November 1995/ $1.5 Pennsylvania *-* % .A V4E v «^^«» < •*.*# \ ' :W In April 1992, the Fish and Boat Com­ mission awarded the Ralph W. Abele Con­ StmigkiQalk servation Heritage Award to Dr. Maurice K. Goddard for "a lifetime of service to con­ servation of the environment in Pennsylvania and our nation." Dr. Maurice K. Goddard: In response, Doc shared some of his phi­ A Giant Among Conservationists losophy of government and reminisced about his friendship with Ralph Abele. Doc re­ minded us that in government, bigger is not necessarily better, and he urged preserva­ 1 had the opportunity and honor of meeting Dr. Goddard at several Corps of Engineers tion of the Fish and Boat Commission as meetings in the early 1970s when he was a small, independent agency focused on fish the Secretary of the Department of Envi­ and boating. Peter A. Colangelo "When you get yourself involved in a big ronmental Resources. More recently, I had Executive Director the pleasure of talking to him at former Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission conglomerate, you certainly lose stature," Executive Director Ed Miller's retirement he concluded. Doc had always urged that dinner in the spring of ] 994 and then again servation in Pennsylvania. His record of the Department of Environmental Services while .serving with him i ») llie Ralph W. Abele selfless public service in the cause of con­ be split into smaller, more focused agen­ Conservation Scholarship Fund Board in May servation and protection of the environment cies, and lie lived to see it happen with the of this year. He was someone who I ad­ is unmatched and, probably, unmatchable. creation of the new Department of Environ­ mired and respected greatly. Everyone in Doc Goddard served as the last Secre­ mental Protection and the Department of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commis­ tary of the Department of Forests and Wa­ Conservation and Natural Resources. sion was saddened to learn of his death. Dr. ters (1955 - 1971) and the first Secretary He reminisced that he got to know Ralph Goddard was a true friend of the sportsmen of the Department of Environmental Re­ Abele during the campaigns for the Project of Pennsylvania. As Larry Schweiger wrote, sources (1971 - 1979). Doc Goddard's 70 and Project 500 bond issues. He told "There is not a single Pennsylvanian who dedicated efforts on behalf of conservation his listeners that "with Ralph's leadership, does not enjoy the benefits of Goddard's touch everyone who fishes and boats in Penn­ the Fish Commission was the environmental work." sylvania. He had a vision of a network of conscience for the environment in Pennsyl­ The following is an article on Dr. Goddard state parks to provide outdoor recreation and vania." He related that he was greatly honored prepared by Dennis Guise, our Deputy Ex­ enjoyment within 25 miles of every citizen to receive an award named for Ralph Abele. ecutive Director/Chief Counsel. I asked Den­ in the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania's state Doc Goddard, Ralph Abele and Ken Sink nis to prepare it so we could dedicate it for park system, with 114 state parks, stands helped form an informal group of conser­ this "Straight Talk" since Dennis was most as a perpetual legacy of Doc Goddard and vation leaders known affectionately as the familiar with Dr. Goddard's many accom­ his work. "OB's." They would get together at a camp plishments. Doc Goddard was the moving force be­ and focus on the big questions of right and hind Pennsylvania's two great conservation wrong that sometimes get obscured in the On September 14, 1995, Dr. Maurice K. bond issues: Project 70 and Project 500. details of deadlines and daily decisions. Out Goddard died from injuries received in a Through his untiring efforts, these bond issues of their discussions came a sense of direc­ fire at his home. He was 83 years old. were approved by the voters to allocate $570 tion and a vision for the better protection Doc Goddard's death marked the end of million for conservation in Pennsylvania. of Pennsylvania's precious resources. If the an era. Pennsylvania's anglers and boat­ Much of that money was used to provide streets of heaven are paved with gold, then ers and all who love the outdoors lost a true fishing and boating opportunities for present let's hope there's no runoff of heavy met­ friend. Doc Goddard was a giant of con- and future generations of Pennsylvanians. als to the heavenly waters or Somebody up Odds are that every Pennsylvania angler has there may hear about it from the OB's: Doc, wetted a line in, and every Pennsylvania