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w -*-**< Straight TalK and Wildlife Service and the National control, fish pathology, and fish Marine Fisheries Service, a Great culture are being utilized in the Lakes Caucus of state directors listed Strategic Management Plan. A good and reviewed 40 major areas of look at the predator/forage STRATEGIC GREAT concern relating to management of communities in Lake Erie is very high LAKES FISHERIES the Great Lakes fishery. on our agenda, as well as possibilities In the process of identifying the of use of common advisories of MANAGEMENT PLAN critical issues and strategies that contaminant levels in fish flesh. pertain to the Great Lakes fisheries We have seen considerable give and In June 1981, 12 state, provincial, and for the rest of the 1980s, that caucus take over the years relative to Lake federal agencies signed a Joint determined that the previously Erie, and these things do drag on; but Strategic Plan for the management of adopted Strategic Great Lakes that is unavoidable. Our own staff is the Great Lakes fisheries. This was the Fisheries Management Plan deeply committed to working on result of three years of hard work by (SGLFMP) was still relevant, but that lakewide management plans with fish steering committees, a Committee of a review of the progress achieved in community objectives, and these, of the Whole, working groups, and the the plan's implementation was much course, will have to be general, Great Lakes Fishery Commission. needed. The caucus concluded that flexible, and dynamic. With so many The plan recognizes that only through the key issues concerned the need for things beyond our control, if cooperation can the mechanisms for integrated fishery management plans something happens that we don't protecting, rehabilitating, and wisely for each lake, for improved expect, predict, or control, we have to using our Great Lakes fishery jurisdictional coordination, for greater adjust to fit the reality. resources be strengthened. The emphasis on environmental problems, There are only three people who backbone of this cooperation is in for coordinated enforcement, and for signed the original Strategic Plan in Lake Committees, and as you can directed research, and that these needs 1981 who are still working on the imagine, Pennsylvania's interest is in could be handled within the same jobs, and I happen to be one of the Lake Erie Committee, where we framework of SGLFMP. them. I am convinced that although are joined by Michigan, Ohio, New Therefore, the state directors in that much of the leadership has changed, York, and the Canadian province of Great Lakes Caucus petitioned the the new participants certainly have the Ontario. Great Lakes Fishery Commission to background and the potential of being At a meeting in Washington in reconvene the Committee of the the same stalwarts who put together June 1985, hosted by the U.S. Fish Whole, and we are pleased to report one of the finest strategic plans ever to to you that the committee will meet in be conceived. Toronto, Ontario, in February 1986. The common goal statement At that time, the directors of the adopted in 1981 still applies: "To agencies will consider a number of secure fish communities, based on issues, including the role of the Great foundations of stable, self-sustaining Lakes Fishery Commission, the role stocks, supplemented by judicious of Indian tribes, the role of fisheries plantings of hatchery-reared fish, and agencies in the Habitat Advisory provide from these communities an Board, an update on directed optimum contribution of fish, fishing research, and certainly the progress in opportunities, and associated benefits recent law enforcement initiatives. The to meet needs identified by society for: committee will be reviewing how wholesome food, recreation, efforts of allied experts in habitat, law employment and income, and a enforcement, research, sea lamprey healthy human environment."

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Pennsylvania Fish Commission Marilyn A. Black, President ANGLER Meadville Theodore T. Metzger, Jr., January 1986 Vol. 55 No. 1 Vice President Johnstown Walter F. Gibbs Seven New Year's Resolutions by An Michaels Titusville Leonard A. Green Should old fishing habits be forgot and never brought Carlisle to mind? Yes, especially when the first three months of 1986 Ross J. Huhn offer a time for revitalizing and renewing your fishing Saltsburg and boating strategies Calvin J. Kern Whitehall Robert L. Martin Comparative Trouting: Penn's Woods vs. the Mother Bellefonte Joan R. Plumly Country by S. R. Slay maker II Jenkintown Consider this unique perspective on fishing in Pennsylvania Jerome E. Southerton and on fishing where our fly fishing traditions originated Honesdale J. Wayne Yorks Benton Pennsylvania Fish Commission Annual Report

Boating Advisory Board Clayton Buchanan, County Features — Lehigh County by Fred Mussel Chairman and Montgomery County by Guy A. Bowersox .... Pittsburgh David Coe State College Helen B. Lange Sharpsville Edward J. Rogowski Currents 14 Holland Anglers Notebook 14

Staff EDITOR/Art Michaels i GRAPHICS/Ted Walke m. PHOTOGRAPHER/Russ Gettig CIRCULATION/Eleanor Mutch STAFF ASSISTANT/Jayne Povleski The Cover First on the ice after a snowfall is a lone angler at Glendale Lake, in Prince POSTMASTER: Send 3579 forms to Pennsyl­ Gallitzin State Park, Cambria County. The cover picture was taken by staff vania Fish Commission, P.O. Box 1673, Harris- photographer Russ Gettig. burg, PA 17105-1673. Pennsylvania Angler (1SSN0031-434X), • 1986, is published monthly. Staff photographer Gettig also caught the back cover scene along a stream Second class postage paid at Harrisburg, PA. near Bellefonte, Centre County. Subscription rates: one year, $6; three years, $16; single copies are 80 cents each. For subscription and changes of address, contact Angler Circula­ tion, Pennsylvania Fish Commission, P.O. Box ' -ifeaf '673, Harrisburg, PA 17105-1673. Address all other correspondence to: The Editor, Pennsylva­ nia Angler, P.O. Box 1673, Harrisburg, PA 17105-1673. Editorial contributions are wel­ comed, but must be accompanied by a self- addressed, stamped envelope. Submissions are \ handled with care, but the publisher assumes no responsibility for the return or safety of submis­ - i sions in its possession or in transit. The authors' views, ideas, and advice expressed in this maga­ zine do not necessarily reflect the opinion or offi­ cial position of the Pennsylvania Fish Commis­ i. -• rasi- sion or its staff. page 4 * I • s .:>• •» I Much of your fishing success later this year hinges on the plans and , preparations you make during the winter. Seven New Ifear's Resolutions

Is gearing up for the coming spring Take your children, or your now." In my mind, that's reason part of your winter routine? Getting I grandchildren, fishing. "Before enough to enjoy fishing with them ready means first making many plans, you know it," my wife said to me the while the opportunity exists. So my so here are some ideas for New Year's other day, "our son and daughter will New Year's resolution in this area resolutions that you may want to be too big to pick up and hold, too includes taking the kids fishing often consider in the early part of 1986. big to enjoy the way we enjoy them this spring.

4 Pennsylvania Angler Along these lines, if you'd like to take your children fishing for the first time, you may not want to miss the Fish Commission's special publication This winter, called, "Teaching a Youngster to resolve to be a Fish." Along with another article, safer boater, "Teaching a Child to Boat," this and check into 8-page publication offers valuable tips courses offered to adults who plan to teach kids to by fish and boat. It's available free from organizations the Publications Section, like the U.S. Pennsylvania Fish Commission, P.O. Coast Guard Box 1673, Harrisburg, PA Auxiliary, U.S. 17105-1673. Power If you'd like to give your kids Squadrons, something extra special this year, and Red Cross. consider PLAY—Pennsylvania League of Angling Youth. This Fish Commission program has taught thousands of youngsters about fishing, boating, and conservation, and a yearly membership is only $2. Each member receives a package of Pennsylvania Angler many years ago. flotation device). These items are information, a quarterly newsletter, a I went to the lake the author lifesavers. Fish Commission experts colorful patch, a membership card, suggested and I fished when he said to estimate that 85 percent of the deaths and access to "The Tackle Box," a try my luck. I used the rigs and gear in Pennsylvania boating accidents special correspondence center for he described. In two hours, I boated a could have been prevented if victims personal answers to fishing and 5-pounder, my heart pounding as 1 had been wearing PFDs. boating questions. For details, contact horsed the fish over the gunwale with Want more details on PFDs to PLAY at the Fish Commission the black grape worm draped across study this winter? Request the address above. the gill cover. pamphlet, "Personal Flotation Make time to go fishing. Sure, we It works. Do it. Try some new Devices," from the Fish Commission 2all are busy, but don't you admire techniques this year, and you at the address above. It's free, but people who have the time for fishing probably can expect similar new, with requests include a self-addressed, when the action is best? You know, exciting results. stamped business-sized envelope. the people you read about in Be a safer boater. Boating Get your tackle in top shape. This Pennsylvania Angler who are there at 5accident statistics compiled by the 7 New Year's resolution means the right time to score like crazy? Fish Commission and the Coast repairing and maintaining gear so that These anglers don't have the time Guard are sobering—most boating in spring you can concentrate on either, just like you. The secret is that accidents are caused by operator fishing. With a lot of equipment, if they make the time—that's the carelessness. Part of this New Year's you start on your tackle now, the job difference. This year, make the time to resolution includes taking advantage may take the entire winter. This work go fishing when the action is hot. of boating courses offered this winter includes cleaning and oiling reels; Try new hotspots. In the Angler by groups like the Coast Guard replacing line; inspecting, repairing, 3you will find plenty of tips on Auxiliary, U.S. Power Squadrons, and and replacing rod guides and taking all kinds of fish, when to go, the American Red Cross. components; sharpening hooks; and exactly what to use at new fishing In addition, the Fish Commission emptying and dry cleaning your spots. Instead of just reading about it, Bureau of Waterways Boating fishing shirt or vest; boat repair and get out and go to new spots this year. Education Section offers instructor maintenance; trailer upkeep; and lots Scan the "County Features" series and training in its boating and water safety of other tasks. Keeping the tackle box other articles each month, and when awareness program. The course, clean protects gear better, so empty you get the word that the action is designed for use in Pennsylvania your tackle boxes this winter and fast, go. schools, promotes boating and water scrub them out. Similarly, try some new safety by combining classroom know- Remember that the first three 4techniques. There's always new, how with on-the-water experience. months or so of the New Year offer a exciting ways to taking the big ones. Interested in more details? Contact chance for renewing your Along with finding new places, try Janet R. Mayer at the Commission's commitment to fishing and to safe some of the techniques described in Harrisburg headquarters. The phone boating, so be sure to take full the Angler. number is 717-657-4540. advantage of all the opportunities, [PA] The first time I tried fishing plastic Along with being a safer boater, worms for largemouth bass was a 6this year ensure that everyone in Art Michaels is editor of Pennsylvania result of reading about it in your boat wears a PFD (personal Angler and Boat Pennsylvania. photos fry the author January 1986 5 • » ft • * Comparative Trouting: Perm's Woods vs. The Mother Country by S.R. Slaymaker, II

ver since Penn's Woods became known as In fact, Sally was impressed with how much Devon Pennsylvania, it has shared with Great Britain more looked like Pennsylvania's Lancaster County. Along the Ethan a common language: law, self-government, River Lyd, for instance, we wondered if people at home bucolic vistas, for example, not to mention a sport fishing would know that our photographs were taken along this tradition that goes back to the 15th century. It was fishing, English river, and not on Lancaster County's Octoraro together with a visit to our son at Cambridge University, Creek. that brought my wife and me to England last July. Ours The Arundell Arms has 20 miles of its own water on the was a gratifying experience. Trout fishing was superb. River Tamar and four of its tributaries. These are known as British anglers were a joy to be with. Nonetheless, I left "spate rivers," because they are dependent on rainfall from England appreciating Pennsylvania fishing more than ever nearby moors. Then they flow through woods and before. farmland and become larger and deeper. They provide an While boating on Cambridge's historic Cam River, we infinite variety of water—long, slow pools, gravelly runs spotted our first English anglers. They relaxed on the and riffles, fast shallows and open glides. They offer fishing beautifully manicured shores with baitcasting gear, and similar to the sport available on so many Pennsylvania angled for various panfish and pickerel. On a train ride to streams. The Arundell Arms, for example, made us think our fishing hotel in Devon, we passed numerous slowly immediately of Slate Manor on Lycoming County's Slate meandering rivers and streams which were heavily fished. Run. On every stretch, fishermen sat on chairs beneath large "Here," as the hotel guidebook reports, "are the true wild umbrellas; ubiquitous shelters from England's all too brown trout of Devon—small, shy fish that rise savagely to common rain squalls. We were told that these people fished the fly. By late spring the first salmon arrive, and in mid­ in competition for money prizes. This is a far cry from summer shoals of sea trout bring out the night fishers." Pennsylvania, where fishing competitions are not as prevalent. ew Americans are familiar with England's wild "west It was obvious that fishing was a very popular English Fcountry" trout. We have been conditioned instead to pastime. This, the most common method, is known as equate English trout fishing with the famed chalk streams, "coarse fishing." In general, coarse fishing comprises all such as Test and Itchen, where it is customary to "match freshwater species save trout and Atlantic salmon. and hatch" over rising fish. Our Pennsylvania limestoners Until comparatively recent times, the best trout and are classic examples—except that in England most such fish salmon rivers were owned largely by those who controlled are stocked, while many of our Pennsylvania limestone England's immense private estates. Now, with their steady trout are wild. Even the most dedicated British chalk reduction, considerable amounts of water are open to fee fishers, however, admit that for sheer fighting power these fishing. Sporting hotels are the principal providers. One of smaller west-country wild brownies "can't be beat!" After the oldest, at which my wife, Sally, and I stayed, is the five glorious days of tangling with them, I must agree. And Arundell Arms. It is located in Lifton, a small, picturesque I felt very much at home because in the English west village in Devon, at the center of some of the loveliest country one fishes "the water," (as we generally do at home) country in England. rather than "to the fish," as is the custom in chalk streams. 6 Pennsylvania Angler photos by Sally Slaymaker The author casts for brown trout in a tributary to England's River Tamar. The tactics for fooling trout are very simitar to those we use in the Keystone State. In fact, the area looks exactly like the countryside that surrounds Lancaster C ounty's Octoraro Creek. > - f .

