Watch: Slate Drakes on a Mountain Stream
A new video on the Dark Skies YouTube channel shows us exploring a mountain stream for native brook trout using a Slate Drake pattern....
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Ralph Scherder
- Sep 20
- 3 min
Studded or Felt-Lined Wading Boots: Which is Better?
Someone recently asked, should I get waders with studded or felt lined wading boots? It’s a good question, and there are positives and...
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Ralph Scherder
- Sep 6
- 1 min
Check Out the Dark Skies Fly Fishing Channel on YouTube!
Dark Skies Fly Fishing now has a YouTube channel! Every week, we explore new waters and new species throughout this region as well as...
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Ralph Scherder
- Sep 6
- 6 min
Tough Days are Inevitable: Adjustments to Make When Fish Aren't Cooperating
It would be nice if every day was a banner day. It would be nice if every car ride home after fishing was a windows down, radio up kind...
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Ralph Scherder
- Aug 28
- 4 min
George Harvey: The Dean of Fly Fishing
George Harvey was born in 1911 in DuBois, PA. Often referred to as the “Dean of Fly Fishing,” Harvey’s ideas were innovative and...
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Justin Leidy
- Aug 18
- 7 min
Dog Days Brook Trout on a Cameron County Class A Stream
Cameron County is often coined “The Hidden Gem” of The PA Wilds. Having a family cabin in this region, spending many days every year...
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Ralph Scherder
- Aug 17
- 14 min
Exploring New Waters: How to Find New Places to Fish and Have A Successful First Trip
Many times over the years, I’ve talked with people who said they’d fish new waters but they don’t know where to start or even how to find...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Watch: Massive Wild Brown Trout Caught and Released!
Fish often enough, and every now and then something amazing happens! In early July, following several days of thunderstorms and cooler...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jul 26
- 11 min
Fly Fishing for Smallmouth Bass in Small Streams
Although I’ve fished small streams for smallmouth bass my entire life, most of that was done with conventional tackle. Occasionally I...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jul 10
- 5 min
Favorite Panfish Flies Top to Bottom
Bluegills and other panfish on a fly rod are fun for kids, but they’re fun for adults, too. The nice thing about these species is their...
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Ralph Scherder
- Jul 7
- 4 min
Review: Jennings Net Co's Hand-Crafted Fishing Nets
If you believe in luck, then you believe in lucky items. A rabbit’s foot, a lucky hat, maybe even a lucky fly. But how about a lucky net?...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 26
- 6 min
5 Lessons Learned from Watching Others Fish
Back in March, I met my friend Justin Leidy on a local Class A stream. I met Justin last fall when he contacted me through this website...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 24
- 3 min
Cleaning Up (Literally) Along Little Kettle Creek
How much time does it take to make a difference? That’s a question I asked myself after my wife Natalie, our two kids, and I piled up...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 10
- 2 min
Two Stream Guides Now in Print!
Two of the stream guides that have only been available as digital downloads are now available in paperback in the online store. First...
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Ralph Scherder
- Apr 10
- 5 min
The Broken Fly Rod Blues...and How to Fix Them
Broken fly rods are a fact of life, and sooner or later, everyone gets to enjoy the experience of having one of their prized possessions...
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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 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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