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 upgrade 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 ordered to stop discharges of improperly treated household wastes. Developers and highway construction 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 destruction 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 environment. 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 Pennsylvania 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 recreational fishing resource. The other project on Ten Mile Creek, in the vicinity of Marianna, Washington 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 pollution 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 acceptable 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
ANGLER
EXECUTIVE OFFICE
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Executive
Director
ROBERT J. BIELO
Administrative Secretary
RALPH P U T T
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LEAKY BOOTS—Letters From Our Readers
FISHING OUTLOOK—Stan Paulakovich
COMING—
LETS GO NATIVE—Bob Hesser
T R O U T CAMP—Bruce Brubaker
T R O U T STOCKING BREAKDOWN—
T H E GREAT RAFT—by Don Neal
MODERN CAMPING—Del and Lois Kerr
AWAY FROM T H E CROWD—H. H. Redline
CITATION WINNERS, 1970—Tom Eggler
NEW LEHIGH COUNTY LAKE—John Thompson
EARLY SEASON BASS—Nick Sisley
W H I T E W A T E R A T WORLD'S END—Victor A. Michael
STREAM NOTES—Waterways Patrolmen
FLY TYING—Chauncy K. Lively
FISHING SPIDERS—Tom Fegely
ANNUAL R E P O R T
SEA BAG—Bob Miller
ACCIDENT REPORT—Ed Jones
HAPPINESS IS A CAMP—Carsten Ahrens
HEALTHY WORMS—Larry Servais
FISH TALES—Pictures From Our Readers
CASTING W I T H T H E CO-OPS—Bill Porter
BOATING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS—Capt. Jack Ross
COVER PHOTO—Victor Michael's camera caught this action on
the Loyalsock during the Seventh Annual White Water Slalom
at World's End.
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OF INTEREST
NEW
FRIENDS
To say I am grateful to the Pennsylvania Angler for
publishing the few letters I have sent is not enough.
I want you to know how I have benefited by them. My
first letter was published in Leaky Boots in February 1968.
It was about McConnell's Mills. From this letter I heard
from a man who lives in York who was a grist mill worker
in his youth and who is a devout fisherman. He wrote to
me and we have been corresponding ever since. My brother and I twice visited him and we all had great fun fishing
and traveling through the Pennsylvania Dutch country.
The next letter was published in Leaky Boots December
1970. It was about how we lost some rods to some big
Allegheny Biver fish. This story brought me a letter from
a man from Oxon Hill, Maryland, a suburb of Washington D.C., who used to work in New Castle in the old steel
mill. Like my other York friend, he too is a fishing enthusiast, and suggested I come down and fish with him.
When one reaches the "sunset years"—I am past 74—
many old fishing pals have passed to better fishing grounds.
It is a most wonderful experience to make new friends
who have like interests, such as I have through the Pennsylvania Angler.
With this thought in mind I want to thank you for bringing this about. I guess God gave us memories so we could
enjoy the thrills of yesterday and I think the Angler is one
of the best publications of interest to young and old alike.
I always look forward to the next issue and best regards!
VERN E. DUFFORD SR., New Castle
"I THINK T H E B E MUST BE A MISPBINT
IN T H E DIBECTIONS."
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ft)
TO BOATMEN?
My wife looked through the December Angler, ^
pointed out that it claims to be "Pennsylvania's
Fishing and Boating Magazine." She reads Yachting, SW
per, Motor Boating, Lakeland Boating and Soundings. ™
question was the same as I have heard so many tii"e
"What does the Angler have of interest to boatmen?"