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strategies are just like • " . those used in England— —^—"*fe *5^ -^^ . the fishing conditions are ^^w" ^HBHilj/' very similar, including the insect hatches. The •- • - L'im'.jmic.^^^«*«6fe«r*» - River Tamar itself looks •M^^Hj^H •js»*l» - ^^SlbC- exactly like Slate Run, ? : * '1*M£*2£& * . Lycoming ( ounty. The bridge in the background • "\SBP?5 ^ssst^Si^^^^**^' ^^^^P!FM3BBPI*~:'' ' •• i^HfeiA^. S*3*^ of this picture was -**sS5^sj&. ^^*^r-J-"-i -.., crossed by King Charles /•"'.." ' f —• _;~ i-"^ !Ps3§!2fe£^ ' * 1 one July morning in •ajJBC^^nW»'i^r-r""-i » But in another sense, this was a far cry from Pennsylvania blank, probably because of adverse conditions, but there trout fishing, for Sally and I spent each day alone on our was action a-plenty during our first four days with the "beats." brown trout. Sally (a non-fisher) very much enjoyed A beat is a stretch of water appointed to individual walking the beats, what with their convenient paths and anglers. Every evening, beats for the next day are posted on benches and varied bird life. We took boxed lunches. One the bulletin board. Anglers have their choice between was consumed during a rain squall under a handsome stone brown trout, sea trout, and Atlantic salmon, and beats are bridge that was traversed by King Charles I one July assigned accordingly. Should you want to fish with another morning in 1644 during England's Civil War. party, you are permitted to do so. My photographer-spouse Notwithstanding my exciting fishing experience in was my sole companion along, that is, with some curious England, I could not help but take account of certain cows and a few disinterested sheep. plusses enjoyed by Pennsylvania anglers. Atlantic salmon and sea-run brown trout make spawning First off, British fishing traditions militate against fly runs from the nearby ocean to the River Tamar and its fishing for trout by all but a relative handful of fisher folk. tributaries. Because the Tamar was high and roily from True, in the last few years there has been an upsurge of recent rains, I alloted only one day for salmon. Sea trout interest in trout fishing. Increasingly, lakes, impoundments, are better caught at night with wet flies. But I preferred dry and reservoirs are being used. But in general, the old flies and was not interested in night fishing, so I decided to situation persists—mostly because English trouting is more stick with brownies. expensive than coarse fishing.

here is no difference between British fly fishing gear or the price of a Pennsylvania license, 1 can find trout Tand ours. Even the flies are alike, as are most fly Fhere at home at no premium. Pennsylvania has miles nomenclatures. Caddis flies are an exception. They are and miles of prime trout water with regulations to suit called "sedges." The Wulff series of dry flies are very anybody. We even have chalk (limestone) streams with free- popular in the English west country. Strict imitation is not rising trout that are, more often than not, wild. And there's a "must" because these wild brownies are not as selective as a plethora of gamefish in lakes, rivers, and impoundments. chalk stream trout. Wulff dries are ideal because they are We don't have Atlantic salmon, but there are Lake Erie good floaters, easily seen by fish and fishermen. A lot of cohos and chinooks, and of course, there's the hard- sedges were out, so 1 often fished imitations. Still, Grey fighting, delectable American shad, whose annual Wulffs seemed just as effective. Tackle is sold and rented visitations were welcomed by the first settlers of Penn's from "the cockpit" in the hotel garden. This conical Woods. There are no shad running English rivers. structure, built over 200 years ago, is said to be one of the All in all, visiting the place where fly fishing traditions few cock fighting sites which still survives. began provides a unique perspective on fishing in I fished several beats on the rivers Thrushel and Lyd. We Pennsylvania. We're lucky to have such resources, ^_^ spent the last day on the Tamar for salmon. Here I draw a especially at the places we call "home." Lf^J

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wm>. ^V\ COMM/S^ July 1,1984 - June 30,1985 uring this, the 119th year in the history of the Pennsylvania DFish Commission, the Board met four times. Details of the Com­ mission's operations and achievements follow. Commissioner Ross J. Huhn was elected president for this fiscal year, with Commissioner Marilyn Black ser­ ving as vice president. A devastating tornado hit north­ western Pennsylvania, and its path, sometimes as wide as VA miles, ex­ tended for over 84 miles. After a skip, it destroyed property and took lives as far east as Williamsport. Commission losses were not great, except to some of our employees' homes. It was another demonstration that nature is stronger than almost all man-made forces to­ gether. During the first part of 1984, precipi­ tation was somewhat lower than usual, but as the year went on, we began to experience drought conditions in the central and eastern parts of the Com­ monwealth, with drought warnings issued in the Delaware Valley, and con­ servation practices enforced. It was a "green" drought in that many lawns were that color and farms were not hurting because what precipitation did fall went root-deep. It was only in the last part of the year, with Hurricane Gloria and then other heavy rains, that water tables were recharged and the drought warnings eased. Excessive rain fell in the western part of the Com­ monwealth, and much flooding oc­ Russ Gettig curred in the southwestern part of the In a meeting with all the state fish and Wildlife Service in halting illegal activi­ state. wildlife agency directors from the ties involved in the sale of fish and wild­ During the year, we were very active entire country and Washington, we life. The cooperation of the judiciary with the Atlantic States Marine Fisher­ revived interest in the Strategic Great branch in giving tough sentences to ies Commission, which Pennsylvania Lakes Fisheries Management Plan. these offenders, including jail sentences, again chaired. Coming at a time when Perhaps one of the most significant has not only broken the back of some of striped bass were going off the bottom activities of the year that will have far- the criminal rings, but has sent a mes­ of the chart throughout its entire coastal reaching results was a coordinated state sage to the outlaws that covert activities range, we worked hard to get all 12 and federal law enforcement crack­ are going to continue for the most effec­ coastal states involved in that fishery to down in January, which took place tive protection of the resources. come into compliance with a coastwide simultaneously in 12 states. In Penn­ The Commission is, as usual, grate­ management plan. This goal was finally sylvania, we cooperated with the Game ful for the support and help of the Penn­ achieved in June 1985. Commission and the U.S. Fish and sylvania General Assembly, the Penn­ A short tour on a research vessel off sylvania Federation of Sportsmen's the New York/New Jersey coast dem­ Clubs, the Pennsylvania Wildlife Fed­ onstrated clearly to us that there are eration, Trout Unlimited, Bass Anglers technologies available that can protect Sportsman Society, and other inde­ fisheries at sea for which we have much pendent organizations that have en­ concern. This experience carried over abled us to continue our role as an inde­ into our support of restoration efforts pendent administrative agency. in the Chesapeake Bay. Ralph W. Abele ^ Executive Director * ANNUAL REPORT Office of Information A he Office of Information keeps Media Relations the public informed of the During the past year we have pro­ Tfishing and boating opportuni­ vided the media with news stories and ties within the state. This broad-based feature articles and photos on all facets public information effort includes Penn­ of the Commission's operations. And sylvania Angler and Boat Pennsylvania we would be remiss if we did not magazines, weekly news releases and acknowledge the excellent cooperation radio programs, special publications, we have received from the media in the Angler Recognition Program, Adopt- getting our story out to the sportsmen. a-Stream, education workshops, ex­ One of our most ambitious projects hibits, speaking engagements, and during this fiscal year was a first—not the Pennsylvania League of Angling only for Pennsylvania, but for the Youth. nation, when the Pennsylvania Fish Commission introduced Fish-for-Free Pennsylvania Angler Day to the residents of the Keystone •B5* The Angler remains one of the most State on September 22, 1984. On that visible Fish Commission voices, keep­ day, residents and nonresidents alike ing Keystone State fishermen well- were permitted to fish in any of the informed of their sport and the latest Commonwealth's public fishing waters news concerning the Commission. Penn­ without a fishing license. It was a con­ Angler Recognition sylvania Angler, in its 54th year of pub­ certed effort by the entire Commission Program lication, continues to be the informa­ to introduce more Pennsylvanians to In 1985, over 1,500 anglers received tional framework upon which fishing this lifetime family sport. awards through this program. New in the Keystone State has been built. state records were established in the striped bass, flathead catfish, coho sal­ Boat Pennsylvania mon, and steelhead categories. Twenty- The circulation of this very popular eight anglers were recognized in 1985 new Commission magazine has topped for catching fish that were either state 10,000 during the last fiscal year. This records or "biggest fish of the year" in achievement surpasses the Commission's 1984. In addition, conservation service expectations of success. Published bi­ awards and conservation awards were monthly, Boat Pennsylvania provides given to adults and youths who had first-hand, authoritative features for the performed activities beneficial to the state's motorboaters, canoeists, kayak- Commission and the aquatic environ­ ers, rafters, sailors, and water skiers. ment. Publications Pennsylvania League of Of special note were the production Angling Youth (PEAY) and distribution of three major publica­ A continued growth was experienced tions. The Commission's popular Trout in the Commission's unique and popu­ Fishing in Pennsylvania was revised and lar PLAY program. In addition to pro­ updated. In addition, two new publica­ viding a tabloid, activity book, and tions, Sportfishes of Pennsylvania and newsletter for its members, a new Endangered & Threatened Species of dimension was added to the program Pennsylvania, were also produced. with the development of PLAY spon­ Over 100 pieces of confiscated tackle sors, adult groups that purchased many Radio programming were given to state hospitals, geriatric memberships for children. Some partic­ A major thrust of the Commission's centers, and sportsmen's clubs for use in ipating sponsors in 1985 were the information effort is provided by a providing fishing opportunities for Winburne Sportsmen Club in Clearfield weekly radio program. Covering a children and adults with special needs. County, the Southside Surfcasters in wide variety of fishing, boating, and An additional 100 pieces were used as Philadelphia, and the Warminster Town­ aquatic resource subjects, the program "loaner" rods during the Commission's ship Recreation Department in Bucks is furnished to nearly 70 radio stations Fish-for-Free Day. Help in rehabilitat­ County. across the state. The broadcast is writ­ ing this equipment was provided by ten and produced in-house and is aired tackle manufacturers. Deputy water­ Volunteer Information/ at varying times by the stations that ways conservation officers assisted in Education Corps teceive it as a pre-recorded program. cleaning and categorizing equipment. Volunteer information representa­ Anglers and boaters are urged to con­ In some instances, interested sportsmen tives in Chester, Clearfield, Cumber­ tact their local stations for specific donated their time for repairing dam­ land, Delaware, Lackawanna, Lancas­ broadcast times. aged rods and reels. ter, Lawrence, Lebanon, Luzerne, ANNUAL REPORT 3 Lycoming, Philadelphia, Somerset, and develops and implements boating edu­ Westmoreland counties assisted the cation programs for the Commission, Commission's public information ef­ other state and federal agencies, and the forts by distributing educational in­ general public. Coordination of these formation, presenting conservation and functions is the responsibility of the information programs, staffing exhibits, Bureau of Waterways assistant execu­ stocking fish, and gathering informa­ tive director. tion for Commission publications. Some acted as site planners and coordinators % Administration for PLAY derbies held throughout In 1985, three new members to the Pennsylvania. Boating Advisory Board were ap­ pointed. David Coe, State College; Education Helen Lange, Sharpsville; and Edward Staff members served as members of Rogowski, Holland; were appointed the Aquatic Resource Education Com­ by Governor Thornburgh to replace mittee sponsored by the American members whose terms had expired. Fishing Tackle Manufacturers Associa­ Clayton Buchanan was reappointed to tion and the Sport Fishing Institute to another 5-year term. develop curriculum guidelines for aqua­ The board met twice to consider new tic resource education materials to be and revised boating regulations. Among used in providing states with opportun­ the major changes were amendments to ities to initiate or expand aquatic educa­ Chapter 101, requiring that vessels car­ tion programs. Assistance was given rying more than six passengers for hire applications ensured that most Penn­ to the Wild Resource Conservation be inspected every three years by a sylvania boaters received their new reg­ Fund in developing materials for use in marine surveyor, and to Chapter 99, istrations in plenty of time for the boat­ providing the general public with mate­ deleting the provision requiring the ing season. Over 8,000 new boats were rials about endangered species. The removal of the propeller from a motor registered, and 14,000 people indicated office continued to supply audio-visual in excess of 10 hp on lakes with 10 hp that they were first-time boat owners. and written materials for schools and limits. Other minor changes were also other organizations, and staff members discussed and disposed of. Boating Safety served as instructors at conservation The Fish Commission again this Education Section camps, outdoor education workshops, year received an allocation from the This section continues to provide and other conservation-related Biaggi Fund for its boating safety pro­ better service for the increased demand programs. gram. This fund, administered by the for boating safety information and edu­ U.S. Coast Guard, has been instrumen­ cation programs. tal in increasing boating safety efforts This year, the Commission's boating Bureau of of the Commission. Funds provided and water safety course was taught in through this grant program have been 18 school districts throughout the Waterways used to increase the number of boat Commonwealth. The program con­ he promulgation of boating patrols conducted by field officers, hire tinues to expand, including Scout troops, laws and the enforcement of a boating education specialist to direct youth conservation groups, and boat­ Tfishing and boating laws, the the implementation of the water safety ing clubs. More than 750 certificates registration of boats, the development program in the public school system, were issued to youths between the ages of a comprehensive boating safety edu­ and begin to organize and catalog aids of 13 and 18. Currently, 99 people are cation program, and the promotion of to navigation in Commonwealth waters. certified to teach this course. recreational boating is the charge of the The two boating safety information Bureau of Waterways. The bureau is Boat Registration vans, equipped with literature on safe structured into one division and two Section boating practices and accident preven­ sections. The Law Enforcement Div­ After correcting difficulties that sur­ tion, visited 53 municipal, county, and ision is the operational arm of the faced during its first year of operation state parks between May and Sep­ Commission. It provides direct contact under a new computer system, the sec­ tember. In addition to offering these with the state's sportsmen through a tion experienced a successful year. Reg­ safety publications to the park visitors, comprehensive public relations and istrations continued to come in record practical demonstrations on boating enforcement program. The Adminis­ numbers, exceeding 228,000 by year's safety were presented. tration and Boat Registration Section end. All renewal applications were The water rescue course, developed sees to the administrative needs of the mailed in early January, and the early to meet a serious need for additional bureau in areas such as purchasing, per­ response by boat owners in returning training for fire and rescue personnel, sonnel, and the development of boating laws and regulations. It also coordinates the registration of boats, the Marine Fuel Tax Refund Program, and the Federal Boating Safety Grant Pro­ gram. The Boating Education Section

