What is a Flybrary?
The first time I saw a Flybrary was on Kettle Creek, near the lower limit of the project area. Stuck in this little panel were numerous...
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Ralph Scherder
- Feb 26
- 5 min
Morning on Pequea Creek
Pequea Creek, pronounced “peck-way,” flows through the heart of Amish country in Lancaster County. By most standards, it’s a marginal...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jan 19
- 4 min
Keystone Select Trout Waters, Seven Years Later
Seven years ago this spring, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) implemented the first Keystone Select Trout Waters program....
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Ralph Scherder
- Jan 13
- 2 min
PFBC Announces Significant Addition of Public Fishing Access on Twenty Mile Creek in Erie County
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) announced this bit of news, and I wanted to share it here on the blog. A major problem...
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Ralph Scherder
- Aug 11, 2022
- 6 min
Fish this Spot #1: Small Stream Pools
Most anglers can identify the prime holding water along any stretch of stream. Small streams are particularly easy to read since you can...
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Ralph Scherder
- Aug 5, 2022
- 7 min
24 Hours on the "Real" Spruce Creek
Spur of the moment fishing trips are the best. Like when my friend Brian Pitell called up on a Tuesday and asked if I’d be available to...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 29, 2022
- 4 min
A Tale of Two Streams: Chasing Drakes
The evening began on the lower end of First Fork’s Delayed Harvest section. The afternoon rain had cleared into a beautiful evening – a...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 16, 2021
- 4 min
Perfect Conditions for Big Trout on Buffalo Creek
Water levels have been so low the past year that I almost forgot how good Buffalo Creek can look with a little meat on its bones. The...
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Ralph Scherder
- Mar 11, 2021
- 6 min
Chillin' on the Cool Spring Creek DHALO
I stopped at the Neshannock Creek Fly Shop on my way to Cool Spring Creek to replenish some fly tying supplies. When the guy behind the...
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Ralph Scherder
- Feb 26, 2021
- 5 min
Deer Creek DHALO
A diamond in the rough, that’s how a fellow fly fisherman described Deer Creek in Allegheny County. But diamond may be a bit too...
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Ralph Scherder
- Feb 11, 2021
- 4 min
First Casts of A New Season
My first cast of 2021 landed in Letort Spring Run, and as soon as the fly hit the water, three small brown trout scattered in different...
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Ralph Scherder
- Sep 25, 2020
- 11 min
Joe Humphreys: A Fly Fishing Legend
Born on January 19, 1929, in Curwensville, Pennsylvania, Joe Humphreys always had an innate passion for water and the creatures that...
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Ralph Scherder
- Sep 11, 2020
- 7 min
Trickle Trout
I'm pleased to announce that my article "Trickle Trout" which appeared in the March/April 2019 issue of American Angler recently received...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 16, 2020
- 4 min
Tying Fwy Fwies
As I sat at my desk trying to figure out what fly to tie using a package of olive Cactus Chenille, my three-year-old daughter Sophia came...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 11, 2020
- 2 min
Mop Fly, I Hate You
You’re not a nymph, or a minnow, or even a bug. Some say you “resemble” a worm or a grub, and others say you're the best crane fly larva...
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Ralph Scherder
- Oct 1, 2018
- 4 min
Stream Surveys Shed Light on Coldwater Resources
Recently, I had the opportunity to join a team of biologists from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) as they surveyed the...
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Ralph Scherder
- Sep 20, 2018
- 4 min
The Bugs We Love
It’s not often that nobody complains about bugs in their hair, but that was the case on First Fork Sinnemahoning that evening. Huge...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
Welcome to Dark Skies Fly Fishing
Mission statement: To bring you informative, educational, and entertaining stories and photos about fly fishing in Pennsylvania and...
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Ralph Scherder
- May 8, 2018
- 2 min
An Evening on the Water
A scattering of trout are sipping something off the water’s surface, but there’s no telling for sure what they’re eating. There are no...
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