Have a great summer! Enjoy some stream time! See you in September! HatchesHatches && RisesRises

OnlineOnline MagazineMagazine May/June 2015 www.pwwtu.org Volume IV Number III

Inside This …Thanks for a “Great Eight” years! Issue... -Christian, H&R Editor PWWTU Officers & 2 Board Contacts

What’s Emerging? 2 & Meeting/ Upcoming Meeting 3 Information

PWWTU News & Notes 4,5

Hatches & Rises Turns a Page/ 5,6 Bar Flies

Kids’ Days 7,8,9

Free Seminar Wrap-up 10, 11

The Deadly Half Dozen 12, 13

Trout in the Classroom 14, 15

The 20/20 Club 16, 17

A “Great Eight” Farewell 18, 19 Page 2 Hatches & Rises Online

HATCHES & RISES Penn’s Woods West PO Box 90137 Pittsburgh, PA 15224 What’sWhat’s Officers & Board of Directors Emerging?Emerging? President: Walter Reineman (412) 963-2824 Vice President: Dale Fogg (724) 759-1002 2015 Treasurer: Ken Crawford MAY (724) 799-6604 Secretary: *May 11th (Monday) - Monthly Meeting 7 pm Grazie’s Earl Morgan (412) 486-8558 Hatches & Rises Editor: (No Bar Flies events this month) Christian Shane [email protected] Conservation Coordinator: JUNE/JULY Tom Walsh (412) 486-5356 *No Meetings in June, July, or August Women’s Outreach: Leah Eggers [email protected] AUGUST Web Site Editor: Joe Birch *August 22nd (Saturday) - Pine Creek Clean-up (724) 816-1201 Membership: Chuck Buffington [email protected] SEPTEMBER (412) 388-1666 *September 14th (Monday) - Monthly Meeting 7 pm ` Additional Board Members: Grazie’s Chuck Meyers Rich Yurko Briget Shields Dick Packer Rob Reeder Honorary Directors: Mac Seaholm Rich Bujak Hatches & Rises Online is published online 5 times yearly: Jan/Feb, Mar/Apr, May/June, Sep/Oct, & Nov/Dec by Penn’s Woods West Trout Unlimited to enhance communication among members & share information with the public. H&R is supported by tax- deductible underwriting and the group’s general fund. Views, opinions and advice con- tained herein do not necessarily reflect the position of PWWTU or its Board of Directors. Hatches & Rises Page 3

MeetingMeeting Events/SpeakersEvents/Speakers

Mark your calendars for the following meeting dates below at Grazie’s Restaurant in the Oxford Athletic Club on Route 19N in Wexford.

All meetings begin around 7:00 pm. Drinks and appetizers at Grazie’s are available before, during, and after the meetings. Hope to see you there!

*May 11th - Joe Maxim, Fishing Manager at Orvis Pittsburgh Joe will discuss fly fishing in & around Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

No meetings are scheduled for June, July, or August. The next meeting after May is scheduled for September 14th! Look on www.pwwtu.org for more details as the meetings approach.

Penn’s Woods West Trout Unlimited meets the second Monday of each month, September through May, at Grazie! Restaurant in Wexford. Route 19 North, located inside the Oxford Athletic Club, 100 Village Club Drive, Wexford Pa 15090.

Meetings begin at 7:00 pm. All are welcome to attend. Page 4 Hatches & Rises Online

PWWTUPWWTU CurrentsCurrents - Chapter News & Notes

Pine Creek Clean-up Day By Tom Walsh This years Pine Creek Stream improvement project is scheduled for Saturday, August 22nd.

The project is located just below the Hampton Water treatment plant just off of Duncan Ave. in Hampton Township. Work is from 8:00 AM until Noon. Lunch will be provided. A beautiful Bill Hayes crafted fly rod will be raffled off among the volunteers.

Any questions, call Tom Walsh at (412) 486-5356.

