Mark Nale

Port Matilda

Freelance Outdoor Writer and Photographer at Freelance

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Articles

Foundation makes wetlands, stream accessible for all in Pennsylvania

4 days ago | outdoornews.com | Mark Nale

Twenty-two cars and pickups nearly filled the parking lot at the Soaring Eagle Wetlands near Julian, Pa. The vehicles mainly belonged to anglers taking advantage of the access to a section of Bald Eagle Creek delineated as Keystone Select – and stocked with buckets full of big trout. It should be no surprise that anglers flock to the state’s Keystone Stocked Trout Waters, because they provide excellent catch-and-release fishing for large trout.
Experience two worlds at Pennsylvania's Presque Isle State Park

1 week ago | centredaily.com | Mark Nale

In mid-May, I attended the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers conference in Erie. The conference was its usual good mixture of craft improvement seminars, newsmaker presentations and good fellowship. Since I was in the northwest corner of the state, I was particularly interested in presentations by Visit Erie and Captain Eric Guerrin and Teresa Guerrin of TowBoatUS Erie PA. They spoke about the uniqueness of Lake Erie and of Presque Isle Bay in particular. I wanted to see this for myself.
Lin Gamble earns Pennsylvania Outdoor News' 2025 Person of the Year honor

1 month ago | outdoornews.com | Mark Nale

Many people had given up on Tubmill Creek, a stocked trout stream in northern Westmoreland County, Pa., but not Lin Gamble. Along with the non-profit Tubmill Trout Club, Gamble has been working to improve their namesake stream and its tributaries since 1998. From its headwaters on Laurel Hill, Tubmill Creek flows northwest to where it is dammed to form Tubmill Reservoir. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
It's almost trout season in PA. Here's everything you need to know in Centre County

2 months ago | centredaily.com | Mark Nale

Trout anglers are getting ready for what for many is the most anticipated day of the year - the opening day of the stocked trout season. For some it is a day of family fun, for others it is an opportunity for friends to fish together over good populations of stocked trout. Although the creel limit is five trout per day, anglers practicing catch and release have a chance to land many trout in one day.
Pennsylvania's Class A stream-stocking exemptions method altered

Feb 12, 2025 | outdoornews.com | Mark Nale

Since the beginning of “Operation FUTURE” in 1981, Pennsylvania streams having a thriving population of wild trout have been removed from the stocking list. These streams, labeled Class A because of their high trout biomass, can provide excellent fishing without stocking. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission regularly receives requests for some of these formally stocked streams to be returned to the stocking list. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
Survey shows great numbers, size of wild brown trout on Pennsylvania's Little Juniata River

Jan 28, 2025 | outdoornews.com | Mark Nale

The results of the summer 2024 electro-fishing survey of the lower Little Juniata River in Pennsylvania show a very healthy wild brown trout population. The details of this study were presented on Jan. 16 to the members of the Little Juniata River Association at its monthly meeting. The Little Juniata River originates in Blair County near Altoona at the confluence of Spring Run and Kettle Creek.
Rhododendron is Mother Nature’s winter thermometer

Jan 27, 2025 | outdoornews.com | Mark Nale

Rhododendron leaves hang curled and seemingly lifeless on a frigid winter morning. As temperatures rise into the 20s, rhododendron’s leathery, evergreen leaves uncurl slowly to greet the morning sun. When temperatures reach the 30s, its leaves look almost summer-like. This curling-uncurling characteristic makes the rhododendron Mother Nature’s winter thermometer. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com.
The chatty red squirrel: Known for scolding deer hunters

Jan 14, 2025 | outdoornews.com | Mark Nale

A machine-gun-like chatter echoing through the mixed hemlock, beech, and maple forest is the scolding that a deer hunter gets when he enters the territory of a feisty red squirrel. Weighing approximately 6 ounces and measuring only a foot long – half of which is tail – the little squirrel packs a large vocal punch. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.
30 predator hunts are scheduled this winter in Pennsylvania. Here's what to know

Jan 12, 2025 | centredaily.com | Mark Nale

A cloud hangs over organized predator hunts, and they have been banned in several states, including New York. However, they are going strong in the Keystone State. At least 30 organized predator hunts are scheduled across Pennsylvania, including one in Centre County, and hunters are eager to participate. Hunts begin in January and continue through mid-March.
Thirty predator hunts scheduled in Pennsylvania this winter

Jan 10, 2025 | outdoornews.com | Mark Nale

At least 30 organized predator hunts are scheduled across Pennsylvania and hunters are eager to participate. Hunts began this month and continue through mid-March. Thirteen hunts are planned to start in January – beginning with Endless Mountains Coon Hunters 20th annual Coyote & Fox Hunt centered in Susquehanna County. This content is restricted to subscribers of OutdoorNews.com. If you are already an OutdoorNews.com subscriber, you can log in here.