4 ANNUAL REPORT Law Enforcement Division continues to expand. In addition to adding more certified instructors in the Division personnel continue to be Division officers were extensively first two phases of the program, the involved in a variety of Commission involved in public relations functions final phase was developed. This part of programs. The enforcement of fishing during the year. Of special note was the the course will be implemented in the and boating laws and regulations is the manning of 42 Fish-for-Free Day sites, where many new anglers were assisted spring of 1986. primary responsibility of waterways and taught how to fish, fillet fish, and The Boating Safety Education Sec­ conservation officers (WCO) and dep­ cook their catches. Officers set up and tion also offered as assortment of train­ uty waterways conservation officers manned two major fishing/boating ing programs to the waterways conser­ (DWCO). The officers do, however, perform many other duties, including "expo" displays in the northeast and vation officers, their deputies, and southeast areas of the state. personnel from the Game Commission, stocking fish; manning displays at fairs and malls; presenting fishing and boat­ Bureau of State Parks, U.S. Army Officers continually put their water ing safety schools; reviewing mine Corps of Engineers, and other state and rescue, first aid, and CPR training to drainage, channel change, and draw­ national agencies. good use, and have come to the aid of down applications; and installing navi­ many individuals in all areas of gational aids. Emphasis continues on Pennsylvania. •Boating accidents water quality and boating safety. WCOs The untimely death of WCO Paul There were 12 boating accident fatal­ and deputies continue to investigate ities in 1985, compared to 23 deaths in Sowers and the retirements of supervi­ more reported water pollutions and sors Owens and Paulakovich, and 1984. Of these 12 accidents, six in­ stream disturbances than ever. volved the use of non-powered boats. WCO Ohlsen have created vacancies in 1 his percentage is lower than in pre­ Enforcement of the amended law, some field districts. Various promo­ vious years and is probably due to the "Boating under the Influence of Alco­ tions were also made as a result of the milder-than-usual climatic conditions hol or a Controlled Substance (drugs), retirements. Frank Schilling was pro­ in the early part of last year. Capsizing including Homicide by Watercraft," moted to supervisor, Southcentral Re­ continues to be the most frequent type became a challenge. The first homicide- gion; J. Gary Moore to assistant super­ of fatal accident. Lack or non-use of by-watercraft charges were filed in visor, Southcentral Region; Robert PFDs was a contributing factor in 11 of Dauphin County Court, the result of a Perry to supervisor, Southeast; and these fatalities. Alcohol involvement boating accident that occurred in the G.W. Frank Kann to assistant supervi­ was present in nine of these accidents. Susquehanna River, Goldsboro Pool. sor, Northeast Region. The case is awaiting formal court action. Bureau of Fisheries Several persons were also charged with boating under the influence of and Engineering alcohol as a result of other accidents, or they were observed operating a boat in he Bureau of Fisheries and a reckless or negligent manner. Engineering is responsible for Special training has been provided Tmanaging all fisheries programs for division officers to aid in the detec­ and all engineering, construction, and tion of alcohol use by boaters. Training maintenance activities for both the continues for deputies in basic law fisheries and boating programs. Bureau enforcement courses, water rescue, and staff is also involved in a number of in other areas as part of the Commis­ activities that plan Commission pro­ sion's mandatory training program. grams and coordinate efforts with other WCOs in a number of counties Commission activities, government assisted the Game Commission and agencies, and private organizations. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in a spe­ cial two-year undercover operation. This resulted in a number of individuals being charged with Fish and Boat Code violations and other criminal charges. These stemmed from the theft and sale of fish from cooperative nurseries and private hatcheries. Law enforcement activities included the prosecution of 8,077 persons for fishing violations and 3,481 persons for boating violations. Some 18,028 warn­ Law enforcement activities are ings were issued for fishing infractions, varied. WCO Larry Baker (Mifflin and 14,375 were issued for boating vio­ and Juniata counties) assists a lations. A total of 538 pollutions were camper at a fishing event for investigated, with 457 successfully children. closed by prosecution, settlement agree­ ment, or voluntary contributions. Division of Engineering and Architecture • Huntsdale Fish Culture Station, Cumberland County. Construction of 9- and bay vehicle storage building and reno­ Division of Construction and Maintenance vation of the "old fire house" building to serve as regional law enforcement The work of the divisions of Engineer­ concrete plank surfaced boat launching headquarters. ing and Architecture and Construction ramp. • Linesville Fish Culture Station, Craw­ and Maintenance is closely related and • Muncy Access, West Branch Susque­ ford County. Rehabilitation of wells therefore described as a joint report. hanna River, Lycoming County. Con­ Nos. 2 and 3 and construction of 2-bay The charge of the Commission's devel­ struction of bituminous paved access vehicle storage building. opment and maintenance program is to road and parking lot, and a precast con­ • Pleasant Mount Fish Culture Station, encourage and provide for safe public crete plank surfaced boat launching Wayne County. Construction of a new use of recreational waters by the de­ ramp. public entrance and structural repairs to velopment and maintenance of access • Conneaut Lake A ccess, Crawford County. the main hatchhouse. areas, lakes, hatcheries, and required Installation of aluminum sheet pile • Reynoldsdale Fish Culture Station, Bed­ administrative facilities. Related activi­ retaining wall for shore protection and ford County. Installation of standby die­ ties include participation in interagency maintenance dredging of approach to sel generator to power pumps for use efforts to improve and restore fish boat ramp. during electrical outages. migration and water quality, and fur­ • Cowanshannock Access Site, Allegheny • Tionesta Fish Culture Station, Forest nishing engineering and related techni­ River, Armstrong County and Penn Nur­ County. Reconditioning and rehabilita­ cal services to other divisions of the sery Access Site, W. Branch Susquehanna tion of pump and well No. 1. Fish Commission, local governments, River, Northumberland County. Precon- The maintenance of the Commis­ and sportsmen. struction engineering and permit pro­ sion's statewide system of public use The access area system consists of cess completed. facilities, along with various operational over 250 developed properties through­ • New Brighton Access, Beaver River, units, is performed by five regionally out the state. The following are the Beaver County. Maintenance dredging headquartered maintenance crews. This most notable projects undertaken dur­ of approach to boat ramp. year, as in the past, they also assisted in ing the fiscal year: • Mahoning Lake Access, Armstrong the construction of new access facilities, • Halifax Access, Susquehanna River, County. Construction of crushed stone repairing hatchery ponds, stocking Dauphin County. Completed construc­ surfaced access road and parking lot. trout, upkeep of haichery and regional tion of a railroad crossing, bituminous • Walnut Creek Access, Lake Erie, Erie law enforcement buildings and grounds, paved access road and parking lot, and County. Performed major improvement lake weed control, and drawdown of precast concrete plank surfaced boat to building used by Law Enforcement lakes for fish management purposes. launching ramp. Division with PCC personnel, and per­ In compliance with the National • Frank ford Arsenal Access, Delaware formed maintenance dredging of the Dam Safety Act, the Division con­ River, Philadelphia County. Under a 5- boat channel. tinued its program of inspecting the year plan starting in 1982, construction • Access Technical Assistance. Engineer­ condition of dams for 29 man-made completed through this fiscal year ing design and information for the lakes it controls. The division also includes bituminous paved 179 car- development of public use facilities by completed feasibility studies and began trailer parking lot and access roads, the cities of Philadelphia, Erie, and securing permits and approvals to breech concrete surfaced 6-lane boat launching Lock Haven. the dams permanently for two former ramp, piling for seasonally installed Following is a summary of some of impoundments. floating docks, entranceway gating and the more significant projects performed Under an ongoing program to res­ peripheral fencing, and subsurface storm for the Commission's hatchery system. tore fish migration, the division coop­ drainage. Landscaping was begun as a • Beliefonte Fish Culture Station, Centre erated in an engineering study to fish Pennsylvania Conservation Corps County. Installation of standby diesel ladder designs with the Philadelphia (PCC) project. generator to power pumps during elec­ Electric Company, owner of the • Kyle Lake Access, Jefferson County. A trical outages and contruction of 7-bay Schuylkill River, Norristown Dam. PCC project, construction of earth- vehicle storage building and rearing The program also includes fishway filled fishing pier, paved access road and troughs. design work for dams in the Lehigh and parking areas, new boat dock and • Benner Spring Fish Culture Station, Susquehanna rivers. launching ramp, spillway and control Centre County. Installation of multi­ •H tower repairs, and fish habitat improve­ purpose building heating, ventilating ment structures. and plumbing systems, and construc­ Division of Fisheries • Deer Creek Access, Allegheny River, tion of 8-bay vehicle storage building. The Division of Fisheries was involved Allegheny County. Engineering and pre­ • Carry/ Union City Fish Culture Stations, in a wide variety of activities directed requisite archaeological investigation Erie County. Repaired lightning- at protecting aquatic resources and hab­ for proposed major improvement of park­ damaged power lines. itat and at providing better fishing. ing, docking, and launching facilities. • Fairview Fish Culture Station, Erie These various activities were carried • Montgomery Access, West Branch Sus­ County. Installation of raceway cover­ out by the five sections of the division. quehanna River, Lycoming County. Com­ ing utilizing PCC personnel, construc­ All sections except Warmwater- pleted construction of bituminous paved tion of 3-bay vehicle storage building Coolwater propagation are headquar­ access road and parking lot, and precast and renovation of multi-purpose build­ tered at Bellefonte. ing roof. 6 ANNUAL REPORT PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION Fisheries Research Division of Fisheries Section FISH STOCKING STATISTICS — 1984-85 FISCAL YEAR The Fisheries Research Section is STATE-FEDERAL STOCKING PROGRAM staffed by a small group of profession­ als with differing areas of technical Coldwater Fisheries expertise. The section is composed of four distinct work units—Fish Culture No. of No. of No. of Research, Water Quality, Lake Erie Areas Miles Acres Research, and Fish Health Manage­ Stocked Stocked Stocked ment—which provide essential support Number of streams stocked with adult trout 812 and services to other sections and div­ Miles of streams stocked with adult trout 4,912 isions of the Commission and to other Acres of streams stocked with adult trout 22,323 agencies. Number of lakes stocked with adult trout 117 Examples of the areas of activity by Acres of lakes stocked with adult trout 10,880 the units include the Susquehanna Anadromous Fish Restoration effort; Totals 929 4,912 33,203 development and evaluation of rearing techniques for coolwater fishes; the Number of coldwater fish {trout and salmon) stocked: Glendale Lake Esocid Project; moni­ Fry - -0- toring of effluent and permit coordina­ Fingerling - 4,932,520 tion for fish culture stations; analysis of Adult - 5,577.355 water samples for chemical and bacteri­ ological factors; assessment offish pop­ Total 10,509,875 ulations, lamprey incidence, and water quality in Lake Erie; genetics studies to improve Fish Commission broodstock; Warmwater Fisheries and provision of diagnostic and fish Number of warmwater areas stocked 122 health services to all Commission fish Miles of warmwater streams stocked 133 culture stations. Miles of warmwater rivers stocked 832 Acres of warmwater ponds and lakes stocked... 82,486 Fisheries Management Section Totals 122 965 82,486 The Fisheries Management Section is comprised of field personnel and a Number of warmwater fish stocked: central office staff. The field personnel, Fry -40,136,160 seven area fisheries managers and their Fingerling - 1,464,896 support staffs, are assigned to specific Adult 2.672 watershed areas. The Central office Total 41,603,728 staff includes clerical support and tech­ nical specialists including a rare and GRAND TOTAL OF ALL SPECIES STOCKED 52,113,603 endangered species coordinator, a cold- water unit leader, and a warmwater unit leader. The role of each specialty group specially regulated waters, shad restora­ mineral extraction or other activities on is to coordinate management of all tion, Cross Creek Lake special regula­ the watershed. fisheries (including reptiles and amphi­ tions, and informational programs on Staff reviewed and commented on bians) to conserve, protect, and en­ reptiles, amphibians, and endangered over 3,000 permit applications or pro­ hance fishery resources and provide species. The rare and endangered spe­ ject proposals, attended 111 meetings, optimum fishing. cies coordinator also processed scien­ and made 112 field investigations rela­ Most of the fisheries management tific collector's permits and snake hunt­ tive to permit application and project section's activities were included in two ing permits. proposals. Other activities included federally funded (Dingell-Johnson) design of fish habitat projects and projects—the Fisheries Management Fisheries Environmental supervision and inspection offish habi­ Project and the Technical Guidance Services Section tat improvements as well as extensive Project. The Fisheries Management The Fisheries Environmental Servi­ stream surveys related to surface min­ Project is directed at collection of ces Section serves as the Commission ing and oil and gas well pollution .of information needed to manage fisheries contact and coordination point with streams. >n the Commonwealth. Field surveys other state and federal conservation were conducted this fiscal year on more agencies. This section also handles Warmwater-Coolwater than 120 streams and 30 lakes. Special review of various permit applications, Fish Propagation Section projects included the Pymatuning administers the fish habitat improve­ This section is responsible for pro­ Reservoir Walleye Study, monitoring ment program, and conducts surveys of duction of all warmwater fishes such as of Letort and Falling Spring trout pop­ waters threatened by possible pollution bass, all coolwater fishes such as wall­ ulations, monitoring of wild trout in and actually polluted as the result of eye, northern pike, and muskellunge as well ANNUAL REPORT 7 PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION Division of Fisheries as salmon, steelhead, and lake trout. RECORD OF FISH STOCKED Section headquarters is located at Lines- FISCAL YEAR JULY 1, 1984 TO JUNE 30, 1985 ville, Pennsylvania. Fish culture sta­ STATE-FEDERAL STOCKING PROGRAM tions contributing to the warmwater- TROUT coolwater production for this fiscal year were Linesville, Tionesta, Benner FRY FINGERLING ADULT GRAND TOTAL SPECIES Spring, Union City, Huntsdale, and Number Number Weight Number Weight NUMBER WEIGHT Pleasant Mount. Stations contributing Brook Trout 658,000 8,476 1,122,763 499,883 1,780,763 508,359 to the salmon-steelhead-lake trout effort Brown Trout 1,481,373 22,738 1,982,843 895,706 3,464,216 918,444 were Fairview, Linesville, and Tionesta. Rainbow Trout 498,500 21,517 2,316,814 1,049,599 2,815,314 1,071,116 Palomino Rbw Trout Propagation Trout 39,795 26,162 39,795 26,162 Section Lake Trout •_ 43,532 2,111 140 280 43,672 2,391 1 he Trout Propagation Section in­ Steelhead Trout 353,000 13,034 115,000 10,389 468,000 23,423 cludes all stations involved in trout TOTAL TROUT 3,034,405 67,876 5,577,355 2,482,019 8,611,760 2,549,895 production and the Cooperative Nur­ sery Branch. Coordination and process­ •••••••' SALMON ing of agency-wide fish food purchases Atlantic Salmon 5,750 1,030 — 5,750 1,030 is also administered within the Trout Propagation Section. Fish culture sta­ Chinook Salmon —, 686,240 6,336 - . 686,240 6,336 . — tions involved in fiscal year production Coho Salmon 1,181,125 84,030 — 1,181,125 84,030 of 5,266,843 adult trout-2,389,644 Kokanee pounds — included Bellefonte, Benner Salmon 25,000 800 - 25,000 800 Spring, Big Spring, Corry, Huntsdale, TOTAL SALMON — 1,898,115 92,196 — __ 1,898,115 92,196 Oswayo, Pleasant Mount, Pleasant Gap, and Reynoldsdale. GAMEFISH American Shad 9,836,160 31,500 81 _ 9,867,660 81 Cooperative Nursery Amur Pike _ Branch (Hybrid) 1,750 304 — 1,750 304 The Cooperative Nursery Branch Chain Pickerel — 1,200 372 — 1,200 372 effort includes 155 organizations spon­ Largemouth soring 179 coldwater, two coolwater, Bass 43,250 1,056 172 344 43,422 1,400 and seven warmwater fish rearing Muskellunge (P) 50,000 83,950 4,945 - — 133,950 4,945 units. Clubs participating in the coop­ Muskellunqe (T) — 124,738 15,300 — — 124,738 15,300 erative nursery program released Northern Pike — 23,250 2,056 — — 23,250 2,056 1,104,430 catchable-size trout into pub­ Saugeye — 18,330 125 - _ 18,330 125 lic waters during the fiscal year. This is Smaltmouth the second year cooperative nurseries Bass 4,400 56 - 4,400 56 have released over a million trout. In addition to trout, nurseries released Striped Bass — 168,001 807 - 168,001 807 7,704 largemouth bass and over 672,000 Striped Bass x walleye fry. White Bass 75.700 849 2,500 3,750 78,200 4,599 Walleye 29,250,000 529,722 4,900 - 29,779,722 4,900 TOTAL GAMEFISH 39,136,160 1.105,791 30,851 2,672 4,094 •0,244,623 34,945 Bureau of

