APRIL, 1971
Keystone State's Official FISHING BOATING Magazine... _J/ 25c Single Copy
FECIAL SPRING ISSUE COBRMION VIEWPOINT D by ROBERT J. BIELO Executive Director IRREPARABLE DAMAGE
Every day some community or some business establishment in Pennsylvania is issued orders to up grade its treatment of discharges to Commonwealth streams. All Commonwealth agencies have received similar orders to eliminate pollution from state operated facilities. Individual homeowners are being or dered to stop discharges of improperly treated household wastes. Developers and highway construc tion firms are being ordered to undertake measures to reduce siltation of streams in the vicinity of their projects. In essence, a statewide effort is underway to reduce pollution and stop further degradation and de struction of our environment. No one expects this effort to meet instant success or that an eager response will be received from all so ordered. Admittedly the clean-up process can and probably will be expensive and often very complex, especially for some of the older established industries. But we can expect new industries to incorporate the latest in pollution abatement facilities with much lesser difficulty. There is no good reason why any developer or state or Federal construction agency should plan a project today without proper concern for the impact of that project on the natural envi ronment. We fully believe that government, private industry, and the public are all well aware of the need to fully protect our natural resources and especially our water resources. With this obvious awareness of the importance of protecting our natural resources and using them wisely it is almost beyond understanding to discover two Federal flood control projects that have been designed in such a way that their implementation will cause irreparable damage to two Pennsyl vania fishing streams. One such project on the East Branch Clarion River in the vicinity of Ridgway, Elk County, will, according to the proposed flood control plan, permanently destroy 1.6 miles of this stream as a rec reational fishing resource. The other project on Ten Mile Creek, in the vicinity of Marianna, Washing ton County, reportedly will cause possible permanent destruction of 1.4 miles of high calibre fish habitat. Certainly we have no reason to dispute the need for flood control measures at either site. However we very strongly object to the fact that a government agency has designed these projects in such a manner that they will cause the destruction of extensive sections of these two valuable fishing streams. Interestingly, Ten Mile Creek is one of the few highly productive recreational fishing streams in all of Washington County. It is heavily utilized by anglers throughout the Pittsburgh area. The East Branch Clarion River is a stream that has long suffered from the effects of acid mine drainage and papermill pollution but in the last ten years, this stream has made an exciting recovery as its pollu tion load has steadily been reduced. Even more importantly the largest major source of acid mine water affecting the East Branch has been conquered with the installation of a Project 500 treatment facility. So it is not wild speculation when we predict that much of the Clarion River will soon be ac ceptable as quality trout water. We do not believe it is too much to ask that the Federal Government redesign the flood control plans for these two streams. Surely it would be short-sighted to undertake these two projects io such a manner that an end result that might achieve the necessary flood protection but would also result in the loss of three miles of irreplaceable recreational stream resource. PENNSYLVANIA EXECUTIVE OFFICE °x !673—Harrisburg, Pa. 17120 Executive Director ROBERT J. BIELO Administrative Secretary RALPH PUTT ANGLER Aslant Director, Fisheries . . (Vacant) s " sistant Director, Waterways CAPT. C. E. LEISING PENNSYLVANIA'S OFFICIAL FISHING AND BOATING MAGAZINE Assistant to Director WARREN W. SINGER Published Monthly by the Comptroller PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION b EDWARD DURKIN COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA ivIS ION- Milton Shapp, Governor E(Wation and Training Division Chief PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION WILLARD T. JOHNS Special Publications FRANK E. MASLAND, JR., President Carlisle George Forrest CALVIN J. KERN, Vice-President Whitehall Audio-Visual Aids GERARD J. ADAMS Havvley DOUGLAS McWILLIAMS . . Bear Gap Jim Yoder MICHAEL MEAD Warren ROBERT M. RANKIN Galeton Conservation Education Steve Ulsh HOWARD R. HEINY . .. Williamsport R. STANLEY SMITH ... Waynesburg En gineenng CLARENCE DIETZ Bedford ElYur Division Chief ARD R MILLER PE te d " ' uaeJ, Plans and Surveys Section APRIL, 1971 ^UerGilbert F. Hobbs, P.E.
' designR y R and Frank Inspection PE Section Volume 40/Number 4 Le w ° - - - aOer, Construction Section 'c"de; .Eugene B. Smith M "'"tenance & Operations Section Vacant IN THIS ISSUE . . . Fisheries 2 LEAKY BOOTS—Letters From Our Readers 4 FISHING OUTLOOK—Stan Paulakovich Aft-r ^vision Chief *rHUR D. BRADFORD 5 COMING— Assistant Chief 6 LETS GO NATIVE—Bob Hesser Assis, Elelano Graff 8 TROUT CAMP—Bruce Brubaker an* Chief, Trout Production 11 TROUT STOCKING BREAKDOWN— 4* sis'ant ch .Kenneth Corl 12 THE GREAT RAFT—by Don Neal 'Kief, Warmwater Production 15 MODERN CAMPING—Del and Lois Kerr ''> er ShyryMl HooH da «tivr V " °° 16 AWAY FROM THE CROWD—H. H. Redline e nursery Program Coordinator K 18 CITATION WINNERS, 1970—Tom Eggler "\yr-.*-C °bert H. Brown HERY SUPERINTENDENTS 27 NEW LEHIGH COUNTY LAKE—John Thompson Cr> "er Sn • Ueorge Magargel 28 EARLY SEASON BASS—Nick Sisley l n ),; 'y. Vj^" 8s--Ray McCreary 31 WHITE WATER AT WORLD'S END—Victor A. Michael I ntsd C ty LeRo Sorenson -in alewr i ~ >' 34 STREAM NOTES—Waterways Patrolmen O^iUSviUe-~e ~-Jed Dingle, Jr ,'HV T- L. Clark 36 FLY TYING—Chauncy K. Lively CS?*5s*"t^ \i ' Ray Merriman 38 FISHING SPIDERS—Tom Fegely Vn Unt TL oldSril? —Charles Sanderson e 39 ANNUAL REPORT ^tsS^WarreV>ta!S. ^Warrenn Hammer 50 SEA BAG—Bob Miller ">Ut Crp ?Ve BierlY (acting foreman) ek—Neil Shea (acting foreman) 51 ACCIDENT REPORT—Ed Jones Law Enforcement 52 HAPPINESS IS A CAMP—Carsten Ahrens 55 HEALTHY WORMS—Larry Servais ^Division Chief "AROLD CORBIN 57 FISH TALES—Pictures From Our Readers hior, Q^S'onal Supervisors 64 CASTING WITH THE CO-OPS—Bill Porter : 65 BOATING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS—Capt. Jack Ross Si° 7 5774 Phon T,VQ " Franklin 16323 COVER PHOTO—Victor Michael's camera caught this action on 814-44K'^'n,'^ JOHN E BUCK the Loyalsock during the Seventh Annual White Water Slalom "'C" TW45"4913 '•'••'••' Somerset 15501 at World's End. W*e: 7l7-477 K'I CLAIR FLEECER l0i 77 5717 Sweet Valle 18656 %''i n > Pout " • • y 717 c,,' MILES Wm D. THOMAS EGGLER, Editor / CHESTER A. PEYTON, Circulation Manager ^73-2601, Ex. 2700, Annville 17003 POSTMASTER: All 3579 forms to be returned to The Pennsylvania Fish Com Marine Services mission, Box 1673, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120. ivis The PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER is published monthly by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, PAl£ >on Chief 3532 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Subscription: One year—$2.00; three years—$5.00; A 25 cents per single copy. Send check or money order payable to Pennsylvania Fish Commission. ^L MARTIN, JR. DO NOT SEND STAMPS. Individuals sending cash do so at their own risk. Change of address * ethnical Services should reach us promptly. Furnish both old and new addresses. Second Class Postage paid at E>ean Klinger Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Neither Publisher nor Editor will assume responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or illustrations while in their possession or in transit. Communications pertaining to Real Estate manuscripts, materials or illustrations should be addressed to the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Box 1673, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Copyright © 1971 By the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. division Chief All rights reserved. NOTICE: Subscriptions received after the 5th of each month will begin with FAUL O'BRIEN the second month following. be OF INTEREST TO BOATMEN? ft) My wife looked through the December Angler, ^ pointed out that it claims to be "Pennsylvania's Pr Fishing and Boating Magazine." She reads Yachting, SW in per, Motor Boating, Lakeland Boating and Soundings. ™ m, question was the same as I have heard so many tii"e th "What does the Angler have of interest to boatmen?" do If the article "Death Toll Continues to Climb" was ^ an ten to promote more regulations and enforcement, it ^ have been of interest to non boatmen and politicians ^ like to point to such scare stuff. Had the author ins'6' NEW FRIENDS tried to prove that safety cannot be legislated, the exatff be To say I am grateful to the Pennsylvania Angler for of carelessness he cited would have bolstered such a cw ill publishing the few letters I have sent is not enough. BOBERT E. SYNNESTVEDT, JenkintoW I want you to know how I have benefited by them. My an first letter was published in Leaky Boots in February 1968. INTERESTED IN EEL FISHING It was about McConnell's Mills. From this letter I heard This book is really tops. It has almost everything a • from a man who lives in York who was a grist mill worker c in his youth and who is a devout fisherman. He wrote to erman could ask for, but I'd like to see a small topi '; me and we have been corresponding ever since. My broth eel fishing. Maybe it's just my opinion but I think a I er and I twice visited him and we all had great fun fishing of people would be interested if they heard about ffl and traveling through the Pennsylvania Dutch country. water eel fishing. I am interested in some information J fot this subject and I would like to hear from some What about the phosphate content of our deterges fel|( How many fishermen urge their wives to use soap of low phosphate detergent instead of a high phosphate" tergent. J When you go fishing why not get in the habit of Wy, the place, not as you found it, but cleaner. A trasP "I THINK THEBE MUST BE A MISPBINT should be part of every fisherman's gear. Take your .; IN THE DIBECTIONS." trash home and pick up all you find laying around"/ PENNSYLVANIA ANGt $ ** surprised at the amount you can pick up (not all trash nu along our streams is from careless fishermen). OF COURSE I KNOW Ir> the Spring of 1970 a local Bird Club had a clean-up WHAT DAY IT IS.. IT'S MY BIRTHDAY/, )ect in conjunction with Earth Day. We cleaned up nd around Antitiem Lake. The results were amazing in rnore ways than one. At first it stunned the fishermen there Jj at day but they hastily recovered as many of them laid n tne a , ir rods to join in the clean-up. Their kind words efforts made the project extremely worthwhile. I'm j , e are many, many other hints that could be of- th t> ^e Public—I'd sure like to see them published in }j , erinsylvania Angler if they haven't been published re. Water pollution is the responsibility of all. We work together now if it is ever to be corrected. ^d thP Up the fine Work- * enjoy your magazine very much uank you for hearing my views. MRS. HAROLD SILAGY, Reading Th Pra •' ^SS^tions Mrs. Silagy presents are excellent and if 'em * would help relieve some of our pollution prob- f0t °ften the individual does not accept responsibility ej; . lnS his part, such as using low phosphate soaps and Sln h0u S extreme care when using pesticides around the fo t0 , " ° frequently the homeowner decides it won't hurt rn n s cde ' trash or forgets about the effect of the toxic cats he flushes down the drain. hj,,,) ainty there is no excuse for anyone leaving litter be- NO OBJECTION TO BOATING ne thj0 ther he is on a fishing trip or just out for a hike Enclosed is a check for my renewal subscription to the a setv f wooded area. Unfortunately, I have seen con- Angler. I enjoy your magazine very much, so keep up the *W °n 0mcials who preach fervently against littering, good work. Although I am not a boater I have no objec n UDa empty cigarette pack at their feet and walk on, tions to the boating articles. I read them all and usually On ^ they are adding to the litter. learn something from them. I suggest you give us fishermen a little space for a to m '"anks for your suggestions and for taking the time e us question and answer column, as you have for the boaters. ca.n , all a little more aware of what the individual 0 to stop pollution. I feel sure that this would be interesting to your readers. And how about a corner for fishing tips from fishermen. ROBERT J. BIELO, executive director I would also like to know what you are doing to check fish from suspected waters for excessive amounts of D.D.T. H ?G WASH! and mercury poisons that would make them unfit for eat fis^g at a large plant and hear quite a few "trout" ing. I hope you will keep us informed on this very serious s n matter. tt6a complain that there are not enough trout in our °olc f ^ Wash!! I've taken my share of brown and BERNARD GOLDSMITH, Philadelphia u,: ties fn °, from the streams in Union and Snyder Coun- Pennsylvania Fish Commission field officers make every °atch Past two years anci nave pictures to prove my •es6c. effort to investigate every reported pollution, no matter what Last the source. When their investigations indicate possible dan April s opening day produced quite a few laughs Or gerous complications, tests are conducted to determine the r0uph Water was high on Laurel Run where I fished cause, source, degree, etc. Should an investigation indicate V ° °u,: tn« morning. Fishermen were trying to wade s) mercury present in amounts near or above Federal toler elb , m and where a deep hole lay, they were standing 0M ances public announcement through news media would be °Qrt)p] . e'Dow. Very few trout were caught and I heard made. 4 a'nts all day about "no trout." TOM EGGLER, editor ^ks ^any fishermen give it up after the first two 'W* ^ onty 8° out onty a^ter a fresri stocking. These are miss ? tr0ut ing the whole idea. There is a good supply HIGHLY REGARDED 1 1 ln \ ssp * our streams all year and all it takes to enjoy Would like you to know that your magazine is highly 1 port ts tie JJ, * fullest is the will-power to pursue them. regarded here. Particularly enjoy your articles on trout ^'tin 0^n ^es and there is nothing more satisfying and and trout fishing and the superb articles and photographs an to Tha i hook a nice trout on a fly you've tied, on fly tying by Mr. Lively. you for your co-operation with us sportsmen. S. A. STROFF JEFFREY B. CHARLES, Lewisburg East Rutherford, New Jersey sinks to the bottom and drifts rig• li"t down through the feeding lanes H called for here. The floating fine ei1. FISHING shows you every time your nymp stops. You respond by giving y° ; OUTLOOK rod tip a quick twitch and while m° of the time you've hooked sometbwj By.. Stan Paulakovich on the bottom, every once in aw a trout has taken the nymph in mouth and the quick twitch sets twigs or sand and gravel. They fre hook. Worm and salmon egg fish6 TROUT quent the still quiet backwaters along men practice this method all the W* side the riffs. and it's no trick for them to learn FISHING When they are ready to hatch both fish nymphs. types raise off the bottom and are car Early season nymph patterns t*1 April . . . trout fishing time again. ried downstream at the mercy of the have worked well in the past inclf. The fly fisherman who has guided his current. Rising continually towards the these: Quill Gordon, Light and V^i wet flies carefully through the riff in surface their drift will cover 50 to 100 Hendrickson, Dark Caddis and ™ countless casts, feels the sudden, jar yards. When they reach the surface Grannom Caddis. Good wet fly P1 ring thud of the trout that has they cast off their nymphal and pupal terns are Quill Gordon, Blue Q°"j smashed his fly and hooked himself. overcoats and fly off as duns and Blue Dun, Ashey, Light and Pjl The nymph fisherman has manuevered adults. April hatches occur during the Hendricksons, Red Quill, BreadcrD* his lure, bumping along the bottom, warmest part of the day, usually from Fishhawk, Green Gallagher and "J over every pocket in the channel. He noon to 2:00 P.M. When these insects Farmer Boy. You'll notice these are I has repeatedly found himself stuck on are drifting free, just prior to hatching, dull patterns, which seem to work the bottom to a stick, leaves or grass. is when trout gorge themselves and in the spring. Any good fly tying t>' The next time however his quick this is when the wet fly or nymph will give you the methods and the | twitch is answered by an instantane fishermen can really clean house. terials for tying these flies. ous rush and the water erupts in front Wet fly fishing techniques have If you tie your own flies try tfj I of him. A trout is on. From these first changed quite a bit over the last few few things. Get some fine diarne*I moments until the net is slipped under years. Sinking lines with a short heavy weighty, pliable wire and wrap it I the glistening, speckled beauty, early leader and snelled flies have given way entire length of the shank of the h°\ season fly fishing is nothing but plea to longer, finer leaders of perhaps 9 and tie your flies over this. Use q1" sure. to 12 feet with tip test a maximum of and hackle from hens which are so" I Right now, not too many trout fish 3 pounds. Floating lines that are easily more pliable and sink quicker. sv. ermen are thinking about fly hatches visible have replaced the heavy hard- I the quills for an hour or so in hot 9 and patterns to be used in the open to-handle sinking type. The old tech ter while you are tying and they II ing weeks of the season. Water tem nique of casting across the stream and go on easier. Don't boil the quills. 1 peratures which range from the high letting the line straighten out below takes off the sheen which you ^ thirties to the low fifties just aren't has been changed to casting upstream Adding weights, split shot or V™ *M the best for fly fishing and hatches at an angle keeping as little slack as arounds to your leader can be a '. ^Qk during this period are limited but they possible and drifting the lures down snarling aggravating mess when ci, ,e s do occur over all of the state. Wet through the riffs. The tell-tale pause ing, so use these only as a last res ea<] fly and nymph fishing in late April is or twitch of the end of the easily seen When you're fishing wet flies K J«t at times chilly and unrewarding, but line signals strikes visibly rather than to fish with three flies at one tif, jje i when the right pattern, the right meth by feel. Leaders, gradually tapered This gives you better coverage ,; eHi od, and the right moment is hit upon down from 10 pound test where it j J • • !. w °Q • it can be warming, pleasant and pro connects to the line are joined by bar down, and across increasing i ,• • ductive. rel knots. About 18 inches up from the chance to find out what the fish > i ^ The insects which are of major im end and 18 inches beyond that, the feeding on. Start with three differ^ ^ < portance now, fall into two classes: the droppers are tied on by allowing one Iy colored flies, something like , as May flies which are hatching in this end of the line in the barrel knot to Quill Gordon on the end, a Bread^ %'t short period and the Caddis flies be 7 inches longer than the other. in the middle and a Green Gall^J 3c e which will hatch in several weeks. These droppers stand straight out at the top. When you catch severa' ^ (, c from the line and it's where you at e Both types are in the same size class, sameon th. e Yosamu eca fly,n als tioe tione threon ea °\» ^ ^ s s tach the modern day wet flies which % to /a inch long and can be dupli visible fly as the top fly, so you * cated on size 12 and 14 hooks. The come without snells. see exactly how your flies are beha If May flies are of the type that cling to Nymph fishermen, of necessity, use in the water. je A*;\ the bottoms of rocks and stones in the shorter leaders but still taper them Under water flies are suppo ' etc riffles and faster water. The Caddis down pretty fine. Short, accurate casts represent either the free & j< flies build themselves cases of small straight upstream so that the nymph nymph prior to hatching or the SF 4 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL L COMING Special Issue As you've probably already noticed this issue of your Pennsylvania Angler is bigger than most. It's actually twice our usual size and on these bonus pages you'll find a list of all our 1970 Citation winners as well as the Com mission's annual report in addition to numerous stories. Trout Season This is the time of year when most trout fishermen start getting the urge to head for their favorite trout stream. The season will open Saturday, April 17, this year. Be sure to check your regulations summary before start ing out and remember the season opens at 8:00 a.m., not 5:00 a.m. as it did for many years. Linesville Open House Another date to remember is Saturday, April 10. That's when the Pennsyl vania Fish Commission will hold "Open House" at the Linesville Fish Cul tural Station in Crawford County and anyone interested in the warmwater species found in our state should find it very interesting. The program will center around the brand new visitor center and hatchery facilities that have been under construction there since last summer so even folks who have visited Linesville in the past should find something new worth seeing. Cold Water Although cold water has been with us since late last fall this is the time of year when a lot of folks will be fishing in it and floating on it. The Penn sylvania Fish Commission's Bureau of Waterways reminds all waterway users to be doubly careful at this time of year since a dip in icy spring water could be quickly fatal. Ed Jones discusses the dangers—and safety precautions—page 51 of this issue. "^dfro, 'm previous page combination. it's lower tributaries begin to assert Eastern Pennsylvania's Carbon themselves. Medium sized streams in ING OUTLOOK County, small in size is big when it clude 8 miles of the Buckwa and the which have completed their life comes to trout fishing potential. Wa Aquashicola. Five miles of the Poho atld have fallen into the water to terways Patrolman Fred Ohlsen (900 poco below the dam and 12 miles GO by Bob Hesser Aquatic Biologist NATIVE Pennsylvania Fish Commission "Why don't you approve Laurel Run for stocking? When are you ever going to wake up and stock more fish. Don't you want to sell more licenses? You stock lots of fish in the neighboring county, when are we going to get our share?" These' and seemingly dozens of similar pointed questions regarding stocking are directed to the Pennsyl vania Fish Commission each year. Needless to say, much of our time is spent providing the answers to them. Per the creek. First the usual chemical analyses were fj haps though, Mother Nature through natural reproduction formed, the invertebrate population was examined, ^ • is providing one of the best overall answers for us—if only measurements were taken. Next we proceeded to ele^, the message gets across to the many fishermen who often fish a nice pool beneath the bridge itself. Considering , ask the preceding questions. size of the stream (it was too small to meet Comm'S5^ And speaking of questions, I'd like to ask some of the stocking requirements) we could scarcely believe our eh general fishing public. What is unappealing about catching when we took five brown trout ranging from 8" t° M smallmouth bass into the 20" class until your arms get tired from that single pool. But the really ironic part °f , —not one of which was stocked? What is wrong with whole situation developed when, during the electrofis% taking rock bass and redbreast sunfish in the 8" to 10" jaunt, a lady and boy came upon the scene and exciiev bracket on a flyrod , again until you are weary? Or—get watched our activities from the bridge. These two Ve°Li ready now—a 10" native brookie or 16" brownie in a stream turned out to be the wife and son of the man wh° j untouched by a stocker's bucket? Perhaps by now you requested the survey. They were scarcely more tb^1 may have reached the conclusion I've either flipped my hundred yards from their summer trailer! !•••—» V. •«_•. J Mt *J.,J Xi Will U1V11 .3U1111J1LJ. U Um,I I t JM •*.£ wig, or am trying to create a mid-January-type snowstorm. This story is not intended to point out how irr3t! j; ^ Neither has happened and, in fact, I am quite serious. Let the man was for requesting the stocking of a stream ^jj me give you a specific example of what I mean: we found obviously did not need it, but rather to in t K 6 PENNSYLVANIA ANG ± t perhaps some of the best fishing in Pennsylvania is March when the song sparrows are singing their first Qf Uced by nature if fishermen would only recognize it. notes and some hardy caddisflies are crawling around the ., n this fishing is right under our very noses and while edge of your shirt collar. Bass, walleye and perch fishing? J* will be many readers who do not agree with me. I It's everywhere! ft some of the doubters could accompany us on a lake In case you are wondering where some of these glori ^ tream survey. You would be amazed at some of the ous fishing spots are, I feel safe in saying that most , , tirul fish you see in waters which good fishermen— Pennsylvanian's can catch "native" fish—and have loads of . Sometimes even we—swear would not contain much fun doing it—in less than an hour's drive from their home. °f^ything. If you live in Pennsylvania and must see a stocking truck k ?rin§ another field trip last summer involving a native to get excited about fishing I feel sorry for you. Have you v i. trout stream we climbed into a four-wheel drive ever seen an excited left-handed boy with a right-handed j. CJe and bounced several miles along a rugged power reel trying to land two rock bass on the same line? Or a t right-of-way to reach the first of the two streams to six-year-old boy holding a big river chub—his very first st> Urveyed. It was a small, typically beautiful brookie fish? Neither could care less if it wasn't a stocked trout, ever saw one. The usual checks were made, coho, musky or other "glamour" fish. anH ^ electrofishing. Several trout, some of legal size There certainly is and must be a place in our manage (to ^th the most sensational markings and coloration I ment program for stocking but while we remain so ob ever seen, were produced. sessed with a 10" hatchery trout or some exotic species of ay ]0 i ing this stream we climbed up a mountain that over- fish, many native fish are literally dying of old age—often " the second stream. At the top we found that the right under our noses! Take the kids—and yourself—out on the Juniata, the Susquehanna, the Allegheny, the Delaware, French Creek, the Clarion, the Schuylkill. The polluted Clarion or Schuyl kill? Yes! Admittedly there are some very significant cases of pollution on these as well as on other beautiful streams throughout our Commonwealth, but these two great streams are beginning to provide great fishing for those willing to recognize their fish producing capabilities. Speaking of polluted streams, three others that are just as beautiful to look at are beginning to awaken from their long pollution-induced coma. They are the Lehigh, the Youghioghey, and the Monongahela Rivers. Any good local fisherman along these waters will tell you that even in some sections where the pH values are still 3.9 to 4.2, a few fish can be caught. I have personally observed this along the Monongahela and with new and improved pol lution abatement measures and treatment plants, rivers The Pennsylvania State fish is the brook trout and you can find such as these are indeed recovering to the point where plenty of them in native form in limited pollution-acclimated native populations of fish are the Keystone State's small back rapidly developing. woods streams. A good size."na tive" will be about the size of Stocking the polluted segments of these streams may this illustration. not yet be a paying proposition (despite feelings to the contrary among some local residents) but except for pos to sible introductions of species such as northern pike or ad' Was Miici. blocked by a construction company truck, in muskellunge, time will prove—and I hope yet in our gen a he: '.i-b t two men. Another truck and more men were eration—that it will be the fish native to these waters that l tor a , happened to be their lunch time and we stopped will provide the bulk of the future fishery. The thought of Ctlen i °rl: cnat. Upon learning who we were, one of the these streams producing their own walleyes, smallmouth rrie *>ot v diately asked me a question from which I have bass and other highly desirable sport fish is enough to et f l We f ull y recovered. He asked me very pointedly when make us all dig into trying to correct the pollution prob V. *er e lem more vigorously than ever before. eath going to stock some of these streams! After my ''Of j, ^^rned, I tried to explain why such streams did Even with all of our environmental and sociological t im T J \ ^6<1 to Dbe stockedstocked. TTo thi^ s da-J**-y« I d~o •»«no*t I—-.l.*™.,believe* tha*!