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SV,i§- m <.>* V «|3B Pennsylvania Hosts East Coast Trout Managers On June 23-25, 1992, the American Fisheries Society (AFS) and other sponsors held a three-day Trout Culture and Management Workshop at Penn State. The intent of the workshop was fourfold: (1) assess the state of knowledge on the East Coast; (2) develop new working relationships among the states; (3) learn to do jobs more effectively; and (4) encourage the participation of anglers in workshop sessions. In Pennsylvania, the word trout means many things to many people. To sportsmen, it means a variety of fishing opportunities. Fishermen spend over 17 million hours a year fishing for trout on inland waters, making more than 6.7 million annual fishing trips. Commission staff estimates that 5.4 million trout are harvested each year and millions more are caught and released. To the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and its employees, trout means the kingpin of its many popular programs. Over the past decades the Commission has gained wide recognition for its broad approach to trout management. Its coldwater fish culture system and trout stocking programs lead all but a few states, and its coldwater stream and lake classification system and stocking allocation methods are nationally recognized. The Adopt-a-Stream Program, with its major thrust toward habitat improvement and public access, serves as a model to many. Pennsylvania is also recognized as the nation's leader for its Cooperative Nursery Program, which involves sportsmen directly in the many facets of hatchery creation, operation and fish production. Its bio-engineering approach to solving fishery resource problems has been a leader and the Commission's staff has been active in many professional organizations. The Commission has endeavored at every opportunity to acquire valuable coldwater stream front­ age, and its acquisition of many of the Commonwealth's major spring water sources is the envy of most states. Pennsylvania's approach to management of its many miles of coldwater streams is also noted for its ability to provide varied opportunities to the fishing public. Specially regulated areas provide a variety of year-round trout fishing experiences, and the agency maintains a statewide group of fisheries managers to monitor, evaluate and manage Pennsylvania's many fisheries. A very active law enforcement staff of waterways conservation officers and deputies patrols Pennsylvania's coldwater resources to protect this valuable habitat. The Commission reviews every development and maintenance permit issued in the Commonwealth to ensure protection of aquatic life and the wetlands and waterways that support the fisheries. The Commission is also directly in­ volved in efforts to upgrade classification of valuable coldwater streams. Pennsylvania has been a strong voice in efforts to control the acid precipitation problem that threatens many of our nation's valuable fisheries. The Benner Spring Research Station has gained worldwide recognition for its many contributions to trout culture methodology and hatchery facility and equipment development. The station's efforts have made Pennsylvania a national leader in development of hatchery effluent treatment systems and its brood stock development and selection programs are internationally recog­ nized. Pennsylvania has a broad and successful trout management program, and it is fitting that the East Coast Trout Management and Culture Workshop was held in the heart of Pennsylvania. The sponsors planned an outstanding program and the workshop was a great exchange of information and a progres­ sive step for East Coast trout fisheries. Pennsylvania August 1992 Vol. 61 No. 8 Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission William J. Sabatose ANGLER President The Keystone State s Official Fishing Magazine ^^ Brockport J. Wayne Yorks Two Jewels of Northeast Pennsylvania by George Smith Vice President Nescopeck Creek, Luzerne County, and Bowman Creek, in Benton Luzerne and Wyoming counties, are freestone treasures for James S. Biery, Jr. summer trout action Swatara Summertime Smallmouths in the Lower Susquehanna River Marilyn A. Black Cochranton by Bob Clouser Ross J. Huhn The 50-mile Susquehanna River stretch from the mouth of the Saltsburg Juniata River to Holtwood Dam offers some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in the eastern United States 8 Paul J. Mahon Clarks Green Luck by Bruce Ingram T. T. Metzger, Jr. Luck, skill, or something else? Sometimes the winning edge Johnstown could really be one of several factors 12 Howard E. Pflugfelder New Cumberland Anglers and Landowners Working Together by Mike Sajna Leon Reed With consideration and effort on the part of anglers, Pennsylvania Honesdale could keep all its present fishing water and maybe even add to it. These anglers chose to get involved, and they found landowners Boating Advisory Board happy to work with them and keep their properties open 14 Donald J. Little Smallies in Trout Water by Dave Wonderlich Chairman Parts of many fine trout streams contain plentiful and