PANFISH Administrative - Black Crappie — 18,000 324 18,000 324 to Brown Bullhead 5,000 250 — 5,000 250 Services^ Channel Catfish — 320,100 2,859 — 320,100 2,859 White Bass — 3,400 59 — 3,400 59 he Bureau of Administrative White Catfish — 7,605 39 — 7,605 39 Services provides fiscal plan­ ning and budget preparation, Yellow Perch 1,000,000 5,000 105 - 1,005,000 105 T TOTAL personnel and payroll, training, issu­ ance of special permits and licenses, PANFISH 1,000,000 359,105 3,636 - 1,359,105 3,636 federal aid coordination, issuance of FORAGE FISH fishing licenses, automotive fleet ser­ vices and record keeping, purchasing TOTAL FORAGE FISH and procurement of goods and services, land and water leasing and acquisition, duplicating and mailroom services, mes­ GRAND TOTAL 40.138.160 6.397.418194.559 5.580.027 2.486.113 52,113,603 2,680,672 senger service, inventory record keep- 0 ANNUAL REPORT ing, warehousing, and other functions County (access to Schuylkill River). required in the day-to-day operations • Access leases. Bloomsburg Access, of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. Columbia County (access to Susque­ hanna River, North Branch); Great Personnel Section Bend Borough Access, Susquehanna The personnel section develops and County (access to Susquehanna River, implements programs for Fish Com­ North Branch); Cochranton Access, mission employees, including recruit­ Crawford County (access to French ment and placement, classification and Creek); East Coventry Township Ac­ pay, employee benefits, personnel trans­ cess, Chester County (access to Schuyl­ actions, affirmative action, and labor kill River); South Pottstown Access, relations. Chester County (access to Schuylkill The following are some highlights of River); Marietta Access, Lancaster the activities of the Personnel Section County (access to Susquehanna River); during the 1984-85 fiscal year: Lake LeBoeuf, Erie County (access to • Labor relations. The Personnel Section Lake LeBoeuf)- participated in strike preparations, con­ • Properties under option. One in Fayette tract negotiations, and the ultimate set­ County and one in Beaver County. tlement of a new 3-year union contract • Miscellaneous agreements finalized. 24. for employees covered by the Ameri­ can Federation of State, County and Fishing License Section Municipal Employees agreement. Prob­ This section appoints and supervises lems caused by the Fair Labor Standards 1,800 license issuing agents, which Act in the areas of overtime pay and include private businesses and county Fish Commission. The office is work­ compensatory time are the subject of treasurers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and ing on plans to modernize and compu­ continuing talks between the union and New Jersey. Monthly reports are re­ management. terize many of its functions, which ceived and audited with revenue depos­ include maintaining vendor lists, writ­ ited in the Fish Fund by the state • Transactions. Some 2,521 personnel ing specifications for commodities and treasurer. transactions were processed during the services, and keeping purchase and 1984-85 fiscal year. Fishing licenses sold in 1984-85 inventory records. included: We have been participating in a pilot Resident 946,995 project that raised the "buy-local" dol­ Non-resident 50,774 lar limit to $5,000. This pilot program Senior resident 50,096 has now been implemented into the Tourist 14,455 standard purchasing procedures of the Lifetime resident 12,926 Fish Commission. Free 2,017 The formulation of budget projec­ TOTAL: 1,077,263 tions and performance measurements standards is a continuing goal of the Miscellaneous Licenses Purchasing Section. and Permits Section The Miscellaneous Licenses and Per­ • Data processing • Leave. Fish Commission employees mits Section reviewed and issued the This was the second full year of use continue to use less sick leave than following: of the computer in Harrisburg and Belle- employees in any other state agency. Transportation permits 97 fonte. The system in Harrisburg has Live bait dealer's licenses 882 enabled us for the first time to ship over Real Estate Section Live fish dealer's licenses 18 one million fishing licenses without any Artificial propagating Due to continuing land acquisition overtime. This year, faced with the licenses 144 budget constraints, the Real Estate Sec­ increasing number of boat registra­ Regulated fishing lake tion has continued to seek land for tions, the Commission has been able to licenses 226 access to public waters through cooper­ ward off making additional purchases Net permits 208 ative municipal agreements, interagency and hiring extra personnel with the use Scientific collectors permits 161 transfers, and donations of land. of the computer system. Over 228,000 Drawdown permits 119 The following are some of the 1984- boat registrations have been placed on Dynamite permits 14 85 fiscal year activities of the Real Es­ our system and now are processed Mine drainage 414 tate Section: inhouse. • Fee simple acquisitions. Huntsdale Fish Additional areas in which the com­ Culture Station, Cumberland County Purchasing Section puter system is used include general (additional land); Spring Creek, Centre The Purchasing Section is reponsible correspondence, fish stocking schedules, County (fishing waters); Godfrey Run, for the procurement of supplies, mate­ records, research data, field citations, Erie County (coho fish culture); Port rials, and services for the Harrisburg purchasing, automotive records, per­ Providence Access, Montgomery and field offices of the Pennsylvania mits, real estate records, and reports. ANNUAL REPORT 9 CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES AND COMMITMENTS (Incurred July 1,1984, to June 30,1985, from Current Appropriations) • Sand and gravel royalties During fiscal year 1984-85, the Penn­ Combined sylvania Fish Commission received Funds $233,431 in royalty payments from Charged Charged Expenditures dredging companies operating on Com­ To FISH to BOAT and monwealth waters. This amount repre­ PERSONNEL SERVICES: FUND FUND Commitments sents an increase of $3,316 in receipts Salaries and Wages $7,952,716 $1,538,881 $9,491,597 collected in fiscal year 1983-84. Employee Benefits — State Share 3,148,440 509,317 3,657,757 Since the passage of Act 225, ap­ proved July 31, 1970, $3,673,401 has PERSONNEL SERVICES TOTAL $11,101,156 $2548,198 $13.149354 been received in revenue from this cate­ gory of income by the Fish Commission. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES: Fish Food $ 900,118 $ -0— $ 900,118 Federal Aid Section Vehicle Maintenance — Gasoline, The section on federal aid coordina­ Oil, Repairs, etc 466,505 249,538 716,043 tion prepared and submitted formal Printing and Advertising 482,471 194,265 676,736 documentation for federal assistance on Utilities (Electricity, Heat, Water) 590,452 43,030 633,482 two new projects* and five new project Payment to Other State Agencies segments to existing projects" during for Services Rendered 439,478 120,785 560,263 the fiscal year. Total project reimburse­ Maintenance Materials and Supplies ments, from all federal programs, were for Construction, Repairs and Upkeep 307,715 96,723 404,438 $1,839,187.55, and were distributed as Postage 156,298 173,058 329,356 follows: Telephone Expenses 164,788 94,524 259,312 Fish Fund $1,177,999.57 Travel Expenses 192,709 50,602 243,311 Boat Fund 661,187.98 Maintenance and Rental of Office, $1,839,187.55 Copying, Tabulating and New project/segment submissions EDP Equipment 100,898 92,292 193,190 in FY 1984-85 were down $595,153.61 Contracted Maintenance Services of from those of FY 1983-84. Principally, PFC Buildings and Grounds 108,644 45,413 154,057 this was due to the total loss of Anad- Rental of Buildings for Office romous Fish Act funding for the and Storage 69,949 58,339 128,288 Commission's Lake Erie Salmonid Pro­ Contracted Specialized Services gram, the costs of which has been feder­ (Legal, Consulting, etc.) 80,288 41,733 122,021 ally shared since its inception in 1968. Purchase of Uniforms, Clothing, Since the loss of those federal funds, the Footwear 64,148 40,211 104,359 Commission has been forced to finance Special Conference Expenses 63,489 22,742 86,231 the program in its entirety. A replace­ Laboratory Supplies, Drugs and ment Lake Erie Salmonid Program pro­ Chemicals 60,462 3,467 63,929 ject has been submitted and approved, Insurance — Liability, Surety, Fidelity 38,331 14,932 53,263 requesting utilization of federal assist­ Other Supplies (Office, Educational, ance from the expanded Dingell- etc.) and Services 217,643 80,264 297,907 Johnson Act. OPERATIONAL EXPENSES TOTAL $ 4304386 $1.421318 $ 5326304 Comptrollers Report The following balance sheets and statements of unreserved fund balance for the Fish and Boat funds were pre­ pared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). • Fish Fund Total revenue deposited in the Fish Fund during the 1984-85 fiscal year was $16,408,125, an increase of $536,782 over the previous year's cash receipts. An additional $875,712 revenue was accrued as a receivable on June 30, 1985, for an overall $1,412,494, or 9 percent, increase in revenue from last

