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imsmama PROTECT • CONSERVE • ENHANCE , RESOURCE Pennsylvania Fishing and Boating FIRST Memories Last a Lifetime The Pennsylvania Fish and cious resources. That's why Boat Commission's theme for we're asking you to share your 1997 is "Pennsylvania Fishing skills and share your memories. and Boating Memories Last a Teaching a friend to fish or Lifetime." This theme ties in boat is the best way that you can directly to the Common­ help provide new fishing and wealth's overall travel and boating memories for future tourism theme. It recognizes generations. For most of us, that many of the fondest time is our most precious as­ memories of our anglers and set. We're asking all Pennsyl­ boaters relate to a day fishing vania anglers and boaters to with family members, a glo­ take time from your hectic rious summer afternoon schedules to help teach young waterskiing on a mountain and older people alike to fish lake, or a spring morning in or boat. Take a friend fishing, pursuit of an elusive trout. and give him or her the skills We are marking this theme to make angling his or her life­ in a number of ways. The time sport. Teach a youngster Commission participates in to boat safely, and instill in him the Eastern Sports and Out­ or her a love of the water and door Show in Harrisburg, the skills to enjoy it safely. major sports shows in other Share your skills and your love cities, and other programs for fishing and boating. throughout Pennsylvania. The Fish and Boat Commis­ Our displays at these shows sion is also inviting all anglers will feature pictures of Penn- and boaters to take a trip down sylvanians fishing and boat­ memory lane and share your ing throughout the years. When you look at these nostalgic most memorable fishing or boating experiences. Maybe it was photos, you might think you see Uncle Ed or Aunt Jane. You'll the time you caught that record sunfish as your Dad looked see how many things have changed in terms of equipment on, or the day you learned that you could stay up on waterskis and technology; but you'll also see how many things have stayed for more than a few seconds. By recounting the fishing and the same in terms of love of the outdoors and fishing and boating memories that have lasted your lifetime, you can help boating skills. others learn the wonders of water-based conservation and Furthermore, the Commission is selling several commemo­ recreation. rative items. Please see page 56 of this issue for more details It's easy to participate. Just write an essay, anecdote or true and ordering information. story of no more than 750 words describing your most memo­ The "Fishing and Boating Memories Last a Lifetime" theme rable day on the waters of the Commonwealth. Your story can reminds us that most of us started fishing and boating as make us laugh, make us cry or make us think back to our good children under the guidance of a parent, grandparent, rela­ old days on the water. The contest rules appear on page 61 tive or friend. The family tree of Pennsylvania anglers and boaters of this issue. stretches back for generations. But as we approach a new century Share your memories of fishing and boating and teach a and a new millennium, we need to ask ourselves where the next youngster the skills that have made fishing and boating so generations of anglers and boaters will learn their love of the memorable for you. By doing this, you can help ensure that outdoors and the water resources of Pennsylvania. The an­ new generations of anglers and boaters will have fishing and swer is simple: They'll learn from you. Each of us has a stew­ boating memories that last a lifetime. ardship responsibility for our outdoor resources. So, too, do (AEMORlSr we, as stewards of outdoor recreation, need to take responsi­ bility to teach others to fish or boat. We need to continue to Peter A. Colangelo attract more people to outdoor recreation not just because it's Executive Director great fun and a great lifetime sport, but because we know that Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission sportsmen care about conservation and protection of our pre­ 2 Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Fishing & Boating Memories Last A Lifetime January/February 1997 Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Volume 66/Number 1 Donald N. Lacy President Reading Samuel M. Concilia Vice President North East Donald K. Anderson Meyersdale Ross J. Huhn The Keystone State's Official Fishing and Boating Magazine Saltsburg Paul J. Mahon Clarks Green Mail 4 Enoch S. "Inky" Moore, Jr. Newville Pittsburgh's Hybrid Stripers by Mike Sajna 6 Howard E. Pflugfelder Nescopeck: Round Two by Julie Lalo 10 New Cumberland Leon Reed Radiant Energy Trout by Vic Attardo 13 Honesdale William J. Sabatose Mud, Flood and Fish by Linda Steiner 17 Brockport If I Had Only Four Dry Flies by Charles R. Meek 22 J. Wayne Yorks Benton Fishing and Canoeing Alone by Cliffjacobson 24 Boating Advisory Board Boat Control is the Ticket to Angling Success by Darl Black 26 Thaddeus Piotrowski