Ralph and Ken. boater has launched a boat on, waters pre­ We will remember Doc Goddard for his served through Doc Goddard's efforts. good humor, his great knowledge and his Doc Goddard had a close and abiding profound mission. We will remember him friendship with Ralph Abele, the late ex­ when we hear of the Goddard Chair at the ecutive director of the Pennsylvania Fish Perm State School of Forestry or the Maurice Commission. Ralph awarded Doc one of K. Goddard State Park. We will remem­ the first "White Hats" that the Commission ber him when we paddle a state park lake, awarded to the "Good Guys" in the conser­ fish in a stream bought with Project 70 funds vation movement. When Ralph retired in and enjoy the wonders of our state forests. May 1987, Doc returned the favor by sur­ Doc Goddard left his mark on all who knew prising Ralph with a White Hat of his own. him and the world around him. After Ralph's untimely death in 1990, Doc When Dwight Eisenhower, with whom Goddard assumed a leadership role in the Doc served in World War II, bought his farm Ralph W. Abele Conservation Scholarship at Gettysburg, he said his goal was "to leave Fund. Doc came to every meeting of the the place better than he found it." Of Maurice board, and he led the Fund's effort to pub­ Goddard it can truly be said that he left Penn­ Dr. Maurice K. Goddard (left) lish the collection of Ralph's "Straight Talk" sylvania better than he found it and that his and Ralph W. Ahele columns. dedication to conservation has been an in­ spiration for us all. 2 November 1995 Pennsylvania Angler ania November 1995 Vol. 64 No. 11 & Boat Commission Howard E. Pflugfelder President Pennsylv i . New Cumberland Donald N. Lacy Vice President ANGLER Reading The Keystone State's Official Fishimg Magazine ^^ Donald K. Anderson Meyersdale Samuel M. Concilia November Panfish in Eastern PA by Vic Attardo 4 North East Ross J. Huhn Catching Trout in Not-Quite-Frozen Lakes by Mike Bleech 7 Saltsburg Paul J. Mahon Clarks Green PAAngler NET WORK 11 Enoch S. "Inky " Moore, Jr. Newville On the Water with Ken Salkowski 14 Leon Reed Honesdale William J. Sabatose North Coast Steelhead by Darl Black 15 Brockport 7. Wayne Yorks Benton The Orange Flash: A Streamer for Bass by Chauncy K. Lively 19 Boa Gary Miles Hatch Basics by Charles R. Meek 21 Chairman North East Gary Babin Delaware River Striped Bass by Vic Attardo 25 Lancaster Clayton Buchanan SMART Angler's Notebook^ Carl Richardson 31 Pittsburgh Thaddeus Piotrowski Bloomsburg This issue 's front-cover bluegill was photographed by Wally Eberhart. Vincent P. Riggi Clarks Summit Muskies! Ex Officio members: "This past spring we had a pretty good year trap-netting for muskies," says Ron Peter A. Colangelo, Executive Director; Lee, Commission Area 2 Fisheries Manager. We found good numbers and quality John F. Simmons, Director, Bureau of Boating; sizes of muskies in several lakes." John C. Oliver, Acting Secretary, Department of Lee says that the Commission's Tamarack Lake was the most productive musky Conservation and Natural Resources lake. Lee and Fisheries Technician Al Woomer netted 41 muskies that ranged in size from 24 inches to 46 inches. Ten of those fish were over 40 inches long. All Editor—Art Michaels the muskies were purebred-that's what the Commission stocks as fingerlings there. Editorial Assistant—Chadene Seifert The Crawford County lake is 562 acres. It was scheduled to be drawn down in October, Art Director— Ted Walke so the fish are concentrated. Circulation—Eleanor Mutch "Conneaut Lake, Crawford County, was another solid producer," Lee says. "We Circulation—Patti Copp sampled seven muskies there in sizes from 36 to 47 inches. Four of those fish were over 40 inches. Staff Assistant—Rose Ann Bartal "In Tionesta Lake we netted four muskies that were 34,44,46 and 48 inches. We Staff Assistant—Nita Lynch also trapped a 5-pound+ smallmouth bass there that was the largest smallmouth I've mtributors ever seen in my 20-something years with the Commission. There are quite a few Darl Black smallmouths in Tionesta and in Conneaut, and they're nice-sized." Mike Bleech Lee says that in Woodcock Creek Lake he netted 27 muskies. Five were bigger Charles R. Meek than 42 inches, and the three largest were 44, 46 and 47+ inches. Vic Attardo "Union City Fish Culture Station personnel netted 50 muskies in Edinboro Lake, Pennsylvania Angler (ISSN0031-434X) is published monthly by Che Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, 3532 Walnul Street, Harrisburg, PA 17109. ©1995. and two were over 45 inches," says Lee. 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