10 ANNUAL REPORT fiscal year. Resident and non-resident FIXED ASSETS (Capital Improvements): fishing license revenue increased ap­ Purchase of Automobiles, Trucks, and proximately $506,000, federal aid Watercraft $ 334,667 $ 371,309 $ 705,976 reimbursements increased $441,000 and Access Area Development and interest income on short-term invest­ Improvements to Lakes and Streams •• • 235,891 170,686 406,577 ments increased $108,000. Various Building Improvements to New and revenue categories such as Fish Law Existing Structures 173,368 130,570 303,938 fines, miscellaneous publications, and Machinery and Equipment 225,727 25,665 251,392 Van Dyke Research Station opera­ Radio Equipment Purchases 97,593 111,307 208,900 tional cost reimbursements accounted Purchases of EDP Equipment 77,791 38,419 116,210 for the remainder of this increase. Office Equipment, Furniture and Expenditures and commitments total­ Furnishings 43,476 55,833 99,309 ed $16,871,632 for the 1984-85 fiscal Consideration Costs of Land, Lakes and year, an incre- se of approximately Streams Acquired _ 41,000 —0— 41,000 $907,000, or 6 percent, over the pre­ vious fiscal year-end total. Fish Com­ FIXED ASSETS TOTAL $ 1,229,513 $ 903,789 $2,133,302 mission personnel salaries, wages, and state share of employee benefits in­ GRANTS AND SUBSIDIES $ 17.598 $ 1.095 $ 18.693 creased approximately $915,000, or 9 percent, the direct impact of previously negotiated collective bargaining agree­ Pennsylvania Fish Commission ments. Operational expenses overall General Operations Total $16,852,653 $4,375,000 $21,227,653 increased approximately $200,000, or Department of General Services — 5 percent, the result of aggregate General State Authority Rentals 62,133 1,985 64,118 increases in numerous cost categories. Treasury Department — Replacement Fixed assets and capital improvement Checks 947 —0— 947 decreased approximately $185,000, or 13 percent, primarily the result of fewer TOTAL EXPENDITURES AND automobile, truck, and watercraft COMMITMENTS $16.915.733 S4.376J85 $21,292,718 purchases. Unused current appropriation monies lapsed at year-end closing were $301,265 Documentation was submitted during the year on the following with an additional $7,776 lapsed from existing and new projeots: prior year appropriations that were encumbered on June 30, 1984. Anticipated Planned Reimburse- The unreserved/undesignated fund Cost nent balance of the Fish Fund on June 30, 1985, was $9,524,388, an increase of Fish & Wildlife Restoration Act (D-J) $419,981 from the previous fiscal **D-J Maintenance (F-30-D-20) $ 350,000 $ 262,500 year-end. "Fisheries Management Project (F-57-R-8) - ,017,668 763,251 • Boat Fund "Fisheries Technical Guidance Total revenue received during the F-61-T-6) 232,000 174,000 1984-85 fiscal year was $3,780,808, an increase of $294,3 70 over the previous $1,599,668 $1,199,751 year's cash receipts. An additional Commercial Fish Act (NMFS) 'Yellow $669,535 revenue was accrued as a Perch Assessment-Lake Erie $ 100,472 $ 75,354 receivable on June 30, 1985, for an overall $963,905, or 28 percent, in­ $ 100,472 $ 75,354 Surface Mining Control & Reclamation crease in revenue from last fiscal year. Act of 1977 "Small Operator's The liquid fuels tax reimbursements from the Motor License and Liquid Assistance Program $ 25,000 $ 25,000 Fuels Tax Funds increased $452,000. $ 25,000 $ 25,000 Federal aid reimbursements increased Fishery Conservation & Management $288,000, the direct result of receipt of Act of 1976 *Mid-Atlantic Fishery two federal fiscal year reimbursements Management Council $ 4,000 $ 4,000 from the U.S. Coast Guard Grant for Boating Safety received in the same $ 4,000 $ 4,000 year. Interest on short-term securities U.S. Department of Transportation increased $99,000, motorboat registra­ (U.S. Coast Guard Grant — Boating tion fee revenue increased $69,000, and Safety) *Boating Safety Program subscriptions for Boat Pennsylvania (federal fiscal year 1985) — magazine totaled $56,000 for its first 15.01.42 $ 313,334 $ 313,334 full year's existence. $ 313,334 $ 313,334 ANNUAL REPORT 11 GRAND TOTALS $2,042,474 $1,617,439 Mike Bieech

FISH FUND - EXPENDITURES & COMMITMENTS BY DIVISION Incurred July 1, 1984, to June 30, 1985

Executive Office $ 149,928 Comptroller 215,200 Bureau of Administrative Services 1,366,268 Office of Information 972,855 Legal Services 20,504 Division of Fisheries: Administration Section 142,321 Propagation Sections 6,399,196 Fisheries Research 528,769 Fisheries Management 946,772 Fisheries Environmental Services 236,004 Division of Engineering: Administration 82,903 Architectural/Engineering Section 490,935 Construction Section 1,226,154 Property Maintenance Branch 688,542 Bureau of Fisheries & Engineering Administration 402,505 Law Enforcement Division 2,983,797

Fish Fund General Operations Total $16,852,653 Department of General Services — General State Authority Rentals 62,133 Treasury Department — Replacement Checks 947

Total Expenditures and Commitments $16,915,733

FISH FUND REVENUE Deposited July 1, 1984, to June 30, 1985 LICENSES AND FEES: Resident Fishing Licenses — Regular $11,306,860 Lifetime Fishing Licenses — Senior Residents 129,904 Resident Fishing Licenses — Senior 98,486 Non-Resident Fishing Licenses 1,001,468 Tourist Fishing Licenses 210,756 Miscellaneous Permits and Fees 14,096 Fee-Fishing Lake Licenses 13,655 Pennsylvania League of Angling Youth Fees 10,258 Commercial Hatchery Licenses 6,630 H. R. Stackhouse Facilities User Fees 4,715 Scientific Collectors' Permits 3,020 Expenditures and commitments Lake Erie Licenses 2,115 totaled $4,376,985 for fiscal yeai Technical Service Fees — 1984-85, a $370,000, or 9 percent, Non-Government Organizations and Individuals 93 increase over the June 30, 1984, total. Total Licenses and Fees $12,802,056 Personnel services increased approxi­ mately $173,000, or 9 percent; opera­ FINES AND PENALTIES: tional expenses increased approximate­ Fish Law Fines $ 312,307 ly $175,000, or 14 percent; and fixed assets and capital improvements in­ MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE: creased approximately $22,000. Interest on Securities and Deposits $ 825,377 Unused current appropriation monies Sale of Pennsylvania Angler 261,047 lapsed at year-end closing were Income from Sand and Gravel Dredging Operations 233,431 $321,015 with an additional $590,000 Restitutions for Fish Killed and Contributions for Restocking Streams . 185,449 lapsed from prior appropriations that Royalty Payments from Gas and Oil Leases 133,798 were encumbered on June 30, 1984. Reimbursement of Van Dyke Shad Station Operational Costs 111,105 The unreserved/undesignated fund Miscellaneous 107,478 balance of the Boat Fund on June 30, Sale of Publications 86,176 1985, was $5,238,184, an increase of In-Lieu-of-Payments for Fishways 75,000 $663,358 from the previous fiscal year- Sale of Recreational Fishing Promotional Items 19,556 end total. Rental of Fish Commission Property 14,347 12 ANNUAL REPORT Total Miscellaneous Revenue $ 2,052,764 i Total Revenue Subject to Executive Authorizations $15,167,127

AUGMENTATIONS: Federal Aid Reimbursements for Fish Restoration, Research and Development... $ 1,178,000 Sale of Used Automobiles and Other Vehicles 43,617 Pennsylvania Conservation Corps Program Reimbursements 19,381

