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Trout photo contest

The results are in, chosen from dozens of great shots of Pittsburgh area anglers. See all the photos submitted.

Trout stocking schedules

Click here for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission's interactive stocking directory.

Reader photos

We want to see your best shots. Here are the categories: Hunting photos | Fishing photos | Outdoors photos

Good reasons for anglers to steer clear of bass beds

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Bass reproduction is jeopardized when the fish are caught off spawning beds, even if they're caught and released.

The fact that little Peters Lake recently yielded a 10-pound 1-ounce largemouth bass doesn't surprise Rick Lorson, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission biologist who manages the 35-acre ... (05/18/2008)

Great outdoors week

Dan Marsula/Post-Gazette illustration

Boat, bicycle, fishing fish, hemet, and fun in the sun.

"WALLS ARE BAD." It may never stick as a perpetual part of regional lingo like some other 'Burgh-born slogans, but it makes its point. ... (05/18/2008)

Hunting/Fishing

Where to go: Meadowcroft Rockshelter (05/18/2008)
EVENTS CALENDAR (05/18/2008)
Fishing Report: 5/16/08 (05/16/2008)
Lake Arthur has all the right stuff to grow trophy muskies (05/11/2008)
Student project targets Loyalhanna tributary (05/11/2008)
Notebook: Elk applications being accepted (05/11/2008)
Outdoors by the numbers ... 22 (05/11/2008)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar (05/11/2008)
Fishing Report (05/09/2008)
Trout photo contest winners (05/04/2008)
A wake up call for bears (05/04/2008)
Float-fishing Pennsylvania's northwest corner (05/04/2008)
Opportunities abound for getting out in southwestern Pennsylvania (05/04/2008)
By the numbers: $45 billion (05/04/2008)
Five questions on ... protecting skin from the sun (05/04/2008)
Fishing Report (05/02/2008)
Fishing: Family Tyes heads to Washington (04/27/2008)
Notebook: Citizen advisory impacts deer regs (04/27/2008)
Altoona man catches record muskie on hooked trout at Canoe Creek Lake (04/27/2008)
Moraine named park of the year (04/27/2008)
Get Out Events, Hunting & Fishing Calendar (04/27/2008)
Fishing Report (04/25/2008)
Hunting: Deer seasons adjusted (04/23/2008)
Clues on the water's surface reveal what's happening underneath (04/20/2008)
Hunting: Fayette hunter collects a turkey grand slam (04/20/2008)

Public-private partnerships vital to habitat improvement

Anglers were treated to double the fun on Montour Run this spring when the stocked portion of the Ohio River tributary was increased from one to two miles. ... (05/18/2008)

Great outdoors week schedule of events

Great Outdoors Week continues through May 25. Details at www.greatoutdoorsweek.org. May 18 Pedal Pittsburgh. 6:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. A ride, not a race. www.pedalpittsburgh.org. ... (05/18/2008)

GetOut spotlight

Weeknight Wine and Cheese Hike, May 21 A pleasant walk, a little wine, a slice of cheese and bread... If that doesn't pry you away from your computer screen, nothing will. ... (05/18/2008)

Outdoors by the numbers

Days in Pennsylvania when fishing is free. On Sat., May 24 and Sun., June 1 no fishing license is required of residents and non-residents. All other fishing regulations apply. ... (05/18/2008)