If the article "Death Toll Continues to Climb" was ^
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'
tried to prove that safety cannot be legislated, the exatff
of carelessness he cited would have bolstered such a cw
Pr
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th
do
an
be
ill
BOBERT E. SYNNESTVEDT, JenkintoW
an
INTERESTED
IN EEL FISHING
T h i s b o o k is really tops. I t h a s almost e v e r y t h i n g a •
e r m a n could ask for, b u t I ' d like t o see a small t o p i c ' ;
eel fishing. M a y b e it's just m y opinion b u t I think a I
of p e o p l e w o u l d b e i n t e r e s t e d if t h e y h e a r d a b o u t ffl
water eel fishing. I a m i n t e r e s t e d in s o m e information J
this subject a n d I w o u l d like t o h e a r from s o m e <M
fishermen w h o a r e also i n t e r e s t e d in this subject.
ARLAND ZEILER, Lake Ar'e
NOTHING ON BOATING
Since the Angler is a fishing magazine, I would ir
more on fishing and nothing on boating. Let them hayC
magazine of their own.
GEORGE DIGNAN, Kennett
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HELPFUL
to
HINTS
I want to congratulate the Pennsylvania Fish ^
mision for your excellent magazine, Pennsylvania AW.,
I think it is a fine publication because it offers some1*1''
for all and I especially like any and all articles on ^ 1 Hi
pollution as I am very interested in this area.
1
As a thought I wonder if helpful hints could be ff
lished in your magazine as to what "John Doe" can ^ \
prevent water pollution. So often industry is blamed
polluting our waters but seldom does the individual 1°° ties
himself. For instance one may really complain w l ^ '-at,
factory is found pouring dye into a stream but the c
I
plainer may be just as guilty by purchasing colored p " |
c
products. Our sewage plants can treat the tissues but .
not remove the dye from the treated sewage-so & i
we as guilty by purchasing and using colored toilet t'5!,:
facial tissues, and napkins and such? I'm sure most "'.
never look at it that way but I do feel it should be bro™
( -<ee
to the attention of the public as often as possible.
What about the phosphate content of our deterges fel|(
of
How many fishermen urge their wives to use soap
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
should be part of every fisherman's gear. Take your .;
trash home and pick up all you find laying around"/
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P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G t $
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surprised at the amount you can pick up (not all trash
u along our streams is from careless fishermen).
Ir
> the Spring of 1970 a local Bird Club had a clean-up
)ect in conjunction with Earth Day. W e cleaned up
n
d around Antitiem Lake. The results were amazing in
rnore w
ays than one. At first it stunned the fishermen there
Jj a t day but they hastily recovered as many of them laid
n tne
i r rods to join in the clean-up. Their kind words
a ,
efforts made the project extremely worthwhile. I'm
e are
j ,
many, many other hints that could be ofth t> ^ e Public—I'd sure like to see them published in
}j , erin sylvania Angler if they haven't been published
r
e. Water pollution is the responsibility of all. We
work together now if it is ever to be corrected.
n
^ d th P U p t h e
fine W o r k -
OF COURSE I KNOW
WHAT DAY I T I S . .
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY/,
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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 probf0t
°ften the individual does not accept responsibility
ej; . l n S his part, such as using low phosphate soaps and
h 0u Sln S extreme care when using pesticides around the
t0 , " f o ° frequently the homeowner decides it won't hurt
cde r n n ' s trash or forgets about the effect of the toxic
cats he flushes down the drain.
hj,,,) a i n ty there is no excuse for anyone leaving litter bethj0 n e ther he is on a fishing trip or just out for a hike
setv f a wooded area. Unfortunately, I have seen con*W ° n 0 m c ials who preach fervently against littering,
UDa n empty cigarette pack at their feet and walk on,
On ^ t h e y a r e adding to the litter.
to m '"anks for your suggestions and for taking the time
ca.n , e u s all a little more aware of what the individual
0 to
stop pollution.
ROBERT J. BIELO, executive director
H
?G WASH!
at
fis^g
a large plant and hear quite a few "trout"
s
n
tt 6a
complain that there are not enough trout in our
°olc f
^ Wash!! I've taken my share of brown and
ties fn °,u,: from the streams in Union and Snyder Coun°atch6c
P a s t t w o y e a r s a n c i n a v e pictures to prove my
•es.