Total Augmentations $ 1,240,998 GRAND TOTAL ALL REVENUE DEPOSITED IN FISH FUND $16.408,125

FISH FUND REVENUE $16,408,125—100.0% JULY 1, 1984 TO JUNE 30, 1985

Non-Resident, Tourist and other Licenses and Fees— $1,266,806—7.7% Infiscalyear 1984-1985, more than Federal and Augmenting 1 million licenses were sold. In Revenue—$1,240,998— 7.6 addition, the Fish Commission stocked more than 52.1 million Interest Income— coldwater and warmwater fish. $825,377—5.0%

Other Revenue— $386,284—2.4% Sale ot Publications— $347,223—2.1% Fish Law Fines— $312,307—1.9% Sand & Gravel Dredging— $233,431—1.4%

PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION FISH FUND STATEMENT OF UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1985 Fund Balance — Unreserved/Undeslgnated, June 30, 1984 $9 .104,407 Add: Revenues Actual Cash Receipts, July 1, 1984, to June 30,1985 $16,408,125 Cash in Transit 113,781 Receivables as of June 30,1985: Interest on Short-Term Investments 135,858 Due from Other Commonwealth Funds 57,429 Accounts Receivable 40,038 Grants Receivable—Federal Government 528,606 17,283,837

Lapses from Prior Year Appropriations 7,776

Beginning Fund Balance and Additions $26,396,020

Deduct: Expenditures and Commitments Expenditures and Commitments as of June 30,1985, from Current Appropriations $16,915,733 Accrued Expenditures, July 1,1985, thru August 31,1985, for Goods and Services delivered prior to July 1,1985 949,588 Less: Commitments liquidated after June 30, 1985 (993,689)

Total Deductions 16.871,632 Fund Balance—Unreserved/Undeslgnated, June 30, 1985 $9,524,388 ANNUAL REPORT BOAT FUND REVENUE Deposited July 1, 1984, to June 30, 1985

LICENSES AND FEES: Motorboat Registration Fees $ 1,118,005 Boat Mooring Permits — Walnut Creek Access 19,404 Boat Capacity Plate Fees 3,974

Total Licenses and Fees $ 1,141,383

FINES AND PENALTIES: Motorboat Fines $ 107,456

MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE: Reimbursement from Motor License and Liquid Fuels Tax Funds* $ 1,275,143 Interest on Securities 520,569 Sale of Boat Pennsylvania 55,621 Miscellaneous 5,691

Total Miscellaneous Revenue $ 1,857,024

Total Revenue Subject to Executive Authorizations $ 3,105,863

AUGMENTATIONS: U. S. Coast Guard Grant for Boating Safety $ 600,441 Federal Aid Reimbursements for Access Area Development 60,747 Sale of Used Automobiles and Other Vehicles 13,757

Total Augmentations $ 674,945

GRAND TOTAL ALL REVENUE DEPOSITED IN DOAT FUND $3,780308

*Act 65, Session of 1931, as amended March 12,1957, provides for an annual transfer to the Boat Fund the amount of the Liquid Fuels Tax paid on liquid fuels consumed in the propulsion of motorboats and other motorcraft on the waters of the Commonwealth, including waters bordering on the Commonwealth.

BOAT FUND — EXPENDITURES & COMMITMENTS BY DIVISION Incurred July 1, 1984, to June 30, 1985

xecutive Office $ 20,232 Comptroller 53,800 Bureau of Administrative Services 275,321 Boating Safety — Information and Education 277,406 Legal Services 3,921 Division of Engineering: Administration 6,401 Architectural/Engineering Section 47,142 Construction Section 483,447 Property Maintenance Branch 263,472 Bureau of Fisheries & Engineering Administration 39,741 Watercraft Division 918,848 Law Enforcement Division 1,985,269

Boat Fund General Operations Total $4,375,000 Department of General Services — General State Authority Rentals 1,985

Total Expenditures and Commitments $4376385

14 ANNUAL REPORT FISH COMMISSION BALANCE SHEETS June 30, 1985

ASSETS FISH FUND BOAT FUND Cash with Treasurer $ 6,952 $ 23,867 Cash in Transit 113,781 486 Cash-Advancement Accounts 192,978 -0- Temporary Investments 11,187,881 4,544,782 Accrued Interest Receivable 135,858 31,478 Accounts Receivable 40,038 -0- Due from Other Commonwealth Funds 57,429 637,571 Grants Receivable-Federal Government 528,606 -0- Total Assets $12.263.523 $ 5.238,184

LIABILITIES Vouchers Payable $ 63,926 $ -0- Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities 757,979 -0- Due to Other Commonwealth Funds 542,078 -0- Total Liabilities $ 1.363.983 $ -0-

FUND EQUITY Reserved for Current Encumbrances $ 1,374,076 $ -0- Reserved for Restricted Revenue 1,076 -0- Fund Balance-Unreserved Undesignated 9,524,388 5,238,184 Total Reserves and Fund Balance $10,899,540 $ 5,238,184 Total Liabilities and Fund Equity $12,263,523 $ 5.238.184

BOAT FUND REVENUE $3,780,808—100.0% JULY 1, 1984 TO JUNE 30, 1985

Motorboat Flnes- $107,456—2.8% Sale of Boat PA— $55,621—1.5%

PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION BOAT FUND STATEMENT OF UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1985

Fund Balance - Unreserved/Undesignated, Lapses from Prior Year Appropriations 590,000 June 30, 1984 $4,574,826 Beginning Fund Balance and Additions $9,615,169 Add: Revenues Actual Cash Receipts, July 1,1984, to Deduct: Expenditures and Commitments as of June 30,1985 $3,780,808 June 30, 1985 from Current Cash in Transit 486 Appropriations 4,376,985 Receivables as of June 30, 1985: Interest on Short-Term Investments 31,478 Fund Balance - Unreserved/Undesignated, Due from Other Commonwealth Funds 637,571 4,450,343 June 30, 1985 $5,238,184 i

ANNUAL REPORT 15 EXECUTIVE OFFICE CONSTRUCTION & MAINTENANCE DIVISION Ralph W. Abele, Executive Director 717-657-4515 Eugene Smith, Chief 814-359-5128 Chief Counsel, Dennis T. Guise 717-657-4545 Administrative Assistant, Howard T. Hardie 717-657-4517 ARCHITECTURAL & ENGINEERING DIVISION Comptroller, Ross E. Starner 717-787-3105 K. Ronald Weis, Chief 814-359-5127

OFFICE OF INFORMATION FISHERIES DIVISION Education, Stephen B. Ulsh 717-657-4519 Delano Graft, Chief 814-359-5154 Broadcasting, Larry Shaffer 717-657-4519 Trout Production Section, Ken Corl, Chief 814-359-5143 Media Relations, Lois Howard 717-657-4518 Cooperative Nursery Branch, Paul Byers, Chief 814-359-5124 Adopt-a-Stream, Dave Wolf 717-657-4519 Warmwater Production Section, PA Angler/Boat PA Editor, Art Michaels 717-657-4520 Shyrl Hood, Chief 814-683-4451 PA Angler/Boat PA Circulation, Eleanor Mutch 717-657-4521 Box 127, Linesville, PA 16424 Fisheries Environmental Services Section, BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATION (State Headquarters) Jack Miller, Chief 814-359-5140 Paul F. O'Brien, Director 717-657-4522 Research Section, Vincent Mudrak, Chief 814-355-4837 Personnel & Employment, Allison J. Mayhew 717-657-4528 Benner Spring Fish Research Station, RD. 1, Box 485, Budget Analyst, Donna Grey 717-657-4532 Bellefonte, PA 16823 Real Estate, John Hoffman 717-657-4525 Fisheries Management Section, Purchasing (Harrisburg), Sheila Green 717-657-4533 Richard A. Snyder, Chief 814-359-5110 Purchasing (Bellefonte), Dennis Schultz 814-359-5131 License Section, Mary Stine, Supervisor 717-657-4534 AREA FISHERIES MANAGERS Federal Aid Coordinator, Glen C. Reed 717-657-4531 Area 2: Ronald Lee 814-755-3524 Office Services Supervisor, Chester Peyton 717-657-4527 Box 1, Star Route 2, Tionesta, PA 16353 Area 3: Bruce A. Hollender 814-359-5118 BUREAU OF WATERWAYS 450 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA 16823-9616 Gene Sporl, Assistant Executive Director 717-657-4538 Area 4: David W. Daniels 717-477-5717 John Simmons, Administrative Officer 717-657-4540 Box 88, Sweet Valley, PA 18656 Boating Safety Education Section, Area 5: Craig W. Billingsley 717-588-6388 Virgil Chambers, Chief 717-657-4540 PA Fish Commission, Bushkill, PA 18324 Boating Accident Statistics, Joe Greene 717-657-4540 Area 6: Michael L. Kaufmann 215-847-2442 Special Programs Coordinator, Janet Mayer 717-657-4540 Box 556, Revere, PA 18953 Boat Registration Section, Area 7: Lawrence L. Jackson 717-486-3710 Betty Stroud, Supervisor 717-657-4551 RD 5, Box 393, Carlisle, PA 17013 Area 8: Blake C. Weirich 814-445-8974 RD 2, Box 39, Somerset, PA 15501-9311 LAW ENFORCEMENT DIVISION Edward W. Manhart, Chief 717-657-4542 Perry D. Heath, Deputy Chief 717-657-4542 FISH CULTURE STATIONS James R. Smith, Training Supervisor 717-657-4542 Bellefonte, William Hoover, Superintendent 814-355-4159 RD 4, Box 230, Bellefonte, PA 16823 Benner Spring, William Kennedy, Superintendent 814-355-4159 REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICES RD 1, Box 485, Bellefonte, PA 16823 Northwest, Walter G. Lazusky, Supervisor 814-437-5774 Big Spring, Eugene J. Rozaieski, Superintendent 717-776-3170 Mailing address Box 349, Franklin, PA 16323 RD 4, Box 341, Newville, PA 17241 Location 1281 Otter St., Franklin, PA Corry-Union City, Tom L. Clark, Superintendent 814-664-2122 Northcentral, Paul F. Swanson, Supervisor 717-726-6056 Corry, PA 16407 Mailing address P.O. Box 187, Lamar, PA 16848 Fairview, Neil Shea, Superintendent 814-474-1514 Location Fishing Creek Road, Lamar, PA 2000 Lohrer Road, P.O. Box 531, Fairview, PA 16415 Northeast, Kerry Messerle, Supervisor 717-477-5717 Huntsdale, Kenneth Martin, Superintendent 717-486-3419 Mailing address Box 88, Sweet Valley, PA 18656 Box 393, RD 5, Carlisle, PA 17013 Location On Harris Pond, Sweet Valley, PA Linesville, James Harvey, Superintendent 814-683-4451 Southwest, Thomas F. Qualters, Supervisor 814-445-8974 Box 127, Linesville, PA 16424 Mailing address RD 2, Box 39, Somerset, PA 15501 Oswayo, D. Ray Merriman, Superintendent 814-698-2102 Location On Lake Somerset, Somerset, PA RD 2, Box 84, Coudersport, PA 16915 Southcentral, Frank Schilling, Supervisor 717-486-7087 Pleasant Gap-Tylersville, John Bair, Superintendent .. 814-359-5132 Mailing address RD 1, Box 848, Newville, PA 17241 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA 16823 Location On Pine Road, Huntsdale, PA Pleasant Mount, Zenas Bean, Superintendent 717-448-2101 Southeast, Robert Perry, Supervisor 717-626-0228 Pleasant Mount, PA 18453 Mailing address Box 6, Elm, PA 17521 Reynoldsdale, Richard Pugh, Superintendent 814-839-2211 Location On Speedwell Forge Lake New Paris, PA 15554 Tionesta, Charles Mann, Superintendent 814-755-3524 BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND ENGINEERING Box 1, Star Route 2, Tionesta, PA 16353 Edward R. Miller, P.E., Assistant Executive Director ... 814-359-5152 Robinson Lane, Bellefonte, PA 16823 Dennis Ricker, Administrative Officer 814-359-5161 State Headquarters: 3532 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17109 Fred W. Johnson, Water Resources Coordinator 717-657-4546 Mailing address: P.O. Box 1673, Harrisburg, PA 17105-1673 Robert Hesser, Fishery Resource Biologist 814-359-5158 mMSvf?" \f&.% (fatHttf *fcatuneA

