JUNE, 1970 PENNSYLVANIA ~The Keystone State's Official FISHINGBOATING Ihapazin E •

JUNE, 1970 PENNSYLVANIA ~the Keystone State's Official FISHINGBOATING IHapazin e •. • ^ 2L affkF Single Copy

»• £f %;: CONSERVATION HHHSHHHHHIHi VIEWPOINT by ROBERT J. BIKLO Executive Director lit TRANSPLANTS

Anglers pursuing smallmouth bass in the Delaware River and its tributaries should pause a mo­ ment and consider a brief word of tribute to sportsmen of 100 years ago who tranferred the first of these fighting game fish from the Potomac River to the Delaware River. The historic transfer took place October 26, 1870. The fish were released in the vicinity of Easton. Within a few years smallmouth bass were well established throughout most of the Dela­ ware River. Interestingly, this transplant of smallmouth bass from the Potomac River to the Delaware River occurred at about the same time shad were being transported all the way across our nation from the East Coast to California. They too thrived and now are an important fish in West Coast waters. Such transfers are not uncommon. The brown trout is an European import to Pennsylvania and is quite at home here. The rainbow trout is native to the western slopes of the Cascades and the Sierra Mountains, however it does exceptionally well in our waters, especially those of an alkaline nature. The muskellunge, native to our western Pennsylvania waters, has been transplanted to the Sus­ quehanna drainage with fair success. The carp, for better or worse, is also an European import that now is abundant in all but the smallest, coldest streams of our state. Actually, many more species of fish could be pointed to as imports or at least as transplants to areas beyond their natural range. For the most part in Pennsylvania these shifts of various species of fish from one area to an­ other, have been favorable in terms of increased sport fishing. The coho, native of the Pacific, be­ ing the most recent example of a stranger introduced to Pennsylvania waters. On the other hand we must not forget the simple fact that nature provided certain barriers of a physical nature that kept various species of fish separated. In addition to physical barriers, there are also physiological barriers that prevent some fish from being established outside their normal range. The rather cold weather and accompanying low temperatures this winter in Florida wrought havoc on the walking catfish. They just can't withstand cold water. Possibly it is fortu­ nate that the physiological barrier built into this species of fish will prevent its spread northward. The high sensitivity of the rainbow trout to acidity prevents its spread into soft water streams where naturally formed acids deter its introduction. Thus, while we can successfully obtain stocks of fish from one area and quickly transport them to another, there is no guarantee they will be successful in their new home. More importantly is the need for truly careful consideration of such imports or transports. The impact of the new species on the local population is not always as favorable as has been the introduction of the smallmouth bass. Notable problem species introduced to certain waters in Pennsylvania have been the carp, the chubsucker and the gizzard shad. White crappie bass and yellow perch have been introduced into lakes where they promptly got out of hand. Well meaning anglers have put "just a few" bullheads in water areas where this species soon became a problem. The popular brown trout has often been introduced into purely brook trout waters to the long-lasting detriment of the native trout. Thus, while there are a few outstanding cases of beneficial importations of sport fish such as the smallmouth bass and the brown trout to Pennsylvania waters, the evidence indi­ cates extreme caution must be exercised when introducing any new species—no matter how use­ ful it may have proven elsewhere. PE N N SYLVAN IA EXECUTIVE OFFICE fiox 1673—Harrisburg, Pa. 17120 Executive Director ROBERT J. B1ELO Administrative Secretary RALPH PUTT Assistant Director, Fisheries ANGLER (Vacant) Assistant Director, Waterways CAPT. C. E. LEISING PENNSYLVANIA'S OFFICIAL FISHING AND BOATING MAGAZINE Assistant to Director WARREN W. SINGER Published Monthly by the Comptroller [OHN M. SMITH PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION ^VISIONS - COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Education and Training Raymond P. Shafer, Governor Division Chief WILLARD T. JOHNS PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION Special Publications George Forrest CLARENCE DIETZ, President Bedford Audio-Visual Aids Jim Yoder FRANK E. MASLAND, JR., Vice-President Carlisle Conservation Education GERARD J. ADAMS Hawley DOUGLAS McWILLIAMS . Bear Gap Steve Ulsh MICHAEL MEAD Warren ROBERT M. RANKIN Galeton Engineering HOWARD R. HEINY . .. Williamsport R. STANLEY SMITH . . Waynesburg Division Chief CALVIN J. KERN Whitehall EDWARD R. MILLER, P.E. Leader, Plans and Surveys Section , Wilbert F. Hobbs, P.E. deader, Design and Inspection Section JUNE, 1970 Roy R. Frank, P.E. Leader, Construction Section Volume 39/Number 6 le , Eugene B. Smith a«er, Maintenance ir Operations Section Edward C. O'Hara IN THIS ISSUE . . . Fisheries 2 LEAKY BOOTS—Letters From Our Readers Division Chief (acting) ARTHUR D. BRADFORD 5 COMING— Assistant Chief 6 FISHING OUTLOOK—Stan Paulakovich Delano Graff 8 BLACK BASS IN PENNSYLVANIA—Conservation-Education Division Assistant Chief, Trout Production 10 A GROWING SPORT—Lieut. Harry E. Rieseberg A Kenneth Corl *S!»stant Chief, Warmwater Production 12 THERMAL POLLUTION—Robert B. Hesser C0n Shyrl Hood 16 MR. JUNIOR CONSERVATION—Tom Eggler "Perative Nursery Program Coordinator 18 DON'T PICK UP THIS HITCH-HIKER—Arthur R. Jeffery t, Robert H. Brown 20 THE LORD OF LACKAWAXEN CREEK—Zane Grey HATCHERY SUPERINTENDENTS e Geor e 26 PENNSYLVANIA'S RECORD FISH—Jack Miller Sen ler S —rin S Magargel C0r' P gs—Ray McCreary 25 RATTLESNAKE ROUNDUP—Gene Montgomery {j rrV, Union City—LeRoy Sorenson I^Usdale—Ted Dingle Jr. (acting) 26 PENNSYLVANIAI'S RECORD FISH—Jack Miller g'nesville—T. L. Clark (acting) 31 THE SEA BAG—Bob Miller J>Ie v°—D- Ray Merriman Sant 33 COMISSION REPORT He^ Mount—Charles Sanderson ynoldsdale—Warren Hammer 34 COMMISSION ANNOUNCES RECORD SALES 36 MODERN CAMPING—Del & Lois Kerr Law Enforcement 37 FISH TALES—Pictures From Our Readers Division Chief HAROLD CORBIN 40 CASTING WITH THE CO-OPS—Bill Porter j> . Regional Supervisors 41 BOATING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS—Capt. Jack Ross pfSion One . . . NORM SICKLES Cover Art/BOB KRAY f)"0°e: 814437-5774 Franklin 16323 jJTOon Two JOHN I. BUCK ne: He° 814-445-4913 Somerset 15501 D. THOMAS EGGLER, Editor / CHESTER A. PEYTON, Circulation Manager p. 6'°n Three CLAIR FLEECER lCne: 717-477-5717 .. Sweet Valley 18656 p, *>'on Four . MILES WITT POSTMASTER: All 3579 forms to be returned to The Haddon Craftsmen, Inc., noile: 717-273-2601, Ex. 86, Annville 17003 1001 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509. Marine Services The PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER is published monthly by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Division Chief 3532 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Subscription: One year—$2.00; three years—$5.00; PAUL MARTIN, JR. 25 rents per single copy. Send check or money order payable to Pennsylvania Fish Commission. Technical Services DO NOT SEND STAMPS. Individuals sending cash do so at their own risk. Change of address should reach us promptly. Furnish both old and new addresses. Second Class Postage paid at Dean Klinger Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, or additional mailing offices. Neither Publisher nor Editor will assume responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or illustrations while in their possesion o- in transit. Per­ Real Estate mission to reprint will be given provided we receive marked copies and credit is given material or Division Chief illustrations. Communications pertaining to manuscripts, material or illustrations should be addressed PAUL O'BRIEN to the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Box 1673, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. NOTICE: Subscriptions received after the 10th of each month will begin with the second month following. LIKES FERRUARY EDIT— It probably was more than 30 plus years ago that received my first copy of the Pennsylvania Angler. It ^ been coming continuously since and has followed me i11'0 the states of New Jersey, Missouri, New York, Connect^11 and now Arizona. I would like to extend well deserve congratulations and compliments to you and the other* who have been responsible for the successful developmel1 of the Pennsylvania Angler during the past years. In nl> opinion, its record and accomplishments have been trw DRY UP! outstanding and it has earned a rating which ranks amow I am presently living in the state of Virginia and I must the very best in its field. say after living in Pennsylvania for twenty years, the one I was most favorably impressed with Executive Direct" thing I miss the most is Pennsylvania's great fishing. Five Bielo's editorial in the February issue! years ago I was like many other fishermen and complained Frank B. Jackson, Scottsdale, Arizona about "poor stocking" programs. Believe me, I now realize what a great job you people really do! WANTS MONEY'S WORTH— When the first day of trout season comes in up there u I am more than delighted to travel some 250 miles. Keep I hope you don't mind if I put my two cents in abo up the great work and to all you complainers, DRY UP! the "Fish Hogs." Perhaps if enough "interested sportsman s R. J. Eshenour, Waynesboro, Va. write to you, you will do something about the "Fish Hog we have on our streams. How can anyone enjoy trout fishing when fishing :l FOR INFLATARLES pool of water stocked only a few minutes earlier? Your informative article on Small Boats (March 1970) I think Pennsylvania should have a trout stamp progr^1 fails to mention that inflatable watercraft are prohibited for everyone over 16 years of age, with the money goi°*> on State Park lakes. Is this also true of Fish Commission to improve our streams. I would also like to see a f°u' lakes? trout creel limit and a legal size of 9 inches. If the tro^ While it may be true that some of the cheaper inflat­ stamp wouldn't get rid of the fish hogs at least the cre« ables may not be safe, I feel that Avon's boats, among 5 others, are more seaworthy and stable and unsinkable limit and size limit would leave more fish in the streak than many of the "hard" hull boats allowed on State over a longer period of time so they could spread out ( 110 waters. I think they should be allowed on all state waters! little. Then the guy who likes to fish for trout until Sepe ' Rev. Kurt H. Asplundh, Pittsburgh ber won't be disgusted with the way things are being rui1' The Bureau of State Parks, Department of Forests and I am an avid fly fisherman and I put all trout bac Waters, does not permit inflatables on lakes under its that I catch, but after the 2nd or 3rd week of June jurisdiction, but inflatables are permitted on waters owned would like a little enjoyment for the $5.25 I spend for tftf or regulated by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. license. Anthony Marino, Birdsboro JOINS HUSRAND! I agree with Mrs. Miller. (March, Leaky Boots) Each month I read my husband's "Angler" and enjoy as much as he does and I believe more wives should sW complaining about being "fishing widows" and start goir>» along with their husbands to see just how much fun af a relaxation fishing can be. Mrs. Annette Whitesell, Punxsutawney RAIT ONLY AREAS While R. Rian Siska (March, Leaky Boots) seems to think fly fishing will solve all our problems, I think the' are already plenty of streams for fly fishing only—noW would like a few streams for bait and plug fishermen onl>' Let Mr. Siska and his pals fish the fly only areas and tn rest of us fish the "bait only" streams. 'KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT. THIS IS WHERE HE Nelson J. Shorts, Cyclon HANGS OUT!" PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE FINDS OUTFIT TIP— Recently, while trolling off Hoover Island Access, below I'd like to give fellow fly-tyers a tip—take the lint from lr,sgrove, I dredged up a rod and reel (about an hour your wife's dryer, it makes a perfect substitute for dubbing er losing a new anchor). I will be glad to return this materials and you can get many colors after your wife •Pment to the owner who properly identifies it. washes a blanket, clothes, etc. It's a perfect substitute! Don Kiesinger Vic Polk, Coraopolis 30 South Main Street Hughesville, Penna. 17737 INTERESTING ANYWAY P I was surprised and disappointed in the attitude of the °LLUTION SOLUTION "Angler" from East Bangor who discontinued his sub­ he March issue was right in line with the high stand- scription to the PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER because cer­ , s that, I am afraid, we have now come to expect from tain articles and stories were printed that did not relate Pennsylvania Angler. It was particularly satisfying to directly to angling. u Director Bielo's comments on conservation and on the I am not an angler. I became a reader and subscriber uation in Upper Bucks County with respect to pollution. to the PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER because I found your he whole situation is a classic example of toothless laws articles and stories on non-related subjects very interesting. Impounded by gutless enforcement. What really is needed I believe that your articles on flowers, plants, conservation, , egislation that makes it mandatory that a source of pol anti-pollution, etc. are very worthwhile reading material 10n shut down operations completely, once a competent for every sportsman and while I'm a non-angler, I found an your article titled "Life Beneath the Surface" in the April d designated authority determines that the source is in issue exciting and fascinating. act causing pollution—water, air, soil—you name it.

R The only thing that even partially turned the tide at Congratulations! . aPP Creek (which flows into Tinicum Creek, which flows John Nalesnik, Nesquehoning lnto the Delaware River), was the willingness of local citi- ned portions of the "Big Lake" into noxious yellow "0u8hs after : W^e, are frequently told that it is often necessary to ex- Pedit e a job, or cut a few corners, in order to obtain Federal 7 polluted air breathable, whether the cause be a "SHE INSISTED ON HELPING SO I GAVE HER THE "c or a private operation. PAINT SCRAPING JOB . . . LET'S SEE HOW SHE'S A. W. Smith, Doylestown DOING . . . !"

'NE-_ I97O continued from previous page and cooking out but most of all we have enjoyed g°° sportsmanship and the once in a lifetime thrill of catching of that first fish. LEAKY BOOTS-- Mrs. Henry Anderson, New Bloomfield

BLACK EYE Your magazine and all die major fishing magazines c°v in the March issue. Being an ardent fly rodder myself I tinually give the average fisherman a black eye about po1' can appreciate the precision with which Mr. S. A. Neff luting our streams. So the fisherman leaves a candy wrap' pursues his sport—if the story typifies the quality of your per, an empty beer can or a sandwich wrapper beside \ magazine I will be a subscriber for many years to come. stream—I'm sure under a microscope you would find veD Thomas J. Klink, Auburn, N.Y. little in the way of pollution in these items. The majority of my fishing is done along the Delavvale River between New Hope and the Delaware Water Gap' HURRAY GIRLS! The greatest polluters along this mighty river are the Hurray for the Girls! I refer to Mrs. Nat Miller's letter people who vacation along the water's edge. While peop^ about too few pictures from women in your Fish Tales who live there all year have well kept land in most case*- section of the magazine. Every month there are pictures of week enders and summer vacationers throw their garbage over the back porch apparently expecting the next hW children, young and older men in all sizes and shapes, s but few women. water will haul it away. Yet these same little land baroH will threaten a fisherman with arrest if he so much as set5 Enclosed is a picture of my very first fish. Perhaps it a foot on their garbage dumps to get upstream or doW' could be published. It was a beautiful 27" northern pike stream. I can't verify this but I understand that soine that doubled my rod as well as my husband (in laughter i at my angling technique). people down river drink this water—I hope they have go° purifiers! Mrs. Ronald Good, Johnstown Arthur J. Filaseta, Bethlehem

FAMILY AFFAIR POOR PUBLICITY Mrs. Miller's letter in the March issue was great! My husband and I, along with our children, have made it a In your March edition of the Angler, a very fine sport*' family affair and have spent the two most enjoyable sum­ woman stated her views on publicity for outdoor activities mers we have ever had, learning to fish, exploring streams I'm fourteen, and, to many people's surprise, enjoy fishing very much. As do many teen-agers who constitute a grea number of fishermen throughout the state. While the neWs' paper in my community is a fine one, the fishing article* are scarce—our section has many good lakes and streaW5 and I'm sure some trophy fish are taken each year but ^e seldom see it in the paper. I hope more sportsmen, espe' X daily teens, take enough interest in their hobby to find ;1 solution. Mark Skordinski, Mt. Pocono

OUTLAW LOCATORS— I believe electronic fish locators are very unsportsme11' like and that the fun and skill of fishing is being take1' away by such equipment. Fishing was meant to be a cha1' lenge and a sport, sometimes making the fisherman a winner, and sometimes a loser. It is my point of view tha these devices be outlawed! Miles S. Bowman, Havertown -_^»u vdiTRET T "ARE YOU THE GENTLEMAN WHO CALLED ABOUT A BEAR IN CAMP?" «WATE

PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE* COMING

BASS SEASON OPENER

Bass season will open June 13 on inland waters throughout the state. Legal size is 9 inches and daily limit is six and with the many good bass streams and lakes in the Keystone State, anglers shouldn't have any trouble catching plenty of legal fish during the next few months. Be sure to check the 1970 Regulations Summary for special regulations on some water areas.

