ftmsm. Keystone State's \ Official / FISHING BOATING ) Magazine... ^J 25< ^•••^••••^^•••^^••r Single Copy CONSERVATION VIEWPOINT by ROBERT J. BIELO Executive Director SILENT MAJORITY MUST STAND The decade of the 70's should be one of great progress in advancing far-reaching pro­ grams to preserve our environment—not simply for the sake of conservation, but for the urgent need of mankind to have clean air and water and productive soil. Stronger state and national legislation has been signed into law to protect our environ­ ment for our own benefit. Now what we need are leaders at national, state and local levels that have the courage to implement these laws. Certainly changes won't be effected over­ night, correcting years of air, water and land abuse. But, we should see progress in the environmental cleanup program occur at a rate that exceeds the new levels of damage civilization manages to inflict on the essential elements of our existence. Throughout the coming months I hope to use this column to present some comments on advances in environmental protection and also to point out areas where we may be slid­ ing backward. I plan to do this as I believe that we, the silent majority President Nixon is relying on to support his national and worldwide programs, must also be the underlying strength in environmental protection efforts. As an example we must stand together and speak out clearly, not only as states, but as a nation against the industrial giants whose reaction to pollution cleanup measures occasionally takes the form of threats to close down and leave town. The most recent and most outrageous threat of this kind came from a major copper pro­ ducer as they were dedicating a new plant in New Mexico. A top official of the Phelps- Dodge Corp. threatened closure of company smelters in Arizona if forced to undertake cleanup measures he, presumably, thought were uneconomical for the company. It's against this kind of attitude that the silent majority must speak out. Certainly this company is not going to close profitable operations in Arizona and absorb the high cost of transporting copper ore elsewhere for processing. And what other state in the nation would want the vile and toxic fumes spewed across its lands by the copper smelters? None, I would think and surely Arizona, where they advertise their clean bright air as a major asset of the state cannot afford to let one company call its bluff or ruin its environment. Let's hope the silent majority in Arizona gets its back up and takes action to control the environmental pollution from the copper smelters as we are doing in Pennsylvania with acid mine drainage—which for years industry said they could not afford to treat, but are now treating successfully and economically. ^UJIVE OFFICE PENNSYLVANIA ExZ, arnsb"rg> P*- 17120 42ffi J- BI£LO Ri?rr?tiue Secretary W Rector, Fisheries Ass (Vaoant ANGLER istant n ) AssL °: K LEISING PENNSYLVANIA'S OFFICIAL FISHING AND BOATING MAGAZINE ^ttHEN W. SINGER Published Monthly by the IVI SMITH SIOIVS PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA Raymond P. Sharer, Governor SP?c'al Publications x^0rfe Forrest PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION Aud 'o-Visual1 Yod Aids CLARENCE DIETZ, President Bedford ConseJ.^rt,af!?.0 er FRANK E. MASLAND, JR., Vice-President Carlisle GERARD J. ADAMS Hawley DOUGLAS McWILLIAMS . Bear Gap WALLACE C. DEAN Meadville ROBERT M. RANKIN Galeton ^^Superintendent HOWARD R. HEINY . .. Williamsport R. STANLEY SMITH . Waynesburg Engineering CALVIN J. KERN Whitehall FEBRUARY, 1970 ; Roy R p? Inff>^n Section deader r trank> P.E. n 0n 0 Volume 39 / Number 2 iearfe Eug°e neBt ^^ " Edward C O'Hwa SeC"°" IN THIS ISSUE . £>»,v Fisnenes 2 LEAKY BOOTS—Letters From Our Readers 4 FISHING OUTLOOK—Stan Paulakovich 6 ROUNDHOUSE FOR FISH—Tom Eggler 9 MODERN MUSKY FISHING—Howard Levy 'Pe «,_ Sh»";^ Auction r 12 NEW FISHING LAKE—John Thompson & Ed Miller 14 EARLY PENNSYLVANIA TACKLESMITH—Warren Shepard 16 UNCONVENTIONAL COHO—Willard T. Johns 18 STREAM NOTES—Waterways Patrolmen 21 MCKEESPORT FISHING CONTEST—Susan M. Pajak 22 FLY TYING—Chauncy K. Lively 28 MODERN CAMPING—Del & Lois Kerr 29 FISH TALES—Pictures From Our Readers 32 CASTING WITH THE CO-OPS—Bill Porter 33 BOATING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS—Capt. Jack Ross : 44 Cover Photo/JIM YODER eion T? 37-5774 ' " • NORM SICKLES l0ne: BlT. ' Franklin 16323 gi 4 pf °n Ti*- 4S-49i3' JOHN I. BUCK l0 re D. THOMAS EGGLER, Editor / CHESTER A. PEYTON, Circulation Manager 1 ie: 71" « .. "•••• Somerset 15501 ^gi°n Fn, 77-57l7 " Q • • CLAIR FLEECER '"273-260i F,K V MlLES WITT POSTMASTER: All 3579 forms to be returned to The Haddon Craftsmen, Inc., fvK T-^iii6' Annville 17003 1001 Wyoming Ave., Scranton, Pennsylvania 18509. ^ffi* Services The PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER is published monthly by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, 3532 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Subscription: One year—$2.00; three years $5.00; 25 cents per single copy. Send check or money order payable to Pennsylvania Fish Commission'. DO NOT SEND STAMPS. Individuals sending cash do so at their own risk. Change of address should reach us promptly. Furnish both old and new addresses. Second Class Postage paid at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, or additional mailing offices. Neither Publisher nor Editor will assume dl responsibility for unsolicited manuscripts or illustrations while in their possesion or in transit. Per­ Df Estate mission to reprint will be given provided we receive marked copies ana credit is given material or AU illustrations. Communications pertaining to manuscripts, material or illustrations should be addressed L O'BRIEN to the Pennsylvania Fish Commission, Box 1673, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. NOTICE: Subscriptions received after the 10th of each month will begin with the second month following. thankless hours to the task of letting others know vvP' was available. At present Susquehanna County is join11 forces with several neighboring counties in the Eno'c" Mountains Association. So far as publicity about fishing is concerned SusQ" hanna County Waterways Patrolman Richard Roberts " quently sends pictures of big fish taken in the county the Angler where, when published, they received stated1 publicity. —TOM EGGLER, Editor SCARED CARP ROW, ROW Gentlemen: Gentlemen: It was brought to my attention some months ago that I would like to refer to Mr. Calvin A. DeViney's art"- muskellunge were stocked in our river. The supposed pur­ that appeared in the September Pennsylvania Angler e pose was to "scare the carp" out of these waters. Could titled "Row, Row, Row Your Boat." or would you please explain this? I agree with Mr. DeViney. A gasoline motor or Also a local man caught an 8 lb. 4 oz. largemouth bass electric motor is all right at the proper place and time '* that measured 23 inches. No mention has been made of travelling great distances, racing, etc., but there is notbi"' this catch in the Angler although I understand the "info" like a smooth, quietly operated row boat when you vv* was forwarded to you. This catch was taken from our to get into those tiny patches of lily pads and coves ' village reservoir. quiet fishing and even duck hunting. I wonder how m"1' Why do we in Susquehanna County have such poor large fish we scare away with these motors, long be'0 publicity statewide? Our river here shows no more pollu­ we get near to them. In addition the small "fry" we * tion than in adjoining counties and our hunting grounds told are killed at birtii by the oils on the surface of ° are also competitive to adjacent territories. water. It looks simple to me, we have poor representation in For the same facts set forth by Mr. DeViney and " this section of the state. cause of the noise and hard work caused by conventi0' FRED S. PEARSALL, Susquehanna oar locks, several years ago I patented and began P: Muskellunge are not stocked anywhere in the state to ducing what is known as "The Easy Row Oar Lock" a' "scare the carp," or for that matter any other species, out as an accessory, an "Oar Repair Kit." of the water although the young carp may well provide The Easy Row Oar Lock is finish machined all °\ some of the fodder on which the muskellunge thrives. including both the oar pin and the inside of the lock However the muskellunge has been added to a number of standard steel roller bearing is used inside the lock f water areas in the past few years to provide new dimen­ length and, if greased occasionally, there will never be 3 sion to Pennsylvania's sport fishing. wear on the oar pin nor the lock and this produces Each month many fishermen send pictures and informa­ quietest, smoothest operating boat known to man. The' tion about trophy catches to the Angler, so many in fact, pin never wears out because there is no friction, no ch^ that there is frequently a delay of several issues before to start to wear oblong as others do. Due to this the °'4 they can be published. Perhaps the one you refer to will themselves tend not to break and last indefinitely. appear soon. I will be glad if you will pass my feelings on to p$ Poor statewide publicity? Many of the counties in Penn­ DeViney or to anyone else who may be interested. I v sylvania that are well known for recreation achieved the be glad also to furnish any additional information d° recognition they have only because a group of hardwork­ my kit if he or anyone else wishes. ing business and community leaders devoted many often WARREN R.