Ralph ScherderMay 86 minThe Cross Fork ExperienceLike many excursions, I ended up on a different stream than I set out for. My target had been Kettle Creek, and I had every intention of...
Ralph ScherderApr 236 minApril Showers Bring...Blue Quills on First Fork!I caught two trout on my first two casts before I realized there was a full scale Blue Quill hatch going on and trout were rising all...
Ralph ScherderMar 94 minSteel City Trout: 3 Pittsburgh Area Streams Worth a VisitBy 1840, Pittsburgh had grown into one of the largest cities west of the Allegheny Mountains in large part due to its production of iron,...
Ralph ScherderOct 14, 20213 minExploring the Hickory Creek WildernessIn 1984, the United States Congress designated 8,663 acres in northwestern Pennsylvania as the Hickory Creek Wilderness. The purpose of...
Ralph ScherderAug 9, 20219 minPA's Forgotten Limestoner: Yellow Creek, Bedford CountyYellow Creek is perhaps the least-known of Pennsylvania’s limestone streams, but it just might be the best. Of course, least-known...
Ralph ScherderMay 24, 20218 minA 3-Stream Tour of the Allegheny National ForestIt was a foggy, rainy Saturday morning when Greg Wickline and I headed to the Allegheny National Forest (ANF). Salmon Creek and a few...
Ralph ScherderApr 28, 20216 minWire to Wire on Spruce CreekI followed Route 453 South from Tyrone, glancing down at the Little Juniata River flowing low and clear in the early morning light. For...
Ralph ScherderApr 22, 20217 minHome Waters: First Fork Sinnemahoning CreekThere’s a ritual to arriving at camp. I unlock the door and step inside where it’s nice and cool and the air has that familiar, camp...
Ralph ScherderApr 14, 20217 minExploring New Waters: Spring Creek, PAA crew of workers and machinery blocked the road leading to Fisherman’s Paradise, and the woman in charge of traffic informed me that it...
Ralph ScherderMar 25, 20217 minLow Water Tactics: Fishing the Buffalo Creek DHALOWith 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...
Ralph ScherderMar 16, 20215 minPiney Creek DHALOAs 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...
Ralph ScherderMar 11, 20216 minChillin' on the Cool Spring Creek DHALOI 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...
Ralph ScherderMar 6, 20213 minFly Fishing the Oil Creek RegionOne of my earliest fishing memories is driving across the bridge in Oil City as caddisflies plastered the windshield. They were...
Ralph ScherderFeb 26, 20215 minDeer Creek DHALOA diamond in the rough, that’s how a fellow fly fisherman described Deer Creek in Allegheny County. But diamond may be a bit too...
Ralph ScherderFeb 5, 20214 minLaurel Highlands Trout TrailForget Marcellus Shale, coal mining, or timbering – water is still our number one resource. And when it comes to trout streams, in...
Ralph ScherderJan 4, 20214 minNeshannock Creek RevisitedNote: I've written about Neshannock Creek in the past here on Keystone Fly Fisher. That original entry focused around my first trip to...
Ralph ScherderNov 25, 20203 minUpper West Branch Susquehanna RiverAs evening settled in, the stream’s smooth surface became dotted with the rings of feeding trout. Seemingly gnat-sized mayflies fluttered...
Ralph ScherderNov 6, 20206 minGhost Town TrailAlthough not exactly a fly fishing destination, Ghost Town Trail is still a great place to visit and there is fishing nearby at Yellow...
Ralph ScherderOct 6, 20202 minClarion River and its TributariesThe Clarion River almost ruined me. My first day fishing there, I landed an even dozen wild brown trout, two of which measured over 20...
Ralph ScherderAug 31, 20202 minFirst Fork Sinnemahoning CreekFirst 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...