BASS STORIES

As bass season opens this month, Pennsylvania will be celebrating 100 years of bass fishing and four features in this issue are about this fighter that's the favorite of many anglers. First, Stan Paulakovich in "Fishing Outlook" (next page) discusses bass fishing and some of the real hot- spots; next a story called "Black Bass in Pennsylvania" by the Commission's Conservation/Educa­ tion Division (pages 8 & 9) provides some more interesting information about them; then a story by one of America's best known names in literature—Zane Grey—starts on page 20. It's called "Lord Of The Lackawaxen." Finally this month our entire "Fish Tales" section features bass catches from throughout the state.

SAILING

If you enjoy, or would like to enjoy, sailing on one of Pennsylvania's many waterways watch next month's Angler for a coming feature called "Sail Power." It's a rapidly growing part of our watersport activities and one that many younger Keystone Staters actively pursue.

THE AMERICAN CHESTNUT

Author Wilbert N. Savage returns to the pages of the Pennsylvania Angler again next month with another interesting article about the American Chestnut.

FISHING IS GREAT - - IN THE KEYSTONE STA TE !

1 E — 1 9 7 0 FISHING OUTLOOK

By.. Stan Paulakovich

Smallmouths should reach the 20 inch mark in ^t>°U THE SMALLMOUTH 9 years and will tip the scales around the 4 lb. mark. TheS, figures will be reached slightly earlier with extremely g°°« food and water conditions. I'm sure that there are stJ BASS plenty of six, seven and even an occasional eight pou11 , FROM WHAT I'VE READ about fishing as well as my lurking somewhere in the waters of die Commonwe* experiences I believe that there are just three basic things growing fatter and meaner every year. one must know to consistently catch fish: first—where the The smallmouth bass is without a doubt one of ^ fish are; second—what they're feeding on; third—be able fightingest fish in our waters. Leaping, lunging, twist"1" to present this bait or lure to them properly. turning, boring down to the bottom, using the current its fullest extent and taking advantage of every snag al1 Of these three, I think knowing where the fish are is rock in the water, it is a perfect fishing adversary. ^° most critical. Knowing what the fish are taking and how smallmouths are taken on live bait (number one choice to present it without knowing where the fish are is like the Helgrammite). Soft-shelled crayfish, small hard she shooting at a target in the dark. You'll get a bull's eye once (about 1 inch), minnows, nightcrawlers, small Salam^'j in a while but to hit consistently you need to know where ders, frogs, and in the Delaware River, the Lamprey *" the target is. Did you ever notice the pro golfers on the are also favorite baits. Checking the citation list howev TV golf tournaments? After they have chipped up to the green, they check the line from the ball to the cup from every angle, check the contours on the green and some­ times it seems like they are even counting the blades of grass in their line. If you can transplant this "reading of the green" from the fairways to the lakes, ponds and streams that you fish your score is bound to improve. When fishing, determine before the first cast is made where the fish should be and then fish accordingly.

This Smallmouth Bass Centennial Year in Pennsylvania touches off June 13 with the opening state wide of the bass season. With the Allegheny, Susquehanna and Delaware Rivers, Pennsylvanians have some of the finest smallmouth fishing in the world. These rivers plus other areas such as the Juniata and Lower Schuylkill and the numerous im­ poundments and the larger streams make the smallmouth one of our most important fisheries resources.

Checking the results of the 1968 Citation Program we find that 54 awards were made for smallmouth bass. Of those fish, all are over the 20 inch mark, 41 were taken from the three big rivers. Untold numbers of citation sized fish also went unreported because fishermen don't like to disclose their favorite spots. Our present state record for the smallmouth is a 24K inches, 6 lb. 2 oz. It was taken from the Conodoguinet Creek in Cumberland County way "YA REALLY SHOULDN'T STAND UP IN A CAl-y 1 back in 1937. CHARLIE. IT'S EASY TO FALL OUT. . . . H^ CHARLIE!"

PENNSYLVANIA A N G I> 1 Ve find that about half the fish were taken on surface In Western Pennsylvania the Allegheny River is the top ugs and underwater plugs and spinners. choice for a float fishing trip. From the dam at Kinzua downstream to the vicinity of East Brady, one, two, three, Whether you live in Erie, Pittsburgh, Bellefonte, Harris- r four, and even five day trips can be planned. The North g. Scranton or Nesquehoning you're close to good a Branch of the Susquehanna is good from the vicinity of 'lmouth fishing in Pennsylvania. Edwin Bauer in his Sayre down to Tunkhannock and again from Berwick to °k "The Bass Fisherman's Bible" says: "It would sound Sunbury. The Susquehanna River itself is ideal from the . ange to many sportsmen, but the best of the float trip foot of the Shamokin Dam down to Harrisburg. Good trips ers in Missouri and Arkansas can't compare to several are even practical beyond here but be sure to check the Vers in the Keystone state from the standpoint of fishing maps for the location of the dams across the river! The SUccess alone." Juniata River is good from Newton-Hamilton to Clarks . °e of the exciting things about June smallmouth fishing Ferry; the Delaware River is exceptionally good from tne planning and carrying out of a float fishing trip. Narrowsburg to Easton and even beyond to the vicinity of Ca ttered over the state there are many areas where fisher- Yardley; the lower Schuylkill—long considered an eye­ en just don't get to that unbelievable smallmouth popula- sore—has extremely fine float trips where smallmouth fish­ n - Some of these areas are remote and wild, a challenge ing is excellent and right in Philadelphia's back yard! From y°ur boating skill as well as your fishing ability. Others the foot of Black Rock Dam in Phoenixville at the Depart­ re slow, placid, and serene, the perfect place to forget the ment of Forest and Waters access ramp to the Bettswood °ubles of the world. Still others flow through heavily access ramp in Valley Forge State Park you'll find eight Pulated areas where encroachment by civilization has miles of some of the finest smallmouth water in the long stretches of water that rarely see a fisherman. state. Uf necessity float fishing calls for careful planning before VoUr My choice for a float trip in June is the area from Nar­ trip is carried out. If you're figuring on floating an rowsburg on the Delaware at milepoint 290, downstream a Where there are swift rapids and riffs, plan to wear a about 12 miles to the access at the mouth of the Lacka- e Preserver just in case of a spill. Life saving devices waxen River. One of the deepest holes in the river is 4 °nld be handy regardless of where you float or what you located at Narrowsburg (it's 113 feet deep). The town of ioat Ji n—some areas are fine for the canoe, some are best Tusten, N.Y. lies on your left about midway on your trip. ated with a large rubber raft, others are best negotiated Wi^ River depths run between 2 and 10 feet for the trip and a 12 or 14 foot boat that has a wide draft and ample there are two swift rapids to negotiate on the way. Mike „ Pth- Don't take unnecessary personal belongings on a Badner, Pike County Waterways Patrolman (Box 464 Mil- . at trip— fi hi g license and identification wrapped your s n ford, Pa. 18337, phone 717-828-6165) recommends a Plastic is sufficient to see you through while large sums supply of Helgrammites for the trip as top fish catcher. { m°ney, credit cards and other cards that stuff your bill- Minnows, nightcrawlers, and Lampreys are also good. W ]] °an ^e 'eft behind- Be sure to take along a lunch, as Top lures are the stubby rebels and the rapala types in gold . as a camera (wrapped in plastic) to record any inter- e finish. Number 3, 4, ah,d 5 spinners in gold are also !g sights or experiences you'd like to record. effective.

Besides the smallmouth you can catch shad, musky, walleye, chain pickerel and some largemouth in this stretch. An occasional trout is caught here at the mouths of the numerous feeder streams. Be sure to check your Rules and Regulations booklet for seasons, sizes and creel limits for the Delaware as they differ slightly from those on other waters. This is a somewhat longer than usual float trip so don't spend too much time sight-seeing.

A fine set of maps are available from the Delaware River Basin Commission, P.O. Box 360, Trenton, N.J. 08603 that covers the Delaware from Hancock, N.Y. to Trenton Falls. Cost is one dollar. The ten map set lists the channel, river depths, mile markers, public and private access areas and the stream flow characteristics. It is well worth the price if you fish or intend to fish the Delaware River. '$%£, ER SHOULD BE KEPT IN MOTION AT ALL TIMES . . ." Largemouth bass next month! Ju NE. 1970 100 YEARS Black Bass In Pennsylvania

FOR A FISH NOT NATIVE to Pennsylvania, the small- with 25-50 fish in each can. mouth bass not only confirms Dr. James A. Henshall's But early efforts to raise this popular game fish in famous tribute of "inch for inch and pound for pound the cap­ gamest fish that swims," but certainly must be classed as tivity all met with failure until 1914. In that year, vl Pennsylvania's most successful imported fish. Pennsylvania Fish Commission found the technique m In 1870 three men—"Thad" Norris, Howard J. Reeder, volved letting parent fish spawn naturally in hatched' and G. W. Stout—collected over $1,300 from a number of ponds, then removing the young bass fry to other po"* ardent Easton and Philadelphia fishermen and purchased and teaching them to feed on daphnia, or water flea, a ttt>> I about 450 smallmouth bass at Harper's Ferry. These fish form of Crustacea. were stocked in the Delaware River below the Lehigh Today the propagation of both smallmouth and lar£e Dam at Easton on October 26, 1870. Within a few years, mouth bass is carried out at four of the Commission's "s a number of other public-spirited sportsmen living along cultural stations. The bass are permitted to spawn natura* - the Susquehanna and Schuylkill Rivers had purchased and as soon as possible after the young become "fre Potomac River bass, at one dollar each, and planted them 0 swimming" fry (a stage of growth that takes place up , in these two Pennsylvania streams. By 1873 bass weighing the absorption of the yolk sac), hatchery personnel P four to five pounds were being caught in these three areas and remove the fry from their nests and place them in ^ and they had become a favorite with many anglers. ing ponds by themselves. This must be done to save «5 In 1873 Pennsylvania's Board of Commissioners of Fish­ brood from the natural tendency of the parent fish eries (predecessor of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission) devour their own young. Safe in their own rearing pof"*" decided to take bass from the Delaware for stocking other the young bass are fed daphnia for about five weeks, a" ' waters of Pennsylvania. During the first year 2,044 mature which they are fed ground marine fish and meat p/oduC bass were stocked in the Lehigh River, North Branch and plus live minnows when available. West Branch of the Susquehanna River, Juniata River, 0 1 Yellow Breeches Creek, Chiquesalonga Creek, Octoraro Bass are usually stocked as fingerlings (3 to 5 in * 1 Creek, Pine Creek, and Codorus Creek. The second year's long) in the fall of the same year they are hatched. * I live-trapping and transfer program was expanded to in­ the most part, these plantings are limited to newly buil* clude streams in all parts of the State. refilled lakes or other waters where their introduction M j been determined desirable by Commission biologists, These fish were transported to their new homes under r0 the personal direction of Mr. John P. Creveling, and so addition, the Commission collects or salvages bass f carefully was the work done that not a dozen fish were lost water areas or sanctuaries that are closed to public fisW . aJ on the way. They were transported in ordinary milk cans, and distributes these fish throughout the Commonwe where public fishing is permitted. 8 PENNSYLVA ...... The Smallmouth PENNSYLVANIA'S RECORD smallmouth bass was caught by Ed Meadows, of Harrisburg, in Conodoguinet Creek, Cumberland County, in 1937. It weighed 6 pounds, 2 ounces and was 24V2 inches long. The world record smallmouth bass weighed 11 pounds, 15 ounces, was 27 inches long, and was caught in Dale Hollow Lake, Kentucky on July 9, 1955.

The Largemouth

00« PENNSYLVANIA'S RECORD largemouth bass was caught in Stillwater Lake in 1936 by Stanley Pastula, of Shenandoah. It weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 29 inches long. The world record largemouth was caught in Montgomery Lake, Georgia on June 2, 1932. It weighed 22 pounds, 4 ounces, was 32% inches long.

BASS FISHING in Pennsylvania extends to just about every corner of the state. A real fighter, they have proven suc­ cessful from major rivers and lakes to small farm ponds. Right—Lud Haller, owner of Haller's Outdoor Center in Tionesta and sponsor of an annual big fish contest at his establishment, measures four nice largemouth taken from Tionesta Dam, typical of many taken from waters through­ out the state each year. For other pictures of big bass look at this month's Fish Tales section on pages 37, 38, 39. prepared by CONSERVATION-EDUCATION DIVISION The underwater world welcomes you to a new world of sport, recreation, strange life—it's an unbeatable combination of thrilling adventure and sight-seeing beneath the surface but the fun you can have depends on how well you learn the sport. A Growing Sport— DIVING by Lieut. HARRY E. RIESEBERG photos by Wayne Heyman and the author PASSPORT TO ONE of the most thrilling sports, the gency without having to worry about decompression stop5 mask and flippers of diving enthusiasts, is rapidly becoming on the way up. the means of underwater exploration in many of Pennsyl­ The 150-foot limit for experienced divers is set vania's waterways. The development and widespread use becai^ of SCUBA—Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Appa­ when one gets deeper than about 100 feet they begin i0 ratus—which allows one to roam underwater unhampered experience the effect of nitrogen narcosis—the popu'31 by bulky diving suits, bothersome air hoses, or the need name of which, rapture of the depths, deceptively mas* for a Rockefeller-size bankroll now permits the enthusiast its danger. This is an intoxicated-like state which impa*1 to indulge in a recreation at little cost. the judgment, so much as to endanger one's life, and whic' But for those who contemplate engaging in this new gets worse as they descend. The narcosis leaves as ^,i 1 sport there are safety limits. The novice SCUBA diver ascent is made to more moderate depths, however, a* ' should, by all means, stick to depths of less than forty there is no after-effect. feet of water, while the expert can safely penetrate to As any experienced SCUBA diver will tell you, &, depths as deep as 150 feet. These limits are arbitrary, equipment doesn't relieve the need for being a g°° actually, since one can drown just as easily in 40 feet of swimmer. Like flying, swimming, and skiing, SCUl^ eir water as in greater depths. But the tyro is likely to be less diving is excellent recreation but it demands sound exp en safety-knowledgeable, less ready for emergencies than the ence and intelligent performance—literally, a neglig tSl more experienced SCUBA enthusiast. If he sticks to shal­ SCUBA diver can get in much deeper than he expec lower depths, he can reach the surface quickly in an emer- therefore swimming is a necessity. Remember, man wasn't born with gills and fins. Whe LEFT—Snorkeling is a good way for the budding SCUBA enthusiast to get started in the diving sport and it's generally inexpensive, requiring only a mask, fins, snorkel, and good lungs.

RIGHT—Next step is to learn how to use SCUBA equipment properly. Good training is an absolute must if you hope to enjoy—or perhaps even sur­ vive—the sport.

FAR RIGHT—Once capable of using SCUBA equip­ ment you can enjoy gliding through the beautiful and interesting world beneath the surface or you can put your new talent to use by occasionally salvaging equipment for boaters and fisherman.

