Lake Erie, and This Issue of the ANGLER Begins a Series on the Lake and Helps to Unravel the Confus Ing Stories That Have Been Told About the Lake
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SEPTEMBER, 1972 the J HeKeystone State's Offkhi f/SHWG BOATING Ategez/ne... ^J 25c Single Copy Why Bother??? The organized sportsmen of Pennsylvania have been the voices for conservation of our natural resources for years. They have led the fight in the Clean Streams Laws, the Strip Mine Laws and have been the strong force that has enabled Pennsylvania's Fish tec Commission and Game Commission to maintain separate identities and independence from interference from political sources. Long before the "Ecology Kick," the sports men were like voices crying out in the wilderness, they were our conservation conscience, rallying the other citizenry to the cause while the big clock on the wall ticked off the wasted hours. It now seems that many eco-faddists have suddenly come alive, many of them be coming instantly unpopular by saying, "Why haven't you done something?" At any rate, the organized sportsmen represented by the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs have, through enlightened leadership, maintained the strongest stand against further rape and misuse of our resources and have backed the Fish and Game Commissions in a spirit and manner unique to Pennsylvania. A good example of their effectiveness has been given to us in the story of Lake Erie, and this issue of the ANGLER begins a series on the Lake and helps to unravel the confus ing stories that have been told about the Lake. h One of the original weapons of the alarmed conservationists was to make a lot of noise N about the problem (sometimes giving the adverse viewpoints or emphasis to get the atten tion of the public so that the General Assembly and the implementing agencies could act). N Lake Erie was depicted as a "dead lake" in Look Magazine and several TV series, and al St though this rallied a number of people to the cause, it also had a bad effect. While sewage K treatment, industrial waste treatment, and proper land use were positive results of the N spectaculars, the "dead lake" philosophy spawned a feeling of lethargy to the point where a number of people said, "Why bother?" & The sportsmen, the citizens of Erie and the Pennsylvania Fish Commission believe that it is worth bothering about. The Fish Commission has invested already, and encumbered for the future millions of dollars in bond issue moneys, etc., for improvements, salmon and trout holding facilities, boating accesses and other facilities for the sportsmen and the general public—and we surely would not be doing this if we believed that the lake was dead! PI Read Roger Kenyon's article in this issue (he'll have more in future issues) and the Cooperative Nursery Special and you will readily see that ex cept for the sick portion of the Lake west of us, Lake Erie still has some of the qualities of a pris tine body of water that needs help not only to save that part of it. but to restore the balance of the Lake to the kind of water that the citizens of the United States need and deserve. h I Executive Director RALPH W. ABELE Nfcc MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER °*ARD R. HEINY, President . Williamspori 7°°GLAS McWILLIAMS. V.-Pres. Bear Gap Pennsylvania's Official Fishing and Boating Magazine ^RARD J. ADAMS Hawley LARE Bedford s NcE DIETZ Published Monthly by the lt 1(* GUAGLIANONE Johnaonburg lL PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION c LlAM O. HILL Erie COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA J^-VIN j. KERN Whitehall ^^AJJK E. MASLAND, JR Carlisle MILTON J. SHAPP, Governor ^^S j. STUMPF Laughlintown j^UTJTVE DIRECTOR Volume 41-No. 9 September, 1972 ^W.Abele TAJVx TO THE DrRECTOR ^•Singer ROLLER CONTENTS "5rdT.Durkin Lake Erie, Changing—But Not Dying, by Roger Kenyon 6 ?^LOF INFORMATION You'll want to know the truth about Lake Erie regardless of where you live and fish. ** T. Johns, Director Mill Creek Lake, by John I. Thompson 10 A brand new lake in Lycoming County. iJ^JLPF ENGINEERING & FISHERIES ard I R. Miller, P.E., Director The Amateur Taxidermist, by Bob Kopta 12 'ilb^EERlNG DIVISION It's work—but not as difficult as you think. «y £* *• Hobbs, P.E., Chief (3 atlk, Assistant Chief Boat Trailering Tips 14 JURIES DIVISION The season's not over yet—worth reading. *lano o' Bradford, Chief h ^raff, Assistant Chief When The Shad Ran The Juniata, by Jim Yoder 16 *" CV. ChieR°DUCTIOf N SECTION Hard to believe? An interview with an "eye witness." 