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July 1993 Knnsylvania Angler July 1993 Vol Pennsylvania Stmighi Qa/k Historic Day for the Susquehanna Before development of the Pennsylvania canal system in the 1830s. anadromous fishes like shad and herring migrated into the Susquehanna River as far as Binghamton, New York. Hundreds of thousands and perhaps millions of shad were harvested each year by commercial netters in the upper Chesapeake Bay and lower Susquehanna River. Dams built to sustain the canal system began to reduce the annual migrations, and on March 30, 1866. Governor Andrew Curtin signed Act 336. which established the post of Pennsylvania Fish Commissioner. The first Commissioner was charged with the responsibility for management of Pennsylvania's fishery resources, with the spe­ cific mandate of managing and protecting the migratory fishes in the Susquehanna River. Although there was some redeveloped fish migration into central Pennsylvania when the canal dams were abandoned and destroyed in the late 1880s. construction of hy­ droelectric dams at York Haven and Holtwood during 1904 to 1910. and the Conowingo project in 1928, closed the Susquehanna River to runs of migratory fishes. The Fish Commission was unable to save the migrations because the Federal Power Commis­ sion and the U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries concluded that "it was very doubtful that shad would ascend a fishway of any description or any height." In 1947, as the technology in fishway design improved, the Pennsylvania Fish Commission and the Joint State Government Commission requested the 1947 Session of the Penn­ sylvania General Assembly to ask the U. S. Congress to fund studies regarding the biological and engineering feasibility of constructing fish passage facilities at the Susquehanna River dam. Congress, in turn, asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to recommend to Pennsylvania and Maryland how to proceed, and the Susquehanna River Anadro­ mous Fish Restoration Program began. Much water has gone over the dams and mil­ lions of shad have been handled since then, but the most significant event to date took place June 1. 1993, on City Island in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Representatives from governmental agencies and environmental groups joined with utility officials to sign an agreement to build fish lifts at three hydroelectric dams on the Susquehanna River in southeastern Pennsylvania. The fish lifts allow American shad, river herring and other migratory fish species to traverse the dams on their annual upriver journey from the Atlantic Ocean via the Chesapeake Bay. Fish lifts at two dams—Holtwood and Safe Harbor—are planned to be completed in time for the spring 1997 shad run. and a ladder at the third dam. York Haven, would be completed by spring 2000. With the completion of the fish passage facilities, more than 200 miles of the Susquehanna River once again will be open to shad migration. Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey said, "We look forward to the return of the native American shad to their migratory home in Pennsylvania waters of the Susquehanna River." "This is a proud day for Maryland," said Maryland Governor William Donald Schaefer. "This agreement shows how states and private industry can work together to create a belter environment by working to restore the shad population to the Chesapeake Bay and the Susquehanna River." Among those represented at the signing ceremony were the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Edward R. Miller, P.E. Service, the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, the Pennsylvania Department of Executive Director Environmental Resources, the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, the Maryland Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Department of Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Federation of Spoilsmen's Clubs, Upper Chesapeake Watershed Association. Pennsylvania Power & Light Company, and Met­ ropolitan Edison and Baltimore Gas & Electric companies. I commented that "Today's agreement allows completion of the major fish passage facilities required to open the Susquehanna River again to fish migrations. It is a fit­ ting testimony to the years of effort by many concerned people who were committed to restoration of this valuable resource. As Pennsylvania's lead agency in this long­ standing effort, the Fish & Boat Commission is particularly pleased that the fishery restoration program has reached this historic level." It is indeed a historic day for the Susquehanna River and the Commonwealth of Penn­ sylvania. July 1993 Knnsylvania Angler July 1993 Vol. 62 No. 7 Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission J. Wayne Yorks Pennsylvania President Benton James S. Biery, Jr. ANGLER Vice President The Keystone Sate s Offlcfa/ Fishing Magazine ^^ Swatara Samuel M. Concilia North East Ross J. Huhn Swatara Creek by Dick Becker Saltsburg Donald N. Lacy The "Swattie" flows 85 miles from Schuylkill County to the Reading Susquehanna River at Middletown. It's a gem for those who know Paul J. Mahon