Membership Mend By Charles Buffington Attendance at the monthly meeting in 2015 increased dramatically over that in 2014. Certainly the new venue (Grazie! in Wexford) helped. It’s a nice venue with the possibility of dinner and a drink after a day at the office (or on the stream for some lucky bums). The programs were outstanding with experts sharing their travel and fishing secrets. Another important factor is that the group actually welcomed new people during the meeting and made them feel at home. This one-on-one contact before the meeting and during the break helps immensely in terms of having them come back. The “officer’s table” folks made a point of spreading out and sitting with people they didn’t recognize. Leah Eggers, our new Women’s Outreach Chair hosted a “Ladies Only” table so that women with enough courage to get through the door would find a comfortable resting spot. We’re not getting any younger, so efforts to get the next generation involved are necessary if the organization is to survive. The “Deacons” of the old guard need to reach out to the new faces and welcome them into the life of the organization. You can help. Stick out your hand when you see someone you don’t know. Offer to buy them a pop or drink. Make sure they have a place to sit. See if they’re interested in stream projects or fishing for brookies. Help them make connections within the group. It’s the simple stuff…leading with your heart…that will help us prosper. And, who knows, everyone can use a new fishing buddy.

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PWWTUPWWTU CurrentsCurrents - Chapter News & Notes

Hatches & Rises Turns a Page By Peter Ten Eyck The Hatches & Rises newsletter is very important to the success of our chapter. The content reflects the activities that we are involved in and what we care about as a TU chapter. H&R is largely how the membership communicates with one another. This edition of Hatches and Rises which you have in your hand, or on your screen, is the last with Christian Shane as Editor. After many years, Christian is passing the Editor’s torch to Ken Crawford, former Treasurer of PWWTU. We have been fortunate to have had many capable editors of H&R over the 50+ year history of our TU chapter. Past editors include Larry Harris, John Hayes, Jr., Larry Oklata and Bob Bukk. Each editor has shaped H&R and contributed to its evolution and success. The earliest editions of Hatches and Rises were two mimeographed pages, stapled and stamped by human hands. Today’s version is dazzling by comparison and is produced on a computer using desk top publishing software. Always feel free to contribute by submitting an article to the Editor about your fishing exploits, conservation efforts, photos of fish or nature, a poem, etc. If you get a chance, drop Christian a line or an email and thank him for the great work that he did as H&R editor. During his tenure, the H&R won awards both the state and national TU organizations. Not only are we one of the largest TU chapters in the country, but we now have the best newsletter, too! Page 6 Hatches & Rises

BarBar FliesFlies ComesComes toto aa CloseClose Article & Pictures by Kenneth Crawford

In 2015 we launched the Barflies meetings on the fourth Monday of the month from 7:00-9:00 PM. It’s been a casual, informal program, and has been a lot of fun. We concluded the season with the April meeting, and won’t be having a May session because it falls on Memorial Day. We will pick back up on September 28th. Look for the program to improve with more guest tyers and featured flies heading into the next year!

Ian Brown and Jodie Minor tie Streamers.

Paul came all year, and this was the first time he tied. Look at that concentration! He’s tying a Clown Foot Caddis. Hatches & Rises Page 7

DanDan WagnerWagner MemorialMemorial Kid’sKid’s FishingFishing DayDay By Tom Walsh

On May 2nd, the annual DAN WAGNER MEMORIAL KID'S FISHING DAY was held at North Park Lake by Allison Park Sportsmen's Club. The late Dan Wagner is a beloved past president of APSC who started this event. Trout were stocked for the kid's on May 1st. A total of 208 kids ranging in age from 2 to 12 years old participated in this years event (a new record!). Each participant received a t-shirt, a nice prize and a hot lunch. A lot of fish were caught!

PA Fish & Boat Commission provided support and donated a lot of kid-oriented handouts about fishing in Pennsylvania.

PWWTU was one of the major contributors to this event. This help was much appreciated by APSC. Page 8 Hatches & Rises

DanDan WagnerWagner Kid’sKid’s FishingFishing DayDay (Pictures Continued) By Tom Walsh

Page 9 Hatches & Rises LittleLittle PinePine CreekCreek Kid’sKid’s FishingFishing DayDay aa SuccessSuccess By Tom Walsh Opening Day of 2015 was special for a group of kids from two to twelve years old.

PWWTU sponsored a kid’s fishing event at Little Pine Creek near Fawcett Fields Park in Shaler Township. Allison Park Sportsman’s Club assisted the young anglers to catch trout. This beautiful little stream was the site of a PWWTU stream improvement project several years ago that resulted in a series of plunge pools which hold trout. Trout were purchased by PWWTU and a grant from the Officer Crawshaw Memorial Fund. This section of stream is open all of trout season, so please take a kid there to fish.

The address is Fawcett Fields, 471 McElhaney Road, Glenshaw, PA.