Last April s opening day produced quite a few laughs
Or
r
Wa
0uph
t e r was high on Laurel Run where I fished
u,: t n
« morning. Fishermen were trying to wade
V s) ° °
e
lb0M, m a n d where a deep hole lay, they were standing
°Qrt)p] . e ' D ow. Very few trout were caught and I heard
4 a ' n t s all day about "no trout."
^ a n y fishermen give it up after the first two
^ks
'W*
^ o n t y 8 ° o u t o n t y a ^ t e r a fresri stocking. These
? t r 0 u t a r e m i s s i n g the whole idea. There is a good supply
\ ssp1*1 l n our streams all year and all it takes to enjoy
port
1
tie JJ,
* ts fullest is the will-power to pursue them.
0 n
^ ' t i n ^ ^ e s a n d there is nothing more satisfying and
Tha i a n t o hook a nice trout on a fly you've tied,
you for your co-operation with us sportsmen.
JEFFREY B. CHARLES, Lewisburg
NO OBJECTION TO BOATING
Enclosed is a check for my renewal subscription to the
Angler. I enjoy your magazine very much, so keep up the
good work. Although I am not a boater I have no objections to the boating articles. I read them all and usually
learn something from them.
I suggest you give us fishermen a little space for a
question and answer column, as you have for the boaters.
I feel sure that this would be interesting to your readers.
And how about a corner for fishing tips from fishermen.
I would also like to know what you are doing to check
fish from suspected waters for excessive amounts of D.D.T.
and mercury poisons that would make them unfit for eating. I hope you will keep us informed on this very serious
matter.
BERNARD GOLDSMITH, Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Fish Commission field officers make every
effort to investigate every reported pollution, no matter what
the source. When their investigations indicate possible dangerous complications, tests are conducted to determine the
cause, source, degree, etc. Should an investigation indicate
mercury present in amounts near or above Federal tolerances public announcement through news media would be
made.
T O M EGGLER, editor
HIGHLY REGARDED
Would like you to know that your magazine is highly
regarded here. Particularly enjoy your articles on trout
and trout fishing and the superb articles and photographs
on fly tying by Mr. Lively.
S. A. STROFF
East Rutherford, New Jersey
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FISHING
OUTLOOK
By.. Stan Paulakovich
TROUT
FISHING
April . . . trout fishing time again.
The fly fisherman who has guided his
wet flies carefully through the riff in
countless casts, feels the sudden, jarring thud of the trout that has
smashed his fly and hooked himself.
The nymph fisherman has manuevered
his lure, bumping along the bottom,
over every pocket in the channel. He
has repeatedly found himself stuck on
the bottom to a stick, leaves or grass.
The next time however his quick
twitch is answered by an instantaneous rush and the water erupts in front
of him. A trout is on. From these first
moments until the net is slipped under
the glistening, speckled beauty, early
season fly fishing is nothing but pleasure.
Right now, not too many trout fishermen are thinking about fly hatches
and patterns to be used in the opening weeks of the season. Water temperatures which range from the high
thirties to the low fifties just aren't
the best for fly fishing and hatches
during this period are limited but they
do occur over all of the state. Wet
fly and nymph fishing in late April is
at times chilly and unrewarding, but
when the right pattern, the right method, and the right moment is hit upon
it can be warming, pleasant and productive.
The insects which are of major importance now, fall into two classes: the
May flies which are hatching in this
short period and the Caddis flies
which will hatch in several weeks.
Both types are in the same size class,
% to s/a inch long and can be duplicated on size 12 and 14 hooks. The
May flies are of the type that cling to
the bottoms of rocks and stones in the
riffles and faster water. The Caddis
flies build themselves cases of small
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twigs or sand and gravel. They frequent the still quiet backwaters alongside the riffs.