'C: The Deep Six, by George E. Dolnack, Jr 20 fER PRODUCTION SECTION Insurance came in handy for this luckless twosome. Chief STATEWIDE—2; FISHING OUTLOOK—3; LEAKY BOOTS—4; KEYSTONE CAMPING—23; STREAM NOTES— g.OF WATERWAYS 24; CO-OP NURSERY SPECIAL—26; BOATING QUESTIONS & ANSWERS—29; FISH TALES—30; TAKING *\t es E- Leising, Director A CLOSER LOOK—Inside, Back Cover. L JENFORCEMENT DIVISION Ri S*-Chie£ JAMES F. YODER, Editor j, **• Manhart, Deputy Chief »H) j^QUFT SAFETY DIVISION rt *icT in, Chief P°rl, Marine Education Specialist ^j^LO? ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES State Headquarters 3532 Walnut Street, Progress W ' °'Brien, Director (Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1673, Harrisburg, Pa. 17120) K 5^ AD) COORDINATOR Telephone Information 717-787-2579 u Reed FISH CULTURAL STATIONS — DIVISION OF FISHERIES BELLEFONTE George Magaragel, Supt. LINESVIUE Tom L. Clark, Supt. A TER: An 3579 forms to ta I ^he l N*1"1"*1 BENNER SPRINGS Ray HcCreary, Supt. OSWAYO D. Ray Merriman, Supt. * 3>h .^'"yJvania Fish Commission, Box P* pw^?Wmift Pennsylvania 17120. BIG SPRING Wayne Weigle, Supt. (acting) PLEASANT MOUNT Charles Sanderson, Supt. y SYL K th.tie pr, * «VANI v rtiNA j / i ANGLEAi^oijiLRR i si spublis puDiisnesheh da month muiun- - CORRY/UNION CITY LeRoy Sorenson, Supt. REYNOLDSDALE Warren Hammer, Supt. >ta»et. Ij5ei?"sylvania Fish Commission, 3532 Walnut •lvania. Subscription: One HUNTSDALE Ted Dingle, Jr., Supt. TIONESTA Charles Mann, Supt. (acting) J'nf Seiid'ri. i" years—$5.00; 25 cents per single KB?, Fisli ??eclc or money order payable to Pennsyl- WALNUT CREEK Neil Shea, Supt. 0f ^ld«als „Lc™m'ssion. DO NOT SEND STAMPS. N d^ss Sr° ,lnB cash do so at their own risk- Change ?Oe* arid ld reach us promptly. Furnish both old p e sses aca Pti",' en„/ , - Second class postage paid at Harris- Meji/1 rettHt , am - 1-secona an class postage pata at narrts- REGIONAL HEADQUARTERS —BUREAU OF WATERWAYS j0t" eur PUKY';j'ler'< <i at additional mailing offices. 'k?i. p"soli(.if'j' nor Editor will assume responsibility \ ., Posse*.°ssesv- manuscriptmanuscripts or illustrations while _ ^dr fanni0" or in transit. Communications pertain- REGION I FRANKLIN REGION III SWEET VALLEY es ptsor in trans >S?i se<J t„*V ' materials or illustrations should be Norman W. Sickle*, Supervisor Clair Fleeger, Supervisor B£ «SSs -••lvania Fish Commission, Box l6??>sed. to c<.llpts- materia hlea Fish .—ylvania. Copyright © 1972 By REGION II SOMERSET REGION IV ANNVILLE V,/<-£ViBir.riV p?? Pcnnsylv Commission; . All rights reserved. »<*•« •f"t,fcn#.tions received after the 5th of each Thomai Quallers, Supervisor Miles Witt, Supervisor ue0m with the second month following. STATEWIDE t> with the EDITOR *j(iSScc-' will show your friends and neighbors ON THE COVER, from an Ekta- what sportsmen are doing for con chrome by the Editor, we feature NATIONAL HUNTING servation . and have done in the the unidentified angler we spoke past 70 years! about in this column in our May issue. Lake Erie was just too and FISHING DAY No one can do more for conserva tion than you, working in your own rough for boat fishermen, but this September 23, 1972 community on a friendly person-to- man had come to fish and set person basis with your neighbors and about to do just that. business associates. OPEN HOUSE is ON THE BACK COVER, that their sponsors, as well as the hun the perfect way to show your friends youngster in deep thought is dreds of other sportsmen's organiza that Pennsylvania Sportsmen are the eight year old Marshall Goldberg, tions scattered throughout the com best friends fish and wildlife ever son of Gerald H. Goldberg, a monwealth never get the credit due had. member of the Environmental them for their work in conservation. Your club facilities can be adapted Hearing Board. It's time to change all that. for conservation displays and ex NATIONAL HUNTING AND FISH hibits. Need help? Call your District In all probability, fishermen and ING DAY (Saturday, September 23, Waterways Patrolman—he's prepared tourists alike have been confused 1972) officially recognizes the roll of to show slides, speak, lead a clean-up with the pronouncement "Lake Erie America's sportsmen in conservation campaign or perhaps provide liter Is Dead," which made headlines some and outdoor recreation. ature for your displays. Don't miss a time ago, and with this issue we're You and your club are invited to golden opportunity to let your com going to begin to set a few things take the leadership in your commu munity know what you're doing-- straight. Biologist ROGER KENYON nity with an OPEN HOUSE which they may want to help. has been taking a long hard look at the situation and gives ANGLER readers a factual report on what ac Those were the days! The sturgeon in the photo below was taken tually is taking place at Lake Erie. in a fish box at Newport, on the Juniata River, in 1906. It was re His account, "Lake Erie—CHANG ported to have weighed 96 pounds. There are few folks alive ING .