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Mar 25
7 min

Low Water Tactics: Fishing the Buffalo Creek DHALO

With only half a day to fish last week, I opted for home waters. I was due to pick my two kids up at daycare that afternoon, so I didn’t...

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Ralph Scherder

Mar 16
5 min

Piney Creek DHALO

As I pulled into the parking area within Old Mill Park, I saw a guy downstream netting a trout. In the time it took me to string up my...

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Ralph Scherder

Mar 11
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

Mar 6
3 min

Fly Fishing the Oil Creek Region

One of my earliest fishing memories is driving across the bridge in Oil City as caddisflies plastered the windshield. They were...

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Ralph Scherder

Feb 26
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 5
4 min

Laurel Highlands Trout Trail

Forget Marcellus Shale, coal mining, or timbering – water is still our number one resource. And when it comes to trout streams, in...

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Ralph Scherder

Jan 4
4 min

Neshannock Creek Revisited

Note: I've written about Neshannock Creek in the past here on Keystone Fly Fisher. That original entry focused around my first trip to...

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Ralph Scherder

Nov 25, 2020
3 min

Upper West Branch Susquehanna River

As evening settled in, the stream’s smooth surface became dotted with the rings of feeding trout. Seemingly gnat-sized mayflies fluttered...

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Ralph Scherder

Nov 6, 2020
6 min

Ghost Town Trail

Although not exactly a fly fishing destination, Ghost Town Trail is still a great place to visit and there is fishing nearby at Yellow...

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Ralph Scherder

Oct 6, 2020
2 min

Clarion River and its Tributaries

The Clarion River almost ruined me. My first day fishing there, I landed an even dozen wild brown trout, two of which measured over 20...

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Ralph Scherder

Aug 31, 2020
2 min

First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek

First Fork Sinnemahoning Creek will always be my home stream. More than that, it's my "place." It's where I go to unwind and relax and...

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Ralph Scherder

Jun 8, 2020
4 min

Parker Dam State Park

At first glance, Parker Dam State Park is a relatively small tract of public land located just east of Penfield in Clearfield County....

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Ralph Scherder

Apr 17, 2020
4 min

Slippery Rock Creek

Several years ago, my friend Greg asked if I’d like to help him explore a stream he’d just discovered. He’d been on his way home from a...

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Ralph Scherder

Apr 7, 2020
3 min

East Branch Tunungwant Creek

If not for a special regulations section, most anglers would never even know East Branch Tunungwant Creek exists, let alone has a healthy...

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Ralph Scherder

Apr 1, 2020
4 min

Fly Fishing in Elk Country

The town of Benezette may be known as the heart of Pennsylvania elk country, but it’s also a great staging point for some of the area’s...

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Ralph Scherder

Mar 28, 2020
4 min

Raccoon Lake, Beaver County PA

According to the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program, there were 151 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps stationed in Pennsylvania...

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Ralph Scherder

Mar 27, 2020
4 min

Yellow Creek Lake

Located in Indiana County, Yellow Creek Lake encompasses the historic Kittanning Path once used by the Delaware and Shawnee nations as...

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Ralph Scherder

Mar 26, 2020
3 min

Little Sandy Creek, Venango County PA

My first success with nymphing came on Little Sandy Creek some 20 years ago, when I discovered this scenic little freestone stream less...

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Ralph Scherder

Apr 23, 2019
4 min

Fishing Neshannock Creek

Although I’ve lived my whole life less than 45 minutes from Volant, PA, I’d never fished Neshannock Creek until last fall. I tried to...

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Ralph Scherder

Mar 19, 2019
4 min

East Hickory Creek

If a stream were judged by scenic beauty alone, East Hickory Creek would rank high on anyone’s list. The combination of wilderness...

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