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[ANGLER D Magazine ~ ]~ PENNSYLVANIA'S OFFICIAL E° PENNSYLVANIAFISHING & BOATING T [ANGLER d Magazine ~ ]~ SEPTEMBER, 1968 PROJECT 70- Pennsylvanians overwhelmingly voted for Project 70—a measure which provided funds for acquisition of land and water areas for eventual recreational development and use. With the signing of this legislation into law in 1964, Pennsylvania's first major coordinated recreational land hunt was on. One of the basic goals of the Project 70 program was to acquire open space lands near our metropolitan centers. Another goal was to buy lands that would open access to our existing public waterways. These goals are practical and deserving of full attention. How­ ever, they are extremely difficult to meet. As you might expect, suitable recreation lands around our big cities are scarce, extremely expensive and frankly are looked upon as prime tax producers. State ownership for recreational use of such areas often is not welcomed. The acquisition of waterfront sites in developed zones usually meets resistance, clamors of overcrowding and cries that existing property will be devaluated. Thus, while Project 70 and its basic goals were supported by the majority of all voting Pennsylvanians, those handling the program are frequently the butt of much abuse and criticism. Fortunately, most of the proposed Project 70 site acquisitions are eventually approved and finalized. For those handling portions of the program it is tremendously encouraging to see new park sites being acquired in our heavily populated counties. The sting of un­ fair criticism is readily forgotten when lakes and ponds and river pools that were once inaccessible to the wandering fisherman and boater are open for public enjoyment. And we ask why shouldn't we all have a chance to enjoy our outdoors, to enjoy the beauty of our mountains and to make use of our rivers, our ponds and our lakes? These are a part of the abundant resources of our Commonwealth, but if they are not accessible, if they cannot be acquired for public use they lose their value as an environmental resource. Much of the land along our public waterways remains in private ownership and unfortu­ nately much of it is closed to trespass. The end of Project 70 a little over two years from now should not be the end of the state effort to continue to make our land and water re­ sources available for public use. Now is the time to take stock and see what will remain to be done after the Project 70 program ends in 1970. —ROBERT J. BIELO, Executive Director DIRECTORY EXECUTIVE OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER Box 1673—Harrisburg, Pa. 17120 Published Monthly by the ROBERT J. BIELO PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION Executive Director GORDON L. TREMBLEY COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Assistant Executive Director Fisheries (position vacant) Raymond P. Shafer, Governor Assistant Executive Director Watercraft Safety • WARREN W. SINGER Assistant to Executive Director PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION RALPH PUTT HOWARD R. HEINY, President Williamsport Administrative Secretary DOUGLAS McWILLIAMS, Vice President Bear Gap JOHN M. SMITH GERARD J. ADAMS Hawley FRANK E. MASLAND, JR. .. Carlisle Comptroller WALLACE C. DEAN .... MeadviUe ROBERT M. RANKIN Galeton • CLARENCE DIETZ Bedford R. STANLEY SMITH .. Waynesburg DIVISIONS RAYMOND M. WILLIAMS East Bangor FISHERIES R.D. 1, Box 200 C, Bellefonte 16823 PENNSYLVANIA'S OFFICIAL FISHING AND BOATING MAGAZINE KEEN Buss, Chief ARTHUR BRADFORD Assistant Chief, Research Section KENNETH CORL Assistant Chief, Trout Production SEPTEMBER, 1968 VOL. 37, NO. 9 SHYRL HOOD Assistant Chief, Warm-water Production IN THIS ISSUE Hatchery Superintendents BELLEFONTE—George Magargel 2 LEAKY BOOTS—Letters From Our Readers BENNER SPRINGS RESEARCH STA­ TION—Ray McCreary, production unit 4 PAN THE FISH—Jim Stinson CORRY, UNION CITY—LeRoy Sorenson 6 BASS BY THE BASKETFULL—Ed Koch HUNTSDALE—Ted Dingle Jr., acting su­ perintendent 8 FISHING IS FUN—AND FUNNY!—Paul Antolosky LINESVILLE—Robert Smith, foreman 10 KEEPERS—And Kids—Bill Porter REYNOLDSDALE—Warren Hammer TIONESTA—Albert Carll, foreman 12 FISHERMAN'S TREASURE—Don Shiner PLEASANT MOUNT—Charles H. Sander­ son, superintendent 15 RIVER RENAISSANCE—Tom Eggler Cooperative Nursery Program 18 PICKEREL PICNIC—Bob Gooch ROBERT H. BROWN, coordinator 20 BOATING—Robert G. Miller ENGINEERING 22 NOTES FROM THE STREAMS—The Warden Staff R.D. 3, Bellefonte 16823 27 FISH TALES—Pictures From Our Readers EDWARD MILLER, Chief REAL ESTATE 31 MODERN CAMPING—Del and Lois Kerr Box 1673, Harrisburg 17120 32 CASTING WITH THE CO-OPS—Bill Porter PAUL O'BRIEN, Chief 33 BOATING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS—Capt. Jack Ross PUBLIC RELATIONS Box 1673, Harrisburg 17120 Cover Art—Duane Raver GEORGE FORREST, Chief LAW ENFORCEMENT Box 1673, Harrisburg 17120 D. THOMAS EGGLER, EDITOR HAROLD CORBIN, Chief Warden Supervisors POSTMASTER: All 3579 forms to be returned to The Haddon Craftsmen, Inc., Region One LEE F. SHORTEES 