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Here's an opening day scene at Montgomery County's Skippack Creek. For good opening day action; try Loch A Ish Reservoir, Perkiomen Creek, Skippack Creek, and Wissahickon Creek.

before May 15, and two fall stockings. The coves at the extreme northeast and northwest sections of the lake are always good for trout in the spring, fall, and especially winter. The shoreline along the west parking lot for about 200 yards above the spillway is excellent for trout in the by Fred Mussel spring and early summer because of its sharply dropping shore. ehigh County offers a diversity of fishing waters Trout are taken on worms, minnows, cheese, and scattered throughout its varied topography of 340 spinners, but in the fall and early winter, fly fishermen do L square miles. From the gently sloped farmlands in well on streamers and wet flies. Most deadly is the black the county's northwest section across suburbia to the urban Wooly Bugger streamer. There are a few anglers who troll Allentown-Bethlehem area, the county is best known for its wet flies slowly in the spring, and these fishermen have had excellent trout fishing for both stocked and wild species. some fantastic days. The people of Allentown have demonstrated good For ice fishing, tiny jigs or weighted flies tipped with a stewardship over their resources, and the best native trout meal worm or mousy grub produce trout. Many are taken streams are actually within the city limits. Warmwater from shallow water in the coves, especially in the mornings. fishing is available mostly on Leaser Lake, the Lehigh Ice fishing is only fair for warmwater species and panfish. River, and the many small ponds that dot the area. For the panfish, mainly perch and bluegills, stick to the cove areas with meal worms on a tiny dot or marabou jig Leaser Lake For crappies, try small minnows or Twister Tail jigs. This Fish Commission owned, county maintained lake of Walleye and pickerel with an occasional bass are taken on 117 acres is in northwest Lehigh County, and it provides live bait or on an eighth-ounce Kastmaster or Swedish fair fishing for warmwater species and great fishing for Pimple. trout. There are three access areas (two with boat launching ramps), and picnic and sanitary facilities maintained by the Catasauqua Pond county. No swimming is permitted, and there are no boat This waterway is a very popular 5-acre county-owned rentals available. Electric motors only are allowed. The lake pond close to southeast Allentown. Weedy and shallow, it is open for fishing from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. provides good largemouth bass and panfish action. To find You can get to Leaser Lake by taking Route 143 north it, take the 15th Street exit south off Route 22 to Tilghman off Route 22 at the Lenhartsville exit, or 143 south off Street. Take Tilghman Street east in the city of Allentown Route 309 at New Tripoli. The village of Jacksonville, across the Lehigh River, and take an immediate left onto where the lake is located, is about 6 miles from either routes Dauphin Street. About one-half mile on your left will be 22 or 309. the Fish Commission's Kimmet's Lock Access area on the Best known for its trout fishing, Leaser is stocked with Lehigh River. After another half-mile, at a sharp left bend rainbow trout with one pre- and two in-season stockings in the road, you will see the pond on your left. photos by Russ Gettig January 1986 Look for good panfish action in Lehigh County at Leaser Lehigh River, and Jordan Creek. In Montgomery County, Lake, Catasauqua Pond, Waldheim Park Ponds, the try the Schuylkill River and Loch A Ish Reservoir.

Bluegills can be fooled with worms, flies, and small sometimes through the ice, stringers of beautiful crappies Twister Tails. Look for holes in the weed cover and drop up to %-pound each are taken. It is far from a dependable your offering in as soft as possible. They are easy to catch occurrence, but well worth trying for. Small minnows or off the spawning beds in spring near shore. Bass fall for yellow and white twister tails do the trick. minnows, nightcrawlers, and various weedless lures. Try a Johnson spoon with pork rind or a weedless rubber frog Furnace Dam tossed right into or on the weed beds over at least a foot of Located in the town of Emmaus south of Allentown, this water. The best fishing is at the southern end of the pond 2-acre pond offers a lot of trout action from stockings by near the overflow pipe. Ice fishing is good, but very few coop nurseries and by the Optimists Club. anglers bother to try because of the shallow depth and Take Cedar Crest Boulevard south off Route 309 about 2 weeds. The area is rough and unimproved. No facilities of miles south of Route 22. About 3 miles from the end of the any kind are available. boulevard, turn left onto Chestnut Street. Go about a quarter-mile and take 10th Street on your right. About a Waldheim Park Ponds half-mile farther on 10th Street, you'll see the dam on the In Allentown, on South Mountain at Waldheim Park, left. these two adjacent 2-acre ponds have bass and panfish. Trout fishing is good into June with the dam breast area Take the Emmaus Avenue Exit east off Route 309 about the best location. Typical trout baits work, but especially 3 miles south of Route 22. About a mile on the right is 10th effective here are the buoyant baits such as floating cheese Street. Travel 10th Street as it loops around the top of the bait or air-injected worms. Fish these with a weight 6 inches park. As you start back down the mountain, the ponds are to 12 inches from the hook, and you will be presenting your on the right, one next to the road and the other behind it. bait that distance above the mucky bottom for easy Plenty of small bluegills and an occasional nice bass are visibility. caught here. Common fishing methods for these species can Carp fishing is good, and they are big. Fish dough balls, be followed. Now and then, usually in November or corn, or prepared bait on or near the bottom. 10 Pennsylvania Angler continue in future years remains to be seen. The upstream Lehigh River and Canal river in the Treichlers-Laury's Station area is underfished Running along the eastern border of the county for because of poor access. The water in this area does hold about 20 miles, the river provides fair to good fishing for fish, and a canoe float trip from the Treichlers area to warmwater species—pickerel, smallmouth bass, muskies, Cementon should produce great action, especially for and panfish, with an occasional trout taken in the cooler pickerel and bass. months. North of Allentown, Route 145 parallels the river to Little Lehigh Creek Carbon County, and access is gained by roads east of this This waterway is the most heavily stocked, most heavily route. fished, and best-known trout stream in the area. Starting Popular spots outside the city are: Near the Race Street near Mertztown in Berks County, this creek goes through Bridge in Catasauqua, the broken Hocky Dam right above mai y changes as it flows through farm country, suburbia, the river bridge connecting Hockendauqua and North and finally into the city of Allentown where it enters the Catasauqua (take Lehigh Street east off Route 145), the Lehigh River. Unlike most streams, the upstream section, dam about 100 yards downstream from the Cementon, above Spring Creek at Route 100, is the warmest and least Northampton Bridge (Route 329 east off of 145), and the productive. From Spring Creek to the area of Cedar Crest old breached dam about a mile upstream from the town of Boulevard there is good trout fishing, but the best is Treichlers where Route 145 crosses the river. downstream into and through the Allentown Park system. Near the town of Laury's Station, the river comes close Year-round this area has the water quantity, quality, and to Route 145 and easy access is found there. Fishing is highest natural trout reproduction. usually from the shore or by wading because there are no A popular fly fishing stream, the most heavily fished area public access areas outside of Allentown. In the city, is from Keek's Bridge on Keystone Road below the Lehigh because of easy access and two launching ramps, you will Valley Country Club downstream through the park system. find more anglers than on any other section of river. There Highlighting this section is the fly-fishing-only, no-harvest is a small boat ramp, parking lot, and shore access at the area downstream about a mile from Keek's Bridge. Loaded Fish Commission's Kimmet's Lock Access area (see with trout, fishing this area is almost like fishing in the directions under Catasauqua Pond) and at Canal Park. hatchery, which is located next to the creek. In this one- Canal Park can be reached by taking the 7th Street exit mile stretch, trout are numerous, but experienced and south off Route 22 to Hamilton Street. Go east (left) on discriminating. They offer quite a challenge. Hamilton and after crossing the river take an immediate Take Cedar Creek Boulevard south off Route 309. A right. Follow the signs to Canal Park. In that same area is a quarter-mile from 309 turn left onto Fish Hatchery Road. popular fishing spot below the Hamilton Street Dam. Then it's a quarter-mile to the stream at the bottom of the There are no horsepower restrictions on the river. The hill. best fishing in the Allentown section is from the islands The other special regulation area is a fly-fishing-only located about a mile downstream from the Canal Park section about a mile upstream of Cedar Crest Boulevard. ramp upstream to the Route 22 bridge. Smallmouth bass Take that boulevard exit south off Route 309 for about 2 action turns on around August until cold weather, and they miles. Before crossing the stream, take a right up the hill on can be caught in this section and upstream on Lower Macungie Road. Go about a mile and turn left on nightcrawlers, shiners, minnow-imitating plugs, and yellow Wild Cherry Lane to the stream. This fly fishing area runs or white small twister tails. from Wild Cherry Lane downstream about a mile to an old From the Canal Park ramp upstream to the railroad mill dam. Check your summary for exact rules and bridge is the musky hotspot. During the summer months locations of these specially regulated areas. and into early fall, these big bruisers hit large silver, gold, Fly hatches are similar in both special areas and in the or perch-finish Rapalas. Fishing large shiners in the four- to rest of the stream below Route 100. Midges, wets, and six-foot depths also works. Afternoons and evenings streamers are the winter flies. The real action starts about produce the best. The usual procedure is to troll upstream Memorial Day with pale evening dun or sulphur dun to the bridge and cast while drifting back downstream to hatches in late evening. They last until the end of June. The the ramp area. little blue olive hatches intermittently from late March until In the late winter and early spring, the white sucker gets fall, as do several species of caddises. Match the size and the most attention along the river. These fish are caught on color to what you find at the time, but a good year-round small red worms worked on the bottom with light line and imitation of a caddis pupa in sizes 12-16 is the Ashe Salmon small hooks. They like to congregate below the dams and Fly. The Sawyer Pheasant Tail nymph is worth trying, too. are easily caught. The dam at Cementon is especially good Summertime, July through September, is the time for the as is the Canal Park area. Trico action in the morning till noon. Good eyesight is Later in the spring, bullheads and catfish are taken using needed to fish these tiny dark-bodied light-winged mayfly worms, nightcrawlers, or any prepared or commercial stink imitations in sizes 22-24. Terrestrials are also used at this bait. The Allentown area again is the place to go. In 1984- time, mainly dark-bodied beetles and black ants with an 85, yellow perch and crappies suddenly appeared in the area occasional green inchworm in sizes 14-20. A rod that can below the Hamilton Street Dam, and some full stringers handle 4-weight or 5-weight line is about right. were taken from April to October. Hitting small twisters, Fly fishing is popular, but more anglers hurl hardware worms, and minnows, these fish appeared out of nowhere and bait in the open areas of the stream than anything else. and were a pleasant surprise. Whether this action will Minnows, corn, cheese, CP swings, and Rooster Tail