10 SCUBA diving has attracted many new enthusiasts during the past few years—it's a fun sport, but one that requires good training and good sense.

e is underwater, he is in an unnatural and often danger- underwater time by one-half. ^ environment and in an emergency one may have to SCUBA diving isn't something one can learn after e'v on his swimming ability to save his life. Don't take up they've jumped overboard—even if they are a top-notch ^UBA diving until you're a good swimmer, and don't swimmer. The first thing to do next is to enroll in a SCUBA c°nsider your apparatus a toy. In fact, a trip to a physician instruction course. Numerous YMCA's, local diving clubs, s ^e first step to take before investing in underwater and individuals give lessons periodically, and most stores °^ar' A history of cardiovascular or respiratory ailments which sell such equipment know about them. Be sure to frould make you decide to be a surface paddler, as should get expert instruction! CIaustrophobia, middle of the ear disease or extreme sus- Now, about this time you'll want to try-out by exploring ePtibility to motion sickness. the extreme shallow waters of your nearest stream, lake, " one already owns SCUBA gear, you'll find—once you or seacoast. Find yourself another SCUBA enthusiast and ^ thumbing through the catalogues—that just as with always consider it a two-man sport for a very good safety aj1V other hobby, you can spend a lot of money or skimp reason: when two are diving together, always in sight of °ng on very little. But there's a big difference: the coin each other, you're right there to help out in case of an Elector's life doesn't depend on whether his coins are in emergency. r^Ot condition or not. One should plan to spend at least If you are interested in marine life, SCUBA diving will '250.00 for SCUBA gear and more if deluxe gear is pre- bring you great adventure—colorful fish, strange plants, erred. Most of the cost is in air supply. The two-tank and unusual creatures; and with the use of an inexpensive ^it holds enough for about an hour of swimming at a underwater camera loaded with color film, you will be able ePth of 50 feet or 40 minutes at 80 feet, although these to capture sights which you've never dreamed existed. agure s vary widely among expert divers. If one wants to Forget all about the fiction you may have read about ave $60 and doesn't mind cutting underwater time in underwater wrecks—those tales where a ship has lain on . a"> a single-tank block works fine. Conversely, by spend- the bottom for centuries listing, perhaps, to one side, its ng more. one can get a three-tank block and increase continued on page 34 A MATTER OF DEGREE— Thermal Pollution

THE TERM "thermal pollution" in a sense is a mis­ Needless to say, a major fish kill occurred because the 2" nomer. The word pollution stems from the Latin word degree shock was just too great on the fish downstream- "polluere" meaning to make or render unclean; to defile; It requires little imagination to deduct that if sever*1 to desecrate; to profane; or to contaminate. This definition power stations are located on a river, much of the tot^ just does not seem to fit relatively clean water whose only water flow will be used several times for cooling wat# serious problem is that it contains heat. alone, not to mention the many other uses such as muniC But we cannot be satisfied with the above definition so pal water supply. Furthermore, if each adds his percentag6 let us then consider one advanced by the famous Aquatic of heat to the river, someone downstream may have # Biologist Clarence M. Tarzwell. He specifically defines cool his cooling water before use. It sounds a litde ridicU' water pollution as a change in the physical, chemical or lous doesn't it? And, we haven't even mentioned what am biological quality of a water due to certain of man's ac­ happen to the fish, have we? tivities, or the addition of substances or mixtures of sub­ Essentially, there are three basic alternatives for hea1 stances which interfere with, lessen, or destroy the use of removal at a power plant. They are: that water. Although there is nothing specifically relating to heat even in this definition, who can deny that heat 1. Return the heated water to the original source. does in fact change the physical properties of water? This 2. Partial heat removal through a cooling system a11" being the case, it would follow that if the aquatic environ­ discharge to the stream for further heat dissipation' ment is changed, the organisms in that environment must 3. Complete heat removal by a closed cooling system- undergo compensating changes as well. Heat then may in 1 employing recirculation. The only water require' the broad sense be termed a pollutant. here is for replenishing evaporative losses an" There can be no doubt that heated water discharges are periodic release due to excess solids accumulation- well on their way to becoming a serious problem. As yet There are, of course, various modifications and combine they have not become a pollution problem in Pennsylvania tions of these three methods in use, but which one appeal of the magnitude of that caused by many of our other to you most? You would pick the one which is "not eC" wastes but the primary reason for this is probably because nomically feasible," or at least that is what we are told. the major source of heated water discharges, the electric 1 power generating stations and especially nuclear installa­ Up to this point we have said little or nothing abou tions, are relatively few in number. Although population our subject. Quite frequently we are chided for being Wj expansion alone certainly requires more electric power, it is terested only in "a couple of fish" where pollution is con' cerned, when most "informed" people would cooperate really the overwhelming demand for all types of new elec­ ef trical services that is causing the widespread and rapid and just be grateful for the electricity and all the oth construction of more and more power plants. wonderful products provided by our industries. The que*' tion perhaps most often asked of us is "Which do you warA Of major concern to the fishery biologist is the tremen­ fish or the products and services you cannot do without: dous quantities of water required for cooling these plants. When we answer "both" we are often termed extreme ano It is not unusual to find a power plant which utilizes one- impractical conservationists. It is a very basic truth, ho^' third or one-half the summer flow of a river. In fact, I ever, that water which is unfit for the maintenance oi once investigated a fish kill on a branch of one of our best fishlife is, for most practical-purposes, worthless without em smallmouth bass rivers, where the power plant utilized pensive treatment. Let's not overlook the fact too, tha1 essentially all of the summer flow. This particular plant fishing is the number one recreational sport in the Unite'1 had not been in operation for several weeks; then in late States and more of our citizens take part in recreational July the plant returned to full operation. The water tem­ fishing each year than in all organized sports combined' perature at the intake was 83°F and the outlet 103°F. continued on page 1*

12 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE* °y ROBERT B. HESSER Series Biologist ennsylvania Fish Commission

gen THREE-MILE ISLAND nuclear °1 rt|at'ng stati°n iust Del°w Harrisburg Vitk , Susquehanna River will operate a act "closed" cooling system for its re- tW ' "ut service cooling of other facili- jjef *>1I mean that about 3500 gallons m A)s 'nute will be returned to the river. ac \vat ' cording to a company spokesman, ''au r discharge during the winter will be r xi le^ ° mately 25% higher than normal Perature at the intake.

JUNE-_i970 continued from page 12 Thermal Pollution

With these thoughts in mind, I should like to examine some facts just presented, what do you feel may happen to these of the specific thermal effects on fish. fish which migrate to this warmer water in winter? All fish of course are cold-blooded or heterothermic. This In more advanced cases of maturation where eggs h^e means that all of their vital functions and activities are been formed and an extended period of cold weather & regulated by water temperature. Temperature influences low water temperature prevails, the female may neVer such functions as the rate of uptake of oxygen, the heart­ spawn and the eggs will be resorbed. In this situation t°0' beat, viscosity of body fluids, permeability of membranes it is easy to see that any abnormal temperature fluctuation and even the volume of gas in the swim bladder. Perhaps can easily lead to very poor spawning. by considering the three major areas of a fish's life cycle, Temperature also exerts a precise control over the ti"ie namely reproduction, growth, and behavior, we shall be it takes a fish's eggs to hatch. Only a very few degree> better able to see some of the specific temperature influ­ deviation from the normal hatching temperature can Pre' ences. vent a good hatch and in some cases, any hatch at all. $°X It is widely known that temperatures play a vital role in example, brook trout eggs normally hatch in 45 days a the maturation of the gonads of fish. In the female, for ex­ 50°F. But at 58°F they hatch in 37 days and at 46°F & ample, it may be more easily understood if we think of 62 days. Even in the sturdy carp elevated temperatures ° this maturation as a growth process whereby food reserves 68 to 75 °F have been shown to prevent cell division lfl are channeled into the egg, as well as into fish flesh. For the egg. most species it is indeed probable that this process requires he temperatures below a certain threshold. Low temperature The effect of temperature in regulating appetite and t 1 slows down the metabolism and activity of the fish so that conversion of food into body weight is now well kno^" a normal yolk content of the eggs can be attained. On the to the fish culturist. Not too many years ago trout in other hand, at elevated temperatures greater food reserves hatch­ are required and therefore greater amounts of potential eries with fluctuating temperatures were fed as much '' yolk material is used as activity increases. One of the so- mid-winter as they were in warmer weather. This led f0 called "benefits" of heated water discharges is that they accumulations of fish food in the raceways and to sort1 provide good fishing in die wintertime. In view of die rather serious pollution problems; not to mention the wast of food involved. Furthermore, even if the fish did ea ' MORE NUCLEAR GENERATING FACILITIES are under construction near the mouth of the Susquehanna near Conowingo Dam.

14 PENNSYLVANIA ANCL E* "^ch of the food passed through undigested. Conversely, spawning migration only when a very narrow temperature J* Water temperatures above 60 °F, the trout's body func- range is reached. Certainly the volume of heated water °ns become accelerated to the point where more food is discharged into a stream where such migration occurs ^nverted to energy than to flesh. One can easily see that should in any case be governed by the amount of dilution he conversion rate of food to flesh would be very poor in available, or else the spawning run will surely be lost. 'ther case and both are losing propositions. In any discussion of behavior it should be noted that Growth in fish can be compared at least somewhat to although sudden changes in water temperature can be thie growth of a tree. If we examine the rings on a tree lethal to fish, they can within certain limits acclimate to S Urrm, the growth in warm weather is quite evident. Ex­ relatively high or low water temperatures. We of course amination of the scales of a fish can, through their annuli are talking here mainly in terms of the individual's survival or growth rings, indicate a similar situation and moreover, for an indefinite period and not his entire life cycle. It is ^n allow us to age the fish also true that fish become acclimated to higher tempera­ tures much more rapidly than they do to lower tempera­ " has been found that faster growing fish mature at an tures. For example, I once investigated a fish kill which jfr"er age and produce a greater total weight of eggs occurred in the summer on a fairly large creek. Just prior an slower growing fish of the same size. For example, to this kill there was an extremely heavy localized hail­ Uegills and bass in southern states may spawn after one storm on the watershed of one of the creek's main branches. ars growth, but in the north these species do not reach Several inches accumulation of hail was reported on the exi>al maturity until two or three years. These differences ground and just as quickly as it had accumulated, it melted. esUlt primarily as a function of temperature from the ) Although I was unable to arrive at the scene soon enough ength of the growing season and the fact that the entire ecol, to record the necessary temperatures as proof of my con­ °gy in each area is geared for such growth. It can be tention, I am convinced to this day that the fish kill re­ furth er added that, in general, high growth and reproduc­ sulted from an extremely rapid drop in stream temperature tivie s rates impart a natural resiliency to the population en- from the melting hail. abl ing it to withstand pressures from predation and ex Ploitation One final point I wish to discuss briefly is that water * is perhaps in the area of behavior where the effects temperatures do not have to reach lethal levels in order to wipe out a species. Temperatures which favor competitors, temperature fluctuation are the most dramatic. In large predators, parasites, and diseases can destrov a species at 0t«es of water where stratification takes place, it is not levels far below those which are lethal. The mechanism ne°nimon at all to find the young of a species of fish near here is a form of stress produced when an unnatural tem­ e surface in the warmest environment and the adults in perature causes an abnormal reaction in the fish. The eePer water having as much as a 20° F difference in tem- ultimate result is a weakened fish which becomes less able ei'atur . Research has shown that rather complex patterns e to fight off these various forces which can eventually stratification take place in many waters, especially im- eliminate him. °Wndments receiving heated discharges. Who is to say at Will be the eventual effects upon the life cycles of This article is, of course, general in nature and as such er tam species of fish under conditions such as this, if should not be considered as a comprehensive analysis of .^r companies are allowed to discharge heated water the many significant effects of thermal pollution upon fish; uttle. or no cooling involved? not to mention the effects upon their food organisms. Much research is continuing on this subject and an infinitely , uch work has been done in establishing the lethal t greater amount must be done. We have seen over the last rmal ijmjts Q£ most Q£ Qur common species of fish as several decades the result of industrial crash programs and , as their final preferred temperatures. In practically all what I refer to as the "reign of the slide rule." Unfortu­ , "e experiments regarding the latter, it was not shown nately, experts armed with these formidable mechanisms g much of the fish's life cycle can be completed at that and their inevitable volumes of formulas, theories and Preferred temperature. statistics, have not been able to arbitrarily take a pair of , ernperature also acts as a directive force. It can con- fish aside and convince them to be nice fish and go on trol migration by repelling or directing fish into certain living and reproducing at 90°F just as they did at 70°F. Path s or into certain areas, and it also influences spawning. For all of our expertise we have failed miserably in learn­ Ariad •irornous species such as shad, for example, begin their ing the language of the fish.

J UNE-_1970 15 A TRIBUTE TO "Charlie" Stoddart

JUNIOR CONSERVATION CAMP has been a training site for youths from across the state for 22 years under Mr. C. W. "Charlie" Stoddart. With his careful guidance and co­ ordination boys attending the camp learned a variety of things about nature including what stream im­ provement and stream survey amounts to. Mr. "Junior Conserva­ tion" discusses a project (above, and left) and then takes a few minutes to show he knows how to enjoy fishing too (below, right). In­ sight to stream management in co­ operation with the Pennsylvania Fish Commission's Research Staff at Benner Springs (below) is just one of the many things the boys learn.

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16 "Junior MR Conservation"

AS SPRING drifts into summer teenage boys from across WHEN HONORED at the Penn­ sylvania Federation of Sportsmen's •he state will pack their camping gear and leave their Clubs banquet in Harrisburg in April, ^ornes for a two week outing to "Junior Conservation "Charlie" Stoddart was presented one atnP>" a project of the Pennsylvania Federation of Sports­ of the Pennsylvania Fish Commis­ sion's "Conservation Good Guy" hats men's Clubs now beginning its 23rd year. by Commission Executive Director At the end of the two weeks the boys will return home Robert J. Bielo. He also received atl several other awards at the banquet. d another group will replace them; then another, fol­ ded by another, continuing throughout the summer, Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association also awarded "lany arrive with little more understanding of the outdoors him for his work in combating juvenile delinquency. And nan knowing it's the place where they do their hunting last year he received the National Wildlife Award for Con­ nd fishing; but when they leave their outdoor horizon servation Education for Pennsylvania. *ill have been greatly enlarged. They'll certainly under­ A member of the Outdoor Writers Association of Amer­ hand the outdoors—and perhaps themselves—a little ica as well as of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Asso­ better. ciation, he served as editor of the Pennsylvania Journal for The school, with facilities located on property owned Health, Physical Education and Recreation for six years as bV the Pennsylvania State University, began in 1948 after well as president of the Association. Also active in com­ an outdoorsman who worked in the University in the physi- munity affairs, he has been a chairman of the American Cal education department recognized the need and value Red Cross and president of the school board, as well as ot giving boys from across the state a chance to really study president of the Rotary Club in his home town of State hat the outdoors was all about. At the end of last summer College. During World War II he was an officer in the e man who conceived the idea and guided it through Navy for three years, participating in the Hamilton Physi­ 22 years of success retired. Then on April third of this year cal Program for the Navy Air Corps. He was named pro­ _e Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs honored fessor of physical education extension at the Pennsylvania 01 at an annual banquet in Harrisburg. State University in 1947 and since 1964 has been professor He's C. W. Stoddart Jr., known to most as "Charlie," of physical education. He holds two degrees from the nd better known as Mr. "Junior Conservation School" and University: a BA in Arts and Sciences and an MA in , UrWg his years as head of the Junior Conservation Camp Health and Physical Education. ,e formed, a total of 3730 students attended the school, Perhaps the program prepared for the recent PFSC eluding 53 girls. An active champion of conservation, he banquet best stated the quality of his work: "in apprecia­ ^rved in 1954-55 as State chairman of the Governor's tion for over two decades of dedicated service in establish­ utdoor Americans Committee. He's been an active mem- ing and operating the annual Junior Conservation Camps r of the State Conservation Committee for a Junior Con- sponsored by the PFSC and for his contribution to conser­ cation Manual and in recognition of his "outstanding vation through the thousands of youths who have attended ntribution to conservation education in Pennsylvania," the camp since its inception in 1948." he received the Award of Merit of the American Associa- While others will now supervise the Junior Conservation n for Conservation Information in 1955. The same year Camp, his outlook toward the outdoors was most clearly e Was the recipient of the Nash Conservation Award of stated as he responded to the many awards given him at e Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs for his the recent PFSC banquet with the simple statement "I ex­ 0rk in organizing the Junior Conservation Camp. The pect to keep on working for conservation . . ."

JtJNE-1970 17 THE GYPSY MOTH-

DON'T by ARTHUR R. JEFFERY, Entomologist Bureau of Plant Industry PICK-UP Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture THIS HITCH-HIKER THE GYPSY MOTH, an insect that has existed in this the owner that the vehicle had a mechanical break dowH> country since it was introduced by a French scientist in agriculture people breathed a sigh of relief when they were 1869, just over a hundred years ago, is moving by leaps able to destroy the eggs and perhaps prevent a new prob­ and bounds, despite all efforts by government agencies to lem area in Texas. prevent it. During 1969 alone, the insect moved into areas Why has the problem intensified so much in just the in Pennsylvania more than 75 miles southward and west­ past few years, when it has not been able to move wit" ward of any previously known point of infestation. At the any great rapidity for the previous nearly one hundred same time, it was found in isolated locations for the first years? Several factors are responsible for this: People are time in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia. traveling far more than they did even a few years ago; Principal reason for the rapid spread appears to be more people have leisure time that they spend in the carrying of the egg clusters by persons who do not realize woods for hunting, camping and general recreational ac' what they look like, or are not acquainted with the danger tivity; methods of transportation have speeded up; campin$ and potential hazard concerned with this particular insect. and travel trailers, luxuries only a few years ago, are be­ coming standard household items in a high percentage of In 1969, agents of the U. S. Department of Agriculture families; and boats and the trailers used to transport then1 and similar personnel in various states have found egg for weekend recreation are common. clusters of the insect on camping equipment, camping trailers, house trailers and various other objects such as All this has contributed to the problem, and agriculture1 rocks and firelogs being moved from areas heavily infested and forestry people are just about at wits end trying «s to distant points not infested, but where conditions are find ways to slow down or stop spread of the gypsy moth- ideal for this insect to become another major pest. For ex­ Egg clusters have been found inside and between the wal's ample a house trailer was found recently broken down on of camping trailers. There is no way to get a spray °r the Skyline Drive in Virginia. This particular trailer had fumigant material into these locations to kill the eggs' numerous egg clusters on the sides and bottom. It was Moving such a vehicle into a new area, where the eggs being moved from Connecticut to Texas at the time the will hatch and the young larvae find suitable habitat car1 situation was discovered. While certainly not fortunate for be a cause of a new infestation.

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THE DANGEROUS Gypsy Moth can be found in all the forms shown here but travelers are most likely to FEMALE find egg clusters like those shown above—the cap held by article author Arthur Jeffery at the left and be­ low was found on a camper last summer and was loaded with egg clusters and young larvae.