When they are ready to hatch both
types raise off the bottom and are carried downstream at the mercy of the
current. Rising continually towards the
surface their drift will cover 50 to 100
yards. When they reach the surface
they cast off their nymphal and pupal
overcoats and fly off as duns and
adults. April hatches occur during the
warmest part of the day, usually from
noon to 2:00 P.M. When these insects
are drifting free, just prior to hatching,
is when trout gorge themselves and
this is when the wet fly or nymph
fishermen can really clean house.
Wet fly fishing techniques have
changed quite a bit over the last few
years. Sinking lines with a short heavy
leader and snelled flies have given way
to longer, finer leaders of perhaps 9
to 12 feet with tip test a maximum of
3 pounds. Floating lines that are easily
visible have replaced the heavy hardto-handle sinking type. The old technique of casting across the stream and
letting the line straighten out below
has been changed to casting upstream
at an angle keeping as little slack as
possible and drifting the lures down
through the riffs. The tell-tale pause
or twitch of the end of the easily seen
line signals strikes visibly rather than
by feel. Leaders, gradually tapered
down from 10 pound test where it
connects to the line are joined by barrel knots. About 18 inches up from the
end and 18 inches beyond that, the
droppers are tied on by allowing one
end of the line in the barrel knot to
be 7 inches longer than the other.
These droppers stand straight out
from the line and it's where you attach the modern day wet flies which
come without snells.
Nymph fishermen, of necessity, use
shorter leaders but still taper them
down pretty fine. Short, accurate casts
straight upstream so that the nymph
sinks to the bottom and drifts rig"
down through the feeding lanes H
called for here. The floating fine ei1.
shows you every time your nymp
stops. You respond by giving y° ;
rod tip a quick twitch and while m°
of the time you've hooked sometbwj
on the bottom, every once in aw
a trout has taken the nymph in
mouth and the quick twitch sets
hook. Worm and salmon egg fish6
men practice this method all the W*
and it's no trick for them to learn
fish nymphs.
Early season nymph patterns t*1
have worked well in the past inclf.
these: Quill Gordon, Light and V^i
Hendrickson, Dark Caddis and ™
Grannom Caddis. Good wet fly P1
terns are Quill Gordon, Blue Q°"j
Blue Dun, Ashey, Light and P j l
Hendricksons, Red Quill, BreadcrD*
Fishhawk, Green Gallagher and "J
Farmer Boy. You'll notice these are I
dull patterns, which seem to work
in the spring. Any good fly tying t>'
will give you the methods and the |
terials for tying these flies.
If you tie your own flies try tfj I
few things. Get some fine diarne*I
weighty, pliable wire and wrap it I
entire length of the shank of the h°\
and tie your flies over this. Use q1"
and hackle from hens which are so" I
more pliable and sink quicker. s v.
the quills for an hour or so in hot 9
ter while you are tying and they II
go on easier. Don't boil the quills. 1
takes off the sheen which you ^
Adding weights, split shot or V™ *M
arounds to your leader can be a '. ^Qk
snarling aggravating mess when ci, , e s
e
a<]
ing, so use these only as a last res
When you're fishing wet flies K J«t
to fish with three flies at one tif, j j e i
This gives you better coverage ,; eHi
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down, and across increasing i ,• •
chance to find out what the fish > i ^
feeding on. Start with three diff er ^ ^ <
Iy colored flies, something like , as
Quill Gordon on the end, a B r e a d ^ %'t
in the middle and a Green Gall^J 3 c
at the top. When you catch severa' ^ (, e c
e
on the You
samecan
fly,also
tie tie
on three
» ^ ^ s
same.
on a °\
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visible fly as the top fly, so yo u
see exactly how your flies are beha
If
in the water.