its good fishing 4 Clarks Green T. T. Metzger, Jr. Kyle and Kahle Largemouth Bass by Jeff Knapp Johnstown Howard E. Pflugfelder In these western Pennsylvania lakes, good bass fishing comes in New Cumberland small packages 7 Leon Reed Honesdale Pennsylvania's Parkland Lakes by Tom Fegely William J. Sabatose Brockport Some 96 of the state's 114 parklands contain some of Pennsylvania's best fishing. Check out this border-to-border look at where to go 10 Boating Advisory Board Donald J. Little Focus on Midsummer Hatches by Charles R. Meek Chairman If you think the great fly hatches end in June, guess again. Right now Philadelphia there's productive fishing with trout rising to hatches. Here's what's Clayton Buchanan hatching and where, and how to cash in on the action 14 Pittsburgh Martin P. Eisert Erie Fish Plastic Worms like an Expert by Mike Bleech Vincent P. Riggi Plastic worm fishing in Pennsylvania takes special attention to detail. Clarks Summit These specifics can help you raise your score 18 Thaddeus Piotrowski Bloomsburg Surefire White Bass Tactics by Darl Black Magazine Staff White bass are a willing quarry and great fun to catch. You can have Editor—Art Michaels the most fun when you know exactly how to fool them and where Editorial Assistant—Charlene Seifert the best fishing is in Pennsylvania 21 Art Director—Ted Walke Circulation—Eleanor Mutch Bald Eagle Bonanza by Ed Howey Circulation—Patti Copp The Bald Eagle State Forest, in central Pennsylvania, boasts many different kinds of trout fishing to please everyone 25 Staff'Assistant—Rose Ann Bartal Staff'Assistant—Nita Lynch On the Water with Dave Wolf Regular contributors Those that got away 31 Darl Black Mike Bleech Tom Fegely Jeff Knapp The covers Pennsylvania Angler (ISSN0031-434X1 is published monlhly by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boal Commission, 3532 Walnut Street, Harrisburg. PA 17109. ©1993. This issue's front cover shows PA Angler regular contrihutor Tom Fegely with a nice large- Nothing in this magazine may be reprinted without the written permission of the mouth bass he fooled on Promised Land State Park's Upper Lake, Pike County. For a detailed Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. Subseription rates: one year. S9: three years, $25; single copies are $1.50 each. Second class postage is paid at Harrisburg. look at the best fishing in Pennsylvania state parks, please see page 10. Want more hotspot de­ PA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Pennsylvania Angler Circulation, tails? Check out Dick Becker's article on Swatara Creek on page 4, Jeff Knapp's specifics on Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission. P.O. Box 67000, Harrisburg. PA 17106- 70O0. For subscription and change of address, use above address. Please allow six largemouth bass fishing at Kyle and Kahle lakes on page 7, and Ed Howey's article on the smor­ weeks for processing. Send all other correspondence to: The Editor, Pennsylvania gasbord of trout fishing available in central Pennsylvania's Bald Eagle State Forest on page 25. Angler, P.O. Box 671X10. Harrisburg. PA 17106-7000. Editorial queries and contributions If you'd like to tangle with a willing quarry that's fun to catch, please turn to Darl Black's de­ are welcome, hut must be accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes. Material accepted for publication is subject to Pennsylvania Fish ec Boat Commission standards tailed look at our state's white bass action beginning on page 21. Lastly, get in on the great matching- and requirements for editing and revising. Submissions are handled carefully, but the-hatch fishing for July trout with Charlie Meck's article on page 14. Want to see your picture the publisher assumes no responsibility for the return or safety of submissions in his possession or in transit. The authors" views, ideas and advice expressed in this in Pennsylvania Angler"? Send us a snapshot of your best catch this season for publication con­ rnagffrinfl do not necessarily reflect the opinion or official position of the Pennsylvania sideration in our "Cast & Caught" pages, starting on page 28. Now's a terrific time to start a sub­ Fish & Boal Commission or its staff. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boal Commission scription to the Angler or renew. Check out the special offer on this issue's back cover. receives federal aid in sport tish restoration. Under appropriate federal acts, the U. S. Department of Ihe Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, age. sex or handicap. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, aem-hy. or facility as described above, or if you desire more information, please write to: The Office of Equal Opportunity, Department of the Interior, Washington. DC 20240. July 1993 Pennsylvania Angler SwATARA CAREER by Dick Becker Some 72 smaller creeks, streams "No matter where or how long you've fished it, this creek is always full of surprises." and springs feed Swatara Creek. That's how Dave Piergallini of Palmyra describes Swatara Creek, water he's been avidly fishing for the past 30 years.
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