*«*«t . problems, there is a tremendous case in favor of a "native u Unc fishery in Pennsylvania. All we have to do to get into 7pe 0f understoo*erstoodd whawhat t I wawass sayingsaying.. Here was the Us tQ^ trou>utt fishingfishing manmany people dream of and he wanted the act is eliminate a few fishing prejudices and properly V ]°C^these waters! use the resources already available. To waste our native fisheries by not recognizing them is nearly (not quite) as CaHin c°nsider other species. How do you feel about bad as wasting them by not stopping pollution. So load fallc a ^ pound carp on light spinning tackle, or an the wife and kids into the family bus and go fishing for "^irm °n a ^ roc^ neither appeals to you, you are those natives-they are probably available just a few min %^ th°ut on some real fun! And'I sti11 say[t is fun to utes away! e common white sucker or some nice bullheads in tRlL-i971 §M!iPSI To many fishermen the opening day of trout season has possible by contributions from alumni, students and • the same impact as the opening day of deer season has ulty. Federal and State agencies aided in the general 1 on many hunters. A large number of hunters are in "deer velopment of the area. Water source is Shaver Creek'? camps" the night before the opening of the deer season, its widest point, the lake is 1,000 feet across. It's 3,", swapping stories, planning the opening day's hunt and just feet long, and has a shore line of about two miles. M^ plain enjoying being away from the comforts of modern mum depth is 35 feet. day living for a change. The lake not only appeals to trout fishermen but als° Perhaps fewer trout fishermen have the opportunity to those who enjoy catching largemouth bass, pickerel, c<- enjoy "trout camp" in the same manner, however there fish and bluegills so there is lots of variety. No "speCl. are some of us who can take advantage of the opening day regulations apply—just check your Fish Law Sumi"^ of trout season and head for the "trout camps." And that's booklet for the laws that apply at the lake. You may what this story is about—our "trout camp" outing in April, from boats or from the docks and banks. 1970. The recreation area as a whole includes a main '""ji Our fishing party included my hunting and fishing buddy and 11 rental cabins (on either a three day or wee Fred Drews, his two sons Tom, 16, and Mike, 14, and my basis). The cabins can accommodate either four to sixy son Don, 15. sons. Operations of the facilities are necessarily self'5'' • The Drews gang arrived at my home in Camp Hill, porting, therefore fees are charged for parking, rent»'( about 5 P.M. Friday, April 17th, the day before the open boats, docking of private boats, and for the use of cab*"/, ing of trout season. We packed away a delicious spaghetti We arrived at the Area about 9:30 that evening' j, dinner, (prepared by my understanding wife) loaded my were all looking forward to the opening next day S°J 12' Chrysler John boat on the trailer, stowed our fishing quickly looked up Mr. and Mrs. Ray Oburn, the carets*! gear in the boat, and departed for our "trout camp" with who have the responsibility for renting the various & i happy anticipation of good fishing and pleasant fellowship. ties available at the area. They greeted us warmly and Our destination was the Pennsylvania State University's vised us both a cabin and a rowboat had been rese^, Stone Valley Recreation Area, located in the mountains 13 for our party for the weekend. The cabin had eledtri< ? miles south of the University. The area was dedicated in and was equipped with an electric refrigerator, 6 b^P. June, 1962, for the purpose of providing outdoor recrea comfortable mattresses, a drawer dresser, two lamps »n i tional facilities for students, alumni, faculty and staff of the large electric hot plate. The 14' rowboat was m»*J University as well as the general public. Actually, it opened aluminum, supplied with a set of oars, two anchors April 15, 1961 in conjunction with the opening of Penn lines, and a life saving device for each person. |; sylvania's summer trout season. Fishing continues to be one Despite our efforts it was midnight by the time ^e .: of the most popular activities in the lake, although it's by loaded our gear, got fresh water for the minnows, sKk no means the only one. the perishable food in the refrigerator, assembled our g 11 The Recreation Area comprises 575 acres, including the mg gear, and spread our bed rolls. We set the alar* .(1i 72 acre lake. The entire area is within a much larger Uni 6:30 A.M. to provide ample time for breakfast, l°a (.' versity holding of about 6700 acres which is used for re the boats and rowing to our prearranged selected sp / search as well as instructional purposes in forestry, and begin our weekend of fishing. The 8:00 A.M. opf'• civil engineering programs. established only a couple of years ago, was a blesstf* Construction of the dam backing up the lake was made Opening morning was clear, bright and sunny- 8 PENNSYLVANIA ANGt ^j ,Very little wind. Our neighbors in the next cabin ed ;,s., around a large wash-tub filled with worms and dirt burrp ?y selected their supply of bait for the day. A call for eakf;as It takes pop—Fred Drews s t sent them on the run into their cabin. At the ame —awhile to get those eyes time we enjoyed our breakfast of bacon and eggs. open early in the morning f 'akeside as we viewed many trout breaking the sur- (above) but the younger ac members of the fishing the °fthlee smooth water we were still 30 minutes from party, Mike Drews, Tom ris ^e.ninS °f tne season. Our blood pressure started to Drews, and Don Brubaker e are wide eyed and ready idg.. '* always does during the few minutes before fish- to go. Mike and Don (right) wait for Tom as {? , three teen-agers climbed into the fourteen footer. they get ready to shove re off a few minutes before ^ and I boarded my 12' John boat. the 8:00 a.m. opening QUr rovved to our pre-selected spots on the lake, lowered hour. Group of anglers an Ilors staying in a nearby cot SeP^ ? and waited. It was 7:45. The next 15 minutes tage (below) dig into a *ed Hke an hour. tub of bait as they pre toy], j^ght o'clock arrived the fishing started and you pare for opening. l^j i sn°uts of excitement as trout were hooked and ^a rod' Pulled back on his rod and the responding arc in the lg" ait>ated a nice hooked fish. It turned out to be a sfQj] ec'kled beauty and as it was being reeled in the •Horn- ather and son seemed brighter than the pleasant S ng sun. tost m oated his first fish within five minutes. This fish fish j^. a quarter, as this is our standard bet on the first °fity Un8 the first 2Vi hours Fred continued his superi or, lo.op, Put three additional trout on his stringer while % thr J WaS StiU lookinS for my first trout. I had missed e e ta ^asd) strikemiliasr usinwithg bailivte fishingminnow was s(m noy t excusacceptee thad t byI 0Wever Hite\ , when I switched to a small black and s ar 6as0n °evle spoon I caught my first trout of the new , Mike r> § br , ews was having a field day as he taught his dike's r T°m and my son Don how it should be done. 5ll jjj ., a*ch included two rainbows and one brown trout * salm 6 to 13" class. Tom had missed a strike using t0 sMr^n 6gg and Don ** was still teaching his worm how IL-1 9 7 1 continued next page continued from previous page under the surface and were breaking the surface of f. water only with their back or tail. I selected a s® streamer fly for my next cast. TROUT CAMP On my first cast a trout chased my streamer fly over 1 The majority of the fishermen at the lake that morning snapping at it, missing it, snapping again and missing ag3* enjoyed plenty of action for the next two hours. Tom let until he finally hooked himself. During the next hour us know that he was ready to land his first fish as he caught and released 17 trout that went between 10" to I? yelled loud enough to be heard at the other end of the During my bonanza in that last hour, Don was also " lake and in a short time I had tied Fred at four fish ting and missing a few with his spinning outfit. apiece. With the 3 boys having a total of 5 fish, we were The walkie-talkie came to life as Fred told us that tli I assured of our annual fried trout dinner. were on the way in. We pulled anchor and headed in ^ When lunch time arrived we rowed (no motors allowed) We met at the dock and counted our fish. The total ca^ the half mile to the boat dock. The last 200 yards required for the day was 33. We kept 15 of them for our even^ skillful maneuvering through a multitude of anchored meal. boats. The upper end of the lake resembled a small re Fred volunteered to cook the evening meal of fresh tro1,iif c gatta. We saw everything from 8' prams to 20' John boats. and while the Drews boys cleaned them Don helped p After a quick lunch and short nap, we returned to the prepare the fishing gear and boats for Sunday. The *% lake for some late afternoon and evening fishing. awaited evening trout meal was a gourmet's delight. >• Now, my son Don became my fishing companion while golden brown fried trout high lighted our plates of ho1^ the Drews family fished together but we maintained con fries and baked beans. The coffee was hot and the ffli f stant contact with each other via walkie-talkies. During was cold as we—two fathers with our three sons—gave o* one walkie-talkie conversation Don hooked a nice fat 13" thanks for the great outdoors that we were enjoying- brownie on a spoon. A blow-by-blow on the spot report of Opening day was over. The weather had been per: the fight to land this beauty, was transmitted to our fel The sun had come up early and lasted until late. An low fishermen. No sooner had Don boated his trout when casional cool breeze had made us appreciate our v/i Fred took over and described Mike in the same situation. clothes, especially when darkness approached. Getting i Tom hooked a trout at the same time. This kind of action sleep that night was no problem. At 5 A.M. the al» • continued until an hour before dark. sounded. Tom and I climbed out of the sack only t0 ,! Then a rise appeared on the calm surface of this greeted by heavy rain drops beating on the roof of ° ! beautiful lake. That was my clue to bring out my 7V6' light cabin. A quick decision was reached—and we returned action fly rod strung with a DT-6-F line. I dropped my our bunks for some additional sleep. u: dry fly over at least a dozen rises without a strike. From By 6:30 the rain had subsided somewhat and dayWS^ past experience I knew that the fish were feeding just was evident. As quietly as possible I dressed and sta«' , cooking coffee and frying bacon. The aroma soon reacf. \ the sleeping fishermen and they soon reported for bre" fast. Our clothing for the second day of fishing included °l. j rain gear although it was only drizzling as we left jj dock. The number of boats on the lake was proof that ""' the die-hards had the nerve to fish on such a day. We ^e now hoping to catch a few more trout to take home. j, j Mike and I fished together for a few hours and we &\ j caught a pair of rainbows while the other boat recor five during this period. Fred called on the walkie *P\ and told us that the trout were hitting on minnows every cast. We quickly rowed to their location. ^ From this spot we saw the red and white corks on buddies lines bobbing and disappearing under the wa „ We switched from spinners to minnows but caught a few small trout which we released. M About 11 A.M. the wind became stronger and the , : The fish were there and changed to sleet. We decided to call it quits for the • many hit as this picture After reaching the dock we ate lunch, packed our g. f proves (above). Author 0 Brubaker (right) boats a and cleaned the cabin. We then started for home wit 0\ nice one using a fly outfit. few fish we had that morning and kept with plen' happy memories. & Fred and I had had a great week-end with our j Each of us had caught a fair share of trout and the » 0[ things that happened produced hearty laughs from a > us. So now we're again looking forward to the same ¥ ^ ing week-end of trout season at "trout camp" this m i 10 PENNSYLVANIA ANGl ic TROUT STOCKI BREAK enns lvania Fish ben jf y Commission stocking manager Bud Brooks has released the following information for the f a11 th Se tr0Ut fishermen whci often bef ° ° wonder about the number of trout stocked in Pennsylvania's streams 0re the season opens. ope 1CSe' al°ng With the natives already in many streams, should mean lots of good fishing when the season « ns later this month, as well as all summer. State-Federal Cooperative Trout Stocking Program—1971 TROUT SCHEDULED FOR PRE-SEASON J^NNSYLVANIA Regular pre-season j 593 495 1971 Temporary Increase 181 350 FISH Fish-for-Fun Areas 4,300 £°MMISSION Toal—Pennsylvania Fish Commission 1,779,145 Cooperative Nursery Program (est.) .. 300,000 ^TCHERIES: 300,000 UMAR Cooperative Program 220,600 Allegheny National Forest 53,885 ^TIONAL Federal Areas 31,625 Total—Federal . 306,110 ^TCHERY: GRAND TOTAL 2,385,255* S Pecies: Approximately 25%—Brook 40%—Brown 35%—Rainbow** ** Includes approximately 21,000 Palomino Rainbow Trout *a6uJT WATERS Number of Water Areas Miles Acres ^HEDULED Streams 888 18,499 0 4,817 BE STOCKED Lakes 88 4,574 Totals 976 4,817 23,073 Number of Transportation Trucks Trout Hatcheries Regular Pick-up Pennsylvania Fish Commission 7 26 7 National Fish Hatchery I J 0 Totals 8 28 7 1970 Preseason Miles Traveled No. Truck Trips Pennsylvania Fish Commission 121,279 615 National Fish Hatchery 18,368 83 Totals 139,647 698 *IL-1 9 7 1 11 by THE GREAT RAFT Don Neal Travelers along the river road in the early months 1859 had never before seen the likes of the rough-cut Vm ber and lath that was piled on the banks at Glade Ed**)' Only Joe Hall could be responsible, they reasoned, and | must have cut everything in sight out there on the T1 nesta ridges from the looks of things. Rumor had it & Big Joe's mills had been sawing straight through the S» baths—as Parson Reeves never failed to mention in w Sunday sermons—and he had to have somewhere to P the products of his sinful labor. What they didn't know was that Joe Hall had hi><» PENNSYLVANIA ANG^ Throughout the winter the stacked and orderly piles of on their poles, the huge first section swung free of the 'Umber had spread themselves up and down the river bank stream's bank. As it was caught up in the eddy's current as wagons arrived from the mills and were hurriedly un- and labored stolidly towards the fast shoot at the tail of °aded by the men who would assemble the raft as soon as Glade Eddy, the ropes of the smaller sections were cast •to ice went out in the spring. Piles of rough lumber were off and they too swung into the current. a'ternated with the stacks of lath in the order in which they A long-standing claim of the rivermen that a big raft ^°uld be fitted into the finished raft. And each day Big would run faster than a smaller one seemed proven as Cap )°v came to the river bank to survey the frozen surface, tain Jimmy Martin's "island of boards" raced down the e^er watchful for the first cracking that would tell him rapids below Glade Eddy and headed for the mouth of ne ice was weakening. Conewango Creek. The town of Warren lay there, and as A hard rain in mid-March brought the first cracking, he approached Martin could see the river banks lined with nd a rising river soon had the Glade Eddy choked with townspeople who had turned out to see this great raft start °Wing cakes as the river purged itself of its foot-thick its history-making journey. °vering. Big Joe looked upon the scene with pleasure. He 0ritinued to consider the pilot he would select to guide ls dream raft to its destination at some downriver port "ere his lumber would bring the best price. , We let the names of established river pilots run through , s mind, pretending to himself he had a choice, yet he ^ eW only one man was fully capable of doing the job. *en with the raft split into sections on the upper river lere rapids and shoals were a constant threat, no one * Captain Jimmy Martin as the chief pilot could get the , ersized sections to where they could be joined together 'he lower river to form his great raft. So while his work W laid the frame work of the first section on the eddy's ftace soon after the passing of the ice, Joe Hall drove pe 12 miles to Martin's home. When he finished telling ptain Martin of his plan and explained how he intended j.. §et such a raft safely to the quieter waters of the Ohio , er, he found Martin enthused with the idea and willing a°cept the challenge of piloting it. ^s the raft formed on the river, Warren newspapers, <•. ^8 its intended size, carried lengthy accounts of the u a°d of boards" building in the Glade Eddy and no edi- . o Went to press without an account of Joe Hall's dar- th Ven,:ure- Folks from all around drove in just to view n ^onsterous thing, and to lay bets on how far down ijv-ii 'fegheny it would go before it would '"break into a '^n pieces." ^ **8 big surprise came when Joe told a reporter of the faf fren ^^IL that this was onty the nrst section of his 0 ' that two more sections the same size were to be laid "... Martin couldn't chance a collision, so he swung the head a c^ "d built as soon as possible after the first section was of the raft towards the bank, bringing the tail around. Caught eo in the tail swing, the other raft grounded, but Martin ordered tin ^ -. Lacking capable captains for these two sec- a rope thrown to him in passing and the weight of the 'great" jwJ?' though, Hall finally settled for building them to only raft pulled him free. Martin's quick maneuver had saved both the size he originally intended. rafts . . ." an, "hin the month Joe Hall had the three sections ready, Near the sight of the old Indian village of Buckaloons, n a c an< 0r ° °ld l blustery day Captain Martin and his Martin checked the progress of his own section to allow sha Stowed their bedding and belongings in the raft's the two smaller sections to come into sight, then he head rat, y ready to shove off the next morning. Spirits of the ed downstream towards Jackson Island. It was in the eddy 4Hri AU Were high in spite of the impending challenge here that the first threat of disaster was encountered. When to p- anSer °f running the 170 miles of raft-wrecking river a smaller raft failed to yield the current so that Martin's ts f0j burgh before they could claim the glory of having faster moving raft could pass, both headed into a fast shoot tj) , e largest lumber raft ever to go to market, for until together. 1^ ree sections would be put together their claim would Martin couldn't chance a collision, so he swung the ern pre . pty one. Larger rafts than the "first section" had head of the raft towards the bank bringing the tail around. Jously run the Ohio and Mississippi. Caught in the tail-swing, the other raft grounded, but Wn U)0 was barely penetrating the darkness the next Martin ordered a rope thrown to him in passing and the (jfe g when Capt ain Martin's booming voice rolled out weight of the "great" raft pulled him free. Martin's quick ""der to shove off. Then, while the raftsmen strained maneuver had saved both rafts. continued next page 4p 11 I L-l 9 7 13 continued from previous page mouth of Yellow Creek, where they tied up. It was he1* that a falling river left them caught on a snag, and 9 THE GREAT RAFT — spite of the rivermen's most strenuous efforts the raft *e' Running as far as daylight would allow, Martin ordered mained snagged for the next five days. By this time a the three sections tied up that night at Elliot's Landing. heavy wind was blowing, but Martin, having lost so many The next morning the forty miles to Franklin was made in days, ordered the raft shoved off. It had taken him twenty good order on a fast river, where Colonel Crocker's raft days already to make a five-day run. was passed as it picked its way slowly through the eddy After fighting the wind at every turn of the river for tflf there, and afternoon found Martin running well until next twenty-five miles, Martin was finally blown aground towards evening when a blinding rain driven by heavy just above the village of Wellsburg. The crew soon winds hit them at Stover's Bend. The force of the gale the huge craft free, but Martin ordered a rest until the kept all hands busy saving the raft and it was well after wind fell. Then, only two hours after taking to the rivef dark before they could risk approaching the bank at Stump again, the raft was blown ashore at Grave Creek Bend' Creek. Here a high mountain broke the force of the storm Admitting the wind had him whipped, Martin laid over a allowing all three sections to tie up for the night. this point another full day. Morning came, and with it an angry river. Martin rea Lady Luck favored Martin, however, when he aga"1 soned against casting off, deciding that while ordinary moved the raft out on the river. He ran throughout the rafts could ride this flood the size of the Hall sections made night without incident. Breakfast was being served to tne an attempt hazardous. And not knowing how long he crew as they passed the Rick the next morning, and tweh* would be tied up at this point, he tossed an order for pro hours of steady running was behind them when their eve' visions to a passing raft to be dropped in Pittsburgh with ning bowls of stew were passed out. Although the wi" the request that the order be shipped upriver on the first grounded them again that evening only three hours wei* river packet coming his way. lost. Then for the next forty-three hours the raft ran stead' 6 For ten days the sections remained tied up at the Stump ily on the Ohio's current and soon reached the dock at tn w Creek landing waiting for the storm-fed river to fall. Rest Magnolia Farm, two hundred and ninety miles belo e5S lessness among his men was giving Martin considerable Pittsburgh. Martin was highly pleased with the progr trouble at the start of the vigil, but when a heavy raft, run they were now making. ning on the river's flooded current, came out of the fog But Martin's hard luck hadn't deserted him. At f"11' to smash into the biggest section, his troubles eased. o'clock the next morning he was called out of bed by ' Finally, Martin ordered the sections cut loose. Behind deckhand who informed him that Eban Dean, the rehe schedule now, he rode the fastest currents and dared the pilot, was having trouble as they approached Hang)iajj most dangerous shoots, expecting the other sections to fol Rock Bend. Martin rushed to the deck, bellowing "^ low. The sixty-five miles to Cams was covered in record hands on the oars," as he ran. He was too late. The raft time before a tie-up was made for a much-needed rest, crashed on the rocky shoreline. then at three o'clock the next morning he shoved off to Repairs were made in a day and a half, then the ba1' run the last leg of the river to Pittsburgh. tered raft continued downstream. By noon the next day a With the Ohio River in sight, Martin ordered the three they passed Cincinnati and thirty hours later tied up sections joined together to form the great raft Joe Hall the mouth of the Kentucky River to allow a thunderstorm had originally envisioned, and the extra hands were paid to pass. More time was lost at 18-mile Island because ° 11 off and started for home. But Martin was too impatient to wind before Martin decided to cut the raft in half and r" tarry long at the river port and soon had his men back the two halves to Louisville as separate units. on board and heading the raft into the Ohio's current. When he reached Louisville with the first half with0*1 The first day's run on the Ohio carried them to the further trouble, Martin returned upstream and broughttn" second half down. And when a Louisville lumber dealef bid slightly over $25,000 for the complete raft, M»rt51' sold. According to this dealer's inventory, the raft con tained 600,750 board feet of rough lumber and a half m1^ lion choice lath. When laying flat on the river the r covered over two acres of water! Joe Hall was satisfied with the outcome of the ventu1* although he had hoped the" raft might make it to one "^ the ports on the Mississippi where lumber prices vver high, or even to New Orleans where prices were s d ^ higher, but even so he was happy that his "great" raft ha gone downriver much further than anyone had thought- jte The men of Martin's crew were also satisfied. In SP of the back-breaking labor their troubles had brought the | ". . . Then for the next forty-three hours the raft ran steadily they could brag that they had "worked" the biggest ra on the Ohio's current and soon reached the dock at the Mag ever to float the Allegheny or Ohio rivers and as t I nolia Farm, two hundred and ninety miles below Pittsburgh. Martin was highly pleased with the progress they were now headed home from Louisville they seldom missed a cha> making . . ." to tell of their exploit at the taverns along the way- 14 PENNSYLVANIA ANGl X destroy. Too often we have seen chil contain hard chemicals that will not dren—and sad to say grownups as break down and which may lead to well—devastating the natural beauty loss of birdlife, fish and small animals. of parklands by cutting live trees or Perhaps the most serious problem YOUR driving nails in them, uprooting rare of all directly involving campers and wild flower plants and similar activi fishermen is the increasing spread of ties. Many native plants which once litter. Beverage cans and bottles, paper PART abounded in the woods of our Com products and every kind of imaginable monwealth have become extinct or wastes now grace our once beautiful ampers an(j fishermen no doubt greatly endangered because of careless fields, forests, roadways and water oit rnore leisure hours in the great ors uprooting. A wise bit of advice to fol ways. Each holiday weekend alone, ac Wk than any other group of low is "Take nothing but pictures, cording to Keep America Beautiful, is e . y ts. Both of these sports can be leave nothing but your footprints." produces 13.5 million cubic feet of lit yed year round, day and night. Keep campfires small. No one needs ter, which costs approximately $10 s the biggest users of parks, wood- million to clean up. According to esti 'ands a gigantic bonfire for either warmth 1 and waterways, we must there- mates by the U. S. Forest Service each fore or cooking purposes. As a matter of assume a lion's share of the re- piece of litter, be it as small as a gum s fact, the smaller cooking fire is much th., ibility of insuring preservation of more efficient than a larger one. Use wrapper, costs 330 cents to remove. ar atlr, eas for our own generation only dead wood from the forest floor Carry a litter bag along and collect the °se to follow. or wood purchased from the camp litter where you come across it. If Wh fta; P]e t can we as individuals do? ground office. Never cut branches from each person carried out his own trash in Both on recreation trips and a live tree. Every living tree provides and a little more, parks and forests r p0 . homes, we daily have many op- oxygen for our use while growing to would soon be clean and green. Cities to practice conservation. a size where it may be useable as Besides destroying esthetic value, r something else. some litter items are downright dan 0r( example, as you prepare to go gerous. Sunlight reflecting on broken liak^ camPmg or fishing vacations, When washing dishes or clothes, use Sure that your car is in top run- soap rather than detergents and if you glass could cause a forest fire or cut *»g polf COn(htion and use the best anti- do use detergents, use the smallest someone. Paper from camera film can ln poison wildlife. Fish and small ani y0(1 g lead-free gas available for amount possible. Detergents contain Poll autom°hile. Have an air anti- phosphates which cause weeds and mals have been caught and strangled if j. l0n device installed on your car, algae to grow in the lakes and streams. in the metal rings from beverage cans. °esn't already have one. The weeds use oxygen necessary for Many metal, glass and paper prod e at ucts can be recycled. If such a col Use .f your camping destination, fish and other aquatic life. Take care si^] e family car as little as pos- also where you dispose of water used lection drive takes place in your area, save your aluminum cans, bottles, \vaj ' /"though not necessarily on the in washing dishes. If a disposal pit is *V]/S e^§e' most Pennsylvania State provided, use that; otherwise dig a newspapers, etc. Camping clubs might am consider organizing such drives, work easy £ Pgrounds are located within hole to pour dishwater in and cover es, inS distance of bathing beach- it over again. Use only as much water ing on stream improvement or wildlife am habitat projects or similar activities. Sp ° Pground offices and fishing as you need and don't let children ots And on a larger scale, you can write as n alk or ride a bicycle as much play at the water pump. your local, state, and national elected Possible When backpacking, carry out all Th' representatives urging support of 1S a empty bottles, cans, foil and other un- at h dvice can also be followed any important conservation legislation. burnables. If you could carry such VjjrT ^oo many of us hop in the Vote only for those candidates who )alo items in loaded with foodstuffs then He/ Py to go just a few blocks will support such measures. We could eas you can certainly carry them out to ^o(Jif3 "y walk. Not only Push for local air, water, and sew waltcm cu a refuse container. bile **• g t down on automo age pollution crackdowns. Support 3lr llut tile P° ion, but it also adds to Boaters should use holding tanks. conservation agencies with money and v ell bein olVe^ ' g °f the individuals in- Refuse should be stored in covered volunteer aid where possible. garbage containers on the boat until All of us are polluters to some ex ^d aCl1 your children to understand you reach a refuse receptacle on shore. tent and it is up to all of us to do our aPpreciate nature rather than to Avoid use of bug sprays which may share to clean up our country. 