Exciting Times!

These truly are exciting times here at The River’s Edge!  In the past week I was elected President of the Roaring Run Watershed Association.  We are an environmental group who have been improving, protecting, and preserving the Roaring Run watershed for the last 25 years.  It is quite an honor for me to hold this position.  We have great plans for our rails to trails system and the future of this organization is very bright.   Please consider joining our group  or at the very least making a small donation(http://www.roaringrun.org).   We are a 501c3  registered  charity  and are  doing  great things for the  environment.  Also in the last week the Bald Eagle flew past the shop here in Leechburg several times!  Many of my customers over the last week have spotted it up and down the river, along with Osprey and Great Blue Heron.  Three of my friends swear they saw a 6-7 foot long Paddlefish in the Kiski near Vandergrift.  These fish were stocked by the PA Fish Commission since 1991.  The leaves are now at the peak for Fall foliage, the fishing is fantastic and the river is gorgeous.  Come see what your missing!

Fall is in the Air.

The air is changing and the leaves are just beginning to turn. Over the past few days I have been observing a Blue Heron and an Osprey fishing in the Kiski. Their activity has given me new incentive to hit the water myself. Two friends recently reported catching 87 smallmouth bass on the Leechburg to Schenley portion of the river. The Roaring Run Watershed fishing tournament was a great success! I will have the breakdown of the many fish that were caught in a later posting. The Kiskiminetas was featured in a front page article in the Valley News Dispatch. It is exciting to see the river I have loved since childhood used for canoeing and kayaking. Not to mention hiking, biking and fishing. If you get a chance stop in at The River’s Edge Canoe & Kayak and say hello!