Aaron Shane holds up his prize Rainbow Trout caught on the ‘Kids Only’ Family Fishing spot on Little Pine Creek (His Dad thought it was a snag!) Hatches & Rises Page 10

PWWTU Free Fly Fishing Seminar By Rob Reeder, Pictures by Ron Milavec

Thank You Notes: *PWWTU Chapter and officers for continuing to provide this free seminar to the community. *Patty Doody, the Programming Director of the Wilkins School Community Center www.wsccpgh.org *Scott Loughner, Jeff Kramer, Greg Kassimer, Ken Crawford, and other PWWTU volunteers for donating their time. *Temple Fork Outfitters Fly Rods www.templeforkflyrods.com for donating hats to the attendees. *Photography of the event courtesy of PWWTU’s Ron Milavec.

Feedback: The feedback was overwhelmingly positive. Here’s what some of the students had to say:

“Rob, You and the guys did a fantastic seminar on Sunday. I learned so much! Can't wait to hit the waterways & get acquainted with some flies and some knots and hopefully some fish.” “Rob, thanks to you and your colleagues for the Saturday presentation! I sent my application in to join TU, the local chapter.” “Awesome time today. I really appreciate you and the other speakers!” “Dear Rob, I'd like to extend a big thank you to you and the other instructors for hosting the Fly Fishing Seminar on Sunday. As someone who is new to the sport, I found it extremely helpful and informative and it was just what I was looking for. Your time and contributions were much appreciated!”

“Rob, I wanted to again extend my thanks to you and the other instructors who gave their time on Sunday for the Intro to Fly Fishing course. I thought it was well done, and a nice intro to the sport for those who have little or no experience. My nephew, in particular, really enjoyed the class and is looking forward to getting out on the water for the first time this Spring.”

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PWWTU Free Fly Fishing Seminar By Rob Reeder, Pictures by Ron Milavec

On Saturday, March 21st and again on Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 PWWTU held its annual free fly fishing seminar at the Wilkins School Community Center. Pro guides and instructors Rob Reeder, Scott Loughner, and PWWTU members pitched in to provide classroom instruction for beginning fly anglers. Tackle, knots, gear, and basic entomology were covered. lessons were also provided. The seminar was a success – maybe even the best yet! We had 67 attendees over a two day seminar -- an increase of 18 students from 2014. In order to accommodate requests, we extended the seminar to Sunday. Unfortunately, we still turned away some folks, which we’ll take into account when planning for 2016. This is a very, very good thing that the chapter does for the Pittsburgh/Western Pennsylvania area. Let’s keep introducing great people to our great sport! The seminar also received some coverage in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. See “Fly Fishing 101: Seminar offers an overview of fly fishing basics” by John Hayes. All in all, a good couple of days for PWWTU. Page 12 Hatches & Rises

The Deadly Half Dozen Article & Pictures by Kenneth Crawford

If you are like me, you see a cool fly pattern online or in a magazine, and you just HAVE to tie up a dozen. Next thing you know, you have several fly boxes (ok, I have eight) full of flies, some of which you never have used. Sometimes I wonder if I tie flies to go fishing, or if I fish so I can tie cool flies?!? Is it the chicken or the egg? In any case, there is a lot to be said about keeping things simple, and I admit, that 90% of my fish are caught on 10% of the fly patterns in my boxes. For someone new to fly fishing, fly selection can be a daunting task. And, with the advent of all the new materials on the market, it is getting more daunting every year. In order to give some direction to new anglers, prior to the Fly Fishing 101 seminar this past month, Rob Reeder took an informal poll amongst his peer group of anglers in the chapter. Rob asked the question - If you had to make a list of one dozen fly patterns for trout to fish for an entire season...what would they be? Great question. Several anglers responded, and the top twelve responses are:

Wooly Bugger Parachute Gold Ribbed Hares Ear Nymph Zebra Midge Blue Winged Olive Dry Beetle Black Ant Brassie Rusty Spinner

As part of the Fly Fishing 101 class, the chapter gave out the top six flies to the class participants to get them off to a good start and provided them with the complete listing.

It’s good to be reminded from time to time, that you can keep things simple and still catch plenty of fish, and that occasionally you need to do a little spring cleaning to your fly box and return to the basics.