A*;\
etc
Under water flies are suppo je '
represent either the free & j<
nymph prior to hatching or the S F
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
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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 Commission'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 starting 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 Pennsylvania Fish Commission will hold "Open House" at the Linesville Fish Cultural 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 Pennsylvania 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
ING OUTLOOK
w
hich have completed their life
d have fallen into the water to
<fea<j *!pf away. Start out fishing the
"ilift f
method, where your flies
% flifl.reelv with the current. When
es a r
e straight below you take
over hand methc
'ast f, e n you have fished out the
tin /th
R o u g h l y , pick up and re-cast
away from the feeding zone
S ' t „ 0 t t o s c a r e the fish. When you
Hcjjj a n y action in this method try
tire
d u n g t l l e flies throughout the enu"6 str^ a t i ° n o f t h e c a s t - T h i s imitates
^ ^ h g g l e ° f t h e nymp 11 fighting to
Sl(it
If
teri
**" d o e s n ' t w o r k try
tne
es over
T Waf ^
^
the surface of
long r t 0 W a r d s the e n d o f ^ drift.
atl
^H
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tnese work over a
Chan
short
N s „'
8 e flies and go over the
^ocedure until you hit the right
combination.
E a s t e r n Pennsylvania's C a r b o n
County, small in size is big when it
comes to trout fishing potential. Waterways Patrolman Fred Ohlsen (900
Center Ave. Jim Thorpe, 18229 phone
717-325-3037) is justifiably proud of
what his district has to offer. "We
have variety enough to satisfy any
kind of trout fishing desire. Walters
Dam on the Lehigh River is 90 acres of
trout water; Beltzville Reservoir (974
acres) on the Pohopoco is scheduled
to be filled this June and certainly it
will contain plenty of trout. The lake
being built just out of Jim Thorpe is
scheduled to be completed early in
1971. This 304 acre dam is on a small
trout stream and will have trout in it.
There are 15 miles of the big and fast
Lehigh River which are now stocked
with trout. This length will be expanded to over 30 miles when the
acid-neutralizing devices on two of
it's lower tributaries begin to assert
themselves. Medium sized streams include 8 miles of the Buckwa and the
Aquashicola. Five miles of the Pohopoco below the dam and 12 miles
above the dam (most of which is in
Monroe County) and 2V4 miles of
Mud Run in Hickory Run State Park
(fly fishing only). Lizzard and Mahoning Creeks are streams that flow
through farmlands and are medium
sized meadow streams. Smaller wild
streams include James Run, Stoney
Creek, Drakes Creek, Bear Creek and
Lesley Run. In total there are 17
stocked streams covering over 70 miles
of trout water in the district. All this
plus a dozen or more native brook
trout streams which are not stocked
make Carbon County a pretty nice
place to fish," says Fred.
I'll go along with that. And perhaps
you will too if you're looking for some
good trout fishing.
LET'S
GO
NATIVE
"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 Pennsylvania Fish Commission each year. Needless to say, much
of our time is spent providing the answers to them. Perhaps though, Mother Nature through natural reproduction
is providing one of the best overall answers for us—if only
the message gets across to the many fishermen who often
ask the preceding questions.
And speaking of questions, I'd like to ask some of the
general fishing public. What is unappealing about catching
smallmouth bass into the 20" class until your arms get tired
—not one of which was stocked? What is wrong with
taking rock bass and redbreast sunfish in the 8" to 10"
bracket on aflyrod, again until you are weary? Or—get
ready now—a 10" native brookie or 16" brownie in a stream
untouched by a stocker's bucket? Perhaps by now you
may have reached the conclusion I've either flipped my
wig, or am trying to create a mid-January-type snowstorm.
Neither has happened and, in fact, I am quite serious. Let
me give you a specific example of what I mean:
6
During the summer of 1969, we received our perenfl1
request to stock a small stream located not too far ft0"1
the Benner Springs Research Station at Bellefonte. Since,
survey had not been conducted on this stream for sever.
years, it was decided to do some research on it. We ^
felt all along the stream was too small for stocking and *.
also knew beforehand that there were a fair number
trout in the stream, but we didn't know how manyBefore starting the survey we tried to contact the geI'
tleman who had requested it so he could accompany ^
However he was not at home so the survey started.
