feather foes. So, with the most typical questions of the amount, type of, and the loudness of calling set aside, let’s explore some of the benefits of what I ...

New PFSC director Daub proves to be a self-starter

HARRISBURG — With the appointment of Harold Daub as newly appointed executive director of the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen and Conservations came all the public-relations generated quotes attributed to the 57-year-old Muir native always associated with such press releases. Then, ...

Not your typical lesson on patience

Outdoors writers often cover the same topics over and over, and over again. Am I guilty of this myself as a writer? Absolutely, but I’m trying to kick the habit — starting after this article. I mean, is anybody else tired of beating that dead horse about patience in the woods? Absolutely patience leads to more success. Do you know what else patience can lead to? Being a better parent, a better student, more retention of what you read, and being an overall better human being in general. A saying, however, doesn’t actually teach us anything. Is the saying “patience leads ...