The ‘Indestructible Woolly Bugger’

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Tying the ‘Indestructible Woolly Bugger’ by Kenneth Crawford Note the number one fly in Rob’s survey is the I then caught on that you can add in a fine wire Wooly Bugger. The fly recipe can be found in any reinforcement, tying it in at the bend of the hook. book or website, and there are infinite The wire is then counter wound through the variations on the fly – bead head, cone head, with palmered hackle feather. flash, without flash, dubbed body, chenille body, estaz body, multiple color, one color, rubber legs, The idea being that if the hackle stem breaks from etc, etc, etc. Rather than share the recipe, I would fish teeth or hemostats, the wire reinforcement like to share a tip I learned that took a long time to keeps the hackle from unwinding on the fly. Great make its way to my vise. idea! But, counter-winding the wire mashes down the hackle barbules, and the fly doesn’t look as nice. Right after I decided to start tying flies, the first thing I purchased after my vise, was a video “How to Tie My conclusion was, yes, the fly is easy to tie, but it’s Trout Flies”. This was in 1996, before the invention difficult to tie it WELL for both durability and for it to of You Tube. One of the first patterns the video look great. showed how to tie was, of course, the versatile After seventeen years of tying, I went to a Wooly Bugger. It’s a pretty simple tie for a beginner beginner’s fly tying class at Cabelas. While I was because usually its on a larger hook, the materials there, the teacher showed me a great trick to solve are inexpensive, and it’s a forgiving pattern - it the dilemma. catches a lot of fish even if it doesn’t look so hot. I wanted to share it with the chapter because I’m I tied the wooly bugger the same way for a long sure there are others out there struggling like I did. time. At first, I palmered the hackle through the chenille. I found the fly looked good, but after catch- See the tying steps below... ing a few fish on it, the hackle stem would break, and the fly would lose its buggy-ness and also its effectiveness.

STEP 1 - Wind wire STEP 2 - Twist the hackle STEP 3 - Palmer the rope around hackle stem pliers around 8 to 12 forward, as usual and tie 3-4 times on far side times so the feather and off. The result is an inde- of hackle pliers. the wire form a rope. structible wooly bugger that also looks fantastic. Page 14 Hatches & Rises

A Frozen Trout Release by Christian Shane, Pictures by Amy Solman

On one of the last frigid days in March, students of McKnight Elementary in the North Allegheny School District flocked to North Park on Saturday, March 28th to release the trout from our classroom. Over 120 students (grades Kindergarten through Fifth Grade) braved the cold temperatures with their families and siblings to culminate the 2014-2015 Trout in the Classroom project. As I told the kiddos, “The water’s cold, but the trout won’t mind!” Our tank temperature while raising the trout was kept steady at 52 degrees Fahrenheit while the release water into North Park Lake that morning was a chilly 38 degrees. Hatches & Rises Page 15

A Frozen Trout Release Pictures by Amy Solman

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TheThe 20/2020/20 ClubClub By Charles Cantella

In Major League Baseball, the term ‘20/20 Club’ is the chance of my eyes returning to perfect is doubt- reserved for those rare players who manage to hit ful. With these sad truths in mind, I have concluded 20 home runs and steal 20 bases in one season. It’s that my best, and possibly only, chance of belonging a difficult feat to achieve. Many have tried, only a to a 20/20 club may be via the huge trout on a tiny few have succeeded. No doubt, it’s an exclusive fly route. honor that only the best players attain. To increase my chances of crossing paths with a Optometrists will tell you that the term “20/20 vision” twenty inch trout, I ventured out west to Montana. is one meaning perfect vision. Actually the true defi- After all you gotta fish where the big fish live…As I nition of 20/20 is that it is a test of visual acuity and was preparing to go, various friends would stop by means that a person can see small detail from 20 and wish me well or whine to me why they weren’t feet away the same as a person with normal eye- invited to go along. Only one person gave me any sight would see from 20 feet. If a person has a visual kind of useful advice; my friend Jean said, “Look acuity of 20/40, he is said to see detail from 20 feet around, don’t get so caught up in the fish that you away the same as a person with normal eyesight miss the mountains, or the bison, or the prairies. would see it from 40 feet away. Therefore the term Every direction you look will be one amazing view “20/20” signifies the best vision a human eye is ca- after another!” Montana, I was assured, would nev- pable of without additional lenses or glasses. It is er bore me. It might break my heart, but it would the pinnacle of unaided visual perception. In the never bore me. world of fly fishing, the term “20/20” signifies an un- official milestone club of its own. Members of the fly A few days into the trip on the Bighorn, after the 16 fishing 20/20 club have managed to catch a 20 inch and 17 inch fish were no longer anything to whoop trout on a size 20 fly. and holler about (and it’s the sign of a good trip when fish this size become “run of the mill”), my fish- According to John Gierach in his article Midge Fish- ing buddies – C.S., Casey, and Jed, and I hooked up ing, “Arnold Gingrich even invented the 20/20 club: with a guide who had originally been from Jersey all you had to do to become a member was land a and had come to Montana on vacation as a kid with twenty-inch trout on a size 20 fly.” Since there is no his parents. Montana must have put her spell on official list of club members (that I’m aware of), there Jimmy because, like he tells it, “I busted my ass for are no official rules for inclusion. twenty years and banked everything I could to get back here.” Montana has that effect on you. It’s like Some will say the trout has to be taken on a size 20 an old girlfriend who never totally leaves your soul. dry fly, while others are more forgiving if it’s a wet fly. Either way, to land a 20 inch trout on a size 20 fly is (Continued on Page 17) an accomplishment that the successful angler has every right to be proud of achieving. I desperately