Chairman Remembering by Joel M. Vance 29 Bloomsburg Casting Lines with Dave Wolf. 32 Gary Babin Lancaster Winter 1997 PLAY Newsletter Special Insert Clayton Buchanan Pittsburgh Pennsylvania's Dynamic Darters 33 Gary Miles The Coldwater Heritage Partnership Program by Robert L. Petri 37 North East Vincent Riggi Aggressive Ice Fishing for Trout by Mike Bleech 40 Clarks Summit Winterize Your Small Boat by Art Michaels 44 Ex Officio members: Peter A. Colangelo, Executive Director, Mussels by Karl Blankenship 46 John F. Simmons, Director, Bureau of Boating and Education; Horsepower: How Much Do You Really Need? by Bob Stearns 48 Gary Smith, Department of Pennsylvania Fishing and Boating Memories Last a Lifetime Conservation and Natural Resources Magazine Staff byDanTredinnick 50 Editor—Art Michaels PA Fish & Boat Commission Publications List 51 Art Director—Ted Walke Circulation—Eleanor Mutch SMART Angler's Notebook by Carl Richardson 53 Circulation—Patti Copp A Parachute Light Cahill by Walt Young 54 Regular Contributors Vic Attardo Charles R. Meek Anglers Currents 56 Robert L. Petri Darl Black Anglers Notebook by Seth Cassell. 57 Karl Blankenship Mike Sajna Mike Bleech Bob Stearns Cast & Caught.. 58 Seth Cassell Linda Steiner Cliffjacobson Dave Wolf Notes from the Streams 60 Julie Lalo Walt Young Maps Useful to Pennsylvania Anglers and Boaters 62 Penmyhania Angler & Boater (ISSN0031-434X) is published bimonthly by 'he Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, 3532 Walnut Stteet, Hamsburg, PA 17109. ©1997PAFish&BoacCommission.. Nothing in this magazine Holding Your Mouth Right byJimMize 63 may be reprinted without the written permission of the PA Fish & Boat Commission. Subscription rates: oneyear,$9,tlvfeeyears,S2S',single copies are$3.00each. PeriodicalsposrageispaidatHarrisburg,PA. POSTMASTER: Scndaddresschangesio: l'enti^ieti:iwA'iiiltr&!iii.:t:r ('itnil.ition, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, P.O. Box 67000, Hamsburg, PA 17106-7000. For subscription and change of address, use above address. Please allow six weeks for processing. Scndailothercorrespondenceto: The Editor, 1'ennyli'Jnia AfgiereT-ftwfrT.p.o. Box 67000, Harrisburg.PA 17106-7000. Editorial queries This issue's cover was photographed by •md contributions arc welcome, but must be accompanied by self-addressed, stamped envelopes. Materialaccepted for publicanon is subject to Pennsylvania Barry & Cathy Beck. The fishing scene is I'tsh&Boat Commission standatdsand requirements for editing and revising. Submissions are handled carefully, bucthe publisherassumesno responsibility the Columbia County portion of the tor the return or safety of submissions in his possession ot in transit. The aurhors' views, ideas and advice expressed in this magazinedo not necessarily Susquehanna River, where smallmouth bass reflect the opiniunotoflicialpLisitionofdiePeimsyfvania Fish ccBoat Commission ot its staff. The Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission receives federal aid are the main quarry. 111 sport fish restoration. Under appropriate federal acts, the U.S. Department °t the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national ongtn, age, sex or handicap. Ifyou believe that you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility as described above, or if vou desire more information, please write to: The Office of Equal Opportunity, Department of the Interior, Washington, DC 20240. Fishing & Boating Memories last A lifetime Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Noeflsh advice that says, "When you're being run There is a new strain offish in the waters out of town, get ahead of the crowd and of the Pocono Mountains. It is called make it look like a parade." If the Com­ "noefish." mission cannot reverse its unfortunate A few weeks ago, I took a ride to seek out decision to reduce the frequency of ap­ a new stretch of water to fish. I finally found pearance of the Angler, then at least give a small stream that I had never fished before. us subscribers credit for having sense Being unsure about whether the water was enough to see through the flimsy excuses open or posted, I went to a nearby tackle shop about better service, more content, etc. and inquired about the stream. The owner Higher license fees, more increasingly said that there were no fish in that stream. I complicated and expensive special sea­ decided to give it a shot anyway. sons, and now fewer Anglers. What's next?- I fished for about 2 1/2 hours and caught Bud Angst, via email on the Commission's World six nice fish. "Noefish" have an amazing Wide Web site. resemblance to brook and brown trout. Therefore, I accepted the gendeman's veracity We've been trying to point out the ben­ that there were "noefish" in the stream-a new efits of bimonthly publication, but right breed of trout! PA Angler changes up front we've said that the changes to the These Noefish are beautiful and sturdy You've asked for views on the upcoming Angler came as a result of the Commission fighters.
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