4*R IL-l9 7 1 15 AWAY FROM THE CROWD by H. H. Redline Like most fishermen, the first day of trout season will But alas! When I arrived at the usual parking place, find me on a trout stream. Last year was no different, as found two pick-up campers and three cars already ahe* I spent the day, from the opening hour until dusk on of me. I headed home in utter despair. Stone Creek in Huntingdon County. The Commission had I moped around the house most of the morning feelw| done an excellent job of pre-season stocking, both in quan sorry for myself and every other angler who likes to "s tity and in quality. Everyone was catching fish, and some in solitude. After lunch my nephew Dave Redline and 8 of them were trophies. But they caught them while stand friend Dave Walker drove up to the house with a lam6'1 ing within inches of their fellow anglers. A constant stream very similar to mine. They had caught their share of tr"11 of men, women, boys and girls moved along the banks of on the opening day, but just didn't like having to fish " . practically every piece of open water. tween someones boots to catch them. They, just as I, b* When I trout fish I like to do it alone, on water I can released all the trout they had caught, so that they mW be reasonably sure has not been worked by another fisher be caught again. And we all wanted to fish some mor' man a few minutes before. I like to walk on moss covered After a lengthy discussion, that more resembled a wa*' banks, not paths flattened by hundreds of feet before me, we finally had a bright idea. least of all, not on the same day. So the second day of the We already had the perfect bait—2 to 3 inch minnows season I got up before daylight and headed for a small and we were sitting within 15 minutes drive of the perie . tributary stream that I knew harbored a fair population of water. With spirits once more bouyed by the beauti'1 native brook trout. As I drove along that beautiful spring morning watching the sunrise, I looked forward to the soli tude of the mountain stream. I thought of the giant sentinel Hemlocks that shaded the meandering stream. I thought of seasons past when I had fished this little brook and had never seen a single human footprint, an empty beer can nor cigarette pack. This would truly be a day! 16 PENNSYLVANIA A N G L # Pnrig weather and our enthusiasm we loaded into Dave's about the same time, and when they had sank about 8 feet arid took off like a school of frightened minnows. On they were simultaneously engulfed by calicoes. Bang, bang, r Way to the water we stopped and picked up Jim Val- bang, bang . . . pause a few moments to let the calicoe i lne, son of our District Waterways Patrolman, who was turn the minnow and then strike, but lightly as these Usy keeping an eye on fishing and fishermen in his district. fellows have tender mouths. ien minutes later we were on the shores of the Rays- We had all started out on even terms, using the same ^ Dam, asking Gene Banker what the 'Calico' situation bait. After about 30 minutes we were running out of bait. • *' To the uninitiated the 'Calico' as he is called locally Jim Valentine switched to a jig and the two Daves were I. fte common white crappie ("Pomoxis Annularis" to the now using cut bait from a small calico. I was using small • °gists). He is a school fish that loves small minnows, lures. It made no difference to the calicoes, they hit as if s with careless abandon, and has no peer, in the pisca- they hadn't had a thing to eat all winter and I was having rial World, on the platter. a great time on my ultralight tackle. Although calicoes will ene u , generously pointed out a large brush pile, loaned never take the pugalism title from the small-mouth bass, ] n,s fourteen foot alumninum boat, and wished us good they give a nice tussle on light tackle. • And it looked like we had the whole 576 acre im- Several quiet, happy hours later we headed for shore jj ^ment to ourselves! We wasted no time in loading the and tallied up. We had 75 calicoes that averaged about and getting underway. 10 inches; we had a few that would push 13 inches; and Q siiort pull on the oars found us in the vicinity of had released as many as we had caught. But best of all es brush pile, and while Jim Valentine did a little we had had this fabulous fishing all to ourselves—when everyone else was crowding the trout streams! . iding Wjtn a jjg5 to locate the brush pile, I told the „ Uaves about the calicoes in the Raystown. In 1957 Actually, if 500 men had been fishing there that day I mr Tr ° nission tried to count the fish in the Raystown. don't think it would not have been crowded. The Rays pla ' ^"1 it was apparent that the muskys from the first pf0 8 had survived. Mature muskys were caught and W t0 ^e hetween 3 and 4 years old, and the calicoes Ken an upward swing in average size. jUst] Vvas a success story that would make any biologist ety i Proud. They had not only improved an existing fish- fishe they had established one of the most glamorous Hot i n aH of North America in a place where they had efore existed, in fishable numbers. y th u Up e time I had finished my tale everyone was rigged ^ . we were anchored over the brushpile. My rig was fil^ a"8ht spinning rig, loaded with two pound mono- ab0 . ™- the terminal end I had tied a number six hook x H-as . 8ht inches below a split shot. A two inch minnow a on int0 ft ^ the hook and wiggled enticingly as it sank e 8reen depths. All four of our lines hit the water at Aj, *IL- 19 7 1 17 SENIOR CITATION WINNERS JUNIOR CITATION WINNERS 1970 HUSKY MUSKY CLUB AWARDS by TOM EGGLER, e»# On the following pages you'll find a list of the many fishermen who i Pennsylvania Angler Fishing Citations during 1970 for catching record^ fish in the state. You'll also find a list of those anglers who became ^ bers of the Pennsylvania Husky Musky Club. ^ As you'll see, there were a lot of big fish caught in the Keystone ^ during 1970—congratulations if your name is among this list of winners" if it isn't, good luck with the big ones during 1971! LARGEST CATCHES - - SENIOR CITATIONS^ SPECIES NAME LENGTH/WEIGHT WATER & COUNT> American Shad Robert H. Histed, Hones- 26^ in., 6% lb. Delaware River, dale > Bluegill Edward Bronowicz, Jr., 11 in., 1 lb. North Park Lake- Pittsburgh gheny ,,r Brook Trout Thomas E. Bigleani, West 20J4 in., 3 lbs., IS oz. Marsh Creek, CheS" Chester Brown Trout Lawrence L. Allen, Fombell 28 yi in 9 lb. Kinzua Dam, Wa'A^ JP Bullhead James M. Hoff, Jr., Han 27J4 in. , 12 lb. over Long Arm Dam. i fe • Carp John Borda, Lawrence 3654 in., 2554 lb. y UP Chain Pickerel Benjamin R. Bingay, Mil- ford 2754 in., SU lb. Allegheny River, JV Channel Catfish Jim Rogers, Oil City Twin Lakes, PH« „, LT Charles G. Morosko, Eliza 39 in., 35 lb. Crappie 16H in., 2H lb. Allegheny River, $, ^ beth 1 Edward R. Marriott, Sr., x oughiogheny & ^M Fallfish 18 in., 256 lb. Westmoreland til) % Dauphin p Stoney Creek. Da» |^ Largemouth Bass Clifford Martin, Chalfont 26 in., 5 lb. L Muskellunge Gerald W. Munson, Jr., 56 in.. 48 lb. •cf Meadville Conneaut Lake, Northern Pike Don Shartzer, Farmington 42J4 in., 19 lb. Yough Dam, Somg/ Rock Bass Richard K. Durborow, w 11J4 in., 1H lb. Yellow Breeches, rf Camp Hill land ^, "• Smallmouth Bass William P. Wichlenski, 23 in., 6'A lb. 31 Charleroi Youghiogheny D , Walleye William McDaid, Tionesta 32J4 in., 1354 lb. ette cct* Yellow Perch Olin MacDermott, Wilkes- 16 in., 254 lb. Allegheny River,^^ Barre Jennings Pond, ^ LARG] ^ CATCHES — JUNIOR CITATION^ SPECIES NAME LENGTH/WEIGHT WATER fi&ffj & cour American Shad Edward K. Histed, 12, 2454 in., 554 lb. Delaware River, Honesdale Bluegill Lowell S. Wright, 10, 11 in., 1 lb. Roosevelt Park I Philadelphia Philadelphia, .,& Brook Trout Thomas E. Devine, Jr., 13, 2054 in., 3K lb. Muddy Run, L3" Willow Street Brown Trout James Minich, 15, Brad 24}4 in. E. B. Tunung*a"' "^ ford Bullhead McKean r(eC>' |^ Keith Koepke Brown, 7, 20 in., 3 lb. L Bethlehem Little Bushkill ' / V i Carp John Borda, 14, Lawrence 36J4 in., 25 54 lb. Pike „ m \i Donald Frear, 9, Winola • Chain Pickerel 27 in., 5M lb. AlleghenLake Winolay ***<*!, ^L { ^ David A. Minnich, 15, 35 in., 2% lb. Susquehanna K* Channel Catfish Mohrsville caster vc Leslie Paul Gilpin, 14, So. 1654 in., 2\i lb. Youghiogheny Ki Crappie Connellsville Fayette ijii^ Christopher Liebfried, 7, 37J4 in. Eel Hatboro Delaware River, Richard DeMichele, 14, 16 in., 2% lb. Fallfish Bracken ridge Lake Erie, Erie j Russell W. Decker, 13, 24 in., 454 lb. Lake Trout Dalton Crystal Lake, I-*0* M Mark J. Rovito, 14, 2254 in., 6J4 lb. Largemouth Bass Stroudsburg Lake Shirley ^"' y/| Daniel S. Scheaffer, 8, 43J4 in., 20'/2 lb. Muskellunge Camp Hill Susquehanna R1 M Northern Pike Thomas Jackovitz, 12, York 38 in., 10^ lb. Pinchot Park !">>*,/ Rainbow Trout Jan R. Germer, 12, Mount 24 in., Syi lb. Donegal Creek, *" J- i Joy Biggest fish caught in Pennsylvania in 1970 was Rock Bass Richard K. Durborow, 15„ Uii in., m lb. Yellow Breeches. j\ 56 inch, 48 pound muskellunge landed by Gerald Camp Hill Smallmouth Bass Terence Gibbs, 8, Green 22 in., 3 lb. land 18 PENNSYLVANIA ANG -• \s\ "=v •*- ,•*- **.. "sit. W^V V S£/V/0ff C/fAffO/V kV//V/V£/?S - ...... / ANGLER'S NAME / SIZE, SPECIES / WATER AREA / ANGLER'S NAME / SIZE, SPECIES / WATER AREA 1 8c HOMETOWN J 8c BAIT USED J 8c COUNTY 8c HOMETOWN 8c BAIT USED & COUNTY 1 Larry E. Pietcher, Fort Hill 37*4 in., 12 lb. northern pike on High Point Lake, Somerset James Lehner, Philadelphia 50 in., 37 lb., 13 oz. muskellunge Susquehanna River, York a smelt on worm George A. Wagner, Clarendon Z0y2 in., 10 lb. walleye on a min Kinzua Dam, Warren Sy Glover, Sharon 46}4 in., 28 lb. muskellunge on Pymatuning Dam, Mercer now nightcrawler Leon R. Ohler, Confluence 14 in., 2 lb. yellow perch on Yough Dam, Fayette Kenneth Hartman, Milton 17$4 in., 2y2 lb., bullhead on Susquehanna River, Northumber minnow nightcrawler land Lester Pettis, Nazareth 14 J^2 in., 2 lb. yellow perch on Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike Chet Williams, Wilkes-Barre 25 in.,^ 3 lb., 4 oz. chain pickerel Perrins Marsh, Luzerne live bait on C P Swing Harry D. Raybuck, West Hickory 31J4 in., \2y2 lb. walleye on jig Allegheny River, Forest Charles Castetter, Allentown 17^2 in., 4y2 lb. brook trout on Lehigh River, Lehigh Freeman N. Gross, Sr., 25 3/16 in., 3 lb., 11 oz. chain Susquehanna River, Lycoming minnow Williamsport pickerel on minnow James M. Hoff, Jr., Hanover 27^2 in., 12 lb. brown bullhead on Long Arm Dam, York William David Gross, 25 3/16 in., 3 lb., 8 oz. chain Susquehanna River, Lycoming dardevle Williamsport pickerel on minnow George Darstein, Shamokin 19J^ in., 4 lb., 1 oz. brook trout Penns Creek, Center l Russell Mongold, Hummelstown 36 /2 in., 2454 lb. carp on corn Susquehanna River, Dauphin on swiss swing Harold E. Thomas, Shamokin 30^2 in., 9 lb. walleye on minnow Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike Victor Kalishevich, Lansford 26y2 in., 4 lb., 12 oz. chain Mt. Lake Farm, Monroe Edward R. Marriott, Sr., Dauphin 18 in., 2 lb., 2 oz. fallfish on Stoney Creek, Dauphin pickerel on rapala silver spoon Jam^s Roland Bockus, Wellsboro 45 y2 in., 25*^ lb. muskellunge on Hills Creek Lake, Tioga Albert Steward, Berwick 14J^ in. yellow perch on Swedish Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne nightcrawler pimple Ralph J. Brindisi, Philadelphia 14 in., 1J4 lb. yellow perch on Lake Mokoma, Sullivan Albert Steward, Berwick 14 in. yellow perch on Swedish Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne minnow r pimple Earl Boyer, Philadelphia 17 in., 3 /2 lb., brook trout on Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia Edmund Zulewski, Moosic 14*4 in., yellow perch on live bait Lake Lackawac, Wayne spinner Thomas J. Bonacci, Carbondale ISH in., 2y2 lb. bullhead on Crystal Lake, Lackawanna Edmund Liberski, Sr., Hudson 14 in., 2 lb., yellow perch on Bradys Lake, Monroe nightcrawler nightcrawler Steve Adams, Nescopeck 14 in. yellow perch on perch eye Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne Ralph Hoffman, EHwood City 16J^ in., 2 lb., 4 oz. white crappie Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Juanita Adams, Montrose 26^2 in., 5 lb. chain pickerel on Pond, Susquehanna on minnow shiner R. M. Holman, Downers Grove, 15 in., \y2 lb., white crappie on Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Guy Hunter, West Hickory 30y in., 12 lb., 5 oz. walleye on Allegheny River, Forest Illinois minnow jig Dennis King, Shellsburg 17 in., 3 lb., 4 oz., bullhead on Shawnee Lake, Bedford Rose Miller, Scranton 24 in., 8 lb., 4 oz., largemouth Sicklers Lake, Lackawanna nightcrawler bass on rubber frog Ross W. Sechrist, Red Lion 1854 in-, 2% lb. brook trout on Muddy Run Lake, Lancaster Edward R. Bronowicz, Jr., 11 in., 1 lb. bluegill on night- North Park Lake, Allegheny minnow Pittsburgh crawler Robert M. Histed, Honesdale 26 5^ in., 6 J4 lb. American shad Delaware River, Wayne William McDaid, Tionesta 32J4 *"•> 13 J^ lb., walleye on Allegheny River, Forest on shad dart minnow Herbert Kistler, E. Stroudsburg 26 in., 654 lb. American shad on Delaware River, Monroe Dennis Bee, Jr., Blawnox 39 in. carp on spinner Allegheny River, Warren dart Don Shartzer, Farmington 37 in., 14 lb. northern pike on Yough Dam, Fayette Charles D. Dick, Uniontown 16r'2 in., 2 lb. bullhead on minnow Cranberry Glade Lake, Somerset shiner Jay D. Babich, Monessen 15 54 in., 1 }i lb. bullhead on Cranberry Glade Lake, Somerset Edward L. Crumlich, New Cum 21 y2 in., 4 lb., 12 oz. smallmouth Susquehanna River, Cumberland minnow berland bass on rebel Jay D. Babich, Monessen 15 54 in., 1 }i lb. bullhead on Cranberry Glade Lake, Somerset Joseph M. Slaby, Pottstown 24 in., 6 lb. largemouth bass on Hopewell Lake, Berks minnow l minnow Leonard Simon, Jr., New Castle 15 in., \ /2 lb. white crappie on Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Clifford Martin, Chalfont 26 in., 5 lb. largemouth bass on Delaware River, Bucks minnow spinner John Mudrian, Wilkes-Barre 14 J4 i"-» 1^4 lb., yellow perch on Bradys Lake, Monroe Robert Rasely, Stroudsburg 14^ in., 1$4 lb. yellow perch on Alpine Lake, Monroe C. P. Spinner grub Jerry T. Flack, Clune 19^ in., 3y2 lb. brook trout on Yellow Creek, Indiana Louis Wolownik, Quakertown 14$4 in., 1 lb., 9 oz. yellow perch Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne nightcrawler on minnow Charles G. Morosko, Elizabeth 16^2 in., 2Y% lb. black crappie on Youghiogheny River, Westmore Martin Skovish, Shickshinny 2654 in., 5J4 lb. chain pickerel on Sylvan Lake, Luzerne nightcrawler land minnow David Gamlele, Washington A$y2 in., 30 lb. muskellunge on Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Paul Belak, Martins Creek 26y in., 6 lb. chain pickerel on Pecks Pond, Pike chub shiner Terry E. Morgan, Perkiomenville 46 in., 25 lb. muskellunge on Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery John F. Irvin, Philadelphia 20y2 in., 2 lb., 8 oz. brook trout Little Lehigh, Lehigh dardevle on dry fly Paul Zuchelli, E. Stroudsburg 17 in. brook trout on nightcrawler Brodhead Creek, Monroe Michael Jay Wiles, Elizabeth 15TA in., 2 lb. black crappie on McDonalds Pond, Allegheny Gary Krolicki, New Castle 16 in., lj^ lb. bullhead on worm Cascade Park, Lawrence minnow David Daisley, Barnesboro 18 in., 4 lb., brook trout on red Lyman Lake, Potter William Gotwalt, Dallastown 17^4 in., 2 lb., 5 oz. brook trout Muddy Run Lake, Lancaster worm on worm William B. Wood, Montrose 16 in., 254 lb. bullhead on night La'Rues Pond, Susquehanna John L. Hornish, Butler 17 y2 in., 3 lb. brook trout on Twin Lakes, Elk crawler nightcrawler Linford Pfleiger, Quakertown 16^ in., 2 lb. bullhead on herring Delaware River, Bucks L. C. Cleveland, Farrell 30y2 in., I0y2 lb., walleye on Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Linford Pfleiger, Quakertown 16 in., 2 lb. bullhead on herring Delaware River, Bucks doughball Mrs. Pauline R. Leach, 16 in., 2l/% lb. yellow perch on Walker Lake, Pike Blair B. Heffner, Huntingdon 1554 in., 1H lb. bullhead on Raystown Dam, Huntingdon Clarks Summit minnow nightcrawler John Dewalt, Catasauqua 20 in., 354 lb. brook trout on Lehigh River, Lehigh Kenneth Yoder, Hollsopple 1654 in-» 1 lb., 13 oz. bullhead on Koon Lake, Bedford minnow worm Joseph Gillette, Catasauqua 17 in., 2 5/16 lb. brook trout on Lehigh River, Lehigh Donald E. Curtis, Tunkhannock 16 in. bullhead on worm Susquehanna River, Wyoming minnow Bradley Cease, Plymouth 14£{j in., 1$£ lb. yellow perch on Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike Robert Feroce, New Kensington 31 in., \Qy2 lb. walleye on night Allegheny River, Forest red worm crawler Richard L. Stawniak, Erie 36 in., 32 lb. carp on doughball Presque Isle Bay, Erie Violet Hall, Huntingdon 18 in., 3 lb. bullhead on night Raystown Dam, Huntingdon Richard Bush, Jr., Ridgway 17 in., 2 lb., 3 oz. brook trout on Twin Lakes, Elk crawler worm Joseph Earl Miller, Jr., 18 in., 3 1/16 lb. brook trout on Marsh Creek, Chester Sam DeFrehn, Greentown 1754 in., 1^ lb. brook trout on Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike Downingtown nightcrawler worm Don Shartzer, Farmington 31 in., 9 lb. walleye on shiner Yough Dam, Fayette George V. Danenhower, Allentown 20-K in., 5l/z lb. smallmouth bass Delaware River, Northampton Thomas E. Devine, Jr., 2054 in., 3)4 lb. brook trout on Muddy Run, Lancaster on mud-bug Willow Street bucktail 1970 SENIOR CITATION WINNERS, Continued ANGLER'S NAME SIZE, SPECIES WATER AREA ANGLER'S NAME SIZE, SPECIES WATER AREA & HOMETOWN 8c BAIT USED & COUNTY & HOMETOWN & BAIT USED & COUNTY Kenneth Kubler, West Newton 21 in., 4f£ lb. smallmouth bass Yougfciogheny Reservoir, George Ivanusic, Pittsburgh 30 in., 7 lb. walleye on spinner Pymatuning Lake, Crawford on crayfish Somerset Joseph J. McFadden, Allentown 17^4 in., 354 lb. brook trout on Big Lehigh River, Lehigh John Borda, Lawrence 3654 in, 2554 lb. carp on night- Allegheny River, Warren minnow crawler Fred R. Babcock, Bethlehem 2554 in., 454 lb. chain pickerel on Wolf Lake, Monroe Mary Pat McParland, Jamestown 16 tn., 1 lb., %y2 oz. crappie on Pymatuning Dam, Mercer spinner worm Jeffrey Vurn, Monroeville 14 in. yellow perch on rebel Lake Carey, Wyoming Richard K. Durborow, Camp Hill 1154 in., 1$4 lb. rock bass on Yellow Breeches, Cumberland Joseph Gorsvch, Fairfax 16 in., 3 1/16 lb. bullhead on jig Raystown Dam, Huntingdon nightcrawler Pete P. Meisner, New Kensing 5154 in., 30 lb. muskellunge on Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford Tom Harrington, Bethlehem 17^ in., 2 7/16 lb. brook trout Monocacy Creek, Northampton ton creek chub on worm Edson E. Carnahan, Tidioute 32 in., 10 lb. walleye on flatfish Allegheny River, Warren Charles Tripp, Spangler 25 54 in-, 5 lb. largemouth bass Glendale Dam, Cambria John Renik, Lebanon 2154 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass on Safe Harbor, Lancaster on Lazy Ike spinner Thomas E. Bugliani, W. Chester 20# in., 3 15/16 lb. brook trout Marsh Creek, Chester Ray Cowan, New Florence 20^ in., 5 lb. smallmouth bass Keystone Lake, Westmoreland on spinner on rapala James P. McCardell, Leola 17$i in., 2% lb. brook trout on Mussy Run Lake, Lancaster Steve Ward, Zionsville 21 in., 454 lb. smallmouth bass on Delaware River, Northampton Mepps minnow John A. Seeds, Coatesville 23 in., 6 lb. largemouth bass on Coatesville Reservoir, Chester Tracy B. Houck, Duncannon 11 in., 154 lb. rock bass on rebel Juniata River, Perry Rapala Allen M. Novotny, Camp Hill 46 in., 2654 lb. muskellunge Susquehanna River, Cumberland Ron Deceder, Ambridge 17J^ in., 454 lb. brook trout on Hereford Manor, Beaver Leonard C. Wood, So. Montrose 23 in., 654 lb. largemouth bass on LaRue's Pond, Susquehanna nightcrawler artificial worm Lori Ann Jacobs, Allentown 17 in., 2 J4 lb. brook trout on Little Lehigh River, Lehigh Steve Winters, Jr., Wampum 3654 in., 1254 lb. northern pike Shenango Reservoir, Mercer liver on sucker minnow Gaylord Orton, Harborcreek 36 in., 18>4 lb. channel catfish on Lake Erie, Erie Anthony C. Azzardi, Uniontown 1554 in., 2 lb. bullhead on night Virgin Run Lake, Fayette spoon crawler Burneil Carbaugh, New Oxford 23 in., 5 £4 lb. largemouth bass Marburg Lake, York Wilbert B. DeVore, Alexandria 155^ in., 1^4 lb. bullhead on min Raystown Dam, Huntingdon on jitterbug now Paul F. Welder, Upper Darby 21% in., 6 15/16 lb. largemouth Springton Reservoir, Delaware Jim Rogers, Oil City 39 in., 35 lb. channel catfish on Allegheny River, Venango bass on live bait chub Edward W. Houck, Glenside 25J4 in., 254 lb. American shad Delaware River, Pike Robert J. Jubic, W. Mifflin 20 in., zy& lb. bullhead on chub Allegheny River, Forest on dart Iona Walck, E, Stroudsburg 2354 in., 6 13/16 lb. largemouth Brady's Lake, Monroe James D. Fannin, Ridgway 1654 in., 1 15/16 lb. bullhead on Ridgway Reservoir, Elk bass on minnow nightcrawler Robert Jay Hoenstine, Altoona 22 in., 5$& lb. smallmouth bass on Raystown Dam, Huntington Donald D. D. Danner, New 3054 in., 11 3/16 lb. channel Susquehanna River, Cumberland j itterbug Cumberland catfish on nightcrawler Terrence Gibbs, Greenville 22 in., 3 lb. smallmouth bass on Conneaut Lake, Crawford Alice Schisler, Latrobe 3154 in., 9$i lb. walleye on Pymatuning Lake, Crawford minnow nightcrawler Jay Fitzsimmons, Brookville 20J4 in., zy2 lb. smallmouth bass Allegheny River, Forest William J. Brown, Erie 30 in., 1156 lb. walleye on Lake Erie, Erie on minnow spinner Thomas Livesey, Bristol 1854 in., 2y2 lb. bullhead on Delaware River, Bucks Peter S. LaGana, Ebensburg 24 in., 7$4 lb. largemouth bass Schinks Dam, Cambria hotdog on red worm James Legros, St. Benedict 23 in., 4^4 lb. bullhead on soft- Glendale Dam, Cambria Phil Burgess, Selinsgrove shell crab 2154 in., 4 5/16 lb. smallmouth Susquehanna River, Northumber J bass on spinner land Irene A. Temple, Hegins 33 /2 in., 185-6 lb. channel catfish Borchard's Pond, Schuylkill Kenneth H. Cook, Hershey 2054 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass Susquehanna River, Dauphin on nightcrawler on jitterbug George V. Danenhower, Allen 21$4 in., 5% lb. smallmouth bass Delaware River, Northampton Donald H. Remaly, Easton 2054 in., 5 lb. smallmouth bass Delaware River, Northampton town on crawfish on jitterbug Alan Gearhard, Brackenridge 19 in. 4 lb. bullhead on night Deer Lake Park, Allegheny Robert Bryner, Mill Run 15J4 in., 2 lb. bullhead on worm Cranberry Glade Lake, Somerset crawler Alicia K. Immekus, Pittsburgh 1154 in., 156 ^>. rock bass on Allegheny River, Venango William T. Turner, Johnstown 1454 in., 2 13/16 lb. yellow perch Lake Shawnee, Bedford crayfish on nightcrawler Walter Stuart, Trucksville 1556 in., 1 lb. crappie on night- Adamchicks Pond, Luzerne Donald I. Stugart, Hughesville 26 in., 454 lb. chain pickerel on Hunters Lake, Sullivan walker nightcrawler Norm Hamilton, Ambler 30 in., 7 lb. walleye on minnow Manor Lake, Bucks Lawrence L. Allen, Fombell 28^4 in., 9 lb. brown trout on Kinzua Dam, Warren Alan Shaffer, Holsopple 1554 in., WA, lb. bullhead on Koon Lake, Bedford worm worm Jack S. Brown, Weatherly 23 54 in., 9l/i lb. largemouth bass Lake Winola, Monroe John Nicoletta, Easton 2\V% in., 4 13/16 lb. smallmouth Delaware River, Northampton on hula popper bass on nightcrawler Melvin H. Duncan, Philipsburg 30J^ in., 12 lb. channel catfish on Juniata River, Juniata Arthur Detterline, New Enter 18 in., 356 lb. brook trout on Shawnee Lake, Bedford rapala prise worm Gary Blum, Oil City 20 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass on Tionesta Dam, Forest Edward F. Scott, Jr., Sunbury 22 in., 454 lb. smallmouth bass Susquehanna River, Northumber river runt on spinner land Jim Emery, Shaker Heights, Ohio 3154 in., 10 54 lb. walleye on Allegheny River, Warren Ted Bullock, Mehoopany 21 in., 5 lb. bullhead on night Susquehanna River, Wyoming rapala crawler Mike Barsczewski, Verona 19 in., 3^4 lb. bullhead on night West Deer Lake, Westmoreland Gerald Shumbris, Mountaintop 23^4 in., 754 lb: largemouth bass, Stevens Lake, Wyoming crawler on jitterbug John A. Walck, E. Stroudsburg 19^ in., 2 11/16 lb. brook trout Saylors Lake, Monroe Joseph A. Gazdick, Nesquehoning 2454 in., 7 3/16 lb. largemouth Lake Hauto, Carbon on minnow bass on jitterbug Charles Snyder, Lewistown 11 in., 1 lb. rock bass on worm Jacks Creek, Mifflin Ronald Keiderling, Pittston 2156 in., 554 lb. smallmouth bass Susquehanna River, Luzerne Edward J. Wuerstle, Center 1154 in., 13/16 lb. rock bass on Bruce Lake, Pike on flat fish Valley spinner Rev. William F. 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Germer, 12, Mount Joy 24 in., 5y2 lb. rainbow trout on Donegal Creek, Lancaster minnow worm l Duke Gheres, IS, Clarendon 13J4 in., \VA lb. yellow perch on Chapman Dam, Warren Hugh Kelly, 10, Clark Summit \9 /2 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass on Card Lake, Susquehanna minnow minnow Larry Michalski, 14, Philadel 13 in. yellow perch on minnow Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia William H. Knouff, 13, Halifax 23 in., 5^2 lb. channel catfish on Susquehanna River, Dauphin phia liver Roger E. Raybuck, 10, West 27 in., 7}i lb. walleye on jig Allegheny River, Forest Robert D'Angelo, 12, Philadelphia 21 in., 4 lb. channel catfish on Delaware River, Philadelphia Hickory nightcrawler Stanley A. Bracht, 13, York 37y2 in., 1254 lb. muskellunge on Susquehanna River, York Richard Najdusak, 15, Hubbard, 34^ in., S$4 lb. northern pike on Shenango Reservoir, Mercer Haven bucktail Ohio bucktail John F, Irvin, IS, Philadelphia 23 in., 2 lb, 9 oz., channel catfish Neshaminy Creek, Bucks Robert Yudt, 7, Sharon 30J4 in., 6J/i lb. northern pike on Shenango Dam, Mercer on rubber worm minnow l Scott Adams, Nescopeck 13 /2 in. yellow perch on minnow Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne Jim Habuda, 13, Sharpsville 30^2 in., 5H lb. northern pike on Shenango Dam, Mercer Glenn McCaslin, 14, Matamoras 25 in., 4 lb., 3 oz. chain pickerel Delaware River, Pike black sucker on minnow Paul L. Plyler, 12, Ridgway 19 in., 1 lb. 11 oz. rainbow trout Bear Creek, Elk Louis O'Brien, 12, Erwinna 18^2 in., 2 lb., 4 oz. smallmouth Delaware River, Bucks on spinner l l bass on nightcrawler Jill S. Troutman, 11, Millersburg 22 /2 in., 4 /2 lb. channel catfish Susquehanna River, Dauphin William Chapleski, 10, AUentown 23^4 in., 4 lb., 2 oz. chain pick Lehigh River, Lehigh on chicken liver erel on minnow Rick Germer, 12, Mount Joy 18 in., 2% lb. brown trout on Donegal Springs, Lancaster Thomas J. Bonacci, 12, Carbon- 15K in-, 2J4 lb. bullhead on Crystal Lake, Lackawanna dough ball dale nightcrawler Michael J. Fishier, 10, Belleville 20 y2 in., 3^4 lb. rainbow trout on Penns Creek, Mifflin Steve Adams, 9, Nescopeck 14 in. yellow perch on perch eye Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne kastner spinner Juanita Adams, 13, Montrose 26^ in., 5 lb. chain pickerel on Pond, Susquehanna David Ernest, 12, Elysburg 19 in., 1^4 lb- brown trout on Roaring Creek, Columbia shiner worms Matty Moors, 15, Philadelphia 12^4 in., 1J4 lb. yellow perch on Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Michael Kornicki, 12, Philadel 20 in., 2y2 lb. channel catfish on Toresdale Pond, Philadelphia minnow phia minnow Robert Connelly, IS, Philadelphia 12^2 in., yellow perch on worms Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Thomas Shiken, 11, Philadelphia 12 in., yellow perch on minnow Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Robert Connelly, 15, Philadelphia 12^4 jn., yellow perch on worm Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Rob Riesenberger, 14, Yardley 30J4 in., 11 lb. 13 oz. carp on Silver Lake, Bucks Michael Appenzeller, 12, Phila 12J4 in., yellow perch on worm Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia rubber worm delphia Robert A. Toth, Jr., 8 10J4 in., bluegill on red worm Virgin Run Lake, Fayette Gary Laurinatis, 12, Philadelphia 20J4 in., 2 lb. channel catfish on Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Monongahela worm Glenn Daily, 15, E. Stroudsburg 23 in., 4$4 lb. American shad on Delaware River, Monroe Thomas W. Curry, 8, Punxsu- 29 in., 6 lb. northern pike on Cloe Lake, Jefferson shad dart tawney minnow Glenn Daily, 15, E. Stroudsburg 22 in., 4J^ lb. American shad on Delaware River, Monroe Duane Samuel Reed, 14, Hum- 26% in., 7 lb., 6 oz. walleye on Susquehanna River, Dauphin shad dart melstown jig Glenn Daily, 15, E. Stroudsburg 21 in., 3K lb. American shad on Delaware River, Monroe Doug Siska, 13, Dingmans Ferry 21 in., 6 lb. largemouth bass on Pecks Pond, Pike shad dart green frog Albert Daisley, 14, Barensboro 23 in., 4 lb. 14 oz. rainbow trout Llyman Lake, Potter John F. Booros, 12, AUentown 24 in., 3 lb., 8 oz. American shad Delaware River, Pike on red worm on shad dart Mike Daihl, 11, New Cumberland 10J-£ in., 11 oz. rock bass on Susquehanna River, Cumberland Greg Mundis, 15, Glen Rock 25J4 in., 8 lb. carp on worm Codorus Creek, York minnow Nicholas A. Carroll, 14, Eliza- 28J4 in., 5H lb., northern pike Pinchot Park Lake, York Kenton Nichols, 7, Lewistown IO54 in., V\ lb., rock bass on Juniata River, Mifflin bethtown on minnow nightcrawler John F. Irvin, Philadelphia 20y2 in., 2 lb. 8 oz. brook trout Little Lehigh, Lehigh Alan Sarvitz, 13, Meshoppen 14 in., 1 lb. 4 oz. bullhead on Meshoppen Creek, Wyoming on dry fly nightcrawler Christopher Leibfreid, 7, Hatboro 37% in. eel on shad Delaware River, Bucks Terry Henry, 15, Lewistown 20 in., 4 lb. catfish on worm Juniata River, Mifflin Roger Raybuck, 10, West Hickory 30^4 in. 8 lb. muskellunge on jig Allegheny River, Venango James F. Salevan, III, Belleville 16 in., 1 lb., 10 oz. brook trout Alexander Springs, Mifflin Michael Jay Wiles, 10, Elizabeth 15J4 in., 2 lb. black crappie on McDonalds Pond, Allegheny on worm minnow Edward K. Histed, 12, Honesdale 24^ in., $y2 lb. American shad Delaware River, Wayne William Gotwalt, 11, Dallastown 17^ in., 2 lb. 5 oz. brook trout Muddy Run Lake, Lancaster on shad dart on worm Scott Hunt, 15, New Bedford 12^ in. yellow perch on night Lions Lake, Lawrence l Douglas Beckwith, 11, Freder 19 in., 2 /2 lb., brown trout on Shuey Lake, Lebanon crawler icksburg salmon eggs Daniel T. Sullivan, 13, Hanover 32 in., 9 lb. northern pike on Codorus Lake, York Kevin Schoedel, 13, Zelienople 32J4 in., 8 lb. northern pike on Shenango River, Mercer minnow fly Andrew Gyulai, Jr., 13, Stocker- 22 in., 4J4 lb. American shad on Delaware River, Northampton Dennis E. Yohn, 12, New Cum 21 in., 4 lb. channel catfish on Susquehanna River, York town spinner berland red worm Dwight Romberger, 15, AUentown 22y2 in., 4y2 lb. American shad Delaware River, Pike Bill Chapla, 15, Old Forge 12 in., 10 oz. yellow perch on Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike on shad dart minnow Glenn Fisher, 13, AUentown 23 in., 4 lb. American shad on Delaware River, Pike Donald E. Curtis, 14, Tunkhan- 16 in. bullhead on worm Susquehanna River, Wyoming shad dart nock Gregg Fisher, 14, AUentown 243^ in., Ay2 lb. American shad Delaware River, Pike Bradley Cease, 13, Plymouth 14^ in., 1J4 lb. yellow perch on Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike on shad dart red worm Damond Turby, 14, Mechanics- 14 J4 in., 1J4 lb. bullhead on worms Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland Richard L. Stawniak, 15, Erie 36 in., 32 lb. carp on doughball Presque Isle Bay, Erie burg Richard Bush, Jr., 10, Ridgway 17 in., 2 lb. 3 oz. brook trout on Twin Lakes, Elk Greg Retus, 14, Mechanicsburg 14y2 in., 1J-6 lb. bullhead on worms Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland worm Edward Jones, 13, Industry 14 J/2 in. catfish on nightcrawler Ohio River, Beaver Richard Bush, Jr., 10, Ridgway 16 in., 2 lb. 5 oz. brook trout on Twin Lakes, Elk Barry Groh, 12, Quakertown 10 in., 14 oz. bluegill on worm Tohickon Creek, Bucks l worm Jeffrey B. Rill, 8, Hanover 25^2 in., 2> /2 lb. northern pike on Long Arm Dam, York Tctoy X.imme\, 7, "H.o\so,pp\e 16H vn., 2^£ Vo. brook trout on Stony Creek, Somerset minnows V -"worm "Robert "E-. Smith, Jr., \2, "Levit- 24 in., 5V4 ^>. American shad on Delaware River, Bucks "SIM**. "Yi^^TtVwv, CitetTAcywtv \ V7V*. vrw., W*. Va. VtooV. Uuut ovv 1 syvrmer \ \1 vtv. \>itwV VYQ>3A. 