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In 1969, the gypsy moth was responsible for defoliation pupal case from which she has emerged. The female moth of more than 250,000 acres of timberland in the New lays a cluster that contains an average of 500 eggs. This is England states, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. deposited in any available sheltered location. Since it takes ^ePeated defoliation of hardwood trees results in serious only a few hours to lay the complete egg cluster, they can '°ss of growth and eventual death of trees. In the case of be deposited on camping equipment that is parked for evergreens, a single defoliation usually causes death. only a day or two. The egg cluster is oval in shape, about W wide and 1 inch in length. It is covered with light !n addition to actual timber losses, heavy infestations of brown hairs from the body of the female moth. This egg tfte insect cause complete forest defoliation, with loss of f r cluster, once deposited, will remain on the object to which ° est cover as watershed protection and habitat for birds it is attached until hatching time the following spring. atl(i game. The nuisance caused by migrating caterpillars nas caused resort owners to wring their hands in anguish. Eggs on the sides of trees exposed to the sun will fre­ quently hatch a month or six weeks sooner than eggs under The insect passes the winter in the egg stage, and hatch- rocks in a shady and cool location. This causes the larvae mg takes place in Pennsylvania about the middle of April. to mature over a similar time span. Consequently, the eggs Tfte tiny caterpillars start to feed immediately, and in a are deposited from late June until mid-August under Penn­ Period of about six weeks, grow to full size, about %" in sylvania conditions. diameter and three inches long. Severe damage to practi­ cally all species of forest vegetation is caused by feeding In Pennsylvania, there are no natural control agents op­ of the caterpillars during this period. erating effectively. The gypsy moth caterpillars are covered with stiff bristly hair, so birds will not eat them. If they They turn into a pupa in the early part of June, and fall into water, fish will not eat them. temain in this stage for about two weeks. The adults n°rmally begin to emerge in late June. The male adult Henry F. Nixon, Director of the Bureau of Plant In­ ls a strong flier, and can be found for distances up to dustry, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, is respon­ Several miles from the point of origin. New infestations sible for attempting to keep the insect under control and are detected by trapping of these male moths. Government prevent further spread. He says the traveling public— a gencies, both state and federal, place the traps in areas fishermen, boaters, hunters and campers particularly— Here infestation is suspected. The traps are modified type can assist in this effort in a substantial manner by learning of Dixie cup, baited with an extract from the sex gland to recognize the various stages of the gypsy moth, and by of the female moth and coated on the inside with Tangle­ examining camping equipment and materials that carry foot to imprison the male moth once he has entered the egg clusters before going from a heavily infested area to tr ap. When male moths are found, the area is carefully some other location. The egg clusters, when located, can searched to locate the exact point of infestation. easily be destroyed by application of gasoline, kerosene The female moth is so heavy with eggs that she cannot or other similar product that is normally carried by most ™y> so is always found only a few feet away from the empty outdoorsmen. 19 JUNE —1970 As Pennsylvania celebrates the Black Bass Centennial this The month, the Pennsylvania Fish Commission is proud to bring to the pages of the Pennsyl­ vania Angler this story about a Lord descendant of those first bass that were released in the Dela­ ware. It's written by one of the most famous names in Ameri­ can literature—Zane Grey. We Of hope you enjoy it! Lackawaxen Creek-1908 by ZANE GREY / illustrations: Jim Temple Single Reprint Rights Secured Through B. P. Singer Features

WINDING among the Blue Hills of Pennsylvania there slows down to widen into long lanes that glide reluctantly is a swift amber stream that the Indians named Lack-a- over the few last restraining barriers to the Delaware. In wax-en. The literal translation no one seems to know, but a curve between two of these level lanes there is a place it must mean, in mystical and imaginative Delaware, "the where barefoot boys wade and fish for chubs and bask brown water that turns and whispers and tumbles." It is a on the big boulders like turtles. It is a famous hole for little river hidden away under gray cliffs and hills black chubs and bright-sided shiners and sunfish. And, perhaps with ragged pines. It is full of mossy stones and rapid because it is so known, and so shallow, so open to the sky- ripples. few fishermen ever learned that in its secret stony caverns All its tributaries, dashing white-sheeted over ferny cliffs, hid a great golden-bronze treasure of a bass. wine-brown where the whirling pools suck the stain from In vain had many a flimsy feathered hook been flung the hemlock roots, harbor the speckled trout. Wise in their over his lair by fly-casters and whisked gracefully across generation, the black and red-spotted little beauties keep to the gliding surface of his pool. In vain had many a shiny their brooks; for, farther down, below the rush and fall, a spoon and pearly minnow reflected sun glints through the newcomer is lord of the stream. He is an archenemy, a watery windows of his home. In vain had many a hell' scorner of beauty and blood, the wolf-jawed, red-eyed, gramite and frog and grasshopper been dropped in front bronze-backed black bass. of his broad nose. A mile or more from its mouth the Lackawaxen leaves Chance plays the star part in a fisherman's luck. One the shelter of the hills and seeks the open sunlight and still, cloudy day, when the pool glanced dark under a

20 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER Out of the amber depths started a broad bar of bronze, rose and flashed into gold . . . 6aden sky, I saw a wave that reminded me of the wake of stream, clear, yet hiding its secrets, shallow, yet full of r°lling tarpon; then followed an angry swirl, the skitter labyrinthine watercourses. It presented problems which, a frantically leaping chub, and a splash that ended with difficult as they were, faded in a breath before a fisherman's , sOund like the deep chung of water sharply turned optimism. y an oar. I tested my leader, changed the small hook for a large • *% bass choose strange hiding-places. They should be one, and selecting a white shiner fully six inches long, I °ked for in just such holes and rifts and shallows as will lightly hooked it through the side of the upper lip. A sensa­ Ver their backs. But to corral a six-pounder in the boys' tion never outgrown since boyhood, a familiar mingling of Uriming-hole was a circumstance to temper a fisherman's strange fear and joyous anticipation, made me stoop low •ofty with experience. and tread the slippery stones as if I were a stalking In­ Inrillingly conscious of the possibilities of this pool, I dian. I knew that a glimpse of me, or a faint jar vibrating Uclied it thoughtfully. It was a wide, shallow bend in the under the water, or an unnatural ripple on its surface, eam, with dark channels between submerged rocks, would be fatal to my enterprise. Sgestive of underlying shelves. It had a current, too, not I swung the lively minnow and instinctively dropped it ieeable at first glance. And this pool looked at long and with a splash over a dark space between two yellow sunken •wully, colored by the certainty of its guardian, took on stones. Out of the amber depths started a broad bar of aspect most alluring to an angler's spirit. It had changed bronze, rose and flashed into gold. A little dimpling eddy- 111 a pond girt by stony banks, to a foam-flecked running continued on next page

Jl) NE —1970 21 . . . Cedar was wading out with a hookless leader, a bloody shu1' and a disposition utterly and irretrievably ruined.

have known this bass to be enormous, for when he fell be cut the water as a heavy stone. The best of fishing is that a mild philosophy attend5 even the greatest misfortunes. To be sure this philosophy lS a delusion peculiar to fishermen. It is something that goeS with the game and makes a fellow fancy he is a stoic, m vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune- So I went on my way upstream, cheerfully, as one Wfif minded not at all an incident of angling practice; spiritedl) as one who had seen many a big bass go by the board- The wind blew softly in my face; the purple clouds- marshaled aloft in fleets, sailed away into the gray distance; the stream murmured musically; a kingfisher poised ma>- velously over a pool, shot downward like a streak, to rise with his quivering prey; birds sang in the willows and daisies nodded in the fields; misty veils hung low in the hollows; all those attributes of nature, poetically ascribed by anglers to be the objects of their full content, wete about me. I found myself thinking about my two brothers, Ceam and Reddy for short, both anglers of long standing and some reputation. It was a sore point with me and a stoc* subject for endless disputes that they just never could appreciate my superiority as a fisherman. Brothers are singularly prone to such points of view. So when I though1 of them I felt the incipient stirring of a mighty plot. > occurred to me that the iron-mouthed old bass, impregPl continued from previous page ble of jaw as well as of stronghold, might be made t0 serve a turn. And all the afternoon the thing grew and grew in my mind. Luck favoring me, I took home a fair string of fish, an" The Lord Of remarked to my brothers that the conditions for fishing tne stream were favorable. Thereafter morning on morning my eyes sought the heavens, appealing for a cloudy day- At last one came, and I invited Reddy to go with me. Lackawaxen Creek Wit'1 childish pleasure, that would have caused weakness in an>' ing circle, most fascinating of all watery forms, appeared but an unscrupulous villain, he eagerly accepted. " round where the minnow had sunk. The golden moving looked over a great assortment of tackle, and finally flash went down and vanished in the greenish gloom like selected a five-ounce Leonard bait-rod carrying a light i'eeif a tiger stealing into a jungle. The line trembled, slowly and fine line. When I thought of what would happen >' swept out and straightened. How fraught that instant with Redely hooked that powerful bass an unholy glee fastened a wild yet waiting suspense, with a thrill potent and upon mv soul. blissful! We never started out that way together, swinging ro0. Did the fisherman ever live who could wait in such a and pails, but old associations were awakened. We calle moment? My arms twitched involuntarily. Then I struck up the time when we had left the imprints of bare feet o'1 hard, but not half hard enough. The bass leaped out of a the country roads; we lived over many a boyhood ad­ flying splash, shook himself in a tussle plainly audible, and venture by a running stream. And at last we wound UP slung the hook back at me like a bullet. on the never threadbare question as to the merit and Vs In such moments one never sees the fish distinctly; ex­ of tackle. citement deranges the vision, and the picture, though im­ "I always claimed," said Reddy, "that a fisherman shoul" pressive, is dim and dream-like. But a blind man would choose tackle for a day's work after the fashion of a hunts in choosing his gun. A hunter knows what kind of game 22 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL E* on a monument, smiling at grief. And not to mention pose, Cedar's execution was wonderful. I have seen him cast a frog a mile-—but the frog had left the hook. It was re­ markable to see him catch his hat, and terrifying to hear the language he used at such an ordinary angling event. It was not safe to be in his vicinity, but if this was un­ avoidable, the better course was to face him; because if you turned your back an instant, his flying hook would he s after, and takes a small or large caliber accordingly. have a fiendish affinity for your trousers, and it was not Of course a fisherman has more rods than there are calibers beyond his powers to swing you kicking out over the o*f guns, but the rule holds. Now today I have brought this stream. All of which, considering the frailties of human 'gnt rod and thin line because I don't need weight. I don't nature and of fishermen, could be forgiven; he had, how­ if6 W^ y°u've brought that heavy rod. Even a two-pound ever, one great fault impossible to overlook, and it was ass would be a great surprise up this stream." that he made more noise than a playful hippopotamus. You're right," 1 replied, "but I sort of lean to possi- I hoped, despite all these things, that the big bass would «ities. Besides, I'm fond of this rod. You know I've caught rise to the occasion. He did rise. He must have recognized half-dozen bass of from five to six pounds with it. I the situation of his life. He spread the waters of his shal­ fonder what you would do if you hooked a big one on low pool and accommodatingly hooked himself. the delicate thing." Cedar's next graceful move was to fall off the slippery Do?" ejaculated my brother. "I'd have a fit! I might stone on which he had been standing and to go out of hia 'idle a big bass in deep water with this outfit, but here sight. His hat floated downstream; the arched tip of his ^ this shallow stream with its rocks and holes I couldn't. rod came up, then his arm, and his dripping shoulders *)*« that is the reason so few big bass are taken from the and body. He yelled like a savage and pulled on the fish elaware. We know they are there, great lusty fellows! hard enough to turn a tuna in the air. The big bass leaped very day in season we hear some tale of woe from some three times, made a long shoot with his black dorsal fin German. 'Hooked a big one—broke this—broke that— showing, and then, with a lunge, headed for some place *°t under a stone.' That's why no five- or six-pound bass remote from there. Cedar ploughed after him, sending the je taken from shallow, swift, rock-bedded streams on water in sheets, and then he slipped, wildly swung his ''Sht tackle." arms, and fell again. : When we reached the pool I sat down and began to I was sinking to the ground, owing to unutterable and Jumble with my leader. How generously I let Reddy have overpowering sensations of joy, when a yell and a com­ ^e first cast! My iniquity carried me to the extreme of motion in the bushes heralded the appearance of Reddy. "Ming hjm stea] softiy and stoop low. I saw a fat chub "Hang on, Cedar! Hang on!" he cried, and began an .Ringing in the air; I saw it alight to disappear in a churn- Indian war-dance. ,nS commotion of the water, and I heard Reddy's startled, The few succeeding moments were somewhat blurred Gee!" because of my excess of emotion. When I returned to "ard upon his exclamation followed action of striking consciousness Cedar was wading out with a hookless leader, '^iftness. A shrieking reel, willow wand of a rod waver- a bloody shin, and a disposition utterly and irretrievably ng like a buggy-whip in the wind, curving splashes round ruined. toam-lashed swell, a crack of dry wood, a sound as of a continued on next page an)o string snapping, a sharp splash, then a heavy sullen °UsO; these, with Reddy standing voiceless, eyes glaring n a broken rod and limp trailing line, were the essentials 0f the tragedy. Somehow the joke did not ring true when Reddy waded s«ore calm and self-contained, with only his burning eyes 0 show how deeply he felt. What he said to me in a quiet 0lCe must not, owing to family pride, go on record. It most Often as I reached the pool ^uredly would not be an addition to the fish literature I saw fishermen wading 0f the day. down the stream, and on u these occasions I sat on the " t he never mentioned the incident to Cedar, which bank and lazily waited for Mission laid the way open for my further machinations. I the intruding disturbers of a my peace to pass on. 'ized that I should have tried Cedar first. He was one those white-duck-pants-on-a-dry-rock sort of a fisher- an. anyway. And in due time I had him wading out 0VVard the center of that pool. * aways experienced a painful sensation while watching cciar cast. He must have gotten his style from a Delsartian fool. One moment he resembled Ajax defying the ghtning and the next he looked like the fellow who stood