1001 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, Pa. 18509. Phone: 814-755-8811 Tionesta 16353 The PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER is published monthly by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Region Two JOHN I. BUCK South Office Building, Harrisburg, Pa. Subscription: One year—$2.00; three years—$5.00; 25 cents Phone: 814-445-4913 Somerset 15501 per single copy. Send check or money order payable to Pennsylvania Fish Commission. DO NOT Region Three CLAIR FLEECER SEND STAMPS. Individuals sending cash do so at their own risk. Change of address should reach Phone: 717-477-5717 .. Sweet Valley 18656 us promptly. Furnish both old and new addresses. Second Class Postage paid at Harrisburg, Pa., or Region Four MILES WITT additional mailing offices. Neither Publisher nor Editor will assume responsibility for unsolicited Phone: 717-273-2601, Ex. 86, Annville 17003 manuscripts or illustrations while in their possession or in transit. Permission to reprint will be given provided we receive marked copies and credit is given material or illustrations. Communica­ H. R. Stackhouse Training School tions pertaining to manuscripts, material or illustrations should be addressed to the Pennsylvania PAUL ANTOLOSKY, superintendent Fish Commission, Harrisburg, Pa. NOTICE: Subscriptions received and processed the 10th of each Phone: 814-355-9681 .... Bellefonte 16823 month will begin with the second month following. As I have stated, these are the thoughts of a layman and I would appreciate any professional data you could afford me. I am sure this subject will be of interest to many of your readers. Thanking you in advance for either a personal or published reply. An enthusiastic Pennsylvania Angler. Eugene G. Montgomery, Altoona Practically all of our major rivers hold some trout dur­ ing the spring and, as you assumed, they reach the rivers from stocked tributary trout streams. When river water temperatures rise in the summer the remaining trout usu­ ally seek cooler temperatures by moving back up the tributaries. Our trout management program aims to stock trout in waters adapted to trout and where returns to the angler are reasonably high. Stocking trout in the Juniata might provide a short time fishery but it would have a limited value since it would be restricted primarily to the early spring months and returns would not be high due to the size of the water. We consider the Juniata one of our top rivers for warm- water fish species and natural reproduction of walleye, JUNIATA BROWN TROUT bass and others is outstanding. In the interest of good Gentlemen, fish management we believe we should direct our trout Enclosed is a photograph of a mixed catch of rock bass stocking to those waters more suited to trout and retain and a nice 18 inch brown trout. These fish were caught our rivers for the warmwater species already established from the Juniata River near Newton Hamilton on May and producing good fishng. Trout which set up tempo­ third of this year. All were caught on an artificial minnow rary residence in our warmwater rivers should be con­ out of the same stretch of water. sidered a bonus fish. I am interested as a layman in the subject of fish biology Gordon L. Trembley and feel that here is a potential bonanza for Keystone Assistant Executive Director, Fisheries. anglers to take big brownies out of the Juniata River. I have heard reports for the past several years of big browns caught at many locations along the river and during all ROD RETURNS times of the year. This fine healthy trout was my first Gentlemen, pleasant experience with a Juniata brown trout. Mike Bath, a young lad from Nescopeck, was fishing in From my personal experience large brown trout in big the Susquehanna at Shickshinny when a large fish hauled waters are less cautious than large trout in small streams his rod and reel into the water. The young lad was natu­ and in turn can be caught more easily. Also, large browns rally feeling very low, but then on another trip to the same are nocturnal and tend to feed at night while inhabiting spot a few weeks later, he caught another big fish. small streams, while large brownies in big streams and This one didn't get away. After a real battle he pulled rivers can be caught during daylight hours with relative in the rod he lost a few weeks earlier! ease. The Juniata River should offer prime large water Gary Vanpelt, Berwick fishing, and fly fishing as well, for I have seen on many occasions fly hatches rising from the surface of the Juniata. Has there ever been any attempt to establish brown trout WORMS THE EASY WAY in the Juniata? If so, when and with what success? Are Gentlemen, there any plans in the near future to stock brown trout in Being an ardent reader of the Angler, I would like to the Juniata? If not, why not? I can only assume the pass on this piece of information concerning worm hunting. browns in the Juniata at present come from tributary One day after washing the back porch of our home I streams such as Stone Creek, Licking Creek, etc.
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