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Matukonis, 14, Munhall 12 in., $i lb. yellow perch on Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Mike Morris, 12, Erie 19 in., 2^j lb. brown trout on Allegheny River, Warren nightcrawler minnow Glenn Daily, 15, E. Stroudsburg 23 y2 in., 3J4 lb. American shad Delaware River, Wayne John E. Cammisa, 14, Butler 10$4 in., 1 lb. bluegill on worm Farm Pond, Butler on shad dart Jeffery Allan Glass, 10, 2654 in., 6 15/16 lb. channel cat J Yellow Breeches, Cumberland Glenn Daily, 15, E. Stroudsburg 2l /2 lb., 354 lb. American shad Delaware River, Wayne New Cumberland fish on worm on shad dart Robert Hoffman, 15, Dornsife 18J4 in., iy2 lb. smallmouth bass Susquehanna River, Northumber Harry Nurk, 13, Hatboro 10J4 in., 1 1/16 lb. bluegill on Hersham Park Lake, Montgomery on silver spoon land worm Terrence Gibbs, 8, Greenville 22 in., 3 lb. smallmouth bass on Conneaut Lake, Crawford Jeff Garlesky, 14, Holsopple 14J/2 in., \y lb. bullhead on worm Lake Shawnee, Bedford minnow J 2 1 Stephen L. Sauchinitz, 11, 21 in., S A lb. largemouth bass Lake Jammie, Monroe Jay Fitzsimmons, 12, Brookville 20 /2 in., 354 lb. smallmouth bass Allegheny River, Forest Lehighton on rubber worm on minnow J Delaware River, Bucks Carl F. Pidge, 12, Honeybrook 1954 in., 3 /2 lb. largemouth bass Icedale Lake, Chester Thomas Livesey, 14, Bristol 1854 in., 2% lb. bullhead on hot- on Abu-reflex dog Greg E. Wentz, 14, Hanover 21^4 in., 5 lb. largemouth bass Gladfelters Quarry, York Joseph Griffin, 12, Philadelphia 22 in, 3$4 lb., channel catfish on Delaware River, Bucks on worm minnow Joe Chesnalavage, 11, Wilkes- 1854 in., 3^ lh. largemouth bass Little Elk, Susquehanna Sharon Shartzer, 11, Farmington 1454 in., 1^4 lb. bullhead on soft- Youghiogheny Reservoir, Somerset Barre on rapala shell crayfish Ronald Wyrich, 11, North East 25 in., 5 15/16 lb. channel catfish Lake Erie, Erie John Reynold, 15, York 28 in., lO^fj lb., carp on corn Little Conewago Creek, York on silver spoon 18J4 in., 2% lb. smallmouth bass Delaware River, Northampton Walter Koytek, 15, Duryea 26 in., 6 lb. walleye on daredevle Susquehanna River, Luzerne James Danenhower, 7, Allentown on crawfish Rick Morris, 14, Erie 22}4 in., 3% lb. rainbow trout on Harbor Creek, Erie 20 in., 554 lb. largemouth bass on Strip Mine, Washington red worm Melo A. Maiolie, 15, Pittsburgh live sucker Robert Eugene Bloser, Jr., 13, 26 in., 4J4 lb. northern pike on Conewago Creek, York 19 in., 3$i lb. largemouth bass on Strip Mine, Washington Enola spinner Melo A. Maiolie, 15, Pittsburgh minnow Harry Miller, 14, Seward 1054. in., 154 lb. bluegill on Cumberland Dam, Bedford 19 in., 4 lb. bullhead on night Deer Lake Park, Allegheny spinner Alan Gearhard, 15, Brackenridge crawler Edward M. Gibbons, III, 13, 21^ in., 4*4 lb. brown trout on Brokenstraw Creek, Warren 215^ in., 4 lb. channel catfish on Susquehanna River, Dauphin Pittsburgh spoon James Taljan, 15, Steelton minnow Raymond Delfing, 10, Levittown 28 in., 854 lb. walleye on pork Delaware River Pike 145^ in., V/2 lb. fallfish on min Kettle Creek, Potter rind Russell Greene, 13, Jersey Shore now Mark Scheirer, 13, Allentown 2054 in, 5 lb. largemouth bass on Fairview Lake, Pike Wayne Bundridge, 13, Pittsburgh 27 in. carp on doughball Panther Hollow Lake, Allegheny gold rapala Dianne Hagerman, 12, Pittsburgh 25 in., 20 lb. carp on doughball Panther Hollow Lake, Allegheny Melissa Lynne Moyer, 4, Telford 13 in., llA lb. yellow perch on Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike Patricia Friel, 12, Pittsburgh 26 in., 20 lb. carp on dougrball Panther Hollow Lake, Allegheny worm Mark Swiecicki, 11, Pittsburgh 26 in., 7J^ lb. carp on worm Panther Hollow Lake, Allegheny Vick Polk, 13, Coraopolis 29 in. carp on artificial worm Montour Creek, Allegheny Douglas E. Wyrich, 9, North East 12J4 in., H lb- yellow perch on Lake Erie, Erie Tim Cowan, 10, Ridgway 26J4 in,. 8 5/16 lb. carp on night Allegheny River, Warren worm crawler Michael W. Ketner, 9, Emmaus 20^ in., 4J^ lb. largemouth bass Deer Lake, Schuylkill Jeffrey Vurn, 12, Monroeville 14 in. yellow perch on rebel plug Lake Carey, Wyoming on jitterburg Joseph Gorsvch, 13, Fairfax, Va. 16 in., 3 1/16 lb. bullhead on jig Raystown Dam, Huntingdon Chuck Patton, 15, McKeesport 28 in., 954 lb. carp on doughball Lake Emilie, Allegheny Donald Shartzer, Jr., 7, 14# in., 2 3/16 lb. bullhead on Youghiogheny Reservoir, Somerset Billy Barninger, 10, Wormleys- 2054 in., 3 lb. channel catfish on Susquehanna River, Dauphin Farmington berco burg nightcrawler Tina Lehman, 6, Myerstown 1454 in. brook trout on worm Tulpehocken Creek, Lebanon Thomas Massung, 7, Ellwood City 2934 in., 10^4 lb. carp on dough Shenango Reservoir, Mercer Randy Zerance, 6, Enhaut 1054 inM 13/16 oz. rock bass on Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland ball nightcrawler Dale L. Reichert, 12, Abbottstown 25 in., 7 lb. carp on doughball Susquehanna River, York John Reynold, 15, York 26 in., 9 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago Creek, York Dale L. Reichert, 12, Abbottstown 26 in., 7 lb. carp on doughball Susquehanna River, York Brian Crawford, 9, Palmyra 19 in., 2% lb. largemouth bass on Farm Pond, Lebanon Randy Mowry, 15, Lewistown 20 in., 354 lb. channel catfish on Juniata River, Mifflin on flatfish crab Tyrone Steiner, 14, Allentown 20J^ in., 4 lb. channel catfish on Lehigh River, Lehigh Russell Lee Swinehart, 12 15 in., 1$% lb. fallfish on minnow Kettle Creek, Clinton worm Jersey Shore Prudence Kay Westwood, 13, 2654 in., 10 lb. carp on doughball Allegheny River, Armstrong Michael D. Varner, 14, 1054 in., ?/$ lb. rock bass on worm Lost Creek, Juniata Kittanning MifHintown Gary Ehrgott, 15, Freemansburg 25 in., 554 lb. channel catfish on Lehigh Canal, Northampton John M. Veneziale, 12, Lansdale 20 in., 354 lb. largemouth bass on Prompton Dam, Wayne trout stomach cedar plug Mark Colton, 15, Ford City 32 in., 1654 lb. carp on doughball Allegheny River, Armstrong Gary Blum, 11, Oil City 20 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass on Tionesta Dam, Forest William I. Mengel, Jr., 15 14J4 in., 1 9/16 lb. brook trout Bushkill Creek, Monroe river runt Reading on wet fly Mark Vetula, 13, Homer City 34 in., 85^ lb., muskellunge on Allegheny River, Forest Daniel S. Sheffer, 8, Camp Hill 43^4 in., 2054 lb. muskellunge on Susquehanna River, York river runt rebel Mike Melhorn, 15, York 29 in., 13 54 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago, York Steve Ward, 12, Zionsville 21 in., 454 lb. smaHmouth bass on Delaware River, Northampton Melanie Hyatt, 11, Coraopolis 33 54 in., 21 lb. carp on worm Tionesta Dam, Forest minnow Daniel Goodling, 14, Thompson- 10 in., 954 oz. rock bass on min Juniata River, Juniata now Tracy B. Houck, 6, Duncannon 11 in., \y2 lb. rock bass on rebel Juniata River, Perry town David W. Schneer, 10, Allentown 2354 in, 3 $4 lb. American shad Delaware River, Pike John Reynold, 15, York 25 in., 754 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago Creek, York on shad dart John Reynold, 15, York 26 in., 854 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago Creek, York Scott Finestone, 7, Pittsburgh 24 in., 4 9/16 lb. walleye on red Glendale Dam, Cambria Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 21 in., 3 J^2 lb. channel catfish on Fishing Creek, York worm nightcrawler Jeffrey S. Leydig, 11, Hyndman 27 in., 554 lb. walleye on rebel Shawnee Lake, Bedford Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 18 in., 3 lb. largemouth bass on Codorus State Park, York Eugene R. Snyder, Jr., 9, 35J/2 in., 16 15/16 lb. carp on Lake Clark, York rebel plug I DaUastown dough ball John Sabol, 12, Camp Hill 1054 in., 1 lb. rock bass on worm Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland \ 3oe "Batrotx, 14, DaucAun \9 in., 4 \o. smaWtnoutn bass on Susq.ueh.anna River, Dauphin Donn G. Rode, 10, Mt. Wolf 32 in., 24 lb. carp on nightcrawler Brunner's Island, York summer Aaron Porter, 15, Lansdale 14 in., 2 lb. bullhead on night- Lake Reley, Susquehanna "W\\Y»trt. "ft. \>«AJore, %, K\exa.Tvt\r\». \VA Vn, WA, \Y>. WVmeaA on TO.vn. V "'R.a.'ysA.ONflTV "Dam, "ft^rAvftftoorv * crawler 1 AJVCEER'S JVAJUE T SIZE, SPECIES WA TER AREA AJVGEER'S JVAJtIE SIZE, SPECIES WATER AREA V" ANGEER'S JV>tAIE SIZE, SPECIES WATER AREA AN&EER'S IVA ME SIZE, SPECIES WATER. AREA Sr HOMETOWN & BAIT USED &: COUNTY & HOMETOWN A BAIT USED & COUNTY 22H in., 6*4 lb. largemouth bass Lake Shirley Ann, Monroe Tim O'Connor, 11 Meadville 23*4 in., 5$4 lb. channel catfish Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Mark J. Rovito, 14, Stroudsburg on worm on plastic worm 21*4 in., 5*4 lb. largemouth bass Lake Shirley Ann, Monroe Tim Frew, 11, Kilbuck 22 in., 6 lb., 2*4 oz. largemouth Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Mark J. Rovito, 14, Stroudsburg bass on worm on plastic worm Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 26 in., 5$4 lb. northern pike on Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 21 in., 3*4 lb. channel catfish on Fishing Creek, York Codorus State Park, York nightcrawler minnow 26 in., 8}£ lb. carp on hellgram- Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 20 in., 3 lb. channel catfish on Fishing Creek, York Daniel Nicheporchek, 10, Duryea Mehoopany Creek, Wyoming nightcrawler mite Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 20 in., 3 lb. channel catfish on Fishing Creek, York Larry Baumgartner, 15, Sharon 23 in., 4 lb. walleye on artificial Pymatuning Dam, Crawford nightcrawler lure Kevin Nolan, 10, Huntington, 19J4 in., 3 lb. largemouth bass on Whitney Lake, Wayne Joseph E. Cleary, 13, Havertown 1954 in., 4 lb. largemouth bass on Springton Reservoir, Delaware N.Y. dardevle nightcrawler Timothy N. Reichert, 9, Abbotts- 27in., 8 lb. carp on doughball Susquehanna River, York Stephan Cicero, 14, Lancaster 18J^5 in., 3}i lb. largemouth bass Glasses Pond, Lancaster town on purple worm Dale L. Reichert, 12, Abbotts- 25 in., 7 lb. carp on doughball Susquehanna River, York William Bowman, 12, Camp Hill 10^6 in., 13/16 lb. rock bass on Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland town minnow Dale L. Reichert, 12, Abbottts- 26 in., 7y2 lb. carp on doughball Susquehanna River, York Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 27 in., 10y2 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago Creek, York town Donald Shartzer, Jr., 7, Farm- 14^ in., \yA lb. bullhead on Yough Lake, Somerset James Doud, 12, Wilmington, Del. 10^8 in., y2 lb. bluegill on worm Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne-Pike ington on minnow James Doud, 12, Wilmington, Del. 13 in., 1 lb. yellow perch on worm Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne-Pike Joey Melichar, 15, New Castle 32 in., 8 lb. northern pike on Shenango Reservoir, Mercer Mike Barsczewski, 14, Verona 19 in., 3H lb., bullhead on night West Deer Lake, Westmoreland rapala crawler Leslie Paul Gilpin, 14, Connells- 16*4, 2$i lb. crappie on night Youghiogbeny River, Fayette Ronald Wyrich, 11, North East 27H in., 6M lb. walleye on Lake Erie, Erie ville crawler Dixie spinner Victor R. Diener, 15, Jonestown 36 in., 11 *A lb. muskellunge on Juniata River, Juniata Todd Steele, 15, New Holland 1454 in., 1*4, lb. bullhead on min Susquehanna River, Lancaster nightcrawler now Bill Way, 15, Mt. Joy 21 in., 4 lb. largemouth bass on Snyders Quarry, Lancaster Ray Fritz, 12, Slatington 23J4 »n., 3 lb., 12*4 oz., channel Susquehanna River, Lancaster live frog catfish on minnow Greg Shore, 15, Lewistown 30 in., 17*A lb. carp on corn Kishacoquillas Creek, Mifflin Anthony Turrisi, 15, Reading 30 in., 5 lb. northern pike on Lake Ontelaunee, Berks Keith R. Heist, 15, York 2854 in., 954 lb. carp on worm Susquehanna River, York minnow Joseph Wysochanski, 13, Phila. 25 in., 654 lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia 2\y2 in., 3 11/16 lb. channel cat Robert Schafer, 12, Pittsburgh 22*y2 in., 354 lb- walleye on min Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Charles Michael Walls, 14, Somerset Lake, Somerset now New Florence fish on nightcrawler Charles Book, Jr., 15, Lancaster 19& in., 3% lb. largemouth bass Farm Pond, Lancaster John Zutzki, Jr., 15, Philadelphia 31 in., 1554 lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia on creek chub Steven Snyder, 6, Duncansville 2054 in., 2^4 lb. channel catfish Juniata River, Juniata Jeff Livengood, 14, Kittanning 18^4 in., 3 lb. smallmouth bass on Allegheny River, Armstrong on nightcrawler nightcrawler Scott W. Weidner, 4, Richfield 235^ in., 3$i lb. chain pickerel on Cocolamus Dam, Juniata Randy Allan Barclay, 13 26 in., 8 lb. carp on nightcrawler Juniata River, Juniata chub Bedford Earnest MacDonald, 13, Phila. 25 in., 7 lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Dale L. Reichert, 12, Abbottstown 26*4 in., 8 lb. carp on doughball Susquehanna River, York Richard DeMichele, 14, Bracken- 16 in., 2J4 lb. fallfish on worm Lake Erie, Erie Dale L. Reichert, 12, Abbottstown 27 in., %y2 lb. carp on doughball Susquehanna River, York ridge Thomas Livesey, 14, Bristol 155^ in., 2 lb. bullhead on hotdog Delaware River, Bucks Greg Widmer, 7, Buffalo Grove, 25 in., 6 lb. carp on worm Allegheny River, Armstrong David A. Minnich, 15, Mohrsville 35 in., 2 lb., 254 oz. channel cat Susquehanna River, Lancaster 111. fish on minnow Dale Waybright, 14, Annville 32 in., 754 lb. northern pike on Swatara Creek, Lebanon Matthew Waiter, 13, Nanticoke 21 in., 5 lb. largemouth bass on Stevens Lake, Wyoming minnow popper Mike Melhorn, 15, York 25 in., 7 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago, York Matthew Waiter, 13, Nanticoke 14 in. brook trout on worm Bowman's Creek, Luzerne Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 25 in., 854 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago, York John Austin, 13, Pittsburgh 26 in. channel catfish on worm Carnegie Lake, Allegheny Thomas Jackovitz, 12, York 38 in., IOJHJ lb. northern pike on Pinchot Park Lake, York John Reynold, 15, York 19 in., 4*4 lb. largemouth bass on Marsh Creek, Adams shiner minnow Steve Kerstetter, 13, Northum 215^ in., 6 lb. smallmouth bass Susquehanna River, Northumber Jim Green, 14, Evans City 1854 in., 2$4 lb. largemouth bass Cresses Pond, Butler berland on bucktail land on flatfish Doug Mussellman, 15, Dillsburg 21 in., 4 lb. rainbow trout on Yellow Breeches Creek, Cumber William S. Mitchell, 12, Ebensburg 29 in., 25 lb. carp on doughball Allegheny River, Armstrong cheese land Steven Pung, Towanda 20 in., $y2 lb. largemouth bass on Rod & Gun Club Pond, Bradford David J. Broyan, 9, Nescopeck 32 in., 16 lb. carp on corn N.B. Susquehanna River, Colum rebel bia Steven Pung, Towanda 16 in., 2*/2 lb. bullhead on night Cooks Pond, Bradford David J. Broyan, 9, Nescopeck 25 in., 714 lb. carp on corn N.B. Susquehanna River, Colum crawler bia Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 12 in., 1 lb. yellow perch on min Codorus State Park, York Greg Lee, 13„ Industry 31 in., 6y2 lb. muskellunge on Ohio River, Beaver now salmon eggs Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 20 in., 354 lb. channel catfish on Fishing Creek, York Tom Connolly, 12, Library 22 in., 4 lb. walleye on minnow Pymatuning Lake, Crawford nightcrawler Matthew Stewart, Natrona 10 in., 1 lb. bluegill on night Lake Arthur, Butler Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 29 in., 10J^ lb. carp on doughball Little Conewago Creek, York Heights crawler Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 2054 in., 3 lb. channel catfish on Fishing Creek, York Chris Korrow, 11, Greenlawn, 2154 in., 454 lb. largemouth bass Whitney Lake, Wayne minnow N. Y. on flatfish Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 20J4 in., 3% lb. channel catfish Fishing Creek, York Marvin D. Myers, Jr., 13, Steel- 2754 in., 13 lb. carp on popper Susquehanna River, Dauphin on minnow ton Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 12 in., 1 lb. yellow perch on min Codorus State Park, York Mark Bridge, 12, Pittsburgh 2554 in., 654 lb. carp on dough Panther Hollow Lake, Allegheny now ball Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 21 in., 3 9/16 lb. channel catfish Fishing Creek, York David Kowalewski, 15, Philadel 26J4 in., 14 lb. carp on corn Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia on minnow phia meal Ted Kiester, 9, Sharon 27 in., 7y2 lb. carp on doughball Shenango Reservoir, Mercer John Reynold, 15, York 27 in., 12 3/16 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago Creek, York Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 1554 in., 2 lb. bullhead on minnow Pinchot Lake, York Mike Melhorn, 15, York 26 in., 854 lb. carp on corn Little Conewago Creek, York l Bobby Cusick, Jr., 13, Pittsburgh 3254 in., 7 /2 lb. northern pike on Shenango Reservoir, Mercer Gary Swartzfager, 13, Shippen- 19 in., 354 lb. largemouth bass on Allegheny River, Forest shiner ville jiff David Stone, 15, West Bridge- 32 in., 6 lb. northern pike on worm Beaver River, Beaver Jerry Reyhold, 12, York 24 in., 854 lb. channel catfish on Pinchot Park Lake, York water minnow Doug Grove, 14, Harrisburg 18 in., 3 lb. largemouth bass on Pinchot Park Lake, York Lowell S. Wright, 10, Philadel 11 in., 1 lb. bluegill on worm Roosevelt Park Lake, Philadelphia nightcrawler phia Karen Lee, 6, Philadelphia 2154 in., channel catfish on worm Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Richard Walls, 15, New Florence 1654 in., 1% lb. bullhead on Mirror Lake, Westmoreland Gary Long, 14, Philadelphia 28 in., 12 lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia nightcrawler Gary Long, 14, Philadelphia 295^ in., 17 lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Michael Lee Davis, 15, York 25 in., 9 lb. carp on doughball Conewago Creek, York John Skorny, 14, Philadelphia 30 in., 14^ lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Donald Frear, 9, Lake Winola 27 in., 5 13/16 lb. chain pickerel Lake Winola, Wyoming on home made 1970 1970 JUNIOR CITATION WINNERS, Continued ANGLER'S NAME SIZE, SPECIES WATER AREA HUSKY MUSKY CLUB MEMBERS & HOMETOWN & BAIT USED & COUNTY Bruce Alan Matolyak, 11, Johns 19 in., 354 lb. brook trout on Big Fishing Creek, Clinton town live minnow ANGLER'S NAME WATER AREA Thomas McKay, 15, Philadelphia 32 in., 18^4 lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia & HOMETOWN LENGTH & WEIGHT & COUNTY Barry Guim, 11, Philadelphia 35 in., 20^4 lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia John Smith, 14, Philadelphia 35 in., 20^4 lb. carp on corn meal Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Douglas Perrett, Pleasantville 4054 in., 19 lb. Allegheny River, Warren Larry Michalski, 15, Philadelphia 28 in., 13 lb. carp on mepps comit Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia Eugene R. Snyder, Dallastown 40 in., 1754 lb. Susquehanna River, York James Bentz, 7, Annville 18 in., 3 lb. largemouth bass on Shuey Lake, Lebanon Kenneth "Pete" Fleming, York 41J4 in., 1854 lb. Susquehanna River, York yellow worm Milton R. Kibler, Jacobus 41 in.,, 16 lb. Susquehanna River, York James LoKay, Jr., 14, Northamp 14 in.,, 154 lb. yellow perch on Brady's Lake, Monroe Frank J. Szemanski, Pittsburgh 42 in. Allegheny River, Armstrong ton nightcrawler Chalmer M. Osborn, Conneaut 4054 in., 19 lb. Conneaut Lake, Crawford Patrick Brazzon, 12, Belle Ver 14 in., 1J4 lb. yellow perch on Yough Dam, Fayette Lake non nightcrawler Jack Wetzel, Herndon 41 in., 21 lb. Susquehanna River, Northumber Jim McCarron, 15, Philadelphia 29J4 in-» 1254 lb. carp on corn Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia land meal Clair W. Decker, Manchester 4254 in,. 20 lb. Ssquehanna River, York Philip Mauro, 15, Philadelphia 24 in. chain pickerel on minnow Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia San Renik, Lebanon 40 in., 20 lb. Susquehanna River, Lancaster Bob Smoyer, 12, Beliefonte 18H in-, 2 11/16 lb. smallmouth Juaniata River, Mifflin Edward L. Crumlich, New Cum- 42 in., 17 lb., 6 oz. Susquehanna River, Cumberland bass on surface plug berland Bob Gory, 9, Sharpsville 33 54 in-, 8^4 lb northern pike on Shenango Reservoir, Mercer Edward L Crumlich, New Cum- 44 in., 22 lb., 2 oz. Susquehanna River, Cumberland black sucker berland William Holmes, 14, Stillwater 33 in.,, 2 7/16 lb. eel on cut bait Pine Creek, Luzerne Richard A Fallert, Red Lion 44 in., 20^ lb. Susquehanna River, York William Holmes, 14, Stillwater 31 in., 17% lb. carp on spinner Susquehanna River, Bedford Roy T. Nuhfer, Eldred 43 in., 25 lb., 9 oz. Potato Creek, McKean Paul Howryla, 14, Butler 2954 in., 1054 lb. carp on worm Allegheny River, Venango James Lehner, Philadelphia 50 in., 37H lb. Susquehanna River, York Keith Koepke Brown, 7, Bethle 20 in., 3 lb. bullhead on red worm Little Bushkill Creek, Pike Sy Glover, Sharon 4654 in., 28 lb. Pymatuning Dam, Mercer hem James Roland Bockus, Wellsboro 4554 in., 2$y2 lb. Hills Creek Lake, Tioga David Malnick, 13 54, Mechanics- 21J4 in., 5$4 lb- smallmouth bass Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland Richard L. Liebold, Blairsville 43 in., 2254 lb. Allegheny River, Forest burg on shiners Ronald W. Hatton, West Chester 40J4 in., 21 lb. Schuylkill River, Montgomery Robert Stirner, 12, Riverton, 21 in., 5 lb. smallmouth bass on Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne Thomas L. Miller, Boswell 40 in., 16 lb. Somerset Lake, Somerset N. J. jig E. Ross Reynolds, New Kensing 4154 in., 17 1/16 lb. Allegheny River, Armstrong ton David Gamlele, Washington 4654 in., 30 lb. Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Terry E. Morgan, Perkiomen- 46 in., 25 lb. Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery ville James C. Jones, Pitcairn 44 in., 19 lb. Allegheny River, Warren HUSKY MUSKY CLUB Richard Sadulski, Brackenridge 40 in., I6y2 lb. Tionesta Creek, Forest Richard Sadulski, Brackenridge 43 y2 in., 22 lb. Tionesta Creek, Forest HONORABLE MENTION- Gerald W. Laird, Fredonia 42 in., 19y3 lb. Tionesta Reservoir, Forest Paul Hutchinson, Latrobe 4154 in., 17H lb. Lake Somerset, Somerset Arnold Aron, Strattonville 4254 in., 20 lb. Tionesta Creek, Forest ANGLER'S NAME LENGTH & WEIGHT WATER AREA Henry Schaeffer, Clarion 40 in., 16J4 lb. Tionesta Reservoir, Forest & HOMETOWN & COUNTY Edward L. Crumlich, New Cum 4314 in., 22J4 lb. Susquehanna River, York berland Joseph Walko, Brockton 38J/2 in., 22^4 lb. Delaware River, Pike Robert E. Ludwig, Selinsgrove 41^ in., 1454 lb. Susquehanna River, Perry Louis D'Ambrosio, Pittsburgh 35 in., 13 lb. Allegheny River, Warren Keith T. Shigo, West Mifflin 44 in., 28 lb. Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford Louis D'Ambrosio, Pittsburgh 38 in., 16 lb. Allegheny River, Warren Pete P. Meisner, New Kensing 5154 in., 30 lb. Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford Stanley A. Bracht, York Haven 37}4 in., W/i lb. Susquehanna River, York ton Howard E. Stroud, Athens 32 in., 7 lb. Susquehanna River, Bradford Kirby Crissey, Manns Choice 4454 in., 26 lb. Shawnee Lake, Bedford A. Robert Cook, Lewistown 33 in., 9>/a lb. Juniata River, Mifflin Daniel S. Sheffer, Camp Hill 43J4 in., 20J4 lb. Susquehanna River, York A. Robert Cook, Lewistown 34^ in., 10 lb., 10 oz. Juniata River, Mifflin Raymond Glosek, Shamokin 42 in., 18 5/16 lb. Susquehanna River, Northumber Edward T. Gray, Meadville 38 in., 18 lb. French Creek, Crawford land Roger Raybuck, West Hickory 30'/2 in., 8 lb. Allegheny River, Venango Allen M. Novotny, Camp Hill 46 in., 2654 lb. Susquehanna River, Cumberland George Putman, Sharon 39J4 in., lS'A lb. Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Edward L. Crumlich, New Cum 42K in., 2054 lb. Susquehanna River, York George Berezansky, Johnstown 17 in., liy, lb. Lake Somerset, Somerset berland Robert Poet, Hollidaysburg 36J4 in., 13*4 lb. Shawnee Lake, Bedford Edward L. Crumlich, New Cum 42 in., 20 lb. Mike Thorton, Warren Allegheny River, Warren Susquehanna River, York Gary R. Eisler, Somerset 34 in., 10 lb. Somerset Lake, Somerset berland Rudolph R. Doebler, McVeytown 35 in., 11 lb. Juniata River, Mifflin Edward L. Crumlich, New Cum 435$ in., 21^ lb. Susquehanna River, York Gerald T. Chapleski, Allentown 36-4 in., \\% lb. Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery berland Raymond J. Pivarnik, Ashley 34^ in., 12 7/16 lb. Lake Jean, Luzerne John Fleming, Phillipsburg, N.J. 4iy2 in., 19 lb. Delaware River, Lehigh John Greshko, Allentown 37^ in., 12 lb. Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery Ida Alesi, Latrobe 45 in., 22 lb. Somerset Lake, Somerset Gerald T. Chapleski, Allentown 3SV, in., 12J/* lb. Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery William R. Lawrence, Pittsburgh 43J4 in., 20 lb. Allegheny River, Warren George Boice, Skippack 36 in., 13M lb. Delaware River, Bucks Gerald W. Munson, Jr., Meadville 56 in., 48 lb. Conneaut Lake, Crawford Rich Wengrzyn, West MifHin 35 in., 11^4 lb. Edinboro Lake, Erie William B. Suter, New Paris 4354 in., 2154 lb. Shawnee State Park, Bedford Floyd E. Robinette, Lewistown 38 in., 13 lb. Juniata River, Mifflin Larry Walchoff, Titusville 44 in., 22J4 lb. Tionesta Reservoir, Forest Mark Vetula, Homer City 38 in., 13^ lb. Allegheny River, Forest Claude Frank, New Brighton 51 in., 4154 lb. Pymatuning Lake, Crawford Terry Sheaffer, Lewistown 34 in., S'/a lb. Juniata River, Mifflin C. A. Williamson, Camp Hill 45 in., 22 lbs. Susquehanna River, Cumberland A. Robert Cook, Lewistown 37 in., 12J4 lb: Juniata River, Mifflin Thomas Bialy, Reading 41 in., 21J4 lb. Susquehanna River, Lancaster Terry L. Sheaffer, Lewistown 34 in., 11 lb. Juniata River, Mifflin Ralph C. Pennepacker, 40y3 in., 16 lb. Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery Terry L. Sheaffer, Lewistown 36 in., 11 lb. Juniata River, Mifflin Schwenksville Victor R. Diener, Jonestown 3454 in., 10 lbs. Juniata River, Juniata Frederick Bear, Lititz 4054 in., 15J4 lb. Gifford Pichot Lake, York Terry L. Sheaffer, Lewistown 36 in., 11J4 lb. Juniata River, Mifflin Jerrold R. Kendig, Lancaster 4\% in., 20/2 lb. Susquehanna River, Lancaster Greg Lee, Industry 32^ in.,854 lb. Ohio River, Beaver Samuel W. Alban, Glen Rock 4\yx m., 20VB lb. Susquehanna River, York 3o\m. "PotcViaV, Warmmstet 31 in., 6/2 lb. Belmont Lake, Wayne Aft m., 26 \V>. JoYin. tcA.cVia.V., "WarrnvrtsVer 38 in., 15 \b. "Be\motvt l^aVe, Vtfayne J6 u\., \6 \\>. V ^9 m., \s \\s. LEESER LAKE New Fishiing Lake T TPJJJPJJ rTiTTlKTTV by J«hn Thompson FOR I J I JJLJLJL XJ^MTm. \^J \J f_y 1 T M. JL Contract Administrator Pennsylvania Fish Commission solv C a^ neai'd witticisms to the effect "if you can't tailed design plans and specifications were completed in Pen a,Pr°klem. study it." Thanks to two enactments of 1969 by the G. Edwin Pidcock Co., Engineers & Surveyors °le A Van'a s General Assembly back in the mid-sixties, of Allentown. The firm of McMinn's Road Materials, Inc., ar»d' rtT Ject ^0 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act Lancaster, at $782,483.00 was low bidder for construc otll ftec] er, the Land and Water Conservation and tion which began in July of that year with completion a ati lem ™ °n Act, better known as Project 500, the prob- dated for December, 1970. nn ty J., ging quality public fishing to a populous coun- Edward R. Miller, the Commission's Chief Engineer, not en as pie„ d just another worthwhile, but unfinished who has had overall technical responsibility for the entire bus the 1 iness to perennially appear on the agendas of project, states that the dam is the highest the Commission 1 s jT* Portsmens clubs. has ever constructed. The top of the embankment is 54 thircj i ^ County, whose Allentown section comprises the feet above the lowest point in the original stream bed, and arg6St ind tesM ustrial center in the State, has over 17,000 including the spillway structure is 590 feet long. The nor Del rnernb onging to some forty fish and game clubs. That mal or recreation pool has a 2.5 mile shoreline and totals rec ,rS re r reat P esents a tremendous interest in outdoor 117 surface acres, while the maximum flood pool, six feet S 10n 3nC Jt is ex resse Port' '> * P d through the Federation of higher, is 140 surface acres. The upper reaches of the r 6nS ( U 3S in P esid "' ' Lehigh County, one of whose past lake contain a four acre island. The small 2.9 square mile T s' Calvin Kern, is presently a Fish Commissioner. drainage area with its consequent low run-off into the 1964, the Federation recommended to the lake will be a significant beneficial factor in both pre C°rnmis; lie 'fjTSSion tnree sites for possible development into pub- venting siltation and the loss of nutrients essential to Srudv ( ^ ^es- The selections were made after careful acquatic life. and th r'^n a numerous ust compiled by the member clubs The new lake, officially named Leeser Lake, nestles at The foil riCt °ffice °f the U'S' Soil Conservation Service, the southern base of the Blue Mountains. That long low ^iolog- °WlnS spring Commission engineer Roy Frank, and range forms a scenic background for the rolling hills of 1S S ack M foUn| , J iUer and Delano Graff investigated. They the surrounding farm country. The entrance to one of at laUtlee £ the site on the Jacksonville Branch of Onte- the two public access areas may be reached by leaving met tne for a fi [. hydrologic and topographic criteria Interstate 78 at the Lenhartsville Interchange and traveling ln surfac § impoundment. In 1966, an extensive sub- north on State Highway 143 a half-dozen miles to its lo NVouldehlnweSt'Sati°n ascertained that the future lake's bed cation just south of the Lynn Township village of Jack Was . ° d water, and designated within it where material sonville. It will be a couple years yet before the schools of be take rniSsin°, n for the earthfill dam. Next, the Com- young fish mature. But area anglers can now begin the very Vol real estate personnel entered into negotiations in- pleasurable study of a new problem—how to take the nineteen Was t properties for the 313 acres the project lunkers that will eventually be lurking in the depths of cover. The subsurface studies and the ensuing de this beautiful new lake. RlL-1 9 7 1 27 If you're frustrated by rubbing elbows along some of our more busy trout streams, then perhaps it's time to take by Nick Sisley a crack at those . . . EARLY SEASON BASS I was wishing the sun would come up higher, faster. My open year round on these waters for some time and the fingers were chilled to the bone, my toes were stinging, my bass population is not suffering. ears felt brittle enough to snap, and my eyes watered from Because the four bodies of water are large ones, it ^ the cold breeze when I glanced up to see the low, cumu- unlikely that spring fishing pressure will ever affect their lous clouds facing across the bright blue sky. I was slowly productivity. The four waters I speak of are: Pymatuning retrieving my Rapala just under the surface. Wham! A Reservoir in Crawford County, Youghigheny Reservoir small largemouth sent a spray of water toward me with his along the Maryland border in southern Fayette and Sorr>' strike, dove to the shallow bottom, then shot to the surface, erset Counties, Lake Erie, and the Delaware River—our into the air in a twisting jump, and flung the lure into the eastern border. brush. I yanked it free, forgetting my cold ears, toes, and All these waters have good bass populations, and specif fingers. early season techniques will result in satisfying catches, m It was the last weekend in April at the Pymatuning stated previously, the bass are in shallow waters, but no1 Reservoir in the Northwest portion of the state. Most Penn just any shallow waters. Look for small protected bays sylvania fishermen were crowding one another on our many where current and wave action is negligible or non-existed' trout streams while I practically had Pymatuning's 16,000 Next look for abundant brush that offers a quick hiding acres to myself. place. Gravel bottoms will pay off, though bass can be Three more casts and I had another vicious strike. I taken over mud bottoms, too. jerked the ultra light spinning rod high over my head as It's been my experience that bass always strike wr1" another nice largemouth broke the surface, then dove for pure vengeance and in springtime they're twice as savage the brush only four feet away. My drag screeched momen My technique is to choose, cast, and retrieve a lure tha1 tarily, then the line went slack. The lure popped to the makes their blood boil. If I were a bass, nothing would Mj surface and lay there. furiate me more than the intrusion of a bold, arrogan* Shaking my head, I started the reel crank to retrieve baitfish to my spawning waters. for another cast. The lure wiggled only a foot or so. Wham I like the lightweight 4%" balsa plugs. It imitates » again! This one felt heavy, too. One jump and some bull- minnow well. Cast on the calm flat waters of a protected dogging later, I lifted him from the water. bay, it produces only a small tremor. A big splash from a I unhooked the trebles and reached into my pocket for large, heavy plug may scare a bass in shallow water. Be" the measuring tape—fourteen and one-half inches. I knew member, you want him to feel as if he is being intrude" how good he would taste fresh out of a skillet. I added upon—use a small, lightweight, floating plug. him to the stringer. He was number five, and I had been Start a slow retrieve after waiting a few seconds-just fishing for only three-quarters of an hour. He was the time enough for the bass to notice the new arrival. The largest, while the smallest was twelve and a half inches. slow wiggling lure should soon be only inches under the Two of these junior Pymatuning residents of eleven inches surface. Keep it there. At that speed it appears to be non had been returned to the water. In the next hour I caught chalantly looking back and forth-not a care in the world- and released several more fish. Later in the afternoon I Retrieve too fast and it dives deep and appears to be returned and quickly finished my eight fish limit. trying an escape, just what the bass wants to see. Retriev6 Sound like good fishing? It was, but not highly unusual. too slowly and it plows its way unnaturally across the sur If you'll rest your trout waters some in late April or early face. May, you're likely to be blessed with equally good luck. Look for strikes anytime after the lure is on its W Pennsylvania bass anglers are accustomed to their season back, and those strikes are fierce. Largemouth or sffl**1' opening on a Saturday in mid-June. On four large Penn mouth-they're not looking for a meal. They're looking t0 sylvania water areas, however, there is no closed season on obliterate anything with such audacity. Because of tI,e bass. shallow water, you'll get lots of top water action. Large These special regulation bass waters are widely sepa mouth are noted for some percentage of surface fightine rated, so anglers across the state can enjoy this rewarding and jumping, while the smallmouth is not the scrappy early season action. Pymatuning is a personal favorite be who runs and bulldogs. Latch onto a smallmouth an cause it has plenty of small, shallow bays and a brushy you'll know it immediately. There's that much difference shore line that bass favor at this time of the year. Answer in their fighting stance. I'm always happy with the fig" ing nature's call and the increasing water temperatures of a largemouth, but a smallmouth can really turn it 0llj they're interested in reproduction. Some anglers may frown I can still recall my first April smallmouth. He zoomed a on fishing during spawning periods, but seasons have been over the bay before rolling on his side and as I reache d 28 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLE i. "im, he took off again for four more fast trips around i domain! The secluded bays of Pymatuning Reservoir (above) can provide n countless likely spots to try for early season bass like the one this fishing casts are short and pinpoint accuracy is shown below. If you're not planning on keeping them, handle Quired to get your lure close to and in between the brush them carefully so they can' be returned unharmed to the water. i r quarry hides around. Very light line is not practical °ause you have to horse fish into open water often. Like- e a very heavy line is not practical because it will not ei. we lightweight lures. As a happy medium I use an ghS«t pound test monofilament, but I get better accuracy an u tra or 1 A medium action rf0(^J ' l^t kg* * action rod. A gives me too sporadic accuracy with light plugs. „ l think spinning reels are best. They'll handle eight nd test well, and you can buy light action rods to im- „ . e your accuracy. Spin cast reels are fine, but finding Po'• action sPin casting rod to go with it is about im- Sib]e I think they're slightly uncomfortable to use. You \[3 trv fitting your favorite spin cast reel to a standard °' °r ultralight spinning rod. a ten to fifteen inch bass on an ultralight outfit feels like n te ""P° and drag can be set fairly tight with eight pound A "ne. Consequently at the strike my rod is bent almost of , 'e"-throbbing and bouncing to every jerk and thrash %tft ^Sntin§ ^sn- But eignt pound test and an ultra light L t will not consistently handle bass of over 20 inches fi COnfined waters. I've lost enough of these monsters. continued from previous page EARLY SEASON BASS Lots of hot bass fishing can be found among the thousands of stumps at PymatuniOo They'll invariably produce nice fish. All you have to do is stalk and fish them car6" fully. When your favorite trout streams are receiving all *e fishing pressure you can stand, it's refreshing to go bas fishing at this time of year and find only a few anglef enjoying this great sport. Early morning and late even"* are best although of course, this fact seems to be tr» throughout the year with bass. As a bonus, you can also catch scrappy bluegills, t0°' They're also spawning at this time—often in the same pr°' tected bays that bass utilize. Admittedly, a 4%" plug ? big for even a palm size bluegill, but don't think they' hesitate smashing it. Later in the summer catching a blue' gill on such a plug would be highly unusual. I've eve caught bluegills now that were smaller than the plug- Bring along warm clothes-the same ones you'd pack W a trout fishing trip at this time of year. By ten in the rno^' ing it usually has warmed up considerably. The fish have quit biting, though, so find some other activity until th^f Here's another bass from Pymatuning. If you're careful you'll s find lots of them this size and enough bigger ones to keep you hours before sunset. Then get back in your boots to fi«' on your toes. They're ready to fight at this time of year and the bass limit you started fishing for at daybreak. the strikes you'll get will be vicious. I have found it best to rest productive spots. If you ta^ be at four or five favored bays. Ever try driving a car in a few fish from a small bay, stay away for at least thre waders? Better yet, try getting into a vehicle with them days. This permits new fish time to move in. on. So for this "spot" fishing, I use hip boots. Wade care If you have compunctions about fishing over spawniw fully, though. Experience has taught me that water going beds, release everything you catch. Releasing fish is e^t over the top of hip boots is eye-widening cold this time And even if you love bass fillets, it is good conservation of year but if you stay on dry land, you'll miss 90% of the release at least some of the uninjured fish you hook. AV1 best spots. Getting in the water permits you to get around grasping the fish by hand, and avoid taking fish out ° the brush. The cold water sure slows the circulation in the the water. The standard bass hold-the thumb in mou"1' toes and if you have insulated hip boots, you'll be able index finger under lower jaw—paralyzes bass and vn^-e to say in the water comfortably that much longer. release easy. Thus immobilized, quickly remove hooks, p^. Wade slowly and quietly. Pin point accuracy and short ing careful to keep them in the water. If he's injured, he casts toward thick brush dictate your getting right into the float belly up or on his side, but this is highly unlikely bass's hiding and resting spots. Don't scare him with care you've abided by the above procedure. If it happens, ^ less wading or you'll go fishless. Always remember that you the fish to your stringer. Don't let him go to waste. { want the bass to feel like King Tut! Splashy and careless Don't become discouraged if you don't succeed i'e. wading are certain to frighten him. off the bat at this early season bass fishing. The °^ Regulation wise, you'll find a nine inch minimum length questionable part for a newcomer to this fishing will in effect at each of these all-year bass waters—except Py finding the appropriate protected waters. During the sla erur,e matuning, where a ten inch minimum prevails. Creel limit fishing daylight hours it's wise to scout a lake's P 1* on Lake Erie and Delaware River bass is six; Pymatuning for new and likely fishing spots. The more you can find, .. limit is eight, Youghigheny Reservoir, ten. For special regu better. Some small areas, perhaps only five feet across, ^ lations on these waters, refer to your 1971 "Fishing Regu hold fish. Cast to every fishy looking area you find. * i lations and Summary of Fish Laws"—issued with your fish won't be worrying about freezing hands and toes a ing license. Some minor changes may be made from year brittle ears for long—those exciting strikes will make J to year so it's best to check. forget them! 30 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL* ~\any boaters like challenges and Pennsylvania has plenty " them! Perhaps one of the most interesting is held each jP^ttg on the turbulent waters of the upper Loyalsock at odd's End State Park. Even if you don't participate it's '°ew worth watching. WHITE WATER AT WORLD'S END p^i Ce each year, spring works its annual magic that What we're describing is the sport of white water canoe s has *"8 first crocus from the ground, and the snow that and kayak racing, and one of the very best examples of this §*Hs 6re(^ m *ke Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania be- fast growing sport takes place in the World's End State m t^r elt and cascade down to the creeks that wind Park near Forksville, Pennsylvania. Creelf r°ck an<^ tree fine(l gorges below. Some of these The two day event that occured last April 25th and 26th sprj have rock strewn bottoms that combine with the attracted not only a record number of contestants, but a i^p j.fUn °ff to create white water, and so we have the bank full crowd of spectators. lents 0rOw, for a water spectacular that is thrilling larger For a spectator unfamiliar with the sport, some confu- Wd s every year. continued next page *> 11 I L-l 9 7 1 31 A sleek kayak heels hard as contestant works to bring it through the gates (top) while John Sweet and Ann Shuster of State College dig for the finish during their first place winning run in the mixed canoe class at last year's Seventh Annual Races (left). Well known competitor Dave Kurtz, also of State College, comes ashore (above). He's been one of the S, driving forces in white water competition in Pennsylvania. At each gate officials check the progress of contestants and radio the results back to the scoring cen ter (below). A contestant passes beneath the highway bridge in the park enjoying a peaceful moment (right). 32 P E N N L V A N A point is discussed (above, left) while others prac tice (above) and it takes plenty of practice to run the course without losing points for missing or hit \ ting a gate. Between runs an unidentified photog rapher uses his jacket to shade the film he's chang ing in his camera (far left) while another grabs a moment's rest (left). Everyone enjoys the races al though this young visitor (right) appears worried as he stares in fascination at the race—perhaps his mom and dad were making a run! It is even more interesting to learn that one of the cen WHITE WATER ters of organization for North America white water ac tivity is at State College here in Pennsylvania. Head quartered at State College are the Penn State Outing AT WORLD'S END Club and the Wildwater Boating Club. (WBC) The WBC is responsible for the Loyalsock Slalom which has been k°n might result from the fact that the kayaks look like held for seven years at World's End State Park. yaks, but the canoes also look like kayaks. The reason April 24th and 2Sth this year will mark the eighth run . ."j ttljs confusion is the specialized nature of these boats. ning of the Loyalsock Slalom. With this event being a . white water boats are made from various reinforced step along the way to the "71" World Championships and u s"cs, mostly fiberglass. Most are homemade, although the "72" Olympics getting even closer, the "71" event at k re are several commercial models. Both the canoes and World's End will be the focus of competitors from many yaks are fully decked, so the distinction between the eastern states and Canada. . «S somewhat technical. Quickest way to distinguish be- For two days, spectators will be treated to competitors ^ eri the two is to note the type of paddle being used, pushing themselves to their physical limits, courting the j, 8ie blade paddles are used for canoes, while a double danger of the churning white water. Paddles will flail both otK Paddle is used for kayak competition. There are air and water and while many will make every gate on . er differences such as the fact that the bow and stern the course, some will be given an icy bath in the creek ^1 °anoe are higher than any other portion of the deck, water that is usually barely above 32 degrees. The sheer e the kayaks have a bow and stern lower than the deck. beauty of the colorful racing boats, the boiling rapids of the HTI ?y°ne experienced at ordinary canoeing on flatwater Loyalsock Creek and the back drop of the rock gorge in Wn i ta^e one ^°°k at trje Loyalsock course and swear it World's End State Park combine to present an interna R ^ °e impossible to paddle a boat of any size through tional water sport activity in Pennsylvania that offers un na "oiling rapids, let alone guide it skillfully through limited excitement and beauty to both competitor and °W hanging pole gates. Yet, this is exactly what hap- spectator. bo t en tne skill of these competitors and their tiny the S Comhine to challenge the white water. The skill of Pa t white water competitors has improved during the several years, and the quality of the boats has in- fe ased many fold. Our early spring waters are cold—and s cold water can be dangerous. The peo fan• 'ng °f a sport that has matured, white water slalom ple participating in events like these t § wiH be a full gold medal sport for the first time in know the dangers and prepare for them n COLD by wearing life saving devices and often tjj j vJOpios at Munich, Germany in 1972. Considering wet suits as well. K you decide to give i^ p ac* that the first world championship race was held this sport a try, be sure you take the can 6neva> Switzerland in 1949 and the first North Ameri- WATER necessary precautions. For more infor 6Vent near mation see Ed Jones' Accident Report Oj Wilmington, Delaware in 1953, the rise to on page 51 of this issue. y^pic status is truly remarkable. 4* RIL-l 9 7 1 33 FROM THE STREAMS + m m GOOD ADVICE TRY AGAIN • I had taken the family fishing for bluegills one evening • While helping with a stocking at Long Run near Morris and we weren't having too much luck. Our son Steven was last year, the Rev. P. Shoemaker told me this story: Fish getting restless and my wife made the remark that maybe ing one of his favorite pools for a nice trout he had raised the fish just were not biting, hoping our daughter Dawn on several occasions, he finally hooked and netted it. Bu1 would quit and we could leave. Dawn didn't fall for it and upon examination he found that his hook had caught in * instead quickly replied: "Well, mommy, we have to wait double snelled hook that someone else had lost to the fish- awhile for the fish to bite. Maybe there aren't so many After measuring the fish—it was 14 inches—he picked '* left anymore." Seems as if we older fishermen might learn up by the old snelled hook that was already in its mouth- something from that—we must have some patience and Just as he got it out of the net the trout flopped and the not expect every cast to produce a fish. old snell parted. The trout landed back in its home and 1 —Waterways Patrolman AMMON F. ZIEGENFUS (Berks County) Rev. Shoemaker now can have lots of fun trying to catci his trout again! TRAVELING PALOMINO —Waterways Patrolman RAYMOND HOOVER (Tioga County) • A large palomino trout, stocked in the Frankstown FLYING FISH Branch of the Juniata River near East Freedom, made a successful journey downstream some 20 miles to Williams • Last trout season while on patrol of Sheaffer's Run, I came upon the Russ Reisinger family. As Russ and I talked, burg. In his travels he passed through the effluent of two t0 paper mills and finally took up residence at the outfall of his wife, son and daughter continued fishing. Suddenly the borough treatment plant at Williamsburg. Due to his our amazement, a fish came sailing past the hood of &1 car and landed on the far berm of the road. Mrs. Reisinger, large size and brilliant coloration, he became somewhat of 1 a local attraction when spotted last fall. excited at getting a nibble, had set the hook so hard tha the fish Utterly flew out of the creek and across the roaO' —Waterways Patrolman WALTER A. ROSSER (Bloir County) a distance of approximately 20 feet. Bet that was one sur prised fish! —Waterways Patrolman H. BENJAMIN LEAMER (Perry Countf* MUST BE NUTS • Last December 26th, Frank Hughes and Jim Fann"1 of Ridgway went to the Kinzua tailrace about 4:00 A-^' to fish. The wind and snow were blowing with the tem perature hovering at about 10 degrees and they wer« fishing by lantern as it was still dark. Someone hollered to them from up in the woods and asked if they were doing any good. Frank answered "no" and then asked the fellow if he was going to give it a try. The man replied he was going hunting instead. Frank's answer to the fellow?" "Anybody who goes hunting in this kind of weather muS be nuts." Needless to say the fellow continued on withd1' any comments —Waterways Patrolman BERNARD AMBROSE (Elk Couinty ) EATS PERCH / MOUNTS CHUB • On a recent fishing trip to Quebec (and this one t°° a whole week) one well known waterways patrolman fr0^ the northwest caught a grand total of one six inch yell^ "WHY ARE YOU SUDDENLY WORRIED ABOUT perch and one chub. He ate the perch and the rumor J HOW HEAVY MINE ARE, WHEN WE'RE ONLY he is having the chub mounted. A BLOCK FROM HOME?" —Waterways Patrolman GEORGE R. JONES (Warren Counf' 34 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL^ tiEED SAFETY COURSE j Dlck Schultz, of Schultzs Sporting Goods Store in But- > and I were demonstrating fishing equipment last year jWUfeg a Fishing School at the Butler City Hunting and lng Club. Dick's first cast brought down a huge flor- Jcent light which fell smack on top of him. After the ex- mnm e ment cleared the air, I proceeded to demonstrate a ux 0uv i it 7 nning rod to the group. Upon doing so the practice plug ALL-nwa. Pped off and flew out into the audience. At that point °»ieone suggested that both Dick and I attend a Hunter bafety Course. —Waterways Patrolman EUGENE SCOBEL (Butler & Lawrence Counties) "^OCK IN" j, hile helping Boy Scouts on a Stream Improvement Ject on Bull Creek, the Scout leader and I were dis- "YOU'RE POSITIVE YOU'LL TAKE IT AS IS?" sing the problem of not having enough rocks to fill the j, ers of two of the Log Deflectors. Special Waterways "PET" CATFISH rolrnan Bob Kopta came to the rescue by suggesting • Mr. Melvin Weist of Beach Lake in Wayne County 'e advertise for a "ROCK IN" for the following weekend. told me his father-in-law has a farm pond and every -Wat erways Patrolman GERALD CRAYTON (N. Allegheny County) evening when he goes to feed his fish a pet catfish meets him at the upper end of the pond and swims along the J4G FULL shore to the lower end to be fed bread. This has been While on routine patrol of Heart Lake, Special Water- going on for three years. ys Patrolmen Rebar and Trygar were watching several —Waterways Patrolman HARLAND REYNOLDS (Wayne County) P'e doing quite well with the panfish. As the officers So^r e nVi^~Uec^m: g licensesi* , Offices\ro r Reba-n _i_ _r spotte.i_d i a_ youn___ g man 6 IN ARUNDANCE rij "'stance down the lake pick up a bag and start • In the fall of 1968 we planted brown trout fingerlings nmg f h il . Not to be out done Officers Rebar 0r t e W00( s in the lower section of Kishacoquillas Creek (a section not ^d T i lrygar followed in rapid pursuit. After a long and stocked with legal size trout). In the spring of 1969 I a 'hless chase the two officers finally managed to bring paid particular attention to the area, being interested in se]6 y°Ung man t0 a ha'*- Tne two officers identified them- percentage of survival, rate of growth, and frequency of 0^es and asked to see what the youth had in the bag. harvest but my surveillance was inconclusive. I then took . er Rebar opened the bag. It held a half dozen red, ripe SWP Robert M. Cook, Mr. Roy Mountz and Mr. Gene dapples! Kuhns of Lewistown and we ran the stream shocker ~-Waterways Patrolman ROBERT FASCHING (Lackawanna County) through approximately 200 feet of the stream. What a revelation! Trout in abundance—excellent in rate of growth iCE FISHING INTEREST and splendid in overall condition and coloration. Needless I r\ to say my helpers and I were quite pleased with what we e t0 ... received more phone calls this year pertaining had seen. And some of them should still be there for Q lce fishing" than in any of my eleven years with the Anglers this month. u mission. It should have been some kind of record for —Waterways Patrolman RICHARD OWENS (Mifflin-Juniata Counties) continuing ice fishing interest. —Waterways Patrolman BERNARD AMBROSE (Elk County) TIGHTLY TIED P • I was talking to a little girl at our display at the Monroe- JRMANENT HIRERNATION? ville Mall. She said she had a problem-her worms always *i rece r; , ived a call from a lady in Emmaus who was wor- got off the hook. I told her to hook it several times so she about a possible pollution in a small dam on her shouldn't have any more problems. Her reply?: "Is that the Un fv- She said a couple of fish had been floating belly way you put them on? I was tying them on in a knot!" vyi'. ^nich she of course assumed were dead. But the creek —Waterways Patrolman GERALD CRAYTON (Allegheny County) a" feeds her dam also feeds the dam of a neighbor p j1 stream, so she called and advised him to check his RIG RASS |j tor any dead fish. Upon hearing her story, the neigh- • Mr. Verne Doud of Mansfield told me his son Walter < Ul tio J °kty dispelled her fear of any death dealing pollu had been ice fishing in a pond close to home. When the b te y telling her that fish floating belly up is a "natural boy returned home, Mr. Doud had asked him how he Olrienon to f, >" which he observes every winter. According made out. Walter replied: "I caught one 200 pound bass en eman that ^ 8 ^ » a fish floating belly up is simply a sign that wouldn't come through the hole." With a start like n e fish is in hibernation until spring! this, Walter should make some ice fisherman! —Waterways Patrolman FREDERICK MUSSEL (Lehigh County) —Waterways patrolman RAYMOND HOOVER (Tioga County) ^RU-1971 35 FLY TYING by Chauncy K. Lively GREEN DRAKE Part One: The Dun In the British Isles three closely related species of Ephemera guttulata—the female dun. Ephemera are known as the Green Drake, of which E. danica is most predominant. American anglers borrowed The bound deer hair body gives the fly its required lengtD the common name from their British cousins and applied it but permits the use of a fine-wire size #12 hook with * to Ephemera guttulata, a large mayfly indigenous to the shank a little shorter