Ju NE — 1970 23 continued from previous page The Lord

fish big enough for a good mouthful. So, with these fac's Of to soothe me I rested my fears, and got to look humorousl) at the invasions of the summer-hotel fishers. They came wading, slipping, splashing downstream blowing like porpoises, slapping at the water with all kind' Lackawaxen of artificial and dead bait. And they called to me in a humor actuated by my fishing garb and the rustic environ- ment: Creek "Hey, Rube! Ketchin' any?" I said the suckers were bitin' right pert. "Put up a job on me!" he roared. "What d'you call this stream?" Thereafter during the summer each of us made solitary I replied, giving the Indian name. and sneaking expeditions, bent on the capture of the lord "Lack-a-what? Can't you whistle it? Lack-awhackef>- of the Lackawaxen. And somehow each would return to You mean Lack-afishin'." find the other two derisively speculative as to what caused "Lack-arotten," joined in another. his clouded brow. Leader on leader went to grace the rocks "Do you live here?" questioned a third. of the old bronze warrior's home. At length Cedar and I modestly said yes. Reddy gave up, leaving the pool to me. I fed more than "Why don't you move?" Whereupon they all laughed one choice shiner to the bass and more than once he sprang and pursued the noisy tenor of their way downstream- into the air to return my hook. pitching their baits around. Summer and autumn passed; winter came to lock the "Say, fellows," I shouted after them, "are you training Lackawaxen in icy fetters; I fished under Southern skies for the casting tournament in Madison Square Garden <&>, where lagoons and moss-shaded waters teemed with great do you think you're playing lacrosse?" and gamy fish, but I never forgot him. I knew that when The laugh that came back proved the joke on them, and the season rolled around, when a June sun warmed the that it would be remembered as part of the glorious time cold spring-fed Lackawaxen, he would be waiting for me. they were having. Who was it spoke of the fleeting of time? Obviously he July brought the misty, dark, lowering days. Not onl>' had never waited for the opening of the fishing season. did I find the old king at home on these days, but just 3s But at last the tedious time was like the water that has contemptuous of hooks and leaders as he had been the passed. And then I found I had another long wait. Brilliant summer before. About the middle of the month he stopped June days without a cloud were a joy to live, but worthless giving me paralysis of the heart; that is to say, he qujt for fishing. Through all that beautiful month I plodded up rising to my tempting chubs and shiners. So I left hin1 to the pool, only to be unrewarded. Doubt began to assail alone to rest, to rust out hooks and grow less suspicious. me. Might not die ice, during the spring break-up, have By the time August came, the desire to call on hin1 scared him from the shallow hole? No. I felt that not even again was well-nigh irresistible. But I waited, and a rolling glacier could have moved him from his sub­ fished terranean home. the Delaware, and still waited. I would get him when the Often as I reached the pool I saw fishermen wading harvest moon was full. Like all the old moss-backed a down the stream, and on these occasions I sat on the bank denizens of the shady holes, he would come out then for and lazily waited for the intruding disturbers of my peace last range over the feeding shoals. At length a morning to pass on. Once, the first time I saw them, I had an broke humid and warm, almost dark as twilight, with little a agonizing fear that one of the yellow-helmeted, khaki- gusts of fine rain. Of all days this was the day! I chose a coated anglers would hook my bass. The fear, of course, stiff rod, a heavy silk line, a stout brown leader, and was groundless, but I could not help human feelings. The large hook. From my bait box I took two five-inch red idea of that grand fish rising to a feathery imitation of a catfish, the little "stone-rollers" of the Delaware, and sev­ bug or a lank dead bait had nothing in my experience to eral long shiners. Thus equipped I sallied forth. ts warrant its consideration. Small, lively bass, full of play, The walk up the towpath, along the canal with i fond of chasing their golden shadows, and belligerent and rushes and sedges, across the meadows white with late- hungry, were ready to fight and eat whatever swam into blooming daisies, lost nothing because of its familiarity- their ken. But a six-pound bass, slow to reach such weight When I reached the pool I saw in the low water near in swift-running water, was old and wise and full of years. shore several small bass scouting among the schools "t He did not feed often, and when he did he wanted a live minnows. I did not want these pugnacious fellows to kil' continued on page 32 24 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE? ItA TTLESNAKE ROUNDUP MORRIS, PENNSYLVANIA is a small community at the Cr°ssroads of Routes 287 and 414 in Tioga County. It has a Population of 300, but literally bursts at the seams near *"e middle of June each year as thousands of people gather P* the "Grand National Rattlesnake Roundup" sponsored °y the Morris Township Fire Department. This annual eVent has been held every year since 1961. The 1970 hunt is scheduled for the second Saturday and SUnday of June. Official hours for the hunt are Saturday ^0fn 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. DST and while the official "hunt" is °Ver at 5 P.M. many teams hunt Saturday evening and au day Sunday for the pure excitement of the hunt. ^argest snake turned in during official hunting hours wins FOR FOLKS who like ex a citement the annual rattle h-ophy for the man who caught it. Rattlers caught any- snake hunt at Morris car "^e may be turned in at the registration booth where GENE MONTGOMERY be exciting way to spend i ^•00 is paid for any rattler under three feet, and $2.00 by/ weekend—if you know ho-w a ROD HOSTERMAN / to handle them the hum Piece for all over three feet—or you may keep your can be the thing; if yot catch! don't know how to handli them, en;oy yourself bi , K you wish to participate in the hunt we suggest you watching the experts! ting the following equipment: a canteen (preferably the belt type) because it gets mighty hot and dry climbing ^e mountains; a snake stick or such device which will ^ow the rattlers to be held securely so they may be Picked up and placed in a bag; a piece of cord or rawhide to tie the top of bag shut; a good burlap bag; and a good Snake-bite kit in case one of the rattlers gets you before y°u get it. And if you don't know what you're doing be Sure to take along someone who does! Unlike their cousin, the Diamondback, a Timber rattler W unaggressive and elusive. It will try to avoid humans in m°st cases by crawling under rocks, but if cornered or SUrprised they naturally fight back. Some more advice—don't depend on a rattler to give Waming before striking, although in most cases they will r attle if not surprised. Another point—when hunting a den eludes a variety of live Rattlesnakes, Copperheads, Water- area and someone calls out, "Here's one or I've got one," moccasins, Cobras, Boa-constrictors, Pythons, Gila monsters don't hurry to him. Take your time and watch your step. and many more species of reptiles. It's interesting. -* is very possible you will find plenty more before you The longest rattlesnake to be turned in since the contest each your teammate. was organized is recorded at an amazing 52 inches. H you participate in the hunt and find a rattler, you Those who can arrange a week's vacation to coincide °Wt have to pick it up. Your guide or an experienced with the snake hunt are in for a great time—trout fishing Snake hunter in the group will pick it up and place it in in the area is excellent and the scenery unexcelled. Streams y°ur bag. In fact this is one point guides stress most within an hour's drive of Morris include: Big Pine Creek strongly. If you aren't proficient in this field leave the snake which flows through the "Grand Canyons of Pennsylvania," "andling to the experts. If you wish, and conditions per- Cedar Run, Slate Run, Lyman Run, Lyman Run Dam, ^'t, your guide will supervise and instruct you in the Kettle Creek, and the Bush Dam on Kettle Creek and Proper handling of rattlers. many more too numerous to list. Those who don't wish to participate in the hunt can If you wish to camp free trailer space is available on "d plenty of excitement watching the teams return from the contest grounds and there are plenty of state parks and "e mountains with their catches and having them meas- private campgrounds in the area. re

J UIVE_1970 PENNSYLVANIA'S RECORD FISH

—by JACK MILLER Aquatic Biologist Pennsylvania Fish CoiMffl"

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE to see your name listed as catching a record fish for Pennsylvania? There arent too many fishermen who haven't dreamed of catching a record breaker and it could happen to you! To give you a goal, the Pennsylvania Fish Commission keeps a listing of record size fishes for the state. These records are based on length, and cover twenty-two species of fish from the mighty muskellunge to the scrappy blue- gill on to the sturdy carp. It is quite possible that larger fish of these species have been caught but never reported. On the opposite page are present state records. But what about you who are still looking for that record breaker? There are record fish swimming around in many of our lakes and rivers! For example, Tobyhanna Reservoir, Monroe County- contains a bluegill at least 12.9 inches long. This potential new state record was captured and released by one of our lake crews last summer. This big bluegill is 7+ year8 old, so hurry and catch it before it dies of old age. Northern pike exceeding the present state record of 41 inches are present in at least two of our lakes. Tackle busters of 41.5 and 42.9 inches were netted and released in Black Moshannon Dam, Centre County, and Glendale Lake, Cambria County, respectively, this past spring ot summer. Someone will set the state record for coho this year- Will it be you? It could be if you make a trip to Erie and give it a try. Or how about a black crappie 19.6 inches long? One was netted and released in Hopewell Lake, Berks County. Upper Woods Pond, Wayne County, was the scene where nets set for spawning kokanee produced a rainbow trout capable of setting a new state record. These are just a few examples of the big ones that are there for the catching. Will you be the person to eaten one of them? Grab the fishing equipment and get going- before someone beats you to the record breakers! And now here are the big ones that were entered f°r Pennsylvania Commision Angler Citations in 1969. There are 225 senior awards; 291 junior awards. Husky Musky club winners will be listed in a later issue. PENNSYLVANIA ANGLES PENNSYLVANIA'S RECORD FISH

SPECIES CAUGHT BY LENGTH WEIGHT WHERE CAUGHT YEAR CAUGHT

AMERICAN WHITE SHAD Vincent Graziano 28'/2 inches 7 lb., 4 oz. Delaware River 1965 Milford, Pa. Pike County BLUEGILL Donald W. Correll, Jr. 12'/2 inches not available Hills Creek Lake 1965 Delaware Tioga County

BROOK TROUT Beth Ann Riker 22 inches 4 lbs., 4 oz. Swago Lake 1966 Athens, Pa. Wayne County BROWN TROUT Frank Kociolek 33 inches 24 lbs. Lake Wallenpaupack 1967 Dupont, Pa. Pike County

BULLHEAD John Moore, Jr. 28V4 inches 11 lbs., 8 oz. Allegheny River 1966 Pittsburgh, Pa. Warren County

CARP George Brown 44 inches 52 lbs. Juniata River 1962 Saltillo, Pa. Huntingdon County

CHAIN PICKEREL Frank Streznetcky 31V2 inches 8 lbs. Shohola Falls 1937 Scranton, Pa. Pike County

CHANNEL CATFISH Thomas J. Booth 36 inches 18 lbs. York Haven Dam 1964 Summerdale, Pa. York County

CRAPPIE Allen L. Roen 18!/i inches 3 lbs., 8 oz. Lake Ontelaunee 1967 Pottstown, Pa. Berks County

EEL Mrs. George Buchannan 46 inches 8 lbs., 8 oz. Licking Creek 1954 Juniata County

FALLFISH Clarence Wheal 19!/2 inches 2 lbs., 4 oz. Loyalsock Creek 1967 Hughesville, Pa. Lycoming County

LAKE TROUT Mrs. Arthur Cramer 38 inches 24 lbs. Crystal Lake 1952 Carbondale, Pa. Lackawanna County

LARGEMOUTH BASS Stanley Pastula 29 inches 8 lbs., 8 oz. Stillwater Lake 1936 Shenandoah, Pa.

MUSKELLUNGE* William Alexopolis 55 inches 42 lbs., 8 oz. Conneaut Lake 1951 Pittsburgh, Pa. Crawford County

NORTHERN PIKE Mahlon Waley 41 inches 19 lbs. Somerset Lake 1962 Somerset County

RAINBOW TROUT Paul Roberts 31 inches 9 lbs., 8 oz. Logan Branch 1961 Bellefonte, Pa. Centre County

ROCK BASS John H. Rhodes 15 inches 3 lbs. Swatara Creek 1966 Hershey, Pa. Dauphin County

SHEEPSHEAD Gregory Parella 26 inches 14 lbs. Virgin Run Lake 1964 Brownsville, Pa. Fayette County

SMALLMOUTH BASS Ed Meadows 2AV2 inches 6 lbs., 2 oz. Conodoguinet Creek 1937 Harrisburg, Pa. Cumberland County

SUCKER George Kemper 28 inches 9 lbs., 12 oz. French Creek 1938 Butler, Pa.

PERCH Herman Rausch 18 inches not available Oneida Dam 1936 Butler, Pa. Butler County

WALLEYE Firman Shoff 36 inches 12 lbs. Allegheny River 1951 Ebensburg, Pa. Forest County

• Luke Walker, Jr. and Luke Walker, Sr. caught a muskellunge which we ghed 57 lbs. in Conneaut Lake in 1924, however, the length is not available and the "Pe insylvania Angler Record Fish Listing" is based on length, not weight, according to the rules of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission's Citation Award Program. 1969 PENNSYLVANIA CITATION WINNERS

Gary Vanpelt, Berwick, 14Ja inch Yellow Perch, Susque­ Charles Thomas Lindquist, Pleasantville, 36 inch, 28 lb. hanna River, Luzerene County. Carp, Allegheny River, Warren County. Roy Lauffer, Mt. Holly Springs, 2634 inch, 45s lb. Chain Arnold Irbens, Quakertown, 26 inch, 5 lb. Chain Pick­ Plckerel, Mt. Holly Spring Dam, Cumberland County. erel, Lake Towhee, Bucks County. Sam A. Myers, Kittanning, 171 inch, 2)4 lb. Brook Trout, Blace Hotalen, Dingmans Ferry, 27 inch, 5ft lb. Chain barker Dam, Clearfield County. Pickerel, Lattimer Lake, Pike County. David M. Ovecka, Bethlehem, 27:Ko inch, 5 lb. Chain William Coolbaugh, Stroudsburg, 31 inch, 10 lb. 2 oz. "'ckerel, Bangor Dam, Northampton County. Walleye, Delaware River, Monroe County.

UNE — 1970 27 1969 PENNSYLVANIA CITATION WINNERS

Marie Parr, W. Chester, 25)4 inch Chain Pickerel, Whit­ Catfish, Silver Lake, Cumberland County. ney Lake, Wayne County. Bill Chapla, 14, Old Forge, 14 inch, 18 lb. Yellow Perch, Mrs. Mary Hetzel, Clarks Summit, 26 inch, 4M lb. Chain Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike County. Pickerel, Bassett Lake, Lackawanna County. Edward Kilgallon, 15, Wilkes-Barre, 15 inch, 1 lb. 6 0% Thomas Vogrin, Easton, 28 inch, 5 lb. 8 oz. Chain Pick­ Yellow Perch, Nigger Pond, Wyoming County. erel, Pecks Pond, Pike County. Edward J. Dimery, Farrell, 47 inch, 34 lb. Muskellunge. Henry Schultz, Olyphant, 15* inch, 2)4 lb. Yellow Perch, Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford County. Newton, Lackawanna County. Russell Mongold, Hummelstown, 18)4 inch, 4)4 lb. Brook Stanley Bracht, 11, York Haven, 20)4 inch, 3* lb. Small- Trout, Swatara Creek, Dauphin County. mouth Bass, Susquehanna River, York County. Harold C. Williams, Philadelphia, 1454 inch, 1 lb. 3 oi- George M. Stewart, Seneca, 46 inch, 29 lb. Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Francis E. Walter Dam, Luzerne County. Canadohta Lake, Crawford County. Kenneth R. Ott, Farrell, 45 inch, 26 lb. 3 oz. Muskel­ Harry H. Redline, Huntingdon, 31 inch, 12 lb. Walleye, lunge, Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford County. Raystown Branch, Huntingdon County. Kirk Smith, 13, Meadville, 47)2 inch, 35)2 lb. Muskel­ Anthony Swartz, Dickson City, 14 inch, 1% lb. Perch, lunge, Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford County. Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike County. Jack Albaugh, 14, Camp Hill, 118 inch, 14 oz. Rock Gerald Stemple, Mechanicsburg, 21 inch, 5 lb. Small- Bass, Yellow Breeches, Cumberland County. mouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Cumberland County. Alan Hanwell, 12, Spangler, 18 inch, 2 lb. 12 oz. Brook S. Carlyle Sheldon, Pleasantville, 348 inch, 14 lb. 4 oz. Trout, Blacklick Creek, Cambria County. Walleye, French Creek, Crawford County. Steven Michael Snyder, 5, Duncansville, 15 inch, 1 lb. Francis Gobrecht, Hanover, 20K inch, 5% lb. Smallmouth 1 oz. Bullhead Catfish, Shawnee Lake, Bedford County. Bass, Spring Grove, York County. Michael Kumemitsky, Jr., 8)2, Northampton, 19 inch, Donald A. Daddona, Allentown, 14)4 inch, 2 lb. Yellow 3K lb. Brook Trout, Lehigh River, Northampton County- Perch, Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike County. Craig Wallower, 14, New Cumberland, 318 inch, 14 lb. Thomas H. Fellows, Greensburg, 22* inch, 6)4 lb. Small­ Channel Catfish, Susquehanna River, Cumberland County- mouth Bass, Trauger Lake, Westmoreland County. Nevin W. Fry, York, 20)2 inch, 3 lb. 1 oz. Smallmouth Ralph H. Myers, Huntingdon, 37 inch, 30 lb. Carp, Bass, Holtwood Dam, Lancaster County. Raystown Branch, Huntingdon County. James Englert, Columbia, 268 inch, 9M lb. Bullhead Tony Foglietta, Luzerne, 15* inch, 2 lb. 1 oz. Yellow Catfish, Susquehanna River, Lancaster County. Perch, Forest Lake, Susquehanna County. Ernest C. Pearsol, Kunkletown, 28 inch, 5 lb. 15 oz. Chester Lukasik, Scranton, 2554 inch Chain Pickerel, Brown Trout, McMichaels Creek, Monroe County. Stevens Lake, Wyoming County. Earl E. Eisenhour, York, 18)4 inch, 2 lb. Fallfish, Loyal- Howard Leon Spigelmyer, Selinsgrove, 21)s inch, 4 lb. sock Creek, Sullivan County. 10 oz. Smallmouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Northumber­ Thomas R. Pheiffer, Easton, 18 inch, 3 lb. Bullhead land County. Catfish, Delaware River, Northampton County. John P. Misunas, 11, Wilkes-Barre, 26 inch, 5 lb. 4 oz. John R. Kugler, Royersford, 15)£ inch, 1* lb. Crappie, Chain Pickerel, Harveys Lake, Luzerne County. Montgomery Park, Montgomery County. David Godumski, 14, Wilkes-Barre, 15% inch, 1 lb. 8 oz. Arthur Robert Mackley, Wrightsville, 21M inch, 4 lb- Yellow Perch, Nigger Pond, Wyoming County. 5 oz. Smallmouth Bass, Holtwood Dam, Lancaster County- David Godumski, 14, Wilkes-Barre, 15 inch, 1 lb. 6 oz. Samuel Gahagan, Mt. Union, 16 inch, 3)4 lb. Bullhead Yellow Perch, Nigger Pond, Wyoming County. Catfish, Raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. Gene Shaffer, Seymore, 30)5 inch, 8)2 lb. Walleye, Dela­ Louis Baumbartner, Sharon, 17 inch, 2* lb. Crappie, ware River, Pike County. Shenango Reservoir, Mercer County. George R. Sterner, Mohnton, 16)2 inch, 2 lb. White Cat­ Thomas R. Pheiffer, Easton, 22 inch, 5 lb. Smallmouth fish, Ontelaunee Lake, Berks County. Bass, Delaware River, Northampton County. John E. Sesek, Jr., Dravosburg, 47 inch, 31 lb. Muskel­ Earl R. Brown, Renovo, 28 inch, 7 lb. 8 oz. Rainbow lunge, Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. Trout, Kettle Creek, Clinton County. John W. Knerr, Middletown, 30 inch, 8 lb. 10 oz. Brown James P. Farrell, Jr., Philadelphia, 278 inch, 7 lb. 2 oz- Trout, Yellow Breeches, Cumberland County. Rainbow Trout, Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia County- Pete Chapla, Old Forge, 14 inch, 1)4 lb. Yellow Perch, Pauline Long, Allentown, 25)4 inch, 6)4 lb. American Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike County. Shad, Delaware River, Pike County. Peter R. Chapla, Old Forge, 14 inch, 1* lb. Yellow Joseph H. Carter, Jr., Avella, 15 inch, 2 lb. 1 oz. Black Perch, Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike County. Crappie, Buffalo Creek, Washington County. Janet Jean Kalnas, Weatherly, 18 inch, 2 lb. Brook Charles LaPorta, Jr., Johnstown, 14)£ inch, 1* lb. Yellow Trout, Hudsondale Dam, Carbon County. Perch, Shawnee Lake, Bedford County. Jim Viani, 13, Camp Hill, 178 inch, 18 lb. Bullhead Ralph Myers, Huntingdon, 16 inch, 1* lb. Bullhead,

