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PENNSYLVANIA J Kekeystone State's Official FISHINGBOATING Magutiiie AUGUST, 1970 PENNSYLVANIA J KeKeystone State's Official FISHINGBOATING Magutiiie... A *gw Single Cop; fc VIEWPOINT by ROBERT J. BIELO Executive Director STREAM INSURANCE? Fire, winds and floods have long plagued mankind. In the case of each of these devastating forces we have developed ways to protect ourselves. Usually fires are the result of someone's carelessness. Often weather conditions, drought and high winds, set the stage for a single thoughtless act that leads to serious loss of buildings, timber, wildlife habitat and often human life. Thus, much of our protection from fire is based on prevention measures. Examples being assurance that buildings are properly wired, that chimneys have suitable flue lining, that roof materials will withstand a few sparks, that lightning arresters are installed, that appliances have automatic overload devices and a host of other schemes, all designed to stop fires from happening- We cannot overlook the fact that fires do occur, regardless of all of the preventive efforts made—thus fire control systems from extensive sprinkler devices, city fire companies, volunteer neighborhood fire companies to single unit fire extinguishers are part of our effort to stop fire once it has started. In certain areas of the country where high winds occur with regularity, protection from their force is accomplished through screens of heavy trees, the use of shutters, sound construction and adoption of low profile structures. Little else can be done. Seasonal flooding of all size streams is common throughout the world. The amount of destructiveness of flooding is measured mainly in the damage that accrues to the affected properties. Thus it would seem a simple way to avoid flood damage would be to build up away from known flood zones. Un­ fortunately this solution to the problem seems against our nature, so we continue to develop directly in the pathway of flood waters. After the construction is complete, and sometimes before, we look around for someone to do some­ thing to prevent our homes and factories and roadways from being inundated by flood waters. Nor­ mally some public agency of the state and federal government falls heir to the chore of protecting those who deliberately build in the known pathway of flood waters. In this way the burden of protect­ ing these few is placed on all of the people and no individual really pays but a few pennies toward the overall cost of providing flood control dams, levees, and channels throughout our nation. Unfortunately this situation does not end here. Unlike fire and wind damage prevention measures flood control efforts frequently cause extensive environmental damage. Too often flood control measures turn once beautiful streams into ugly, featureless, barren ditches, useless for any purpose but to carry flood water. Too often flood control measures require high levees, that block off all scenic view and ac­ cess to the stream involved. Too often flood control is predicated on a single huge dam that floods out thousands of acres of useful land and forevermore leaves the stream below the dam to the whims or a continuing series of unrealistic and unnatural releases that eventually spell its death as a valuable fishing or recreational resource. These are but a few comments that readily come to mind on some of the unfavorable aspects or flood control work. My point in touching on this subject is that to date fire and wind prevention and protection measures do not incur serious damage to the areas placed under control. Such is not the case when flooding is involved. Quite frankly, there is urgent need for those agencies responsible for flood control work to recognize the destructive aspects, especially of flood channeling and design their projects to accomplish flood control needs while complementing the natural uses of the water course affected. PENNSYLVANIA BoEv)fECUTIVE OFFICE 1673—Harrisburg, Pa. 17120 Executive Director ROBERT J. BIELO Admi nistrative Secretary 4ssu RALPH PUTT Want Director, Fisheries ANGLER Assist (Vacant) Tin' Director, Waterways ^ApT- C. E. LEISING PENNSYLVANIA'S OFFICIAL FISHING AND BOATING MAGAZINE Assistant to Director BARREN W. SINGER Published Monthly by the Comptroller tw JOHN M. SMITH PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Raymond P. Shafer, Governor Ed^cation and Training WTT division Chief V1^LARD T. JOHNS PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION special Publications George Forrest CLARENCE DIETZ, President Bedford Audio-Visual Aids FRANK E. MASLAND, JR., Vice-President Carlisle r Jim Yoder Ons GERARD J. ADAMS Hawley DOUGLAS McWILLIAMS .. Bear Gap ervation Education MICHAEL MEAD Warren ROBERT M. RANKIN Galeton Steve Ulsh HOWARD R. HEINY . Williamsport R. STANLEY SMITH ... Waynesburg Engineering CALVIN J. KERN Whitehall ARD iearf R. MILLER, P.E. uuer pt i W-ii and Surveys Section AUGUST, 19 70 L^der ^n F. Hobbs, P.E. ' "!g» and Inspection Section Fra k PE i ieadtVr Construction- " ' Section- • Volume 39/Number 7 r-Mai USene B- Smith