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Feedback received regarding Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries

At the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7, committee member Nate Walters brought up a discussion regarding the Strategic Plan for Management of Trout Fisheries in Pennsylvania for 2025-29. The presentation was given by committee member Nate Walters. A ...

Study analyzes blotchy bass syndrome in Commonwealth, and its cause

During a public meeting with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission on Tuesday, Jan. 7, the prevalence of blotchy bass syndrome within smallmouth bass in the Susquehanna and Juniata rivers was brought up. Blotchy bass syndrome is hyper-pigmented melanistic skin lesions, which was first ...

Winter birding

It was cold and the wind was blowing hard but there I was with two friends, scanning the whitecaps of Rose Valley Lake, hoping for a “fallout” of waterfowl and vagrant species. Winter birding in these kinds of conditions can be challenging, but also rewarding. We didn’t find many ...