than normal. The dubbed portion oi northeastern United States and Canada, principally because the body becomes the fly's thorax while the detached paI^ of its size and superficial resemblance to its British coun extending from the hook is its abdomen. To give the ®1 terpart. Owing to the great abundance of the insect on balance on the water an initial half-turn of hackle is ma0* many streams, the big Green Drake often stimulates an laterally under the base of the detached body, after whicjj orgy of feeding fish unparalleled by other mayflies. The the hackles are wound in open palmer fashion and clippe hatch frequently inspires large trout to throw aside their underneath. The lateral half-turn of hackle behind the usual caution and to surface feed in broad daylight with hook balances the fly perfectly at its heaviest point, pfe' uncommon abandon. So great is the fury of the occasion venting the abdomen from tipping backwards and toucP' that many anglers arrange flexible vacations, ready to de ing the surface. The wings are made from the tips of large part at a moment's notice when the long-awaited call comes barred-rock hackles dyed yellow. Hackles with a broad' from streamside, announcing breathlessly, "The Green wehby center are fine for this purpose because they re' Drake is on!" In Pennsylvania the hatch generally reaches tain their breadth after repeated soaking better than web' its peak during the last week of May in the southern ex free hackles. Despite their large size I have never had a tremity of its range and a week or ten days later in the problem with leader-twisting, provided the wings we*6 northern tier counties. set reasonably straight. There is a color variation in the Green Drake dun from Fishing to the Green Drake dun is rarely without its stream to stream but even when it is most descriptive of puzzling aspects and often they border on the bizarfe' its appellation the beginning fly fisher, expecting a dis High water is seldom conducive to good dry fly fishir>0 tinctly green insect, often wonders how on earth it ever but once, in good company with Jean Larouche a°° got its name. Remembering that the name was borrowed George Aiken, two keen fly fishermen from Pittsburgh, from the English fly, a clue may be found in the 17th had the experience of fishing three wet, miserable, «<"[' Century writings of Charles Cotton, who observed of the derful days to the hatch on Young Woman's Creek. J insect that "his tail turns up towards his back like a rained continuously the whole time and the stream reache mallard; from whence, questionless, he has his name of the three distinct levels: high, higher and ridiculous. ^ Green-Drake." the water remained clear and we fished the big detache0 As might be expected in a fly as large as the Green body dries as if we didn't know better. In three days «* Drake (the wing height and body length may reach one caught and released more trout than I would have dream" inch), there are several problems attendant with the lived in that stretch of stream and the average size ** making of a believable (to the trout) dry fly representation. such that the three of us are reluctant to mention it alonC'' First, if tied to size in the conventional way the hook re lest we be labeled tellers of tall tales. quired would be very large for a dry fly, producing ex In the opposite extreme, I have fished Penn's Creek uP' cess weight and inhibiting good flotation. Next, if you der ideal conditions when the emergence of duns *6' will watch the dun on the water you'll note that its abdo sembled a snow storm in reverse and nary a trout showed' men and tails curve upward away from the surface and Then there are times when the fish are rising but taW*| this attitude requires a dry that will balance properly with only those duns which flutter and flit on the surface ref°/ out tail support. Finally, the big wings of the natural are ing those floating serenely by. This calls for subtly twite*1 far too prominent to be denied and the wing material in ing the artificial as it passes over the trout and the act'0 the artificial must show a tall, broad outline without being can often spell the difference between success and fail01 stiff and twist-prone. The first two problems were overcome by the use of a flexible detached body and an unusual method of hackling. (Next month: The Coffiin Fly Spinner) 36 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL^ TYING THE GREEN DRAKE *s Part One: The Dun 1. Clamp a size it 12 dry fly hook in Spiral thread to rear and tie in one vise (Mustad #94836 shown) and cream and one grizzly hackle with tie in fine yellow thread at bend. For barbule length same as front hackle. tails tie in three long, reddish-brown Rear hackles should be tied flat, with fibres from a ringneck pheasant's tail glossy sides down and grizzly hackle feather. Tails should be four to five uppermost, pointing away from tyer. times the length of hook shank. Grasp tips of rear hackles together and make a lateral half-turn to the 2. Cut a bunch of buff-colored deer left, passing under base of detached body hair from the hide (bunch body and ending on near side of fly. should be about 3/16" when flat Bind down with two turns of thread tened) and tie in hair butts just for just ahead of flared barbules. ward of tail windings. Spiral thread back over hair about 1 /8" and half- hitch. Trim excess hair butts as With tweezers carefully bend free shown. portion of rear hackles so that they stand on edge and point toward tyer. Hold the tips of tails together and Wax 2" of the tying thread next to stroke the hair to the left until it is the hook and apply a full dubbing of a straight, organized bundle with the yellow-dyed kapok or spun fur. Wind tails contained within. Holding tips dubbed thread forward, ending with of hair with left hand, with right one turn in front of wings and half- hand spiral thread around hair in hitch. spaced turns for a distance equal to twice the length of shank. Take two additional close turns at end of body 10. Individually wind the two rear hack and return thread to hook in spaced les forward in sparse palmer fashion turns. Half-hitch over hair butts. and tie off each in front of wing. Then take one full turn of the front hackle behind wings and one turn in front. Tie off and trim away waste hackle tips. 4. With fine-pointed scissors carefully trim away ends of hair, leaving only tails extending from rear of body. Again apply dubbing to thread and wind forward to eye. Whip finish thread behind eye and apply a drop of head lacquer to finish. 5. For wings select two large yellow- dyed grizzly hackles and tie in tips just forward of center of shank. 12. (Front view) With scissors trim Wings should be about three times away the underside of the palmered the length of shank. Select a stiff hackle, leaving an open, inverted V. brown-barred grizzly hackle (Rhode Be careful to avoid cutting lateral Island Red may be substituted) with barbules in rear. barbules slightly longer than twice the gap of hook. Tie in hackle on edge just behind wing with glossy 13. Below—Finished fly, showing side facing rear. floating posture on water. 13—below— FISHING SPIDERS AND MINI-MITES by Tom Fegely The fishing spider is a common resident of the Keystone State, spending the °a' light hours hidden beneath docks and bridges. Few scenes from a science fiction or monster movie can Before long a tadpole or small fish swims by. ShoVi°» match in drama the actions of a fearless, water-skating, herself from the underwater perch, she skillfully pursUe eight-legged angler known as Dolomedes—the fishing spi her prey and upon capturing it sinks her venomous )aS" der. into it. After towing the lifeless morsel to a rock or pilin»' Making a home beneath docks or under low bridges, she makes the most of this welcome change in diet. dolomedes spins no snare web, characteristic of most A three-quarter inch long spider has been known to &$ spiders. Instead she spins a lifeline which slows her descent cure and drag from the water a three-and-a-half inch I01* onto the water, weaving a web only as a nursery for her fish weighing four times as much as itself. young. Eyes and legs in groups of eight, a hairy outer cov A European relative of the Pennsylvania species is ^e. ering and venomous jaws further enhance this arachnid's more ingenious in its watery pursuits. She spins a flat ^e grisly appearance. among the vegetation then carries air bubbles undervv»te' Alighting atop the water's surface, Dolomede's legs releasing them beneath the web. She then sits in ^e slightly depress the surface film, enabling her to "skate" miniature "diving bell" until a suitable meal comes alofl»' across the top of a pond much the same as a common at which time she gives chase. water strider. Besides serving as sensory organs and cam ouflage, the hairs distribute the fisher spider's weight even ly over a large area so that she does not sink. WATER MITES Although her main diet consists of aquatic insects, Second cousins of the spiders are the mites. They d$e, nightime finds this hairy creature crawling beneath sub from spiders in having their body parts fused together 1 merged rocks, lily ponds or other aquatic vegetation. Air stead of in two segments. Having eight legs, adapted * trapped in silvery bubbles among the water-repellant hairs clinging, most water mites are no larger than a pinhea j enable this fishing spider to breathe underwater for almost 110 Occasionally a sharp eye may catch the inconspic an hour. creatures swimming in a clear pool, vigorously waving ^ eight frail legs. What they lack in size they make up1 ' coloration-their tiny bodies ranging from brown to blu ' Water mites are rather nondescript yellow and scarlet. creatures despite Mites creep about on the bottom and on aquatic v^B their bright colors. 1 Fresh water mussels tation before attaching themselves to stoneflies, dragon^ and aquatic insects aquatic beetles or water striders, which they parasitize such as the familiar 1 water strider are Piercing the outer covering of their hosts, the I* ' i parasitized by these draw out body juices. At times however they feed on " pinhead-sized fish and a few are cannibalistic. u relatives of the 11 fisJ1' spider. Mites are in turn preyed upon by insects and sma*1 M thereby serving as an inconspicuous but necessary hn the aquatic food chain. 38 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL# ANNUAL REPORT JULY 1, 1969 — JUNE 30, 1970 L-l9 7 1 39 EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE The executive office of the Commission includes the »c' tivities of the nine commissioners and the executive direc' tor. ANNUAL The commissioners met in formal public session f°ur times during the year and conducted a field trip last Oc tober to inspect the Corry and Linesville Hatcheries, t0 visit the coho rearing stations at Erie, to look over *e Walnut Creek site and other access points on Lake &* and to visit our Conneaut Lake access area. All &e$S REPORT f visited either are in the process of being redeveloped ° are scheduled for extensive work starting in the spring ° 1971. Individual commissioners have represented the —coi" ; mission at out-of-state fishing and boating meetings m throughout the year, attended numerous sportsmen's g^' erings, public meetings and made inspection trips to m^ Commission installations. Very briefly it should be noted that in addition to &e routine duties of the office, the executive director serVeS on the Sanitary Water Board and the Water and P°wej Resources Board and has actively supported matters ° interest to the Commission and conservationists. This fu°c' tion of the Director involves not only regular meeting but frequent attendance at public hearings on water p°' lution and stream encroachment applications. Consider^ time has been devoted to planning and negotiating *°g the installation of fish passage facilities at Conowin£ Dam in Maryland. Commission president Frank E. Masland Jr. of Carlisle (left) and vice rlfl president Calvin J. Kern of Whitehall (right) listen as the Commission's Pennsylvania is a member of the Atlantic States Ma s Executive Director Robert J. Bielo explains a phase of the new Lines- e ville Fish Cultural Station during a visit by the Commission last fall. Fisheries Commission and the Executive Director ser^ Other Commission personnel are gathered in the background. as the conservation agency representative. 40 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLt* M mk ,s m Bo* tl '+ ^K. \ ' JH B v* \K.J % Commissioners and PFC employees (left) overlooking activities at Lines- ville. Executive Director Bielo was honored at the Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs (above) for his conservation leadership. The small- mouth bass centennial, initial fishway construction at Conowingo and the de velopment of several new access areas were all highlights during the past year. M. Uring this year, the tempo of all administrative oper- ns incre ter ased in direct relationship to an expanding in- re S *? boating and fishing as healthy, enjoyable outdoor ad . 0n m Pennsylvania. These operations include such uiistrative functions as: personnel and payroll, pur- ln a ci I 8 nd procurement, planning, budgeting and finan- r re . P °gramming, issuance of special permits and licenses, etp °^ aPplications for mine drainage, stream clearance, W petlrement counseling, federal aid coordination, cen to es> mail processing and messenger service, inven- recor The Commission received federal payments in the sum 6r^. ds, warehousing, and many other incidental op- ns of $279,973 during the fiscal period. Some of these funds Q ° required in the day to day functioning of the covered projects approved in the prior fiscal year. "^mission. The growing interest in fishing and boating was reflected e section pre on Federal Aid Coordination prepared and in the number of licenses issued during the past year. Fish e a fe^ °- total of 15 projects for funding under various ing license sales exceeded 750,000 which established a new ro rams Pos 1 P 8 - The total estimated costs of these pro- record. The previous high was established in 1956 when S $1 072 770 The Fish bur V ' > - Commission will be reim- 740,000 licenses were issued. Boating registrations are al in tne the . amount of $574,828.00 at the completion of so increasing and establishing new records every yead. It ^various Projects. is anticipated that 116,000 boats will be registered for e following is the breakdown of the funds involved: the calendar year 1970. No. Total Reimburse In order that the Pennsylvania Fish Commission can ft- ***** Projects Cost ment 1S h meet the demands of the public for increased fishing and R & Wildlife boating resources during the 70's, it will be necessary to ^^toration (D-J) $ 560,270 $280,203 engage in extensive planning. Preliminary studies indicate £• Land & Water that future growth in these areas will be determined by the ati n BOR 137,500 275,000 amount of funds available to the Commission. Since our vSr ° .< ) 42,000 *'eddr °mous Fish Act 84,000 financial resources are limited it is imperative that plan ; ^4d to Commercial ning receive top priority so that the fishing and boating 115,125 * "heries 153,500 public of the future can be assured of adequate recreation Totals $1,072,770 $574,828 al facilities. ApRlL-1971 41 BOATING Boating registrations continue to increase and are e*' pected to exceed 116,000 for the 1970 registration ye^ I This is an increase of approximately 8,000 registration over the previous year. Boa'ting fatalities increased this year from 19 the pre vious year to 33. This is only 4 fatalities less than tfl all time high of 1967. Thirteen of our fatalities this ye^ occurred in non-meehanically propelled craft upon whtf life saving devices are not presently required by law. Our three lesson "Boating Pleasure" educational court was completed by 635 during the fiscal year as compare to 491 graduated last year. This brings our total to date t0 1949 persons satisfactorily completing the course. During the month of May the Pennsylvania Fish CoPv mission hosted the 3-day annual meeting of the Northed5 States Boating Administrators Conference (NESBAC'' Ten Northeast States were represented as well as all seg' ments of the boating industry, the Corps of Engineers, »j National Safety Transportation Board, the U.S. VoVe< Squadron, the Coast Guard Auxiliary and the U.S. Co»5 Guard. An additional 185 unlighted and 50 large lighted buoy5 */)• were purchased for use in various waters throughout w Commonwealth bringing the total number of Commissi°p 0 owned and maintained Navigational Aids to 940. An a" ditional 560 floats were purchased and used in install^ an experimental life line across the Susquehanna River juS above the Dock Street Dam in Harrisburg. Additional fflj stallations of this type are planned for other water areas ° the Commonwealth. Six new patrol craft, consisting of four 16 foot 155 h-P' Pennsylvania hosted IO's and one 12 foot outboard, were added bringing Wt the Northeast States patrol fleet to 110 craft. Eight outboard motors with horSe Boating Administrators Conference last spring. power ranging from 4 to 115 were also purchased for p3 Growing numbers of boaters appeared on trol boats, as well as 11 boat trailers. Keystone State waterways during the The following publications were printed and distribute year as the number of access areas and water as public educational aids: areas increased. Sail ing is just one phase of the sport that's 1. Pleasure Boating Requirements 200,000 growing rapidly. 2. Safety Primers for Pleasure Boat Operators 20,000 Our force of 82 regular enforcement personnel were a sisted during the boating season by 64 Security Office1'' During this period 6,574 vessels were boarded. A total ° 2,084 written warnings and 1,124 summons were given violators. Additionally 2,732 craft were inspected and > sued approved Inspection Decals for meeting legal reqmr ments. This represents an increase of 992 decals over *" previous year when the program was first initiated. Una this program any boat owner could request this inspecti° to find out whether his boat complied with Pennsylvaf Law. Those not meeting legal requirements were inform as to necessary corrective action. The decal, applied to tP windshield or high on the starboard side of the transom, color coded showing the year of issue. A total of 5>* Boating Capacity Plates was issued during the year. Patrol Officers assisted 94 vessels in distress, gave her to 281 persons, rescued 8 persons, and protected proper' valued at 160,702.00. PENNSYLVANIA ANGL^ FISHERIES Vision biologists were involved in several major re ef CL Pro)ects including a cooperative program of studies snery interests in the Delaware River, studies of whir- t. ? °-lsease of trout, introduction of coho salmon in Lake » restoration of shad to the Brandywine, studies of wa- of T ^ an^ ^sn populations m trie Pennsylvania waters e r e a a t . -^ i ' nd a survey of chemical and physical char- nstics and an inventory of fish stocks in the Allegheny lv_er from Kinzua Dam to Franklin. ^Biologists at the Benner Spring Fish Research Station lny a , olved in field investigations, educational activities, Fi V, a. sorv services. Personnel from the Division of sb CrieS ve attended various organized seminars, work- of t!?' an<^ meetings of committees including the meeting e c- Northeast Division of the American Fisheries So- M'rl Northeast States Warmwater Fisheries Workshop, g west Benthological Conference, and the Interstate call j Culture Workshop. Division employees have been p Ki UPon to testify at several public hearings involving erns vital to conservation and environmental protec- The Commission's coho program F*mgi on Lake Erie enjoyed the best year yet as increasing numbers of su ne field staff conducted 162 stream surveys, 16 lake coho were registered. Research 3nc personnel kept a close watch on tie. ^' ^ ^ investigations of construction in conjunc- the lake as well as other water Wlt e Penn areas. Bass fishermen found plen itiv ^ *^ DOT Act. A number of pollutions were ty of fishing on Commonwealth waters and hatcheries produced . "gated as well as a review of over 60 aquatic herbi- record numbers of fish. '^applications. n ro °logists at Benner Spring have conducted numerous tine investigations of Pennsylvania Fish Commission hatch e tre ^ nes anc^ have recommended appropriate therapeutic for 6nt Wnere required. Advisory services were provided ^operative nurseries. Sch l Division of Fisheries held its fourth Fish Culture ft at Bellefonte with sixteen employees in attendance, tabl'^f rmance °^ Past participants in this school has es- ned the value of such in-service training, cell anC* warmwater fish propagation units had an ex- year with outstanding successes in both areas. FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE Cold Water Fisheries STOCKING PROGRAM Number of trout streams stocked 885 FISCAL YEAR—1969-70 Miles of trout streams stocked 4,813 Acres of trout streams stocked 18,614 »,.. Warmwater Fisheries Number of lakes stocked with trout 89 . es of warmwater streams 2,336 es of Number of lakes stocked with trout ^u warmwater rivers 1,665 (Experimentally) 2 ^ er of warmwater ponds and lakes 320 es Acres of lakes stocked with trout 10,372 °f warmwater ponds and lakes 79,572 s °f Lake Erie in Pennsylvania 640,525 Acres of lakes stocked with trout (Experimentally) 3,320 Total acreage 720,097 Total acreage 32,306 u mber of warmwater fish stocked: Number of cold water fish % 20,226,000 (trout and salmon) stocked Pingerlings 304,910 Fingerlings 2,055,904 Adults 147,688 Adults 3,226,082 Total 20,678,598 Total 5,281,986 Grand Total of all Fish Stocked 25,960,584 At RlL-1 9 7 1 43 ENGINEERING This year the Engineering Division investigated 38 sites Six new fishing and boating access areas were built a'1a to determine feasibility for acquisition, made property sur two more were started. Major improvements to roadway veys of 14 sites and topographical surveys of 19 sites, and and parking lots were completed at five other existing aC designed 24 access, dam and hatchery projects. cess sites. Four fishing lakes, scheduled for completion in 1971, In addition to the installation of stream improvement °-e were being developed under public construction contracts, vices and the reviewing of more than 1,100 sets of hi$ while two existing lakes were improved by the addition of way plans for encroachment on fishing waters, this D«| an earth filled foot-pier for fishing. Major renovation of sion was responsible for the routine maintenance of F one hatchery was started, contracts were awarded for the Commission properties including 48 lakes, 142 acces development of a complete new hatchery and for a new areas, 4 regional offices, 16 improved streams, and 6 cov° building at each of two existing hatcheries. salmon nursery facilities. Additionally, the Engineeriw 0 Extensive improvements were undertaken at four hatch Division worked on maintenance tasks at the Commissi" eries involving roadways, parking lots, raceways, electric 11 fish culture stations and 4 propagation lakes. and water supply systems. LAW ENFORCEMENT An increased number of Waterways Patrolmen and Spe During the year, two-day regional meetings were held & cial Waterways Patrolmen enabled this division to provide each of the four regions. Panel discussions on pollution a" a record number of fishing schools, boating safety schools, safe boating, along with group participation in discussiw and other conservation education programs for those the problems, were highlights of these meetings. TraisMf persons interested in fishing, boating, and the protection of programs for all Special Waterways Patrolmen were b« our environment. Field patrols continued to show an in in each of the regions with safe boating and pollu^0'1 crease in the number of violations of fishing and boating again discussed in panel form. A number of WaterW*)' laws and regulations. The number of pollutions reported Patrolmen and Waterways Safety Coordinators attend and investigated by field officers showed a 30 percent Coast Guard schools to become familiar with new boatin» increase over last year. regulations and procedures. CONSERVATION / EDUCATION Twelve students, comprising the 5th class, were gradu fishing equipment and bait (cane poles, bobbers, etc''' ated from the H. R. Stackhouse School of Fishery Conser stocked fish, and program supervisors. In addition, * vation and Watercraft Safety on December 19, 1969. This program was conducted for patients at Norristown St» class was enrolled September 15, 1969, following statewide Hospital, Montgomery County, and Byberry State Hospi^' recruitment and selection by the Civil Service Commission. Philadelphia County. All 12 new waterways patrolmen were assigned to field Paid circulation of the "Pennsylvania Angler," the Co& districts upon graduation from the intensive 12-week train mission's official fishing and boating magazine, read1 ing course. an all-time record high (33,515) with the June, 1970 | A total of 13,397 youngsters from inner-city areas par sue. Three new slide programs-"Ice Fishing," "C° ticipated in the Commission's second annual "Center City Salmon," and "Pennsylvania Fishing and Boating E*cl l Cane Pole Program" during the summer of 1969. This ment" were produced during the year. A new edition unique program was conducted at 11 sites, including "Pennsylvania Fishes" was published, featuring all &e water areas in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, York, Altoona, full color illustrations of the Commonwealth's most popu and Allentown, with the Commission furnishing simple game fish, and for the first time, minnows. 44 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL^ 70 plans, many activities were newer in origin and re REAL ESTATE flected progressive planning. "roject 70 has been a vital step in preserving for the Numerous administrative changes instituted resulted in PuWic use, fishing and boating areas threatened by com- the expedition of all land acquisition. The lease agreement ^rcializati on, industrialization and increased development program with private property owners, local, State and r°ughout the State. The urban sprawl of our suburbs is Federal authorities was greatly expanded. The Commis allowing thousands of acres of countryside annually, sion's coho salmon program in Erie County is an excellent clri 1(5 S the price of land higher and higher. December of example of the lease program. ' 0 marked the close of the Commission's Project 70 pro- Another of the most important accomplishments of this * a,nming, however, the fishing and boating public in period was the increase in access area investigations with ennsylvania will enjoy many benefits from this program in emphasis on boat accesses. The access investigations which "e years ahead. have been continuous during several years was expanded While considerable work accomplished by this Division during this period with a total of 115 sites of fishing and rir,g the year 1970 was a continuation of earlier Project boating accesses investigated. The following major acquisitions completed during this period include: Access Areas Under Various Stages of Acquisition 1. Susquehanna River Access, Lycoming County. 2. Goldsboro Access, York County. (Boating funds). 3. Quaker Lake, Susquehanna County (Additional parcel). P. L. 566 Projects Acquired 1. Sandy Creek, Mercer County. P. L. 566 (Projects Under Various Stages of Acquisition) 1. Dunlap Creek, Fayette County. 2. Harmon Creek, Washington County. 3. Green Lick Creek (Jacobs Creek), Fayette County. Lake ir Dam Sites Acquired 1. Ontelaunee Creek Dam Site, Lehigh County. Work began on the Com mission's new Big Spring 2. Mill Creek, Lycoming County. T Hatchery (above) while ^INFORMATION ^ % field officers spent a rec ord amount of time in Lake 6- Dam Sites Under Various Stages of Acquisition direct contact with the public at fairs and sports men's shows. Likewise 1. Mill Creek, Clarion & Venango Counties. their other activities showed a healthy increase. During the summer hun Streams Acquired dreds of inner city chil dren enjoyed their first 1. Young Woman's Creek, Clinton County. fishing trip—a day's out ing at some pond in or near their city where Com mission stocked warmwater Streams Under Various Stages of Acquisition species awaited them. PFC summer instructors were 1. Kettle Creek, Potter County. on hand to help. 2. Neshannock Creek (additional land), Lawrence County. Hatcheries Under Various Stages of Acquisition 1. Walnut Creek (additional land), Erie County. Leases 1. Leetsdale Access (Ohio River) Allegheny County- additional land acquired for parking lot. 2. Oil City Access (Allegheny River) Venango County -Renewal of lease for 25 years. 3. Franklin Access (Allekheny River), Venango County —Renewal of lease for 25 years. 4. Howard S. Eaton Reservoir, Erie County-Lease re newal for another 10 years. 5. Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne & Pike Counties-25 year lease. 