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SMETHPORT, Pa. — Dave Tenny and I worked together at Control Chief and Dave is an avid outdoorsman and a great guy. He also is quite a wit and I was o...

How times change — and so quickly. Who would have thought the entire country would be forced to confront a deadly disease and essentially shut down to...

When I went to school, and for years after, I’d have a reoccurring dream in which I’d go to class and discover, to my horror, an important paper hadn’...

We all flatter ourselves, I believe, that we are constantly improving — or at the least not regressing when it comes to knowledge and enlightenment. L...

A few weeks ago I was walking in to one of my favorite stretches of the Kinzua Creek in McKean County for a last hurrah in trout fishing. Big browns c...

Last year the home phone rang. All I could think of was yet another telemarketer, and with some reluctance picked up the phone and in a short, cryptic...

I hate to be repetitive in my writing. Usually, you make a statement and move along. But, if you’re like me, you’re a dedicated trout fishermen the he...

I am a very fortunate guy. Many my age, born back in the Stone Age before computers, high gas prices and, gasp, the cell phone, find their interest in...

RANDOLPH — Frigid temps on opening day of trout season didn’t deter any serious anglers in their pursuit of the “big one” as they fished area waters s...

Trout fishermen tried their luck Monday on streams, ponds and lakes throughout New York state for the traditional April 1 trout opener. As is so often...

The Genesee River begins as a tiny trickle of water in Ulysses Township, Potter County, Pa. The Iroquois called the important trade and trvael route t...

The morning sun beamed down from a pure blue sky unmarred by the shadow of a single cloud. The golden light shined with gentle benevolence on streams,...

It’s 2019. Seems like it just turned 2018, didn’t it? A year couldn’t have flashed by that quickly, could it? Sadly or gladly, depending on your indiv...

It was hot; the sun beamed down with a vengeance from a clear blue sky and the mercury hovered in the low 90s, although a breeze was blowing and kept ...

I don’t know what it is about New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine. As you stand in their mountains and look around, there is a certain sparkling quality...

ALBANY (AP) — As a heat wave scorches the region, New York state environmental officials are asking anglers to be considerate of heat-stressed fish. T...

If you have read any of my columns on trout fishing you might have noticed over time I’ve always stressed going as light as possible when pursuing the...

The spinner arced across the stream, landing a foot from the bank. I flipped the rod tip up to start the blade, lowered the rod and began the retrieve...