willing Philadelphia populations of smallmouth bass 16 Clayton Buchanan Pittsburgh Keystone State River Catfish by JeffKnapp Martin P. Eisert The Allegheny, Susquehanna, Monongahela, Ohio and Delaware Erie rivers offer excellent catfish action right now 20 Judy Obert Greentown The Ohio River Bonanza by JeffKnapp Thaddeus Piotrowski The Ohio River has fine fishing for white bass, smallmouth bass, Bloomsburg largemouth bass, hybrid striped bass, walleyes and sauger. Here's how and where to cash in on the fishing 23 Magazine Staff The Streamer I Never Outgrew by Art Michaels Editor—Art Michaels After 24 years, one of the author's first fly tying attempts is still a Art Director—Ted Walke Circulation—Eleanor Mutch fish-getter. : : 27 Staff Assistant—Rose Ann Bartal On the Water with Dave Wolf Staff Assistant—Charlene Glisan Volunteers 31 Staff Assistant—Nita Galati Pennsylvania Angler (1SSN0O31-434X) is published monthly by Ihe Pennsylvania's Biggest Smallmouth Bass: Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, 35.12 Walnut Street. Harrisburg. PA 17109. ©1992. Nothing in this magazine may be reprinted without When, Where and How Anglers Catch Them by Bill Porter the written permission of the Pennsylvania lash & Boat Commission. Subscription rates: one year, SI: three years, $25; single copies are X1 .SOeuch. Second Are you using the right baits and lures to tempt the big ones? class postage is paid at Harrisburg, PA. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: Pennsylvania Angler Circulation. Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Are you fishing the best waters at the right times? .32 Commission. P.O. Box 1673. Harrisburg. PA 17105-1673. For subscription and change of address, use above address. Please allow sis weeks for processing. Send all other correspondence to: The Editor. Pennsylvania Angler. P.O. The cover Box 1673. Harrisburg, PA 17105-1673. Editorial queries and contributions are welcome, but must be accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes. Bass action in August means smallies in rivers and bigmouths in impoundments. On page Material accepted for publication is subject to Pennsylvania Fish & Boat 23 you'll find the lowdown on a western Pennsylvania hotspot, and on page 16 you can read Commission suuldards and requirements for editing and revising. Submissions about how to tempt smallmouth bass in waterways where you might not expect to find them. are handled carefully, but the publisher assumes no responsibility for Ihe return or safety of submissions in his possession or in transit The authors' Turn to page 8 for an expert's secrets on how to catch smallmouth bass in the mid-state por­ views, ideas and advice expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect tion of the Susquehanna River. Highlighted on page 4 are two northeast Pennsylvania trout the opinion or official position of the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission or its staff. The Pennsylvania Fish & Bout Commission receives federal fishing gems. August also means catfish action, so for fishing information you can use right aid in sport fish restoration. Under appropriate federal acts, the U.S. Department now on where and how to tempt channel catfish, please see page 20. If you're a fly fisher­ of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national man, check out page 27, and if you wonder whether or not you're skillful or just lucky, turn origin, age. sex or handicap. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if you to page 12. All anglers have a stake in the article on landowners and anglers working to­ desire more information, please write to: The Office of Equal Opportunity. gether, which begins on page 14. This month's front cover was photographed by Doug Slanim. Department of the Interior. Washington, DC 20240. of Northeast Pennsylvania by George Smith When the weather warms and freestone streams turn tepid, some Pennsylvania trout fishermen begin to lament the passing of spring. They begin to miss the cold water, fast action and the major mayfly hatches of April and May. Yet anglers in the state's northeastern counties have a little secret, and that se­ cret is a pair of freestone treasures where anglers can readily catch trout throughout the summer. When the sun shines bright and the "dog days" arrive, anglers in Luzerne and Wyo­ ming counties quietly head for two of the finest streams in northeastern Pennsylva­ nia. They pack their gear for a trek to Nescopeck Creek in Luzerne County, or they climb into waders and fish Bowman Creek in Luzerne and Wyoming counties. Both waters are scenic, they hold plenty of trout and they have a unique appeal. Bowman Creek Bowman Creek is the more storied stream. Bowman flows cold and clear from tiny Mountain Springs Lake high on Red Rock Mountain in the northwest comer of Luzerne County. It tumbles through splash dams that were used in earlier times to provide the Wyoming Valley with ice, and then it runs in a northeasterly direction through Luzerne and Wyoming counties and empties into the Susquehanna River.

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