28 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. Juanita J. Friedline, East Berlin, 3634 inch, 9 lb. 12 oz. William Ravenscraft, Media, 3634 inch, 20 lb. Carp, Northern Pike, Pinchot Lake, York County. Pringfield Reservoir, Delaware County. George Dittmar, Lehighton, 28 inch, 9* lb. Brown Alan DeVore, 13, Alexandria, 15 inch, 1* lb. Bullhead, Trout, Pohocopo Creek, Carbon County. Raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. George F. Rittenhouse, Gilbertsville, 28 inch, 9 lb. Michael DeVore, 14, Alexandria, 16 inch, 2 lb. Bullhead, Brown Trout, Upper Woods Pond, Wayne County. Raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. Harry W. Austin, Monroeville, 47 inch, 25 lb. Muskel­ Daniel Myers, 8, Huntingdon, 15 inch, 1% lb. Bullhead, lunge, Canadohta Lake, Crawford County. "aystown Dam, Huntingdon County. Albert H. Klingensmith Jr., Grove City, 50)4 inch, 18 lb. Charles Schenkemeyer, 13, Johnstown, 15 inch, 1/4 lb. Muskellunge, Shenango River, Mercer County. ^Ihead, Raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. J. Manduke, III, Chalfont, 46 inch, 3854 lb. Muskellunge, Carl Smith, 13, Palmyra, 1134 inch, 1 lb. Rock Bass, N. B. Susquehanna River, Bradford County. •^niata River, Perry County. James A. Rittner, Cresson, 15 inch, 2 lb. Black Crappie, Lawrence J. Stainslow, 13, Chester, 193a inch, 3 lb. 3 oz. Cresson Spts. Dam, Cambria County. Br°ok Trout, Big Bushkill Creek, Monroe County. Mrs. Josephine Buterbaugh, Johnstown, 14 inch, 1/3 lb. John Malokis, Pittsburgh, 48 inch, 27 lb. Muskellunge, Yellow Perch, Shawnee Park, Bedford County. C°nneaut Lake, Crawford County. Ed Wuerstle, Centervalley, 11/4 inch, 14 oz. Rock Bass, pred W. Haller, Jersey Shore, 45 inch, 2434 lb. Muskel- Bangor Dam, Northampton County. Unge, Hills Creek Lake, Tioga County. Stanley W. Keefe, 12, Mountaintop, 30 inch, 10 lb. Lake Paul Weaverling, 12, Huntingdon, 15 inch, 1* lb. Bull­ Trout, Harvey's Lake, Luzerne County. ed, Raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. Joe Manduke, III, 12, Chalfont, 11 inch, 3 lb. Bluegill, Danny Myers, 8, Huntingdon, 158 inch, 1% lb. Bullhead, Farm Pond, Bucks County. Raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. Joseph Manduke, III, 12, Chalfont, 24 inch, 8 lb. Large- Michael Burdine Union, Altoona, 16 inch, 2 lb. Bull­ mouth Bass, Farm Pond, Bucks County. ed, Raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. Joe Melichar, 14, New Castle, 36 inch, 30 lb. Carp, Cloyd Parks, Alexandria, 15* inch, 2 lb. Bullhead, Rays- Allegheny, Forest County. °wn Dam, Huntingdon County. Dale A. Whittaker, 8, E. Stroudsburg, 13 inch, 2 lb. 1 oz. James Hockenberry, Newport, 2034 inch, 4 lb. Small- Bluegill, Trout Lake, Monroe County. °uth Bass, Juniata River, Perry County. Brantley E. Whittaker, III, 11, E. Stroudsburg, 12 inch, Thomas Mieczkowski, Nanticoke, 24)4 inch, 7 lb. 934 oz. 1 lb. 10 oz. Bluegill, Trout Lake, Monroe County. argemouth Bass, Lily Lake, Luzerne County. Richard Baron, 14, Lancaster, 18 inch, 2 lb. 2 oz. Fall- Allen Heiberger, Johnsonburg, 1734 inch, 2% lb. Bullhead, fish, Conestoga Creek, Lancaster County. Hldgway Reservoir, Elk County. Greg Shultz, 13, Lancaster, 16 inch, 2 lb. 1 oz. Fallfish, David Vince, Allentown, 1754 inch, 2 lb. 10 oz. Yellow Conestoga Creek, Lancaster County. erch, Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike County. Richard W. Lewis, 13, Alburtis, 18 inch, 1 lb. 1034 oz. , Richard Wilcox, Nicholson, 158 inch, 3 lb. 14 oz. Bull- Bullhead Catfish, Alburtis Min Hole, Lehigh County. ead, Card Pond, Susquehanna County. Victoria A. Gessner, 14, Stroudsburg, 14* inch, 1* lb. John R. Wolfe, Jr., Lehighton, 2534 inch, 4 lb. 6 oz. Yellow Perch, Vic's Pond, Monroe County.

«ain Pickerel, Brady's Lake, Monroe County. Robert Barker, 13, Havertown, 15/2 inch, 1 lb. 13 oz. Jackson Wetzel, Herndon, 218 inch, 4 lb. 1 oz. Small- Bullhead, Schuylkill River, Montgomery County. °uth Bass, Susquehanna River, Northumberland County. Donald Dewitt, Large, 15/2 inch, 134 lb. Crappie, Pyma- Nevin W. Fry, York, 2134 inch, 4 lb. Smallmouth Bass, tuning Lake, Crawford County. oltwood Tailrace, Lancaster County. Arthur Wayne Wallace, Harrisburg, 30 inch, 1034 lb. R Arthur McCowin, Middletown, 12 inch, 1 lb. 4 oz. Rock Channel Catfish, Susquehanna River, Dauphin County. ass> Susquehanna River, Dauphin County. Ben Kovalski, Niagara Falls, N.Y., 31 inch, 12* lb. Wall­ pred Clausner, Mt. Pleasant, 14 inch, 1 lb. 2 oz. Yellow eye, Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike County. erCn, Youghiogheny Reservoir, Somerset County. Larry L. Wallace, Hanover, 15/2 inch, 2 lb. 2 oz. John S. Polishan, Scranton, 31* inch, 10* lb. Walleye, Crappie, Codorus Creek Park Lake, York County. elaware River, Pike County. Jay Wolfe, Northumberland, 20)4 inch, 4 lb. 4 oz. Small­ R Charles Hower, Slateford, 21 inch, 5 lb. Smallmouth mouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Snyder County. Ss> Delaware River, Northampton County. William Ludwig, Selinsgrove, 2134 inch, 3 lb. 15 oz. Small­ , Gilbert B. DeVore, Alexandria, 153* inch, 1* lb. Bull- mouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Northumberland County. ad, Raystown Dam, Huntingdon County. Terry E. Ward, Chambersburg, 29 inch, 10 lb. 4 oz. Sally Rathfon, Harrisburg, 20 inch Smallmouth Bass, Brown Trout, Letort Springs Creek, Cumberland County. '8 Buffalo Creek, Perry County. Seth P. Wheeland, Sunbury, 20)4 inch, 2 lb. 6 oz. Small­ Donald Bondi, Duquesne, 23 inch, 7 lb. 15 oz. Large- mouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Northumberland County. °uth Bass, Farm Pond, Westmoreland County. James F. Dessler, Greensburg, 32 inch, 16)4 lb. Walleye, ^ Charles Hower, Slateford, 31 inch, 1234 lb. Walleye, Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. elaware River, Northampton County. Andy Lingsech, McKeesport, 15 inch, 1 lb. 8 oz. Crap­ George F. Altemus, Levittown, 18J4 inch, 2 lb. 14 oz. pie, Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. r°°k Trout, Big Bushkill, Monroe County. Joseph J. McKeown, Broomall, 25% inch, 4 lb. Chain

Ju NE — 1970 29 1969 PENNSYLVANIA CITATION WINNERS

Pickerel, Trout Lake, Monroe County. Charles Swank, Shamokin, Dam, 2134 inch, 3 lb. 15 <^ Ed Clark, Sheakleyville, 3134 inch, 11 lb. Walleye, Pyma- Smallmouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Northumberla11 tuning Lake, Crawford County. County. Frank Weiss, Neville Island, 32 inch, 9 lb. 3 oz. Walleye, Peter (Banjo) Andras, Shenandoah, 23 inch, 5 lb. 9 0* Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. Largemouth Bass, Sweet Arrow Lake, Schuylkill County' Frank Preisnamar, Sharon, 1534 inch, 1 lb. 9 oz. Crappie, Samuel E. Craighead, Carlisle, 11 inch, 34 lb. Rock BaS*- Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. Yellow Breeches Creek, Cumberland County. Gerald Sunkin, Barberton, Ohio, 31 inch, 9 lb. Walleye, Stephen L. Mohr, Marietta, 22 inch, 4 lb. 12 oz. SffiaJf Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. mouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Lancaster County. John Scully, New Castle, 1534 inch, 1 lb. 12 oz. Crappie, Kurt Sleighter, Camp Hill, 153* inch, 2 lb. Brown Be­ Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. head, Pinchot State Park Lake, York County. Allan Mulzaney, Pittsburgh, 3034 inch, 11 lb. Walleye, Eugene A. Langensiepen, Bethlehem, 2534 inch, 5 1"' Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. 4 oz. Chain Pickerel, Delaware River, Northampt0" Harold Peterson, Jamestown, 46 inch, 30 lb. Muskel- County. lunge, Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. Irvin Bonnell, Williamsport, 1434 inch, 1 lb. Yell°vV Ray Peterson, Jamestown, 46/2 inch, 31 lb. Muskellunge, Perch, Sunfish Pond, Bradford County. Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. E. H. Sorensen, Erie, 1434 inch, 1 lb. 5 oz. Yellow Per* John McCarty, Warren, Ohio, 4734 inch, 3434 lb. Muskel­ Lake Erie, Erie County. lunge, Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. Steward A. Ziegenfus, Jr., Lehighton, 14 inch, 1 lb. 2 oi' Rodney Nolder, 15, Selinsgrove, 11 inch, 12 oz. Rock Yellow Perch, Millers Pond, Wayne County. Bass, Susquehanna River, Northumberland County. Erwin Niehorster, Philadelphia, 22 inch, 634 lb. Largr David P. Cnerven, 12, Elco, 32 inch, 9 lb. 13 oz. Wall­ mouth Bass, Washington Crossing Park, Bucks County. eye, Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. Charles J. A. Hess, Jr., Gap, 45 inch, 6 lb. 14 oz. Eel- Brooks Ludwig, 12, Cheswick, 1534 inch, 1 lb. 9 oz. Chester Octoraro Reservoir, Lancaster County. Crappie, Pymatuning Lake, Crawford County. Albert Baginski, Easton, 30 inch, 7 lb. Walleye, Del*' William L. Hayman, 11, Mount Joy, 17 inch, 1 lb. 15 oz. ware River, Northampton County. , Bullhead Catfish, Safe Harbor Dam, Lancaster County. Kurt Sleighter, 15, Camp Hill, 15 inch, 134 lb. Bullhead George Stabnau, Northumberland, 2134 inch, 4 lb. 12 oz. Catfish, Pinchot State Park Lake, York County. Smallmouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Snyder County. Kurt Sleighter, 15, Camp HOI, 1534 inch, 2 lb. Bro*"1 Charles Martin, Jr., Lyndhurst, N.J., 26 inch, 5 lb. Chain Bullhead, Pinchot State Park Lake, York County. Pickerel, Alpine Lake, Monroe County. Walter Wittic, 13, Bethlehem, 17 inch, 2 lb. 2 oz. B*0°* James Shaw, Johnstown, 21 inch, 3 lb. 13 oz. Small­ Trout, Monocacy Creek, Northampton County. mouth Bass, Susquehanna River, Dauphin County. Bill Chapla, 15, Old Forge, 15 inch, 1 lb. 13 oz. Bull­ George F. Altemus, Levittown, 20 inch, 3 lb. 8 oz. head Catfish, Loomis Lake, Susquehanna County. Brook Trout, Big Bushkill, Monroe County. Bill Chapla, 15, Old Forge, 15 inch, 1 lb. 14 oz. Bull­ Wayne Blanchetti, Summerhill, 25 inch, 12 lb. Bullhead head Catfish, Loomis Lake, Susquehanna County. Catfish, Fire Hole, Cambria County. Joseph Brady, York, 22 inch, 5 lb. Bullhead Catfish George V. Danenhower, Allentown, 24 inch, 534 lb. York Water Company Dam, York County. Smallmouth Bass, Delaware River, Northampton County. Leo T. Reaver, Spring Grove, 1634 inch, 234 lb. Bullhead Dale Hlad, 8, Irwin, 1434 inch, 18 lb. Yellow Yex&> Catfish, Pinchot Park Lake, York County. Lake Erie, Erie County. oZ James C. Diskevich, 9, Penn Hills, 2134 inch, 334 lb. Small­ Dennis Lee Ruggery, 11, Altoona, 29 inch, 6 lb. 10 ' mouth Bass, Allegheny River, Armstrong County. Rainbow Trout, Juniata River, Mifflin County. Raymond A. Ross, Mechanicsburg, 17 inch, 2 lb. Crap­ Clement C. Wood, Wilmington, Delaware, 18 inch, 6 «>• pie White, Pinchot Park, Cumberland County. Brook Trout, Big Boulder Lake, Monroe County. , John Roelker, 14, York Springs, 15S inch, 1% lb. Bullhead Kurt Sleighter, 15, Camp Hill, 1534 inch, 124 lb. Bullhead Catfish, Pinchot Park Lake, York County. Catfish, Pinchot State Park Lake, York County. John Fink, Freedom, 20 inch, 3 lb. Smallmouth Bass, Willie Schrack, 14, W. Conshohocken, 25 inch, 4 B* Allegheny River, Venango County. Chain Pickerel, Hopewell Lake, Berks County. Stephen Grbich, Spartansburg, 21Ji inch, 434 lb. Small­ James C. Kitchen, Delmont, 3634 inch, 1134 lb. Norther*1 mouth Bass, Tionesta Reservoir, Forest County. Pike, Glendale Dam, Cambria County. John K. Indo, Pittsburgh, 21% inch, 434 lb. Smallmouth Bass, Tionesta Dam, Forest County. (Balance of Citation Winners in Next Issue) NEXT MONTH-JUNIOR CITATION WINNERS

30 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE* dBSSH^HKCISHd CISinaHH THE SEA BAG

A column of news devoted to the activities of boat clubs, flotillas, power squadrons and items of interest to Pennsylvania's boaters.