wanted to be special or do something special to somehow leave my mark; so I focused all my ener- gies on becoming a member of one of the exclusive 20/20 clubs. Unfortunately, my baseball skills peaked at the Little League level where my on base percentage was greatly enhanced by my punitive size; not by my batting skills. I quickly learned to crouch low in the batter box, thereby giving me a strike zone about the size of a Band-Aid, which al- lowed me to lead the league with 65 walks, 0 hits. Once I grew taller that option no longer worked and I

struck out with alarming regularity. And while I’m not Photos byChristian Shane yet wearing the bottom of Coke bottles for glasses, I have been wearing a pair for twenty plus years, so Hatches & Rises Page 17

TheThe 20/2020/20 ClubClub (Continued) By Charles Cantella

(Continued from Page 16) Everyone reeled in and watched the epic battle un- After a busy morning on the river where we were fold: me versus the big ass trout… a modern version kept pleasantly occupied with the 16, 17 and 18 inch of the old man and the sea, although I don’t care fish, we came to the spot that Jimmy, still rocking much for the old man comparison. After several his Jersey accent, assured us was “da hunny hole.” downstream runs (smart move by the fish, forcing It was a gravel shoal tailing downstream from a mid me to fight him and the current) and the ensuing river island. We pulled the boats and secured them struggle to bring it close enough for Jimmy to net, on the bank. The river having been split by the is- the fish tired and I guided him toward the net. land dug out a deeper pocket on one side of the shoal where the two currents rejoined. Whether or not it was Jimmy’s fault (my contention) or it was my fault (Jimmy’s contention), or if it was Jimmy explained, “The trout have learned to rest in just coincidence that at that particular moment the the deeper slower water on the bottom of the pocket tippet had reached its breaking point (our collective and simply look up for the next morsel to be swept contention), but the line simply went limp. No pierc- down, over the shoal, into their waiting jaws.” He ing “snap”; no soul shattering “bang”, the line simply further explained that by effectively reducing the en- and anti-climactically went limp. The trout, no long- ergy they used to fight the current, they grew bigger er tethered to my line, splashed once at the surface and fatter than their counterparts who opted to live before bolting back to the security of the deeper wa- out in the faster currents. But another advantage ter. I’d lost the trout, my trout, my 20 inch trout. they also gained was that the fish had more time to make a decision of what to eat. So if your casts With his departure went my last and best chance to were sloppy (as mine often are), or if your fly had join the 20/20 club. How do I know he was 20 inch- the tiniest bit of seaweed attached (as mine often es? Isn’t every trout we fail to land twenty inches? did) the trout would drift up to it, and curl away at the last minute just to give you a glimpse of how big So I stood knee-deep in the Bighorn River and si- the fish was that you weren’t going to catch. lently cried and lamented my loss at achieving a spot on the mythical 20/20 roster. It felt like I’d been I was getting anxious because after landing a few kicked in the stones… only worse. Once I accepted fish in the 19, but not quite 20 inch range, while all that the trout wasn’t coming back, I tied up and went of my buddies had a least one “20 incher” to their back to casting to mere 18 and 19 inch fish. name; I still hadn’t crossed that threshold. But while the events of the day replayed over and Then BAM! I was finally into a big fish. over in my mind, I came to the conclusion that may- be this was the best way for it to end. I’ve got It would be several minutes before any of us amazing memories of massive mountains and big glimpsed the trout because he stayed deep allowing skies along with dilapidated farms and grazing himself to conserve precious energy while twisting cows. Fantastic stories of bonding with some of my and turning trying to loosen the tiny fly lodged in his best friends, and I’d tangled with more big fish in a jaw. Finally my skillful angling acumen (or a silly few days than I ever had before. mistake on the part of the trout) brought the fish to the surface, where he rolled right in front of my bud- And now, finning quietly at the bottom of the river, dies. rested the reason Montana broke my heart: a trout that left its mark on my soul, and yet gave me a rea- “Holy ****! Do you have salmon in this river?!” Jed son to count the days until I can return to Montana. yelled.