ntenance if Operations Section *-<"vard C. O'Hara IN THIS ISSUE . Fisheries D 2 LEAKY BOOTS-Letters From Our Readers AftT 'vision Chief *«UR D. BRADFORD 4 FISHING OUTLOOK-Stan Paulakovich Assistant Chief 6 DRY WEATHER BASS-John C. Rex 4ssistant r^lano Graff 8 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLERS-Tom Eggler . ^nief, Trout Production 10 an KennethCorl FIBER GLASS BOAT CARE <C/re (V f> Warmwater Production 12 WOODLAND FLOWERS-Carsten Ahrens Per S <UiVe H hyrl Hood 14 STATE PARK LAKES-Robert G. Miller nursery Program Coordinator 16 H/Vj, K°bert H. Brown CAPACITY PLATE REQUIREMENTS-Capt. C. E. Leising 19 LET'S GO FOR CARP-Ron Jenkins Cf°nteERY SUPERINTENDENTS 20 'C?6* Sn,.; Ge°rge Magargel CRUISING TROUT-John F. Busch Jr. ^>fe8^-RayMgcC?eary 22 THE YELLOW POOCH-Arthur B. Troup li^'Male^LCity—LeRoy Sorenson 24 D CITATIONS Psu^'lle^.-/,v;'"le^T-7"ngle,Jr.act^ >ngle, Jr. acting1 ) 28 Vo L Clark THINGS TO DO-Del & Lois Kerr >a ~-D B - (acting) Ra M 29 Cv*£N> Mn,lMn,Ra>' Merrimaerriman S> FISH TALES-Pictures From Our Readers 0l(isda?")u^~Charlent~-Charles SaSanderso™ n 32 CASTING WITH THE CO-OPS-Bill Porter -Warren Hammer 33 THE SEA BAG-Robert G. Miller Law Enforcement 34 BOATING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS-Capt. Jack Ross ivision tt^ Chief COVER PHOTOGRAPH—A young bass fisherman k R ROLD CORBIN enjoys some peaceful moments on a Pennsylvania egIon A^x One a' Supervisors stream during a warm late summer afternoon. For ^ew e' 814 ,.,,'„• NORM SICKLES more on bass fishing see page 6. Photo by Jim <0t> Two37"5"* Franklin 16323 Yoder •K!?hS^1S Somerset 15501 ^6i^ 'l7-4>;'711 CLAIR FLEECER D. THOMAS EGGLER, Editor / CHESTER A. PEYTON, Circulation Manager 57l Sweet Valle K^ Wr 7 ' • y !8656 : * ''^s'o MILES WITT POSTMASTER: All 3579 forms to be returned to The Pennsylvania Fish Com­ '•'3-^601, Ex. 86, Annville 17003 mission, Box 1673, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120. Marine Services on chie The PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER is published monthly by the Pennsylvania* Fish Commission, PAm"""A f ^L MARTIN, JR. 3532 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Subscription: One year—$2.00; three years—$5.00; 25 cents per single copy. Send check or money order payable to Pennsylvania Fish Commission. * echnical Services DO NOT SEND STAMPS. Individuals sending cash do so at their own risk. Change of address Dean Klinger should reach us promptly. Furnish both old and new addresses. Second Class Postage paid at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Neither Publisher nor Editor will assume responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or illustrations while in their possession or in transit. Communications pertaining to Real Estate manuscripts, materials or illustrations should be addressed to the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, ^Division Chief Box 1673, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Copyright © 1970 By the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. r All rights reserved. NOTICE: Subscriptions received after the 10th of each month will begin with AUL O'BRIEN the second month following. In another vein, may I observe what a change it iS , live where game and fish officers, their commissions a . staff are regarded with respect and appreciation. Wher came from, too often these men and their offices W thought incompetent if not corrupt. Peace! GORDON M. WICKSTROM, Lancaster ENJOYS "NEW" ANGLER Gentlemen: the Just a short note to let you know how much I enjoy PROTESTS EDIT "new" Pennsylvania Angler. I was a subscriber many Je Gentlemen: ago but lost interest. I especially enjoy the fly tying * I must protest with all the energy I can Director Bielo's tures and the stories about animal life in and around Wa identifying himself, Commission policy, and readers of the by Tom Fegely. Angler with the silent majority and lending support to I!m on the road a lot and the Angler gives me ma J Nixon's "national and worldwide programs in the Febru­ pleasant hours of reading enjoyment. I could however ary editorial of the Angler. His position is extremely naive without the boating stories and my only other gripe is w for historically silent majorities, moved by their fear and this fine magazine isn't longer. bewilderment, support only the status quo—in the present Keep up the fine work! case a monstrous war and the "God-given" right to dese­ JOHN SHUPP, Williamsport crate the environment in the name of "Free Enterprise." Can anyone really believe that the Nixon-conservative thrust is toward preventing contamination of air and water DISGUSTED WITH LITTER by those large corporations that are his party's base of Gentlemen: trip power? My son and a friend and I took a three-day fishing By diverting our attention to Arizona and New Mexico, to Potter County last spring. We were disgusted! We have never seen so many beer bottles, whisW Director Bielo fails to come to grips with Pennsylvania's the industries and the suburban domestic clusters that refuse, bottles, soda bottles and cans.
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