AllVlliarV T-T VamincittonC a t0tal °f 5'284 exams- °ne division> Division VI, has -*-UJ\llld.l y J-/ Ad III 111 d LIU 113 flotillas operating on New Jersey waters but these were n0 ( A FEW MONTHS AGO the Sea Bag called attention * f^i™ *f, ^ <*»**• _ ffl co . . u t0 the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary and the fact that it °f ^f* 36 flotillas Columbia Flotilla 58, which operates ** celebrating an anniversay-its 30th. °? the lower Susquehanna, came out on top at the end of Cr„»tnj u A^rr^ i • 4. • J u the year with the largest number of examinations—650. a created by an Act of Congress to assist in the promotion VT . ,. TT _ , _,, .„ .„ .. „„._,,„, s of Wntor /. ., .,. . ..„ ,, , ,*j Next in line was Upper Darby Flotilla 46 with 584 CMEs. water safety, the auxiliary is still the only boating or- . , , , r , _ ' , , , _ ganiVot,^ ^ • J -A. iV, i nnn a i-n • A breakdown of the Courtesy Motorboat Examinations °a"'zation so authorized with more than f,000 flotillas m , , , . „ ,„ . ,' _, . . _,_ _ °0 stat^ J n r>- -tu u u- c OA AAA conducted by each flotilla in the Third CG District is as states and Puerto Rico with a membership of 30,000 , ' en and women as compared with the original 204 mem- ers in 1939. Division II Location Total 1969 CME's Its activities are based on four cornerstones: Education, Flotilla21 Philadelphia 92 Co,,w-„ ^ • ^ . 1 ^ 11 1 • Flotilla 22 Cornwells Heights 53 curtesy Examination, Operations, and Fellowship. Flotilla 26 Eikins Park 471 Awl. . . . .1 . , 1 . .1 . 1 Flotilla 27 Norristown 36 ^L cnis point we are primarily interested in that second Flotilla 28 Bristol 20 c h°rnerstone—the Courtesy Motorboat Examination—and «*">•*•« Cheltenham ^ n. °w many such examinations, provided as a free public FiotiuaTi"" W Thorndaie 10 ier vice and performed only at the request of the boat owner, g}°g£ f2 felingtoT'" 201 ere carried out on Pennsylvania waters during 1969. 5ot!'!atl Linfieid 101 Tk r Flotilla 45 Paoli 8 * ne proper authorities were contacted and the following Flotilla 46 Upper Darby 584 Static; t .1 1 1 1 1 TTO^ ^ , Flotilla 47 Feltonville 142 ""Mies were made available by three U.S. Coast Guard Flotilla 48 Ridley Park 90 lstricts since each has, under its jurisdiction, flotillas with Division v ranges of operations covering various portions of Pennsyl- gS 52 Latter8 426 Vatlia Flotilla 53 Harrisburg 125 p. Flotilla 54 York 228 u«e is the Third Coast Guard District, with head- E!0Ml!a" Lebanon 149 n.. Flotilla 56 Hanover 34 garters at Gloucester, N.J., which has the majority of the Flotilla 57 Sunbury 61 4OK|1„ • „ , , . ..,.,. in i Flotilla 58 Columbia 650 uuas m Pennsylvania under its jurisdiction; the Second Flotilla 59 wmiamsport 57 ~ District, Cincinnati, Ohio; and the Ninth CG District Division VI ^ich operates out of Cleveland, Ohio. Flotillas operating gSg Philadelphia 61 ln the greater Pittsburgh and Erie areas come under the Division lx Total 10° ^diction of the two Ohio-based CG districts. Hogg. « f£gE*u 54 _ during 1969, records reveal, there was a total of 6,143 . Total 71 (Jnn . i i T-» i Division X v "Urtesy Motorboat Examinations conducted in Pennsyl- Flotilla 10-2 Aiientown 157 an;Q U ,i..,- ^r . . ,rr>nj J L J Flotilla 10-3 Phillipsburg 73 "«ua by the Auxiliary. Of this total 5,284 were conducted Flotilla 10-4 Bethlehem 40 y flotillas operating under the jurisdiction of the Third Total 458 , G District, 806 were conducted in the Pittsburgh area piotiUaltT " Reading 251 ?J the Second CG District flotillas, and 53 in the Erie area. Hotuia «:| ^'in| ™ lhe latter is part of the Ninth CG District. Fiouullil Read'inl '« Three flotillas operate in Pennsylvania out of the Ninth Total 823 ^ District, two in Erie and one in Sharon. Flotilla 5-2, . .. , _ E«e, conducted 20 examinations; Flotilla 5-3, also Erie, Flotilla Commanders Swom mto Office Co nducted 33; but Flotilla 5-8, of Sharon, was only char- Division V commanders who took the oath of office in tered in July and was unable to perform any CM examina- March were: Ralph E. Curtis, Harrisburg Flotilla 51; tions, said Lt. Cmdr. E. Bizzozero Director. Howard J. Turner, Lancaster Flotilla 52; Donald E. Baum- No breakdown was made available of the flotillas in the bach, Harrisburg Flotilla 53; Edwin C. Senft, York Flotilla 31 yttsburgtiNE —h are197a 0an d of the respective examinations con- 54; Charles H. Stetler, Lebanon Flotilla 55; William D. Ucted last year other than to indicate the total CMEs—806. Eisenberger, Hanover Flotilla 56; Elwood Duerr, North- !n the Third CG District there are seven Divisions with umberland Flotilla 57; Willard W. Roush, Columbia Flo- 36 flotillas operating in Pennsylvania and these conducted tilla 58; Leonard W. Mitcheltree, Williamsport Flotilla 59. continued from page 24

The Lord Of

Lackawaxen Creek triumph was to be short-lived. Where was the beautif11} spectacular surface fight I expected of him? Cunning °J monarch! He laid his great weight dead on the line an lunged for his sunken throne. I held him with a g111^ my bait, so, procuring a hellgramite from under a stone, I surety of the impossibility of stopping him. HoW put it on my hook and promptly caught two of them, and longed for deep, open water! The rod bent, the ti°e gave the other a scare he would not soon forget. strained and stretched. I removed my thumb and the ree I decided to try the bass with one of his favorite shiners. sang one short shrill song. Then the bass was as still aS With this trailing in the water I silently waded out, making the rock under which he had gone. not so much as a ripple. The old familiar oppression I had never dislodged a big bass from under a stone, and weighed on my breast; the old throbbing boyish excitement I saw herein further defeat; but I persevered, wading t0 tingled through my blood. I made a long cast and dropped different angles, and working all the tricks of the trade- the shiner lightly. He went under and then came up to I could not drag the fish out, nor pull the hook loose. I sat swim about on the surface. This was a sign that made my down on a stone and patiently waited for a long time- heart leap. Then the water bulged, and a black bar shot hoping he would come out of his own accord. across the middle of the long shiner. He went down out of nt As a final resort, precedent to utter failure, I waded o ' sight, the last gleams of his divided brightness fading The water rose to my waist, then to my shoulders, my slowly. I did not need to see the little shower of silver chin, and all but covered my raised face. When I reached scales floating up to know that the black bar had been the the stone under which he had planted himself I stood i" rounded nose of the old bass and that he had taken the water about four feet deep. I saw my leader, and tugged shiner across the middle. I struck hard, and my hook upon it, and kicked under the stone, all to no good. came whistling at me. 1 had scored a clean miss. Then I calculated I had a chance to dislodge him if ' I waded ashore very carefully, sat down on a stone by could get my arm under the shelf. So down I went, hat- my bait pail, and meditated. Would he rise again? I had rod, and all. The current was just swift enough to lift mY never known him to do so twice in one day. But then feet, making my task most difficult. At the third trial I got there had never been occasion. I bethought me of the my hand on a sharp corner of stone and held fast. I ran my "stone-rollers" and thrilled with certainty. Whatever he right hand along the leader, under the projecting slab °' might resist, he could not resist one of those little red cat­ rock, till I touched the bass. I tried to get hold of him, fish. Long ago, when he was only a three- or four-pounder, but had to rise for air. ' roaming the deep eddies and swift rapids of the Delaware, I dove again. The space was narrow, so narrow that 1 before he had isolated himself to a peaceful old age in wondered how so large a fish could have gotten there. He this quiet pool, he must have poked his nose under many had gone under sidewise, turned, and wedged his dorsa» a stone, with red eyes keen for one of those dainty morsels. fin, fixing himself as solidly as the rock itself. I pulled My excitation thrilled itself out to the calm assurance of continued on next pa&e the experienced fisherman. I firmly fastened on one of the catfish and stole out into the pool. I waded farther than ever before; I was careful but confident. Then I saw the two flat rocks dimly shining. The water was dark as it rippled by, gurgling softly; it gleamed with lengthening shadows and glints of amber. I swung the catfish. A dull flash of sunshine seemed to come up to meet him. The water swirled and broke with a splash. The broad black head of the bass just skimmed the ... I had a chance to dis­ lodge him if I could get my surface; his jaws opened wide to take in the bait; he arm under the shelf. So turned and flapped a huge spread tail on the water. down I went, hat, rod, and Then I struck with all the power the tackle would stand. all. I felt the hook catch solidly as if in a sunken log. Swift as flashing light the bass leaped. The drops of water hissed and the leader whizzed. But the hook held. I let out one exultant yell. He did not leap again. He dashed to the right, then the left, in bursts of surprising speed. I had hardly warmed to the work when he settled down and made for the dark channel between the yellow rocks. My

32 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE*1 Commission Report NEW CO-OP PROCEDURES

NEW STANDARDS and administrative procedures for ervoir to removing an 8 MPH speed restriction which °Perative trout nurseries operated by sportsmen's clubs existed for about 1.5 miles below Kiasutha on the Kinzua ave been established by the Pennsylvania Fish Commis- Arm of the reservoir. °n during its quarterly meeting in Harrisburg early in . . . Approved, in part, recommendations of a study Vil. committee on water skiing, involving some changes in ^nder the new policy, one or more inspections of pro­ regulations on kite skiing and a new requirement, effective ved sites will be made by Commission biologists and in 1971, that a competent observer be required aboard elo personnel before final approval is given. A one-year any boat towing skiers on all waters of the Commonwealth. aiting period also will be maintained after initial inspec- . . . Gave preliminary approval for participation on a °n to assure the water supply is adequate and of suitable facilities development cost basis of a 350-acre recreation quality, The Commission will determine the species and use lake at Muddy Creek, Crawford County, in conjunc­ itnbers of fingerling trout best suited to each individual tion with the Corps of Engineers. "tosery. . . . Considered a proposal by sportsmen to permit hook •In establishing the new guidelines for the Cooperative and line fishing for coho salmon in two Erie County Ursery Program, the Commission commended sportsmen's streams eventually. The Commission instructed the staff u°s for the outstanding cooperation and success achieved to conduct a thorough review of this proposal during the llc'e the program was started in 1965. The program pres- 1970 fishing season, to determine if such a program would "Uy involves more than 80 trout rearing facilities operated be in the best interests of sport fishing and public use ' ^operating groups in 34 counties of the state. Last of these areas. •ear these "nurseries" produced more than 414,000 legal- . . . Approved a new Conservation Awards Program to Ze trout from fingerlings provided by the Commission. recognize individuals or organizations for outstanding Ponsoring clubs are responsible for all of the chores of work in improving fish habitat, decreasing pollution, en­ arrng and bringing these fish to maturity. The Commis- hancing natural beauty of water areas, or providing in­ 11 provides technical assistance and advice and trout creased fishing and boating opportunities on public waters. Ust be stocked in waters open to public fishing. Trout . . . Approved naming the Commission's Straight Run .eared are not figured in the Commission basic trout stock- Dam Project in Indiana County as Hemlock Lake and § quotas, but provide a "bonus" for anglers where Hemlock Lake Park. C'lubs are active. ln other action at the same meeting the Commission: ; • • Authorized establishment of an inter-agency com- 'ttee to assist the Commission in recommending regula­ HII'RETHEBD rs for the control of water pollution from recreational Watercraft. T ' • • Amended regulations on the Allegheny River Res­ "WATEf ppi^

from previous page my right. I felt his whole long length and I could not force a finger behind him anywhere. The gill toward me was shut tight like a trap door. But I got a thumb and forefinger fastened to his lip. I tugged till a severe cramp The Lord numbed my hand; I saw red and my head whirled; a noise roared in my ears. I stayed until one more second Of Lackawaxen Creek would have made me a drowning man, then rose gasping and choking. rantically till I feared I would break the leader. I broke off the leader close to the stone and waded When I floundered up to breathe again the thought ashore. I looked back at the pool, faintly circled by widen­ curred to me that I could rip him with my knife and, ing ripples. What a great hole and what a grand fish! " taking the life out of him, loosen the powerful fin so I was glad I did not get him and knew I would never c°uld be dragged out. Still, much as I wanted him I again disturb his peace. u'd not do that. I resolved to make one more fair at- So I took my rod and pail and the two little bass, and nipt. In a quick determined plunge I secured a more brushed the meadow daisies, and threaded the familiar orable hold for my left hand and reached under with green-lined towpath toward home.

JUNE —1970 33 ommission Announces

AN ALL-TIME record number of fishermen purchased action in the nation, not only in our 4,813 miles of trou* Pennsylvania fishing licenses last year. Final figures on the waters and 84 trout lakes, but also in thousands of ac*es 1969 license sales, released by the Pennsylvania Fish Com­ of waterways holding muskellunge, northern pike, small' mission late in March, showed a total of 750,140 licenses mouth bass, and other warmwater game fish. issued last year, breaking the previous record high of The Commission's research, propagation, and manage' 740,243 set in 1956. ment programs are all aimed at providing increased op­ The 1969 license total includes 645,482 resident licenses portunity for more and better fishing. With more and (required of residents 16 years of age or older), 55,210 more people now joining our fight for clean waters and senior resident licenses (sold at a reduced fee of $2.00 to with the Commission team working together to build ne^v persons 65 years of age or older), 26,396 nonresident lakes and acquire public access sites, we believe this licenses, 12,483 five-day tourist licenses, and 10,569 resi­ healthy, relaxing, and exciting form of outdoor recreation dent licenses issued without charge by County Treasurers will continue to attract growing numbers of residents and to persons entitied by law to receive free fishing licenses. nonresidents." In announcing the greatest number of licensed fisher­ Allegheny County led the state last year in total number men in Pennsylvania history, Robert J. Bielo, Executive of fishing licenses issued—60,343, followed by Luzerne Director of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, said, "Li­ County (31,975), Dauphin County (31,735), Erie County cense sales are a reflection of the tremendous variety and (27,117), and Westmoreland County (22,614). In non­ fun available to sportsmen and their families fishing in resident license sales the top five counties were: P&e public waters throughout the Commonwealth. Pennsyl­ (2,131), Mercer (1,932), Susquehanna (1,844), Wayne vania now offers everyone some of the greatest fishing (1,351), and Dauphin (1,215).

continued from page 11 straight or symmetrical or unnatural lines of man-made objects, such as the barrels of a wreck's guns. Even when covered by growing sea or river growth or lying half-buried in the sand, ooze or mud, their straight, log-like shapes are DIVING quite easily spotted by the SCUBA diver. While Pennsyl­ vania's many rivers and lakes may not hold many of those masts erect, its hull intact and colorful moss streaming "treasure" ships that sound so attractive, there are plenty everywhere about the derelict. Perhaps, too, you may have of things to dive for in the Keystone State;—lost motors, visualized a half-open treasure chest with pearl neck­ fishing equipment, and the like. laces, doubloons, and pieces-of-eight spilling out over the But before the SCUBA diver's adventurous temperament open chest, with a skeleton or two guarding the treasure. turns to underwater gold fever, one should always remem­ It just isn't so! ber that a truly expert SCUBA diver never permits his If the wreck you are seeking is more than a hundred zeal for discovery to carry him beyond the reach of safe years old—as many of them are—you can be assured that practice. about all that remains of it are some pretty unrecognizable For most SCUBA diving enthusiasts, whether for ex­ sand- or coral-encrusted metal objects. Almost every bit ploration or treasure search, the sport can be most exciting of wood, unless it's been covered entirely and protected and sometimes lucrative but most important King Neptune by silt, will have been destroyed by toredo worms. The welcomes you to a new world of bright color, and new expert SCUBA diver soon learns a good rule: look for the adventure!