45 COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE The Comptroller's Office comprises employees assigned The Fish Commission has closed another fiscal perio" to and paid by the Fish Commission. However, this office with an outstanding year in revenue received from liceflse is not under the control of the Commission, but is instead sales. The implementation of various programs are showing an arm of the Office of Administration that serves the the desired results. Commission. Fishing and boating in Pennsylvania is big business ^ The Comptroller's Office functions as the clearing house sincere thanks are extended to the fishermen, the boater8' for all financial and budgetary matters. This office records the sportsmen and others supporting the Pennsylvania cash receipts for the Commission—specifically four and one- Fish Commission in its forward progress. half million dollars for the fiscal year that ended June 30, There are "Earmarked Funds" in the Fish Fund th*' 1970, a record year for revenue. Similarly, all expenditures provides $0.50 from each resident and nonresident fishing are processed and recorded including purchase orders, pay license to be used for improved fishing. Schedules shotf rolls, invoices and other financial documents as provided the details of these expenditures. by Commission staff. Records are maintained in this office The Commonwealth has many controls and safeguard for financial transactions of the Project 70 Land Acquisi to insure accurate records and accounts and the judicio0' tion Fund and Project 500 Land and Water Development expenditures from the "Fish Fund" and "Boating Fun^ Fund, based on information provided by the Commission. Under the provisions of Article IV, Section 402 of &e Monthly financial reports are issued in addition to the Fiscal Code, the Auditor General is required to audit the annual financial statements and other statistical informa records and accounts of all Commonwealth Department5' tion. Boards and Commissions at least once a year. In summary, this has been an outstanding year for revenue. A quick look at the two special funds which form the basis for all programs and activities of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission shows: FISH FUND BOAT FUND Fiscal Fiscal Percent Fiscal Fiscal Percent Year Year of Year Year of Ended Ended Increase Ended Ended Increase 6/30/69 6/30/70 (Decrease) 6/30/69 6/30/70 (Decrease/ Cash on hand, beginning of period.. $3,510,387 $3,996,335 13 Cash on hand, Beginning of period.. $ 649,875 $ 714,360 10 Receipts during period 4,251,055 4,504,894 6 Receipts during period 507,299 558,568 10 Total cash available $7,761,442 $8,501,229 9 Total cash available $1,157,174 $1,272,928 10 Expenditures during period 3,765,107 4,449,743 18 Expenditures during period 442,814 601,074 36 Cash on hand, end of period $3,996,335 $4,051,486 Cash on hand, end of period $ 714,360 $ 671,854 (6) REVENUE: REVENUE: Fishing Licenses $3,637,602 $3,738,739 3 Motor Boat Registration Fees $ 493,372 $ 510,558 3 Fines and Penalties 72,722 99,979 37 Motor Boat Fines 12,703 17 940 Federal aid for fish restoration 231,592 279,973 41 21 0ther 1,224 30,070 Other 309,139 386,203 25 TOTAL $ 507,299 $ 558,568 TOTAL $4,251,055 $4,504,894 10 EXPENDITURES: EXPENDITURES: Administration $ 45,377 $ 123,884 Executive and General Administra tion $ 309,951 $ 417,287 35 Law Enforcement 293,095 363,170 24 ther a Propagation and Distribution 1,248,585 1,748,937 40 ° < > 106,543 116,475 9 Law Enforcement 731,353 872,164 20 TOTAL $ 445,015 $ 603,529' 36 Engineering and Development 414,999 430,997 4 Other (a) 1,067,880 1,038,723 (3) * Includes unpaid vouchers in the State Treasury at Tune 30, 1970 >D TOTAL $3,772,768 $4,508,108* 19 the amount of $2,455. (a) Appropriations to Other State Departments. * Includes unpaid vouchers in the State Treasury at June 30, 1970 in the amount of $58,365. (a) Research, Conservation Education, Land and Waters, Appropriations to Other State Departments, Miscellaneous. 46 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL# REVENUE Cash in State Treasury to Credit of "Fish Fund" July 1, 1969 $3,996,334.12 Less: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1969 7,660.97 ^NN;SYLVANI A FISH COMMISSION Net Cash Available for Expenditures as of July 1, 1969 $3,988,673.15 Receipts July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970 Resident Fishing Licenses—Regular $3,294,574.89 Resident Fishing Licenses—Senior 112,683.50 Non-Resident Fishing Licenses 269,634.50 Tourist Fishing Licenses 61,846.50 STATEMENT OF REVENUE, Special Eel Licenses and Miscellaneous Permits and Fees .. 3,918.00 Lake Erie Licenses 1,126.00 EXPENDITURES AND Commercial Hatchery Licenses 6,575.00 Fee Fishing Lake Licenses 7,785.00 Fish Law Fines 99,978.56 CASH RALANCES Interest on Securities 201,894.90 Interest on Deposits 9,567.11 Sale of Unserviceable Property (Dept. of P.&S.) 7,026.80 Contributions for Restocking Streams 32,259.01 Federal Aid for Fish Restoration and Recreation 279,973.37 Sale of Publications 85,435.63 FISH FUND Rent of Fish Commission Property 3,365.00 Miscellaneous Revenue 27,250.52 JULY I, 1969 TO JUNE 30, 1970 Total Receipts from All Sources 4,504,894.29 FISCAL YEAR Total Funds Available During Year $8,493,567.44 CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS Fishery Executive Management Land Engineering and General and Law Conservation and Waters and testification of Expenditures Administration Propagation Research Enforcement Education Management Development Totals $ 219,010.47 $ 991,889.45 $ 162,823.25 $ 584,681.50 $ 78,961.15 $ 137,720.01 $ 111,487.26 $2,286,573.09 s 7,852.27 42,627:45 40,194.65 12,740.52 4,794.02 35,648.31 12,147.19 156,004.41 kpf sionai 'and SpeciaP l Services'..' 23,681.63 3,039.36 6,761.46 3,015.83 29,911.63 1,457.64 797.82 68,665.37 fe befits . 23,154.68 114,203.89 27,296.28 74,963.56 8,141.47 21,423.98 18,020.17 287,204.03 28,172.35 443.24 585.55 2,485.47 121,183.11 167.63 400.90 153,438.25 ||?.::;;;;:;:;;;;;;;;;;;;::; 22,260.38 2,049.34 878.62 4,660.99 3,791.49 689.02 202.14 34,531.98 {[^"'cations,' Utilities and Fuel 12,067.60 54,432.53 12,661.97 29,970.27 3,670.74 2,177.41 5,940.40 120,920.92 6,612.84 16,270.58 15,182.11 87,911.63 6,628.33 5,927.54 6,408.34 144,941.37 \Nta„rsluP Dues and Subscriptions 745.40 11.00 367.66 —0— —0— 7.50 186.00 1,317.56 %,£<* Surety and Fidelity Bonds 193.58 3,189.01 521.96 854.69 25.01 611.86 411.60 5,807.71 f^ti ^ Equipment Supplies Ha,.. Pairs 2,291.12 33,351.06 6,931.83 15,097.68 830.04 5,517.18 3,652.41 67,671.32 Hi,»i«ed Repairs and m ",tenance Services 1,157.50 5,730.21 1,037.39 757.17 1,519.49 12,221.99 345.42 22,769.17 K Real Estate 44,250.00 1,220.00 880.00 16,490.00 —0— 926.00 —0— 63,766.00 t'Steii' Equipment 2,657.97 1,308.47 5,171.07 15.00 50.00 2,781.00 351.30 12,334.81 « j^leous Materials and Supplies 11,303.58 87,352.22 12,071.20 19,297.22 7,652.73 9,328.12 3,712.37 150,717.44 <\,k'£°t and Other —0— 215,140.77 341.69 —0— —0— 278.00 —0— 215,760.46 jW^ltural Supplies 1,342.50 1,626.40 —0— 6,158.07 45.75 —0— —0— 9,172.72 tS v"7ices and Supplies 2,505.43 130,247.45 15,289.61 9,296.26 —0— 28,688.24 4,780.28 190,807.27 KSto,.' Game and Poultry —0— 7,985.00 1,299.75 —0— —0— —0— —0— 9,284.75 Qj£ nt> Machinery and Furniture 7,788.02 36,819.36 16,199.86 3,767.85 4,347.80 24,717.96 27,914.55 121,555.40 —0— —0— 10,000.00 —0— —0— —0— —0— 10,000.00 SNSlh? 1nd 'Structures '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.' —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— 169,842.54 169,842.54 V*"al Improvements 0£ —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— 64,396.79 64,396.79 r Receipts 239.90 —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— —0— 239.90 'si, pP^nditures by Commission $ 417,287.22 $1,748,936.79 $ 336,495.91 $ 872,163.71 $ 271,552.76 $ 290,289.39 $ 430,997.48 $4,367,723.26 Plus: * Expenditures by Other State Departments From Fish Fund: * Department of Revenue—Printing Fishing Licenses, Tags and Miscellaneous Forms $ 70,590.92 * Department of Property & Supplies—G.S.A. Rentals 62,132.87 * Total Expenditures by Other State Departments from Fish Fund $ 132,723.79 TOTAL EXPENDITURES $4,500,447.05 Cash Balance June 30, 1970, Available for Expenditures in 1970-1971 Fiscal Year 3,993,120.39 Plus: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1970 58,365.07 Cash Balance in State Treasury to Credit of "Fish Fund" June 30, 1970 $4,051,485.46 % •Cl* ' s Paid out of the "Fish Fund" upon requisitions drawn by other departments are included for a complete presentation of the "Fish Fund" finances. STATEMENT OF CASH RALANCES fash Balance in State Treasury to Credit of "Fish Fund" July 1, 1969 $3,996,334.12 Less: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1969 7,660.97 JJ«t Cash Available for Expenditures as of July 1, 1969 $3,988,673.15 Avenue Received July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970 4,504,894.29 ?otal Funds Available During Year $8,493,567.44 *-*ss: Expenditures July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970 4,500,447.05 fash Balance Available for Expenditures in 1970-1971 Fiscal Year $3,993,120.39 r'us: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1970 58,365.07 Cash Balance in State Treasury to Credit of "Fish Fund" June 30, 1970 $4,051,485.46 ** RIL-l 9 7 1 47 EXPENDITURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH ACT NO. 673 ' SESSION OF 1959 AND ACT NO 458, SESSION OF 1$ „#* Act No. 458, Session of 1963 amended Act No. 673, Session of 1959. This Act became effective March 1, 1964 and provides that the sum of fifty (50) «nl' tirf each resident and non-resident fishing license fee shall be used exclusively for (I) the acquisition, leasing, development, management and maintenance of public ^ waters and of areas for providing access to fishing waters and the carrying out of lake and stream reclamation and improvement; (II) the rebuilding of t0 dams, and (III) the study of problems related to better fishing. EARMARKED FUNDS For the Fiscal Year July 1,1969 to June 30,1970 Fishery Management Land and Engineering and Waters and Classification of Expenditures Research Management Development Salaries $ 162,823.25 $ 137,720.01 $ 111,487.26 $ 4» Wages 40,194.65 35,648.31 12,147.19 $ 173,368.32 SALARIES AND WAGES—TOTAL $ 203,017.90 $ 123,634.45 1,457.64 Professional and Special Services 6,761.46 797.82 27,296.28 21,423.98 18,020.17 Employe Benefits 167.63 400.90 Printing 585.55 689.02 202.14 Postage 878.62 2,177.41 Communications, Utilities and Fuel 12,661.97 5,940.40 5,927.54 Travel 15,182.11 6,408.34 7.50 Membership Dues and Subscriptions 367.66 186.00 611.86 Insurance Surety and Fidelity Bonds 521.96 411.60 5,517.18 Motorized Equipment Supplies and Repairs 6,931.83 3,652.41 * > 12,221.99 Contracted Repairs & Maintenance Services 1,037.39 345.42 926.00 Rent of Real Estate 880.00 —0— 2,781.00 Rent of Equipment 5,171.07 351.30 9,328.12 Miscellaneous Materials and Supplies 12,071.20 3,712.37 278.00 Fish Food and Other Agricultural Supplies 341.69 —0— OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES—TOTAL .. $ 90,688.79 $ 63,514.87 $ 40,428.87 Motor Vehicles 15,289.61 28,688.24 4,780.28 Livestock, Game and Poultry 1,299.75 —0— —0— Equipment, Machinery and Furniture 16,199.86 24,717.96 27,914.55 EQUIPMENT—TOTAL $ 32,789.22 $ 53,406.20 $ 32,694.83 Buildings and Structures —0— —0— 169,842.54 i*s3 —0— —0— Non-Structural Improvements 64,396.79 —0— STRUCTURES & IMPROVEMENTS—TOTAL —0— 234,239.33 —0— GRANTS 10,000.00 —0— 290,289.39 TOTAL EXPENDITURES—Earmarked Funds $ 336,495.91 $ $ 430,997.48 EARMARKED FUNDS STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES—ACT NO. 458—SESSION OF 1963 JV on- Resident Resident Minimum Over('L) Licenses Licenses To be or VtuiffL Fiscal 'Year Sold Sold Expended Expenditures 1966-67 . . . $516,025 $16,993 $266,509.00 $ 727,024.54 1967-68 ... 529,138 17,847 273,492.50 825,018.32 1968-69 ... 601,655 22,271 311,963.00 969,296.11 657,33 •! - 43 1969-70 ... 645,482 26,391 335,939.00 1,057,782.78 72i,« -: CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 1970 CASH $ 906,«8'j INVESTMENTS—U.S. GOVERNMENT SHORT TERM SECURITIES 3,144,79*, TOTAL CASH AND INVESTMENTS $4,051,485' FISH LESS: LIABILITIES AND WORKING CAPITAL: VOUCHERS PAYABLE $ 58,365.07 r-jixirv ENCUMBRANCES—PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION 404,819.50 1 ENCUMBRANCES—DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 1,695.86 n4 RESERVE FOR WORKING CAPITAL 1,800,000.00 2,264,88^ NET BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURES DURING FISCAL YEAR 1970-1971 $1,786,"°- 48 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL^ B°ATING FUND Cash in State Treasury to Credit of "Boating Fund" July 1, 1969 $714,359.91 Less: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1969 2,200.50 ^TEMENT OF Net Cash Available for Expenditures as of July 1, 1969 $712,159.41 Receipts July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970 AVENUE, Motor Boat Registration Fees—Fish Commission $459,035.00 Motor Boat Registration Fees—Delaware River Navigation Commission . 51,523.00 ^ENDITURES Motor Boat Fines—Fish Commission 16,940.00 D Motor Boat Fines—Delaware River Nav. Commission 1,000.00 CASH BALANCES Miscellaneous Revenue—Fish Commission 4,837.39 LY Miscellaneous Revenue—Department of Revenue 214.39 , 1. 1969 TO Miscellaneous Revenue—Delaware River Navigation Commission 25,018.00 *• 3°, 1970 Total Receipts From All Sources 558,567.78 PlSCAL YEAR Total Funds Available During Year $1,270,727.19 CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS Classification of Expenditures Administration Law Enforcement Totals $ 48,940.15 $132,432.97 $181,373.12 —0— 39,673.74 39,673.74 >'or,al and Special Services Sit Benel 24,820.08 685.00 25,505.08 Sng 2,136.84 19,041.96 21,178.80 '"Re 27,766.37 1,377.02 29,143.39 >*u 768.91 393.34 1,162.25 Umcati Vel * °tal Expenditures 601,328.11 s" Balance in State Treasury to Credit of "Boating Fund" at June 30, 1970 $ 669,399.08 Us: u«>paid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1970 2,454.81 asn Glance in State Treasury to Credit of "Boating Fund" June 30, 1970 .. $ 671,853.89 *4 Ces, re Paid out of "Boating Fund" upon requisition drawn by other departments and are included for a complete presentation of the "Boating Fund" C ONSO:LIDATE D STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 1970 CASH $671,853.89 LESS: LIABILITIES AND WORKING CAPITAL: BOATINP VOUCHERS PAYABLE $ 2,454.81 ENCUMBRANCES—PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION 102,364.74 FUND ENCUMBRANCES—DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 5,219.63 U RESERVE—DELAWARE RIVER NAVIGATION COMMISSION .... 88,426.02 RESERVE—WORKING CAPITAL 300,000.00 498,465.20 NET BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR EXPENDITURES DURING FISCAL YEAR 1970-1971 $173,388.69 ** Hi L-l9 7 1 ter and is afloat, wrote Packer, the HHHSSHHKHSK 1SIBHH buoyancy of the launcher keeps it place and by reaching into the *a , it can be picked up by the handle a" hauled on board. THE SEA BAG Returning to shore the proceo0 is reversed, that is, the outboard _ un A column of nni 4o»otod to tho octtvttWn o* boat tlvU, flotilla., pewor •quaarem and placed in a tilt position, the l» . e Itomi of Inform to •onnqrtvonlali bootort. is placed under the transom and entire rig is then pulled out of water by the bow. v BOAT LAUNCHING DEVICE In his plans for the launcher, PaC ^ er includes a list of materials vvhl ^ There are probably a dozen or more trunk of an auto and takes up very can be obtained by making only ** boat launching aids on the market, not little space in a boat. stops—the lumber yard and hataW counting the various makeshift ar "I park my car," wrote Glenn, "with store. ,.e rangements devised by individual boat the trunk next to the boat transom. He uses all three quarter inch ^ owners. One of the most recent aids Then I transfer all my equipment, pine wood, two steel eight inch d>a brought to my attention works some including the outboard motor, from eter wheel's, a steel axle 14 inches 1° thing like a wheelbarrow. the car; store everything in the boat, by one half inch in diameter; wasrie Glenn L. Packer of Harrisburg park the car and push the boat into cotter pins and a brass window 1" ' fashioned this boat launching device the water." The parts are glued and nailed some time ago. Its been working well "Even with a lot of fishing gear this gether and then painted to PreS^ # is quite easy to do since most of the tJl for him and should provide the same the wood and when completed (S type of efficient service for any small weight is supported on the two are three water tight compartrne craft owner. wheels," he says. to provide adequate flotation. A Packer, a resident of 3800 Elmerton As indicated by the accompanying re rin Space does not permit P ,ut Avenue, keeps his small aluminum photos, the boat launcher is small, the plans as submitted by Packer fishing boat at the New Cumberland compact and built to fit the boat. It I'm sure he would be glad to pasS jf Boat Club and just about every time measures 18 inches long, from stem to this information to other boater8 he used it last summer he drew quite stern; is ten inches wide, not counting requested to do so. Anyone who lS a bit of attention from onlookers who the thickness of the wheels; and 11.5 terested can write him at afore"1 were apparently amazed at the ease inches high, not including half the tioned address. with which he was able to launch a diameter of the wheel which extends fully loaded boat—with fishing tackle below the bottom of the carriage. Heads Delaware River and outboard motor in place. All loading and unloading, includ Yachtsmen's League Actually Glenn picks up the bow ing mounting the outboard motor on Frank Oertle, former comm' 80t and pushes the craft like a wheelbar the transom, is done on dry land; and of the Paulsboro Sportsmen's As '0f row into the water. He just reverses although the launcher is not attached tion, has been reelected preside*1 the procedure on his return. to the boat it is the weight of the boat the 40 club Delaware River Vac How does he do it? and the keel which keeps the launcher men's League for 1971. .g He uses a small, two wheeled, boat in place and in line. Bill Forbes, of Westville, is Is11$\ launcher which can be carried in the When the boat is placed in the wa- president; Les Thompson, F°restrfaf Yacht Club, 2nd vice president^ " vey Drake, Farragut Sportsmen8 sociation, 3rd vice president; Bill . nolds, financial secretary; Lou ** ^ ler, treasurer; and Frank Bates, sinoming, secretary. Set Change of Watch Date ^ u The Beaver Valley Power Sq jgt ron in western Pennsylvania, ha j, May 1 for its annual Change-of-*^ ceremonies. Packer demonstrates the ease in han dling his boat (left). Even when fully Heads Flotilla 52 ha* loaded he has no trouble as the launch er supports most of the weight. Three Fred C. Geiger, of Landisvil^'a been installed as commander of r watertight compartments make the ilia1)' launcher extremely buoyant (above) tilla 52, U.S. Coast Guard Au* and putting it under or removing it from the transom while in the water John Z. Fry, of Ephrata, is vice is no problem. mander. 50 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL^ A and, if wearing a life saving device, CCIDENT REPORT would stand a good chance of surviv ing for sometime. by Ed Jones, Marine Education Specialist Wet suits come in varying degrees Pennsylvania Fish Commission of thickness, usually from Va inch to % inch. The % inch suit is recom mended for use in water under 40 de grees. In April and May much of the DANGER- water in Pennsylvania is around this temperature or lower. HIGH, FAST, AND I know that the reaction of many fishermen/boaters will be that they can't be bothered with the added cost COLD WATER! of a wet suit, but the truth is that the suits are quite reasonable. A vest can An 'l ls tne s0n , beginning of trout sea- folks probably aren't in as much dan be purchased for as little as $20.00 w;]j i many Pennsylvania fishermen ger as four fishermen in a small over and the complete suit for as little as u these ! *g boats as they go after loaded rowboat in the middle of a $40.00. Boots, mittens and hoods are le3gsai i i nvof tnese boats wil1 be calm—but equally cold—lake. The dif also available and these are made of V ed as ference? Those canoeists are prepared; the same material. esse]| » "Manually Propelled and the fisherman often isn't. qUjre, > as such, cannot be re- At any rate don't neglect to carry t0 be e< ui e devic l PP d with life saving Pennsylvania regulations now re and wear an approved life saving de on ni0ll all waters in our Com- quire that all watercraft on both Penn vice whether the law requires it or q^jj-gja n> although they are re- sylvania Fish Commission and State not on the particular water area you'll Pro °n.S0me as I sha11 later explain, Park Lakes "must contain a U.S. Coast be using. are ^^'^ately these small vessels Guard approved life saving device in The biggest contributor to boating V ed powe ? in more fatalities than serviceable condition for each occu fatalities will be the skipper who over ats ger0Us.. ° - deluded in this "dan pant. For the protection of children, loads and/or improperly loads his ves C s are ger rar. canoes, kayaks, rub- preservers or jackets must be worn by sel. Don't overload! Do your casting and the alkrt, ' deadliest of them all boaters under nine years of age and sitting down and dress correctly for Atthi° b°at non-swimmers. If the hull design of the type of boating you're doing. Use tlHle vear tne wat the watercraft does not permit storage common sense and give some thought ]akes i °^ ei" in our high' f 6rs' and streams is usually of these devices, all occupants must to the precautions you can take for and cold The low wear them." But even with this regu atures ^ - temper- your safety in case you do upset—like are a lation there are still thousands of acres ten rec great danger, one not of- wearing a life saving device and a wet Wateru, gniZed by many users of our of water in Pennsylvania where no suit! ^'s list fishermen are high on such regulations extend, but whether or not it is legally necessary to protect What A s lt a11 mean? First be yourself with a life saving device is Ure to > You're Wear a life saving device if perhaps not the real point—that is, it e in. on <3^> arlv , or around this cold should be done regardless of whether or not it's required to protect your life. Ho died^g Wat6r' Not °ne perSOn s y6ar W3S Aside from a life saving device aving devi i wearing a life probably one of the greatest assets a Most 0od cold water fisherman or canoeist could ^eir cll § boatmen know that CGS f survivi have is a good wet suit. The U.S. 'y cold ^ ° ng in extreme- at er are verv slim and tnese Coast Guard has been using this ^ ices =!* 1 t}ie w^ are diminished further when equipment for several years on small L°U ^onN-Wears no nte saving device. boats operating in cold water areas n ten findnd —-JS-^zd °WS a °[ fi aa boatmaboatman whwho and they have had excellent results. M*out y.wthinbg afeabouout colcold waterr The beauty of these suits is that they °1--itits th Saving device already retain body heat both in and out of be mex lievers t, Perienced and non- the water. And in the water they also ey .^st^T0 are in greatest danger. provide some added flotation, although f^ g6rs d n unders s' iFW °n'° t* undersrantanHd thfr,e0 danr!o„_- not enough to depend upon one as a tlCe 6Xam le it bef P . if you didn't no- substitute for an approved life saving SS on °r6' take another look at the device. By using this type of suit the a e Hite " P g * 32 and 33 about the wearer needs less outer clothing and s °ck. tyJf canoeing on the Loyal should stay warm and comfortable all T TOLD YOU NOT TO FISH 1Ie «n^Ud a. tne Watewater thertWoe i,sc rou-™„rnl there g day. If a wearer were to fall over FROM THE SAME SIDE e are plenty of spills, these board he would retain his body heat OF THE BOAT!" 4? *lL-i97l 51 IS A HAPPINESS CAMP When I was a boy scout, our troop camped for a week- MUST THIS BE A PART OF PROGRESS nc* at Lake Walnut at the northern end of our state. There Back in the city as the years went by, time seemed to .^ a beach where dragonflies squatted on the sand and compound the confusion of so much of living: like the e,i took off, one after another, as though they were play- traffic and one's fighting to get to work and then to get § Prisoner's base; where male sunfish drove intruders home again without mishap; like the air . . . malevolent r*y from their circular nests clearly seen through the with the reek of a million smoking vents, exhausts, and ean water on the sandy bottom; where long-legged blue chimneys; or the noise . . . the mechanical discords of un- eroris were everlastingly measuring the depths of the lake. tended radio sets, TV outfits, the shrieking of sirens, horns, n^ard from the beach was an almost level, forested area, and brakes, along with the human discord of strikes and | d behind that a mountain climbed sturdily upward. A riots; or the water pollution . . . with the rivers so fouled y stream edged with hemlock, rhododendron, and fern that it seem almost too thick for ordinary use. Life would ^ang its way down from fall to fall, all the way from a have been unendurable but for the knowledge each of us S°S high above to the mirror-like lake below. The area carried and cherished of a spot where the air was clean, Pported bears, deer, rabbits and hares, ruffed grouse and the sky blue, the water so clean one could drop on his Wild turkeys. We saw them or found evidence of their knee and drink anywhere along our happy, little brook, the Pfes^'es,ence . Our troop made a nature trail through the mixed lakeside silence broken only by the splash of a leaping fish, J°adleaf forest, labeled the plants, identified the birds or bird song, or wind soughing in the hemlocks. 1 h fieldglasses and the smaller mammals with live traps. NO MORE PUNCHING THE TIME CLOCK MAKING A CAMP And finally Camp wasn't just something miragelike to c didn't forget the area, and after college, with what I soothe one in his hectic moments ... an oasis for one lost | u|d salvage from a small .salary-those were the depres- in the desert ... an island for one adrift in a rough sea. n Thirties—I succeeded in buying first one, and finally Retirement finally came and Camp was no longer a dream. £ etl acres. A bit of an abandoned farmhouse there suf- I arrived up north so early last spring that I beat the *» growing pains as through the years we added more dragonflies, not even the frogs had started singing. But j rns> an upper deck, more roof, and a porch. Soon I on the first day I saw a muskrat towing a great inverted roduced the girl I married to Camp, and through the V across the open water of the lake; there was still con 3rs We re initiated our four little Indians to this unspoiled siderable ice piled up on shore. Along the brook was track JS'on. They learned to know the shrubs, trees, and wild evidence of opossums and raccoons, and I flushed several ers a ; the birds and mammals; the insects, fish, amphibi- woodcock. an an,' d reptiles. We rebuilt the nature trail; our children After I closed the taps and got the water and sewage and r frienck read tne labels as they followed the path systems working, a blaze dancing in the fireplace, and a tfley sang along with the brook up the mountain side. batch of chilli going, I hung out and filled the birdfeeder. Soon there were a dozen species of winter residents: nut CAMP IS A SOMETIME THING hatches, woodpeckers, titmice, and cardinals, chiefly, not W e ^0t to ^amp only occasionally—whenever we could to mention a spunky red squirrel and his bigger cousin, a Pas njt nearty as often as we wished. Once an entire year fox squirrel. The mammals and birds were already in their suK witnout our getting back. But it was always in our spring best, as if their plumage and pelage had just been ti^^cious, and when things got rough, Camp was a returned from the drycleaners. Though it was too early for Sha aS We^ as an actual refuge ... a poor man's leaves, there were fresh yellow twigs on the willows and of §n La! So we were often there in thought, and news red stems for our particular dogwood-not the lovely flow l\j0 destructive storm, deep snowfall, or high winds "up ering kind-but a poor relative known locally as "pigeon 0 'lev arways made us a bit apprehensive. Actually we brush." rea en£ i, % worried about Camp. Our seven acres were Following the northern migration of birds was fascinat th0 ** by the Olson farm, and we thought as much of ing. Canadian nesting birds like the white-throated spar iendl The y "Swedes" as we did of our own kinfolk. rows passed leisurely through for about two weeks, ate at raisec a the * family of ten children—now scattered across the feeder while constantly inquiring about "Old Sam Pea- Un ar,y ?