“T’ ain’t no salmon!” Jimmy said, “Dat’s a big ass trout! Let me net him!” Page 18 Hatches & Rises

AA ‘Great‘Great Eight’Eight’ Years:Years: A Farewell from the H&R Editor By Christian Shane

Do you remember that Magic 8 Ball sphere in your childhood that resembled an oversized, black and white 8-ball? Inside, it held that transparent window which contained the 20-sided die floating in the dark blue dye. Each of those faces had a statement printed in raised letters that hopefully answered your questions…don’t you wish it was that easy?

IT IS DECIDEDLY SO I’ve been nudged to write one last piece for the Hatches & Rises before deciding to retire from the Editorship. Along the eight years in which I’ve been a part of the newsletter, I’ve made and cherished some long-lasting friendships, learned about PWWTU’s rich history, and chronicled the many great events and activities in which PWWTU has provided for its members, the community, and the environment.

IT IS CERTAIN First, I’d like to thank all the former Editors of the H&R who worked on the newsletter over the last 30 years. Their efforts in improving the newsletter and providing the membership a great communication tool have continued to make Penn’s Woods West what it is today. I hope the changes we’ve made with the newsletter and the national and state awards which we’ve won over the last few years have made them proud!

WITHOUT A DOUBT We are blessed in our chapter to have so much talent, both on and off of the stream. I want to especially recognize the talented writers who submitted their contributions for the H&R over the years. I cannot thank my H&R writing friends enough for their skills and knowledge. Over the last eight years, these following writers have truly made the newsletter what it is today: (They are listed by order of appearance in the last 8 years - truly sorry if I forgot anyone!): Joe Kline, Mac Seaholm, Vic Ball, Steve Shanahan, Earl Morgan, Walter Reineman, Bill Hayes, Chuck Meyers, Mike Kosko, Dick Packer, Rich Yurko, Tom Walsh, Sam Bacco, Peter Ten Eyck, Jim Hoey, Dave Fahrner, Bob Bukk, John Hayes, Jr., Doug Sherman, Paul Skerl, Rob Walters, Bobby Heil, Jr., Stew Stringer, David Vtipil, Ron Milavec, Judy Kline, Charles Cantella, Ken Crawford, Joe Birch, Dale Fogg, Briget Shields, Anne Caffe, Charles Buffington, Rob Reeder, Dennis Holderbaum, Roger Eichner, Leah Eggers, & Jared Iwanski.

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AA ‘Great‘Great Eight’Eight’ Years:Years: A Farewell from the H&R Editor By Christian Shane

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CONCENTRATE AND ASK AGAIN Even editors need editors. I could not have completed each issue without some assistance ‘behind the scenes’ to proofread and look over the H&R before it goes out to our membership. First, I want to thank my wife Megan for her encouragement and advice. Next, thanks to Joe & Judy Kline who still remain part of this newsletter and in our hearts. Finally, I’d like to thank Mac Seaholm who has sharpened me as a writer and truly has been a co-Editor over the last few years.

YOU MAY RELY ON IT Finally, I’d like to express my gratitude to the many Officers, Board Members, and Chairs of PWWTU. They have contributed their pieces of the H&R puzzle so timely and professionally, even though they are all volunteering their time and efforts. Also, Sir Speedy Printing has really been there for our chapter as we transitioned into the digital age for the Online Newsletter. Many thanks to them for always printing a great issue for us.

OUTLOOK GOOD I wish my good friend and new Editor, Ken Crawford, the best as he takes on this new role as H&R Editor!

When asked if I would still be willing to write articles for Hatches & Rises? SIGNS POINT TO YES.

HAVE A See you GREAT In SUMMER Enjoy sept some stream time HATCHES & RISES Online Magazine Penn’s Woods West Trout Unlimited PO Box 90137 Pittsburgh, PA 15224

Trout in the Classroom Pictures March 28th, 2015 Release Pages 14 & 15