January 1986 11 Crest Boulevard. About a mile on the boulevard you will cross the stream at a traffic light. Turn right in less than a mile to Ott Street. The stream is on your right. Jordan Creek The longest stream in the county, Jordan Creek starts at the foothills of the Blue Mountains and goes through many changes before it reaches the Little Lehigh Creek in Allentown near Union Street. The aesthetics of its upstream areas are pleasing, especially through Game Lands 205. This creek has many long, low, clear stretches with little cover in the summer months. Loads of fish are concentrated in the deeper holes and runs. Light line and long casts with worms, minnows, twister tails, and soft plastic lures produce redbreast sunfish, bluegills, fallfish, bullheads, and a lot of smallmouth bass, some of which attain a very respectable size. The deeper the hole, the bigger the fish. Becoming as popular as the Little Lehigh Creek, this large stream has had many new areas added to the stocking list in recent years and provides excellent put-and-take trout fishing from opening day until mid-June, when the warmwater species take over. It is stocked along its entire length from Route 309 downstream, bypassing only two private areas. There is no natural trout reproduction in the Jordan, although the Upper Jordan looks like a classical and beautiful trout stream down to the small town of Guthsville, right on Route 309 about two miles north of Route 22. When the stream reaches Allentown, the trout fishing is still good, although the traffic and crowds are a distraction. The most popular fishing areas are Jordan Park off 7th Street in Allentown and Wehr's Dam and Kern's Dam near Orefield off Route 309 north of Route 22. The county owns some walk-in-only property near Helfrich spinners account for thousands of trout. Fishing is great, Spring Apartments, about a mile above Jordan Park. This but the crowds are, too, from opening day until June. After is a popular, pleasant area to fish. that you can pursue the many native trout and leftover Fly fishing is available in the Upper Jordan until mid- stockies in relative solitude. Migrations of trout upstream in June, but most anglers use the typical trout baits and lures. October and November offer great fishing at two popular If you carry minnows and corn with a few spinners in your spots—right above the no-harvest area and at Fountain vest, you won't leave empty-handed. Park Dam below the 8th Street Bridge in Allentown. Three- fish-a-day limits are common. Bait is used by almost all El anglers at this time of year at these locations. Fred Mussel is the Lehigh County waterways conservation officer. He thanks AI Miller and Joe Kohler for their Cedar Creek information on fly fishing in this article. This stream has a split personality. Downstream from Lake Muhlenberg it is barely good enough for put-and-take trout. Above Ott Street upstream from Lake Muhlenberg it is the county's best, and is Class A wild trout waters. Montgomery County The creek has a great population of wild brown trout from above the lake to Dorney Park, and it is nearly all by Guy A. Bowersox owned by the city and county. The Cedar is a small stream with undercut banks the major type of trout cover. Fishing Pennsylvania's third most densely populated county offers is more successful in the early mornings and late evenings notable trout and warmwater angling, despite its when the brownies venture out to feed. The waterway is in metropolitan and heavy industrial setting. Here are details the park system with all the activity, which keeps the trout of the county's most productive hotspots. under cover during most of the day. Natural baits are best for these native fish, and fly hatches mimic most of those Loch Alsh Reservoir on the Little Lehigh Creek. To find the Class A water, take This 8-acre lake is nestled among a grove of trees along the Hamilton Boulevard exit east off Route 309 to the Loch Alsh Avenue in Ambler. Steadily stocked with Dorneyville crossroads. Turn left at the light onto Cedar rainbow trout throughout the spring months, this lake 12 Pennsylvania Angler offers fine family fishing after the opening weekend's with rainbow and trophy palomino trout during early onslaught. The Alsh usually receives a fall stocking, so spring, and the best fishing is found within the Fort anglers can expect fine fishing through October and Washington State Park, located along Route 73 at Fort November. Size 0 and 1 spinners, minnows, cheese, eggs, Washington. Worms, eggs, and spinners are the most mealworms, and garden worms are the favorite baits. In successful offerings. addition, don't be surprised if you land a nice catch of crappies while you're fishing this lake. Schuylkill River Largemouth and smallmouth bass, muskies, channel Perkiomen Creek catfish, crappies and carp are caught in the Schuylkill. This stream offers some of southeastern Pennsylvania's They're all here in trophy size and numbers in this sizable finest musky fishing. Flowing nearly 20 miles through the waterway, which meanders from rural Schuylkill and Berks historic, scenic Perkiomen Valley, this stream parallels counties through industrial suburbia to downtown Route 29 from Green Lane downstream to CoUegeville, and Philadelphia. Hotspots in Montgomery County are: then to Oaks, where it empties into the Schuylkill River. % Blackrock Pool (accessed by boat from the PFC access Access to this stream is plentiful from shore, because much area along Route 113 just north of Phoenixville) of its borders are county owned and open to the public. %Blackrock Dam (located just upriver of the Route 29 A canoe excursion on the "Perky" is perhaps the most bridge crossing from Phoenixville to Mont Clare) effective way to find the big ones—and let your mind % the mouth of Perkiomen Creek (take Egypt Road west absorb the truly memorable scenery along the way. The from Route 363 to Oaks. Turn left at the light and follow "Perky" is a receiving stream from a sizable watershed of Brower Avenue to the dead end). fine bass-producing tributaries and stocked trout waters. % Norristown Pool (access by boat from Valley Forge Smallmouth and largemouth bass, crappies, muskies, carp, National Park at Betzwood Access just off Route 363, or and bluegills are all here to add to your creel. from the public ramp on Haws Avenue in Norristown). Trophy-sized muskies haunt this stream, and are most % Norristown Dam (adjacent to bridge connecting often captured while feeding at the mouths of the Perky's Norristown to Bridgeport). tributaries—Unami Creek below Green Lane and Swamp % Flatrock Dam and Pool (Gladwyne exit off Schuylkill Creek at Schwenksville. These monsters are usually fooled Expressway onto River Road). with minnows on bobbers or nightcrawlers. Live baits, spinners, and plastic action tails on jigs are Annually dozens of 3-pound to 6-pound bass are taken your best bet for success in these waters. from the Perky mostly with minnows, crawlers, hellgrammites, or spinners. Bass hotspots are immediately [j3 below any of the more than a dozen low-head dams on the Guy A. Bowersox is the waterways conservation officer for stream. northern Montgomery County. Thanks goes to Dave Corl, During the spring and summer months, ideal carp fishing waterways conservation officer for southern Montgomery can be found on most of the Perky's still pools. Whether by County, for his input into this article. rod or bow, carp fishing this water is most often a rewarding experience. Anglers and canoeists wanting to traverse the Perkiomen would do well first to secure a Montgomery County map from the county courthouse in Trout Stocking-—Lehigh and Norristown. This map depicts all waters, streets, roads, and public properties within the county. Montgomery Counties Here are the best trout fishing bets for Lehig ti and Mont- Skippack Creek gomery counties, with the number of trout each waterway Stocked heavily with rainbow and brown trout during received in 1985's inseason and preseason stocking. the spring, this stream produces angling enjoyment for thousands during April and May. The "Skippy" is a low- Lehigh County lying, slow-flowing waterway that meanders through some Coplay Creek 4,800 6 miles of the wooded Evansburg State Park. Jordan Creek 31,550 Worms and minnows fished on ultralight and light Leaser Lake 8,000 spinning tackle fool fish here. Size 0 and 1 Mepps, Rooster Little Lehigh Creek 14,400 Tails, and Blue Fox Vibrax spinners are good, too. Swabis Creek 4,600 The stream is crossed by Route 73, Route 422, and Ridge Big Trout Creek 4,900 Pike, just east of CoUegeville. Plenty of parking is available at designated sites, and access along the shore is easy by Montgomery County way of established foot and horse trails that border most of Lock Alsh Reservoir 8,000 the stream. A map and details of facilities available can be Mill Creek 3,400 obtained by writing to Evansburg State Park, P.O. Box Perkiomen Creek 6,500 258, CoUegeville, PA 19426. Skippack Creek 17,900 Unami Creek 4,600 Wissahickon Creek Wissahickon Creek 5,300 This stocked trout stream is a good bet for early season trout action. About three miles of the stream are stocked January 1986 13 ANGLERS CURRENTS Commissioner Green is currently eastern vice president of the National Green Reappointed Wildlife Federation and chairman of to Fish Commission the board of trustees of the Pennsylvania Federation of Commissioner Leonard A. Green, of Sportsmen's Clubs Endowment Carlisle, has been reappointed by Foundation. He also serves on the Governor Dick Thornburgh to the board of directors of the Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Fish Commission for Wildlife Federation, and he is a past- another term of four years. He was president and current board member first appointed to the 10-member of the Pennsylvania Forestry panel in 1975. Association.

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O Wintertime offers an opportunity to Check out some new fishing spots this look over your plugs for damage. Check winter. The low water conditions in winter Dedicated to the sound conser­ the hooks. Do they need replacement or on many waterways offer you the vation of our aquatic resources, sharpening? How about the hair and opportunity to find fish-holding structure the protection and management feathers on your lures—do they need to be that might be under water in spring and of the state's diversified fisheries, changed? Check also the paint finish of summer. In addition, because the trees are and to the ideals of safe boating your lures. Perhaps they need touching up. bare, you can often see places that are and optimum boating opportuni­ hidden from view in warmer weather by ties Go through your stock of flies now, and tree leaves. EXECUTIVE OFFICE Ralph W. Abele, take inventory. Note your losses and list Executive Director flies you need to tie or buy for this spring. When you buy your 1986 fishing license, Howard T. Hardie, write the license number on your Administrative Assistant Dennis T. Guise, If you haven't already done so, spray summary. In this way, if you lose the Chief Counsel your outboard engine's carburetor with a license, knowing the number makes Ross E. Starner fogging oil and crank it a few times. This replacing it easy and quick. Comptroller oil coats the moving parts, protecting BUREAU OF ADMINISTRATIVE them during the winter from corrosion SERVICES 717-657-4522 and rust. Perform this task every month Paul F. O'Brien, Director during the winter. Allison J. Mayhew, Personnel John Hoffman, Real Estate o Check your trailer tires frequently this Glen Reed, Federal Aid Mary Stine, Licensing winter. If you leave the tires on your trailer, be sure to rotate them so that BUREAU OF FISHERIES moisture doesn't collect in one place, thus AND ENGINEERING 814-359-5100 preventing the tires from rotting and the / Edward R. Miller, P.E. metal parts from rusting. Assistant Executive Director Delano Graff, Fisheries Eugene Smith, Which outdoor shows do you plan to Construction & Maintenance attend this winter? Bring a tote bag or a K. Ronald Weis, day pack to outdoors and sports shows so Architectural & Engineering that you can carry catalogs and brochures BUREAU OF WATERWAYS comfortably. 717-657-4538 illustration by Rose Boegli Gene Sporl, Assistant Executive Director If you perform your own reel repair and Short-shanked hooks are your best bet Edward W. Manhart, Law Enforcement maintenance this winter, be sure to keep for fishing salmon eggs. They hide the Virgil Chambers, Boating Education the parts orderly so that you can put them offering completely, and they hold the back properly. Using an egg carton can eggs more firmly in place than do other OFFICE OF INFORMATION facilitate this work. hooks. 717-657-4518 Larry Shaffer, Publications Stephen B. Ulsh, Education o Lois Howard, Media Relations Dave Wolf, Adopt-a-Stream Coordinator Art Michaels, Magazines 14 Pennsylvania A ngler inches long. Luciano hooked the Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs, the State Record behemoth bowfin using a shiner. Pennsylvania Fish Commission, the Luciano's catch bests the old Pennsylvania Game Commission, and Rainbow Trout record, a bowfin of 9 pounds, 9'A other environmental and conservation ounces, caught in Presque Isle Bay in groups. It is located in the middle of Philip C. Grosklos, of York, caught 1983 by Matt Kaliszewski of Erie. 7,000 acres of field, forest, and an 11.33-pound rainbow trout in For complete details on Angler's streams in Huntingdon County, PA. Yellow Breeches Creek (Cumberland Awards, Record Fish, Husky Musky While living in comfortable 4- County) on Sunday, October 6, 1985, Club, and Biggest Fish of the Year, person wall tents, students participate a new state record. His 27(4-inch trout send for the Commission's publication in 2-week sessions that involve measured a girth of 18 inches. The on the Angler Recognition Program. activities such as forestry (timber fish inhaled a spinner. Include a self-addressed, stamped management), water quality assess­ The former state record rainbow business-sized envelope with requests. ment, wildlife studies, conservation trout, a 10-pound, 1 l'/i-ounce fish Contact: Publications Section, projects, how to give a good that measured 27'^-inches Jong, also Pennsylvania Fish Commission, P.O. conservation presentation, the came from Yellow Breeches Creek. Box 1673, Harrisburg, PA construction of working energy Richard L. Pryor, of Carlisle, caught 17105-1673. projects (such as a full-scale usable it in 1979. solar shower or solar oven), how to influence conservation legislation, Grosklos's rainbow trout was the Conservation Leadership sixth state record fish caught in 1985. herpetology, dendrology, caving, wild edibles, canoeing, fishing, and much The others were a striped bass, coho Schools : salmon, steelhead, flathead catfish, more. and a bowfin. If you are aged 15-17, the Penn­ The cost for two weeks is $160 and sylvania Conservation Leadership it covers everything. Session I is June Schools offer you the opportunity to 22 to July 5; Session II is July 6 to New Bowfin spend two weeks in the mountains of July 19; and Session III is July 27 to State Record central Pennsylvania learning about August 9. For more details, contact: forestry, wildlife, water quality, and Harry Weaverling, Office of Gregory M. Luciano, of Erie, caught more. The program is operated by Continuing Education, Penn State a new state record bowfin in Presque The Pennsylvania State University in University, 109 Grange Building, State Isle Bay on July 23, 1985. The fish cooperation with the Department of College, PA 16802. The phone weighed 11.07 pounds and was 30 Education, the Pennsylvania number is 814-865-3443.

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