° try with only one presently left at home. After body." The voices of wild geese floated down from on high, ^Vtr,1^ w> Mf. Olson wandered over to Camp and if cries of killdeer often deep in the night, or whir of wood back m^ WaS amiss> & was soon righted. If we didn't get cock wings-all seemed the very essence of Wilderness. m aiI a Or ht * > box of pine cones, hickory-hazel-walnuts, In early May the floor of the leafless mixed forest was ersvv Wtot eet came for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Olson always a veritable white and pink carpet of blossoming spring e at Christmas. continued next page 4P * Cornus stolonifera RlL-i 9 7 1 53 continued from previous page HAPPINESS IS A CAMP pull out the burned off tops and throw them in its midd'' If you have a slash fire blazing merrily and then go aW*)' beauties; by July they had completely vanished and in it burns its heart out and dies of loneliness. It makes their stead, wild geraniums abounded. The soil, seemed most forlorn looking corpse, and it's often a task to get crowded with bulbs, corms, seeds, roots and rootstocks, all going again. patiently waiting for their turn to rise and shine. PARDON ME, BUT I'M LOOKING FOR WILD FIRE Even though up on the county road our Camp is plaiW One afternoon I was cutting up two medium-sized labeled, I've had so many visits from people who ofl American elms recently killed by the Dutch elm disease down our long lane and want to buy chickens, homemao when I heard an agonizing wail above the noise of the bread, real country butter, elderberry jelly, maple syrnP' chain saw. There were two boys almost "besides them homemade quilts (with peacocks), and sassafras ba*' selves" as the local expression has it. They had been "hunt Tradespeople drive down and think I should buy awning' ing" carp in the rushes along the shore, had decided to riding lawnmowers, light bulbs that repel insects, top s°'' roast weiners, then discovered the wind had driven their fire out of control . . . and what to do ! One of them went to Olsons to telephone for help . . . the Camp telephone line was still down since last winter's We rarely see the race" ice storms . . . and armed with long-handled shovels the for he's a nocturnal c" h other boy and I headed for the fire. The area aflame was but his tell-tale tracks » the remains of midBjBH I a wild brush and grassland and already over an acre was snacks are every«''ie blackened. Fortunately the wind was blowing in the direc along the brook. tion of the lake, but even at that, flames were moving against the wind and working in our direction and toward Camp. and fertilizer. Often I find these interludes time well speIV It's amazing what one can do with just an ordinary for few animals are as interesting and as unintentional) shovel in pounding out a grass fire . . . that is, if it is funny as people. One lady with a profile that was qu| feeding against the wind. By the time the volunteer fire noseless, but with a prodigious chin to compensate, ] company arrived, our end of the fired area was under con sisted that I or some other artist in this "neck of { trol. The company and the lake took care of the rest. And woods" cut out one's silhouette from black paper and ma did we ever need baths! a portrait in five minutes for fifty cents! So far as the brushland was concerned, the fire did little harm. But I grieved for the hundreds of nests and nestlings JUST ROBIN HOODS AT HEART of destroyed. The region has been a haven for birds, espe Through the years we have enjoyed the ancient art cially pheasants. And a great number of very young rab archery and while none of us, armed with a shaft, », bits must have had a harrowing time. split a peeled willow wand the thickness of one's thnI,\ or brought down a gray goose winging high overly ' we've had more success against the white-tail deer. u v Once you make a friend attempts to make archers of the Olsons didn't succeed ' of the woodcock, you'll well. Getting deer to our neighbors was no sport; tn forget his zigzag flight and become intrigued by his depended on venison as a part of the year's meat supP I eccentric walk; he moves Bows and arrows were good fun, but for the serious P as though he has hidden ness of filling the deepfreeze, they wanted rifles. Only springs in each short limb. one still at home is an archer, and a good one. We " together each year. J Camp isn't for everyone. There aren't enough unpo''u j But I want to add that the two boys didn't create havoc streams, precious top soils, flowering meadows, forests, and then skip off. They went for help and fought fire until wild life for the individual who isn't satisfied with enjoy the last spark was extinguished. the harvest and keeping strong the source of that harv One must be able to camp by a living stream and leav BON FIRES LOVE COMPANY clean when he moves on. One should enjoy the ladysHprt; It wasn't until the next day that I returned with the service berries, or grapes without uprooting the plant, chainsaw and reduced the elms to logs, fireplace sized, ting down the tree, or wrecking the vine. One must and to burn the slash. in harmony with the environment. at u Did you ever notice that such a fire is a most sociable And so the milder months of the year round ° - thing? It loves company ... the rougher the better. It Camp, and it seems to this retiree that to have a J* . 1 likes you to give it a good, swift kick; it wants you to away from all the wonders of modern civilization" climb on it and jump up and down. It loves to have you lous as it is—is very good indeed. r I? H 54 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL^ a small group of the more than 400 Scouts who started am improvement project on Big Bull Creek are shown here. \[ °re work is planned for this summer. STREAM IMPROVEMENT ON BIG BULL CREEK Allegheny County Boy Scouts have taken on a new pattern in the stream. The deflectors should provide more p eam improvement project, this time on Big Bull Creek in cover for fish in the stream. ( n Township. Started last year the project is expected Work on the project, which is expected to continue this equire a total of two years to complete. spring, has been directed by county waterways patrolmen ^ the first work session last October over 400 area Gerald Crayton and James Smith with overall supervision •j,, uts turned out to get the project off to a flying start. by Pennsylvania Region Two Assistant Supervisor Tom „ e group not only cleaned up a large section of the Qualters. Jack Walter of Natrona Heights, assistant Com arn but also built 13 deflectors to improve the flow missioner of the Boyce Boy Scout District, is chairman. ^AD TAGGING **OGRAM UNDERWAY (j ne Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, in coopera- y with Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New (i K will be conducting a study of the American Shad in Delaware River this spring. > ets were set in the lower Delaware near the Delaware SQ ^°rial Bridge early in March to capture migrating shad e U th y could be tagged and released to continue their Ps r , t eam run. Purpose of the tagging is to estimate the Six°e rs of migrating shad successfully passing the severe- 'tiij *-ed zone in the Philadelphia area during the spawn- 10 is ex ecte nets De Fishermen should be able to easily spot tagged shad from the °f J* ' ^ P d will lifted about the middle long bright orange streamer. Cc c0 ess of the study will depend entirely upon the V tion °f Shad fishermen who catch tagged fish. Any- orange plastic streamer, looking much like a piece of spa ghetti, attached to its body next to the large fin on the c'4i ? W'tn the following information: tag number, location fish's back. Each tag will be stamped with a number and fcj ' Sear used, date caught, and the fisherman's name mailing address information. ,. address. A reward of $1.00 will be sent to each fisher- All tags and the aforementioned information should be tor each tag turned in. sent to: Coordinator, Anadromous Fish Study, Box 95, Sged fish can be easily spotted by a three inch bright Rosemont, N. J. 08556. RlL-l9 7 1 55 THE SMELT ARE RUNNING The word was out—the smelt were running and " joined 150 other faithful smelt netters at the mouth Twenty Mile Creek which leads into Lake Erie. The srne by were running upstream on their spawning run and fisne men of all ages were having a ball dip netting them. Marshal Depending on stream conditions and weather, the ru F. usually occurs late in April or early in May and lasts °r Young to a week or more. Male smelt appear in the streams nfS' ahead by a day or two of the large and egg laden female' Peak of the run, which usually takes two to three days batf When the run is at its peak it's easy for an experienced nettei reached when a dip net comes up with half males and to catch smelt by the bucketful. The young fisherman (above, females. left). Jimmy Shreve of Union City, holds half a pail taken in When the run is on smelt fishermen show up night alft * just a few minutes of dipping. In the upper picture on the right you can see how it's done as his dad, Wilson, reaches out night to catch bushels of this delicious little fish. There' with a long handled dip net into the moving spawning run. no limit so a lot of them wind up in home freezers Waterways patrolman James Carter and Watercraft Safety provide a smelt meal now and then all year long. Officer Norm Ely (above) check smelt taken from the run to determine condition. Don't miss it! HEALTHY WORMS *$$s FOR HOT DAYS If you like to tote along a large supply of worms or nightcrawlers on an extended fishing trip, here's how to keep them healthy and vigorous, even in the hottest part of summer. Get a styrofoam ice chest, preferably without handles (handles get in the way). Next get a one-quart plastic freezer box, the kind used for storing food in a freezer. Fill the chest with about ten pounds of worm bedding (available from any sporting goods store), wetting it ac cording to directions. Garden dirt can be used, but bed ding is better, and weighs a lot less. Put your supply of worms or night crawlers on top, and let them burrow under, tossing away any that aren't up All you need is an inexpen to the task. Then fill your freezer box with ice, and sink sive styrofoam cooler and a plastic freezer box like those it almost level with the worm bedding. shown above. Fill the cooler The ice will have to be replenished two or three times about two thirds full of worm bedding, fill the freezer box in a 24-hour period, depending on how hot it is in your with water and freeze and station wagon but the worms will stay healthy so long as you're in business. they are kept cool. This method has worked every time for me on a half dozen long August trips. Upon return the left over worms were just as frisky as when I dug them. by Larry Servais I have found that a one-quart freezer box is best for an ice container. I started out using the rubber pouch that I have taken the last bit of ice from the food chest to my waders came in, filling it with ice, and wrapping a give to the worms. rubber band around the mouth. When it finally sprung a Packing clothing, duffle bags, blankets or other inSl"la * leak I tried plastic freezer bags, but they were no good ing material on top and around the styrofoam box *e r as they always leaked. The freezer box, with its tight it much cooler, and saves ice. fl cover, neither leaks nor slops over, after the ice melts. So if you're planning to do some "worm" fishing s° On my trips I always have an extra supply of ice in and want to keep your supply healthy during your "" the large chest where I carry food and drink. On occasion give this idea a try. 56 PENNSYLVANIA ANGlg Wm A PISH IMG PE&TURE FOR FISHERMEN FROM PSHBRMEVI ED PARSONS of Green- town caught 10% pound, 3IV2 inch walleye from Lake Wallenpaupack last October. He was using a plug when it hit. The big walleye qualified him for a Pennsylvania Angler Fishing Citation. DAVE DRUCK, 17, of York caught this nice 21Vi inch, 5V4 pound palomino rainbow while fishing Ful ler Lake in Cumberland County last May. It hit a spinner. JIM SCHRECENGOST of Marienville landed this Citation size muskie from Tionesta Reservoir. It measured 45Vi inches and weighed 25 pounds. It hit a red/white Eppinger Dardevle. « * • i A m? RUTH WALKER of Jonestown was <0u . VENEZIALE of Lansdale caught LEONARD WOOD of Montrose caught 4 pound largemouth at this 23 inch, 6V4 pound largemouth fishing Memorial Lake in Lebanon Pond in Wayne County last bass while fishing LaRue's Pond in Sus County when she caught 21% inch, 6 >n pound, 14 ounce largemouth bass. This ^hen .• He was using a rubber worm quehanna County. He was also using "Ctl « hit. an artificial worm. one hit a black Jitterbug. ;*RiL-i971 57 A FISHING PCATUBI FOR PI«Hf RMEN • PROM PI5HBRMEU KATHY JO and JO ELLEN POLLACK ° Natrona Heights display nice stringer of cwj_ pie and bluegill they caught last summer- ^ cation and lure not listed, but according . information included father took a back sC that day. FREDDIE EVAN OFF of Erie landed The Allegheny River in Warren Coun 5 pound, 23 inch largemouth bass while ty produced this 20V4 inch, Wi pound fishing Edinboro Lake. He was using smallmouth bass for ETHEL SMITH spin gear and a Hula Popper when it of Tidioute last November. She was hit. using spin/cast gear and minnows. ROBERT STEINRUCK of Hunlock Creek (left) landed 6 pound, 25 inch channel CONRAD REMO of Russellton (upper p* catfish from the Susquehanna River at West Naticoke. It hit a worm. DALE WAY- to) landed 20 pound, 38 inch catfish from ! . BRIGHT of Annville (center), a winner of a number of Pennsylvania Angler Allegheny River last September. He was I Junior Fishing Citations, caught 16 inch, 1% pound brook trout from Bachmans ing spin gear and chubs. SCOTT WEIDN*\ Run in Lebanon County. It hit a minnow. RICHARD RAPP of Telford (right) of Richfield (lower photo) caught 23>/s •% caught 20 inch, 4Vi pound brown trout from Unami Creek in Montgomery Coun 3Vi pound chain pickerel from Cocola"1 ty. It hit a worm. Dam in Juniata County. It hit a chub. DATHRYN GURITZA of Greens^j holds stringer of 27 inch, IVA P°Le, ROB RIESENBERGER of Yardley JIM BRUNEY of Linesville was fishing behind walleye, 22 inch, 3V4 pound walleL caught 30V4 inch, 11% pound carp Whaley Island on Lake Pymatuning when he and 18 inch, 23A pound bass ,. while fishing Silver Lake in Bucks tied into this 4V4 pound, 19 inch largemouth caught near Tidioute on the Alleg" 0$ County. He caught it on a rubber late last summer. He was using a Jigger Frog River last summer. All were take° worm, using spin gear last spring. when it hit. 58 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL^ smaii ymat«ning produced 19 inch, 3Vi pound opol- Uth bass for R- ° QUASEY of Cora- Rer '•?> (aD°ve) last summer. It hit an Eppin- are SEFo" devle. NELLIE SARLOUIS, MILLIE fr'Rht\ and MYRNA NAGLE, all of Johnstown also no^ stringer or catfish and carp they cau catn ght there (near Whaley Island). Biggest CraVVaS 29 inch' 101/A Pounds- AU hit ni8ht" carp RENCE KRAMER JR., 9, of Scranton (left) caught 33 inch STANLEY BRACHT, 13, of York Haven (left) landed S7V5 inch. It hi. °m the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County last spring. W/2 pound muskie while fishing the Susquehanna River in a (tiRu nightcrawler. ROBERT D'ANGELO, 12, of Philadelphia York County. It hit a bucktail jig. DOUGLAS GRABY, 13, of Vate ^landed 21 inch, 4 pound channel catfish from the Dela Gratz (right) landed 26 inch, 10 pound carp from the Susque yer in Philadelphia County. It also hit a nightcrawler. hanna River in Dauphin County, It hit a nightcrawler. both *P|NIG HARRY MEDERWACH of Philadel and DON BURGESS, phia landed 20 inch, 4Vi pound small- they Erie* hold three coho salmon mouth while fishing Perkiomen Creek Wr,i„aUSht while fishing Lake Erie. STEVE CURTZE of Erie displays 33 inch, 7Vi pound muskie he caught while fishing famous in Montgomery County. He was using Ninn fish were 23 inches, 4V4 spin gear and worms when it hit dur &Uro.p.S' and 24 inches, 5!/i pounds; Edinboro Lake. He caught it in mid July last year while trolling with a small Cisco Kid lure. ing mid August last summer. er. C™ landed 23Vi inch, 4>/4 pound- ait not listed. 6°UMSV.MMINGS. 9, of Clarion (left) landed YIVA, inch, 2% BRUCE MATOLYAK, 11, of Johnstown (left) displays 19 inch, Iar 3V4 pound brook trout he caught on a live minnow. He caught He w gemouth during his first year of fishing last summer. n A PISHING PBATUttE POR PISMERMEN- PROM PISHERMEVJ m PETER LAGANA of Ebensburg caught} inch, 7 pound largemouth while fish>»» Schinks Dam near Ebensburg. He was us>n6 worms. DENNIS JOHNS of Johnstown landed MELO MAIOLIE, 15, of Pittsburgh 28 inch, 6% pound walleye while fish caught 18V4 inch, 3V4 pound large- ing Shawnee Lake at Schellsburg. He mouth bass while fishing a Washington caught it on a small live bait. County pool. He was using a minnow. $ MICHAEL KLIM of Moscow (left) holds 22 inch, 6 pound largemouth his grand father caught at Brady's Lake in Monroe County while THOMAS LIVESEY, 14, of EDWARD KLUNK. of Hanover landed mI? Bristol (center) shows oft 18V4 inch, 2V4 pound catfish he caught from the Dela inch, 6 pound smallmouth while fishing ^° 1 ware River in Bucks County. JOE BARROW, 14, of Dauphin (right) landed 19 Arm Dam in York County last Novernt>er' inch, 4 pound smallmouth from the Susquehanna River. It hit a Mepps mini spin hit a red/white spoon. ner. FRED BEAR of Lititz went flyrodding Erie fisherman HUCK LININGER displays three 8 for panfish at Pinchot State Park last MRS. EDWARD WELLER of M A. nice coho he caught last fall while fishing Lake ville holds 32 inch, 12V4 pound cat' 0f summer and ended up landing a 40V4 Erie. Two of them measured 25Vi inches and It was caught by Arthur ScoU'^j. inch, 15V£ pound muskie. Fishing from weighed 5% pounds; the other was 27 inches a canoe it took him 45 minutes to land Camp Hill who was fishing ^Lj^tf and weighed 7V4 pounds. All were caught off quehanna River near Gerdis' N° it with his 9 foot fly rod and 6 pound Godfrey Run on a #3 Mepps. test leader. Bait not listed. 60 PENNSYLVANIA ANCL^ BRIAN CRAWFORD, 9, of Palmyra (left) landed 19 inch, 3 pound largemouth from a Lebanon County farm pond while MARK COLTON, 15, of Ford City (above) took 32 inch, 1614 pound carp from the Allegheny River in Armstrong County. RONALD WY- RICH, 11, of North East (right) caught 25 inch, 6 pound channel cat from Lake Erie last spring. It hit a silver spoon. MIKE MELHORN, 15, of York (left) landed 29 inch, 13V4 pound carp while fish ing the Little Conewago in York County. He was using corn when he caught it last August. RON MICHAELS of Duquesne (right) landed 25 inch 4% pound walleye while fishing Lake Pymatun- ing south of Harris Island. ROBERT JUBIC of West Mifflin (left) landed 20 inch $1/2 pound bullhead while fishing the Allegheny River in Forest County last sum mer. It hit a chub. STEVE WARD, 12, of Zionsville (right) caught 21 inch, 4'/4 pound smallmouth while fish ing the Delaware River in Northampton County. It hit a minnow. 6 NOLD 15 of York cau ht DONN G. RODE of Mt. Wolf caught JEFFERY GLASS of New Cumberland r inch ^ - - 8 landed 26V4 inch, 7 pound channel cat < "^aiL P°un ftlL-l 9 7 1 61 c A FISHING FEATU&E FOR FISHERMEN- FBOM PISHERMEW •nd1, i TIM COWAN of Ridgway caught 26Vi j^ 854 pound carp while fishing the AU6?^^ River in Warren County last July- 1' ufi him 40 minutes to land it with the ! light spin outfit he was using. It hit a ni?W crawler. ANTHONY AZZARDI of Uniontown KURT WERNER of Staten Island, caught 15Vi inch, 2 pound bullhead N.Y. caught 15 inch smallmouth bass while fishing Virgin Run Lake in while fishing the Delaware River at Fayette County. He was using spin gear Dingman's Ferry, last August. It hit a and nightcrawlers. black jitterbug. TYRONE STEINER, 14, of Allentown (left) caught 20i/2 inch, 4 pound channel catfish from the Lehigh. River in Lehigh County. It hit a worm. WILLIAM MENGEL of Reading (center) caught 14V4 inch, \Vi pound brook trout while RAY UBALDI of Hawley holds 31 inch, "jj. fishing Bushkill Creek in Monroe County last July. It hit a blue dun wet fly. GREG pound walleye caught by GERARD ^c ^f E. WENTZ, 14, of Hanover landed i\Vi inch, 5 pound largemouth while fishing NELL at Lake Wallenpaupack last sj» with worms at Gladfelters Quarry in York County. McConnell was using Baro Bait. ••kT^ * a* V! lBa*I Lake Pymatuning produced nice stringer of cat fish for ART NAGLE and children (upper pho to), including 30 inch, 10 pound carp. All were s MICHAEL KETNER, 9, of Emmaus taken on nightcrawlers. GARY EHRGOTT, 15, EUGENE SNYDER, 9, of Dall8 'bjK caught 20V4 inch, 4 pound largemouth of Freemansburg (lower photo) landed 25 inch, landed 35VS inch, 17 pound carp up while fishing Deer Lake in Schuylkill 5V4 pound catfish while • fishing the Lehigh in fishing Lake Clark along the SPJ*^ County last June. It hit a red/white Northampton County. He was using a trout hanna in York County. It hit a <» Jitterbug. stomach. ball. 62 PENNSYLVANIA ANGL e Val^V ar-old JEANETTE WHITHE of Mill e litst I' California (above) proudly displays her toi... ""~a famous Pvmatunine* caro which she ^oitnS?ftt' last Jul^' II weighed 2 pounds and hit a 35yj -.Frecl Taylor of Hanover (right) pulled lncn Cojj0 . 11 pound northern while fishing Usj„„.rus State Park in York County. He was '8 minnows. %0 ' HLUSKO.of Erie (left) caught 221*4 inch, 4V4 pound MARK VETULA, 13, of Homer City (left) caught 34 inch, 81*4 S^iN?°m Lake Erie' Bait used, not listed. ROBERT HOEN- pound muskie while fishing the Allegheny River in Forest ffo,^ ^°f_Altoona (right) caught 22 inch, 5V4 pound smallmouth County last June. It hit a River Runt. ROBERT SCHAFER, r^thJ1 6 Raystown Branch of the Juniata River last August. He 12, of Pittsburgh (right) caught 22 V4 inch, VA pound walleye 'n8 a Jitterbug and spin gear. on a live minnow while, fishing Pymatuning near Clark Island. * t reesisr ^k tvwsp*—^^ JU $K p JR., CHARLES, and JOHN JAY SHIFFLER of Altoona proudly displays MARK RIFORGIAT of Brocton, N.Y. Slav BELL' a11 of Philadelphia stringer of bluegills he caught while fishing Lake caught 19 inch, 11*4 pound walleye 'key J S0Ine nice catfish and bullheads Glendale at Prinze Gallitizen State Park in Cam south of Harris Island on Lake Pyma a' VaMV8nt from the Delaware River bria County. Bait used, not listed. tuning. He was using a walleye har *»n ^aiey in Bucks County. The fish ness. P to 20 inches and 3V4 pounds. R MIKE BARSCZEWSKI, 14, of Verona (left) landed 19*inch 33/4 !H Ca ElCHERT, 12, of Abbottstown (left) holds 25 and 26 '.I YoriP* ne caught on doughballs from the Susquehanna River pound catfish from West Deer Lake in Westmoreland County. He was using nightcrawlers. SUSAN and KEVIN WAKEFU.D fe^rt*.!%t\ , CountyCou . Each weighed 7 pounds. Brother TIMOTHY • *I L-l9 7 1 63 CASTING WITH THE CO-OPS-by Bill Poner A MONTHLY FEATURE ABOUT COOPERATIVE NURSERY PROJECTS A VISIT TO ment of the nursery from members both clubs as needed. Norm Fisn SNYDER and UNION COUNTIES president of the Richfield Sportsrn^ Snyder and Union Counties get the 700 browns were placed in the South and Bob Shulenberger, president nod this month with a combined total Branch of Middle Creek for a Kiddie the younger group, coordinate the of three cooperative nurseries, two in Derby in May of 1970. tiVity' AeV> Snyder and one in Union. Let's take a Currently about 5,000 browns are 1 Stocking plans were not comp ,( brief look at each of them. in residence, being fed a pellet diet. at the time of the visit, but Tony >e The West End Sportsmen's Associa Fifteen palomino trout started their that the North Branch of the Maha tion is the senior club, starting its careers in the West End nursery, but tango Creek would probably get ,i operation in 1953 with the present fa natural predators have reduced their fish. Other streams would be con51^ cility being constructed in 1958. Oper numbers to one. The loss of normal ered later as the project develops & ation has not been continuous over the colored fish has not been significant, enlarges. .( period due to water conditions, site according to Romig. Dues, turkey shoots and the problems and club interest. Currently The second Snyder County nursery provide the funds to operate the « . the club is using a four-sectioned two- is in its first year of operation and is a sery and the club anticipates n" - pond arrangement with an excellent co-sponsored arrangement. The parent nancial problems for the fish com111 flow of water. The ponds are a com club is the Richfield Sportsmen's As tee's work. ^ bination of cement and cement block sociation and the junior group is the And now it's Union County's *" design, tending toward a square pat Richfield Boys Club, a group of young at with one cooperative nursery f tern rather than an elongated rec men interested in outdoor projects. Union County Sportsmen's Club " tangle. Rather narrow bulkheads pass At the moment the nursery consists Weikert. This nursery nearly matc the water from one section to the next of two basket-type units set in the col the West End club in point of hist^' and on into the overflow. lecting pool of a hillside spring. Wood records indicate its start in 1 , Albert Romig, a member of the fish en frames and wire mesh keep the Again the activity was not continu . committee, met us at the club and trout in and the predators out. Hinged based on a variety of causes involv provided the material for this article. screens cover the baskets and the oper water, construction and club inte _, A fine feature of the nursery and a ation, although temporary, seems neat, issues. Currently the club is in its * product of Mr. Romig's ingenuity was well-constructed and functioning. ond year of operation since cof the wooden racks designed to keep the The nursery was approved June 26, back into the cooperative prograrn' floating leaves from clogging the bulk 1970, and 1,000 fingerlings and a Two cement-bottomed ponds P head screens. The racks extended up sprinkling of palomino trout were pro vide the growing trout homes- ij into the pond several inches and per vided by the Commission. Commercial water source comes from a s sitef' mitted a good flow of water through pellets of proper size are being fed mountain stream via a pipe y u, them at the same time trapping the with some liver and venison as it is Some leaf clogging was giving P s i ie0 , surface debris. Our visit was in late available. lems to the rate of flow at ^ '^ei 1 October and leaves were a problem. Tony Leonard, a member of the of our visit. A screen was to be p 4 u er The West End Sportsmen hold most Boys Club, met us at the nursery site over the catch basin at the PP fl0^' of their fish for two years with the ma of the pipe line to maintain the , f to supply the data. His father, Harold, 1 jority of them going to Middle Creek serves as the nursery manager with and the rate of exchange needed i' and smaller streams in the area. About help in the construction and manage- ponds below. Robert O. C. Kline, nursery ir)^- ^' a ager and club secretary, met us JJ)I s site and explained the stocking y gs)i Nearby Penn's Creek receives * ?j<)' so when it is time to stock, the x ing pond below the nursery is & J. d into a small tributary that runs ' ( ly into Penn's Creek. The trout ^ simply released into the larger sy ^ • Two thousand browns were jn 64 PENNSYLVANIA ANG^ autsrioHs & ANSWERS fty Capt. JACK ROSS, Pittsburgh Marine Consultant pKOM C. F. }., MEYERSDALE: FROM E. D., BROWNSVILLE: wn you give me some tips for spring fitting out con- "What is meant by a 'packetboat', and a 'coal boat'?" 6rru«g my outdrive unit?" —During the period from the Civil War to the early , ^"^mpletely drain the old lubricant and replace the pro 1930s, commercial navigation on the Mississippi and Ohio beV irf snash;f t sea* no matter now g°°d ^ looks. Refill the unit River systems underwent a change from single-vessel opera 0>. lub,e to the proper level, using the type and grade of tion to barge towing. The packetboats were the tramp Commended by the manufacturer. Have the propeller steamers of the river, usually of wooden construction, steam n"itioned, even if it appears perfect, since a blade a bit powered, with stern or side wheels, operating on more or Out of pitch may not be detectable to the eye, but can cause less regular schedules between two river cities. The packets at, a °n that may damage the unit. Finally, check, tighten, carried passengers and any cargo that could be manhandled lubricate the linkage and other parts as required. You aboard, and would stop on call at nearly any point along a'so touch up the paint with a spray can of good marine the route, picking up a farmer and a few pigs at one land mel- If the zinc cathodes are more than 50% eroded, re- ing, and dropping off the mail or groceries at another. Place these also. Around the turn of the century, the concept of barging bulk cargoes was developed, and the packetboats were ?eseesz equipped with knees at the bow to push the barges. Among the earliest barges were the coal boats, generally about forty **OM W. V., LEECHBURG: to fifty feet in length, about twenty feet wide, and four to six feet deep. These early barges were constructed of a °uld I rent a small fishing boat and motor in the Erie r three-inch timber, and were simple boxes of wood that had a> and if so, where?" a very short life. Since the rivers in those days had no dams Mi" e are two boat liveries on Presque Isle peninsula, or locks, coal boats would frequently run hard aground on . 1 rent boats and outboard motors. Several of the ma- a sand bar, and be left there by the towing packetboat. •Has ai de. . """ng the Bay Front also have boats for rent. For more When the water fell further, the coal would push the sides fess ' Write to the Erie Chamber of Commerce, 135 Pro- out flat, spilling the coal over the sandbar, since the pres '°nal Building, Erie 16501. sure of water outside was necessary to balance the weight of the coal inside. Many river families can recall getting ?eeeesz their winter's fuel by rowing out to a stranded coal boat and ferrying back bushel baskets of coal until the home bin **QM /. B., PHILLIPSBURG: was filled. With the advent of steel barges, diesel engines if and propeller-driven towboats, the packets and coal boats ped ^ outboard boat is properly numbered and equip- passed into history, and with them went the romance of an Ccorcnn 'ak g to Pennsylvania law, can I use it on Ohio era and a way of life. s a«d dams?" ,0 ces has three equipment requirements that are in ex- ^ Pennsylvania's. You must have an anchor and line; Jtijj n8e flag at least two feet square for a distress signal, FROM G. 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