34 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER 1969 LICENSES BY COUNTY

J °unty Resident Sr. Resident IS!on-Resident Tourist Free Total 1969 Total 1968

ADAMS 3,152 326 116 56 77 3,727 4,397 ALLEGHENY 55,188 4,476 75 59 545 60,343 59,362 62 j^MSTRONG 7,817 664 56 129 8,728 8,310 gEAVER 12,752 975 123 35 174 14,059 12,573 ^EDFORD 4,875 562 1,146 214 71 6,868 6,330 «ERKS 17,418 1,490 49 50 250 19,257 17,982 £LAIR 10,740 1,227 114 86 238 12,405 11,156 "HADFORD 6,524 876 835 161 127 8,523 6,672 16,043 796 418 79 129 17,465 16,710 ^TLER 7,968 637 52 24 202 8,883 8,378 ~AMBRIA 19,033 1,316 444 227 656 21,676 18,964 ~AMERON 1,258 114 132 91 34 1,629 1,511 ^ARfiON 3,366 307 64 47 146 3,930 3,873 ~EN'TRE 7,227 616 168 190 111 8,312 6,293 JESTER 9,431 635 346 71 166 10,649 10,545 3,628 409 124 61 82 4,304 4,021 ^LEARFIELD 7,019 819 248 163 146 8,395 8,241 -LINTON 4,871 479 130 147 150 5,777 5,893 ^OLUMBIA 4,198 514 63 57 113 4,945 5,031 ^RAWFORD 12,341 1,249 884 441 135 15,050 14,278 CUMBERLAND 11,349 825 140 140 414 12,868 12,003 28,004 1,927 1,215 333 256 31,735 28,051 ^ELAWARE 14,039 760 132 29 216 15,176 13,674 |LK 4,558 324 141 166 80 5,269 4,965 ERIE 23,432 1,914 1,086 368 317 27,117 23,947 £AYETTE 12,387 1,018 210 122 140 13,877 12,784 *O«EST 2,433 227 748 568 38 4,014 3,491 £,»ANKLIN 8,534 519 302 111 204 9,670 8,741 £ULTON 1,091 118 62 48 32 1,351 1,257 £>REENE 1,918 282 145 42 57 2,444 2,556 JIUNTINCDON 4,493 457 97 94 96 5,237 4,997 j^IANA 4,190 501 115 46 112 4,964 4,590 JEFFERSON 4,780 556 255 190 102 5,883 5,429 JUNIATA 1,935 205 36 16 28 2,220 1,985 J^CKAWANNA 18,073 1,588 611 260 241 20,773 18,710 ^ANCASTER 16,704 1,618 75 70 184 18,651 17,511 ^VRENCE 7,800 717 395 44 146 9,102 8,174 j-'EBANON 6,073 482 18 11 166 6,750 6,163 ~EHIGH 18,098 1,120 154 83 257 19,712 19,953 [•UZERNE 28,086 2,208 728 436 517 31,975 29,084 ^COMING 11,598 1,221 254 409 174 13,656 12,636 MCKEAN 5,455 677 642 351 103 7,228 6,246 MERCER 15,758 1,333 1,932 274 226 19,523 15,987 MIFFLIN 4,424 440 52 52 104 5,072 4,845 MONROE 4,658 485 892 865 94 6,994 7,177 MONTGOMERY 18,517 1,319 98 53 148 20,135 19,238 MONTOUR 2,122 154 25 12 52 2,365 2,100 NORTHAMPTON 12,231 976 282 40 160 13,689 12,569 NORTHUMBERLAND 7,638 727 88 50 112 8,615 8,141 3,153 301 22 11 48 3,535 3,345 20,409 19,222 PHILADELPHIA 18,730 1,241 217 70 151 PIKE 2,460 316 2,131 1,288 27 6,222 6,778 276 3,761 3,254 HOTTER 2,487 337 612 49 10,699 822 141 64 196 11,922 10,756 ^OHUYLKILL 2,783 2,759 ^YDER 2,411 254 38 34 46 8,830 8,202 SOMERSET 7,104 753 335 403 235 1,362 1,264 ^LLIVAN 975 144 125 84 34 138 6,682 6,485 ^SOUEHANNA 4,079 554 1,844 67 4,924 602 589 275 99 6,489 5,666 2,366 ^NION 1,957 236 68 53 52 2,374 5,075 457 231 129 193 6,085 6,871 ^ENANGO 707 8,434 8,223 WAARRE N 5,873 618 1,109 127 12,943 1,224 258 57 217 14,699 12,847 ASHINGTON 778 6,901 5,598 AYNE 4,022 667 1,351 83 w 20,466 1,546 129 244 229 22,614 19,754 jyESTMORELANO 2,562 337 156 96 68 3,219 2,998 ^YOKIING 172 22,837 19,613 IORK 20,335 1,616 523 191 12,483 10,569 750,140 693,533 TOTALS 645,482 55,210 26,396

JUNE —1970 35 MODERN , DEL a? LOIS y CAMPING KERR TODAY'S "COVERED WAGONS" the hard top forms the roof of the fully-erected trailer. The third basic type has all living and sleeping area ALMOST TWO HUNDRED and fifty years ago the first enclosed within the walls of the trailer itself which h*j cloth-covered wagons, the Conestogas, were built by east­ straight sides. This variation, of necessity, is more limited ern Pennsylvania residents. These horse- (or oxen-) drawn spacewise than the fold-out types. vehicles became the chief means of transportation for those Early models were used mainly for sleeping and storage adventuresome pioneers who first wanted to cross the with all other activities, such as cooking and eating, taking Allegheny mountains to see what lay beyond. place out in the open. Today's deluxe models, however, are Today, "covered wagons" still traverse all sections of another story. Many have built-in electric or bottled g^ the Commowealth. But what changes! The eyes of those ranges, refrigerators or ice chests, sinks with pumps, heated earlier pioneers would indeed "bug out" if they could and portable bathroom units. glimpse the comforts and conveniences of the modern In quite a few units there are dinette sets which sea' canvas-topped "wagon." six or even eight for meals and then fold down to make an The tent trailer offers its owners the happy medium be­ additional double bed for sleeping space. Picture windows tween tent camping and trailering. One can still experi­ are made of fiberglass screening or clear vinyl with storm ence the incomparable outdoorsy feeling of sleeping under flaps of canvas for cooler, wetter weather, when less venti­ a canvas roof while enjoying ease of erection and off-the- lation is desired. ground advantages of trailering. Some campers may still wish to do their cooking and Although a few home-made models were in existence eating out-of-doors because of the aroma and grease fro"1 during the thirties and forties, tent trailer manufacture on cooking which may penetrate the canvas, or simply be­ a commercial scale only began within the last 15 years. cause they prefer to cook over a campfire. From only a few models in the late 1950's, the list of One manufacturer, claiming the largest volume of tent manufacturers and number of styles has grown so rapidly trailer sales, offers in a deluxe 1970 unit a sunken kitchen that today's outdoorsman can pick and choose from hun­ with a full length screen door and a separate dining area. dreds of campers. Prices range from a little less than $500 Beds are extra long and wide. for the smaller, simpler models to from $1,500 to $2,000 A special feature of this unit is that by dropping the for the super deluxe units. Annual sales the last few years rear deck, the kitchen unit can be reached to prepare have been in the hundred thousands. lunch stops along the way on those long cross country A tent trailer is easy to operate and can be towed by trips, without need to remove the lid or erect the whole any vehicle from a Volkswagon to a Cadillac. All fold unit. down to form a compact low silhouette for towing ease. Tent trailers, regardless of manufacturer, are easy to The only extra equipment required for your car is a sturdy erect. Most have stabilizers to help you level your trailer trailer hitch, side mirrors, and electric light connections. on even the roughest of campsites. Tops are raised either Smaller units weigh approximately 500 pounds while by easy-to-turn cranks, that even the little woman can the largest ones may go 1,500 pounds or more. These handle, or by modern pushbutton power units. weights are for the unit alone. Gear, food, fuel, clothing Sturdiness of frame and type of suspension system are, or and similar items stashed inside storage space may add an­ course, important items to consider, as well as the tongue other 500 pounds to the weight. to connect to the trailer hitch. Experts advise special brakes for trailers with over 1,500 * Campers planning to purchase a tent trailer would be pounds of load. Trailer tires are much smaller than auto wise to request brochures from various manufacturers. tires and it is advisable to keep them inflated much higher Their mailing addresses can be found in advertisements than the standard automobile tires because of the heavier in spring and summer editions of outdoor magazines. load on the smaller base. Recommendations are from 75 to Visiting an outdoor show and as many dealers as pos­ 100 pounds per square inch. A spare tire should always be sible is a good way to examine the various models. carried. Since the purchase of such a large item is a major in­ There are basically three main styles of tent trailers with vestment for most families, it is wise to be sure before variations being added annually by different manufacturers. purchase that the trailer chosen will best meet the needs Cheapest and simplest consists of a full-sized bed on the of the owner. trailer with an attached on-the-ground tent area. The next If deluxe facilities all under one roof are desired then type has two or more beds on the trailer itself. Beds either one of the more deluxe models may be the best buy but if. fold or pull out from the trailer. This is the most widely on the other hand, you prefer to cook over an open camp- used type. fire and to spend all of your time out-of-doors except for Some models have a hard top cover on the trailer for sleeping, the cheaper units with adequate sleeping space road use, which forms a platform for the beds.On others, are probably the best choice.

36 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE*1 * PISH IMG FEATURE FOR FISHERMEN FROM FISHERMEN

THIS BEAUTIFUL big largemouth bass was caught by Liquor Control Board public relations director Charlie Zaimes of Harrisburg while he fished Presque Isle Bay of Lake Erie last fall. It meas­ ured 23]/i ins., weighed 5 lbs., 1 oz., and hit a "C. P. Swing." Mr. Zaimes became the 225th Senior Pennsylvania Angler Citation winner when he registered the catch.

^VE-YEAR-OLD Karen Bondi of Du- LORETTA PANICK of Wilmow holds MR. V. E. DUFFORD SR. of New Castle Ho Sne '10'c's UP a Pa'r °f bass her dad 21 in., SXA lb. largemouth bass she holds big smallmouth bass he caught n c la . aught while fishing a Westmore- caught while fishing Wilmore Dam dur- while fishing the Allegheny River near 7 ii bounty pond. The big one weighed the second week of season last year. Kennerdell. It measured 22M.» in., and s^ ,,'' 15 oz., and measured 23 ins.; the It fell to the temptation of a night weighed 6% lbs. ^ aUer one weighed over 2 lbs. Both crawler. e taken on a "Shyster" spinner.

JlJl*E-l970 37 MANLEY GARRISON, Emmett Stephens, and Don*,. Garrison were all fishing Tioga County's Hills Cree Lake when they caught the nice stringer of l**C mouth bass they're holding in the picture to the le'^ Dennis Holmes (above) of Linesville displays '!' 19% in., 4 lb. largemouth he caught last spring **' 8 fishing Pymatuning. Joseph Devitt (below) of R ,e way, New Jersey, holds 18% in., 4 lb. smallmouth * caught from Lake Wallenpaupack.

EDWARD DAHLIS of Johnstown, left, hooked and landed this 18% in., 3 lb., 4 oz. largemouth from Chanberry Lake. Ron Shook of Renovo, above, caught 20 in., 3% lb. smallmouth while fishing the Susquehanna River in Dauphin Co.

WINDBER FISHERMAN Tom Rofi was JOHNSTOWN ANGLER George De- BILL GOMAN of Boswell caught tP fishing Glendale Lake at Prince Gallitzen Frehr Sr. won $20 in Rich's Sporting big largemouth in Somerset Lake iaS State Park when he caught this nice Goods fishing; contest when he regis­ summer. It weighed over 3 lbs. and m^a 2 lb., 15 in. largemouth. Bait used not tered this 19% in., 4 lb. smallmouth. ured 18 ins. Lure used wasn't listed. listed. Location caught and bait used, not listed.

38 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE JIMMY GREEN, 13, of Evans City (right) landed this 7 lb., 22 in. largemouth on a nightcrawler while fishing a Lawrence County lake near New Castle. Louis Sivec of Johnstown (above) caught these two nice smallmonth last summer on a rub­ ber worm while fishing Elton Dam; Jim and Larry Legrus of St. Benedict (below) caught this fine stringer of bass while fishing Glendale Lake.

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HHDBB --Ji M ROBERT DANENHOWER of Allentown, left, holds GARY McDIVITT on Camp Hill, left, caught 17% in. smallmouth 24 in., 5% lb. smallmouth bass his dad caught while while fishing Conodoquinet Creek last July. It weighed 2% lbs., fishing the Delaware River in Northampton County and fell to the temptation of an artificial nightcrawler; Scott last summer while James Kratzer of Port Trevorton, Schoffstall, right, was fishing Shermans Creek last fall when he right, holds pair of big bass—20% in. and 19% in.— landed this nice pair of bass—size and bait, not listed. he caught from the Susquehanna River in North­ umberland County.

Rules For Sending Pictures To: FISH TALES Each month the Pennsylvania Angler receives a number of pictures addressed to the Fish Tales column. Many, however, lack both quality and necessary information. Anglers sending pictures to FISH TALES should be sure to include all of the following information on the back of the photo: name and complete mailing address; size, weight, and species of fish; location and date caught and bait and type of equipment used. All photos should be glossy prints, either in color or black and white, and should be of good quality. Color slides or negatives cannot be accepted.

'u NE — 1970 39 WITH CASTING THE COOPS A MONTHLY FEATURE ABOUT CO-OP NURSERY PROJECTS By BILL PORTER

LYCOMING COUNTY LYCOMING COUNTY is the target this month with two cooperative nursery clubs. One, the Proctor Sportsmen, is located on the Game Commission's Wild Turkey Farm, and the other, the Consolidated Sportsmen of Muncy Creek, has two sites, one on the Faus property; the other on the Peterman property. Let's examine the Proctor nursery first. If there ever was an ideal setting, probably this is it in an esthetic sense. High mountains provide the background to the flat well- groomed lands and buildings of the turkey farm. A spring- Nursery Manager Don Smith of the Proctor Sportsmen and Byers, assistant cooperative nursery coordinator, inspect the &T.°afL fed brook meanders through the property and provides the project which is located on the Pennsylvania Game Commit'j turkey farm while W. J. "Bill" Ball, chairman of the Consolida' water and location for the raceway itself. Sportsmen fish committee inspects nursery located on the "' As our party approached the nursery, a flock of Ca­ Fans Nursery. nadian geese took off into the morning mists. From up the 0 hill, turkeys called to each other and a deer tip-toed trout from atop his hilly residence. Pellets and venis gingerly over the ice-encrusted snow at the base of the hill. make up the diet and the fish do well on die combination a This was only part of the natural scene. Down in the valley in Wolfe Township, the club n e In a more practical sense, the nursery produces about started another nursery with 1,000 browns for its first y ^ e 2,500 fine trout on a diet of pellets and venison. This is of operation. "Bill" Ball met us at this one. Officially h e the third year of operation for the three-sectioned 70 foot chairman of the fish committee; basically he's just anoth n raceway and things are well under control. dedicated sportsman doing his bit for area trout fishi » Don Smith, a Game Commission specialist, is the nur­ The nursery on the Glen Faus property is a fine exafflp sery manager and met us at the site. He indicated that of cement and block construction. It is two-tiered * help comes from the 50-member club as needed and that faster water exchange and aeration. Tailor-made screen j 3 he also gets a lot of off duty time and interest from the carefully padlocked, resolve the predator problem, hum " other Game Commission personnel at the turkey farm. and otherwise. The whole operation looks efficient a° Expenses are modest. In a period from June to March, functional. Glen, by the way, is the nursery manflfs the club spent about $75 to cover its cost of feeding. which makes a very practical setup. Plunkett's Creek receives the bulk of the fish with the Things had not always been this good. From 1961 others going to Litde Bear Creek and Gray's Run. the present, the club had to shift its scene of operate Eugene Nelson, superintendent of the turkey farm, is several times. Water problems forced the moves. N° very interested in the trout. He is vice-president of the with the two locations in operation, there's a note club. Alan Barton is the president. A tip of the hat to optimism. 11 them all! Dues pay the bills. The club has a membership of abo Over an icy mountain short cut, suggested by the 1,000—many of them from out of the county. 1 Proctor people, we went to the Consolidated Sportsmen of Fine fish in the 12 to 14 inch class are stocked in m Muncy Creek. May with no holdovers. Muncy Creek receives most of •*• e This operation involves two sites with one of them trout with others going to the Little Muncy, Mill Cre and various tributaries. actually in Sullivan County. This latter part is the oldest, That's the story from the Muncy Creek sportsmen an ' being in its fourth year with an annual production of in fact, that's the story from Lycoming County. Two fu° 3,000 trout. tioning clubs, located in prime natural settings, both cd1 Known as Peterman Pond, the nursery involves just tributing several thousand trout each year, prove tr>3 that, a pond and a series of wire baskets in the stream that Casting with the Co-ops is an effective program for fishe1" are efficient if different. John Peterman the property owner men of the Lycoming region. who also has a great interest in fish culture, sits over the PENNSYLVANIA ANGL E* 40 *yCapt. JACK ROSS, Pittsburgh Marine Consultant —There are two boat liveries at Presque Isle State lorn R. C. P., Hazleton: Park, operated under state supervision. They have out­ is the difference "What between an engine rated at board boats and rowboats for fishing in the bay. Several 25 cc. and another of 27.66 cu. in.?" of the marinas in Erie also have boats of various types —Quite a bit. The engine with the 225 cubic centimeter available for hourly or daily rental. P»g is only about half as large as that with a cylinder ^Placement of 27.66 cubic inches. For converting, multi- P*y cc by .061 to get cubic inches, or you can multiply From G. B. L., Pittsburgh: Cub 'c inches by 16.39 and get cubic centimeters. For "What are the prospects for employment in the boating ln ! °" air-cooled engines, you can estimate that one cubic or commercial navigation industries in western Pennsyl­ lnch will give one horsepower, although this is somewhat vania?" f0t particularly for river boatmen who use the locks. f sets currently available are quite compact, and re- Ul,,e very little battery power except when transmitting. ny boat with a storage battery, including outboards, °uld be equipped with one of these radios. Another plus . r the small boat owner is the short antenna length— st over four feet—and the absence of any ground plate Vehement. Effective FM radiotelephones can be pur- cfl(*sed for as little as $300.00, but the cheaper sets have r,J limited range, and a much better unit can be had fa about $600.

^°m R. M. R., Lilly: , « there any place in Erie where boats can be rented °r fishing?" "OH, HOWARD DOESN'T SKI OR FISH!" 55 i 1?J 1~~-"^H^a — HMal^i , JL. I •M^^^^^s |bg.