began at a highway bridge on the downstream reaches
b y Bob Hesser
Aquatic Biologist
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
the creek. First the usual chemical analyses were fj
formed, the invertebrate population was examined, ^ •
measurements were taken. Next we proceeded to e l e ^ ,
fish a nice pool beneath the bridge itself. Considering ,
size of the stream (it was too small to meet Comm'S5^
stocking requirements) we could scarcely believe our eh
when we took five brown trout ranging from 8" t° M
from that single pool. But the really ironic part °f ,
whole situation developed when, during the electrofis%
jaunt, a lady and boy came upon the scene and exciiev
watched our activities from the bridge. These two Ve°Li
turned out to be the wife and son of the man wh° j
requested the survey. They were scarcely more tb^1
hundred yards from their summer trailer!
This story is not intended to point out how irr3 t! j ; ^
the man was for requesting the stocking of a stream ^ j j
we found obviously did not need it, but rather to in
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perhaps some of the best fishing in Pennsylvania is
Qf Uced by nature if fishermen would only recognize it.
., n this fishing is right under our very noses and while
J* will be many readers who do not agree with me. I
ft
some of the doubters could accompany us on a lake
^ tr eam survey. You would be amazed at some of the
, , tirul fish you see in waters which good fishermen—
. So metimes even we—swear would not contain much
° f ^ything.
k ? r i n § another field trip last summer involving a native
trout stream we climbed into a four-wheel drive
v i.
j. CJe and bounced several miles along a rugged power
t ri ght-of-way to reach the first of the two streams to
st> U r v e yed. It was a small, typically beautiful brookie
ever saw one. The usual checks were made,
a
nH
^ e l ec trofishing. Several trout, some of legal size
(to ^ t h the most sensational markings and coloration I
ever seen, were produced.
]0 i a y ing this stream we climbed up a mountain that over" the second stream. At the top we found that the
The Pennsylvania State fish is
the brook trout and you can find
plenty of them in native form in
the Keystone State's small backwoods streams. A good size."native" will be about the size of
this illustration.
to
ad'
Miici. W a s blocked by a construction company truck, in
a
he:'.i-b t two men. Another truck and more men were
l
tor a , h a p p e n e d to b e their lunch time a n d w e stopped
Ctle
n i ° r l : c n a t . U p o n learning w h o w e were, one of t h e
*>ot v rrie diately asked me a question from which I have
We f e t f ullly recovered. He asked me very pointedly when
V. e * e rre going to stock some of these streams! After my
ath
'Of j, ^ ^ r n e d , I tried to explain why such streams did
to D
^im day
-J**-« TI Jdo
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bee stocked.
stocked To
To tthis
\ ^ 6 < 1 to
not I—-.l.*™.,*
believe that
u Unc
w h a t I was
7pe 0f understood
*erstood what
saying.
Here
was
the
was saying.
>ut fishing
Us t Q ^ trout
fishing many
man people dream of and he wanted
V ]°C^these
Ca
waters!
c
Hin
°nsider other species. How do you feel about
fallc a ^ pound carp on light spinning tackle, or an
"^irm
°n a ^ roc^
neither appeals to you, you are
u t o n s o m e r e a l f u n ! A n d I s t i 1 1 sa [t
is f u n t o
%^ t h °
'
y
e
t R l
common white sucker or some nice bullheads in
L - i 9 7 1
March when the song sparrows are singing their first
notes and some hardy caddisflies are crawling around the
edge of your shirt collar. Bass, walleye and perch fishing?
It's everywhere!
In case you are wondering where some of these glorious fishing spots are, I feel safe in saying that most
Pennsylvanian's can catch "native" fish—and have loads of
fun doing it—in less than an hour's drive from their home.
If you live in Pennsylvania and must see a stocking truck
to get excited about fishing I feel sorry for you. Have you
ever seen an excited left-handed boy with a right-handed
reel trying to land two rock bass on the same line? Or a
six-year-old boy holding a big river chub—his very first
fish? Neither could care less if it wasn't a stocked trout,
coho, musky or other "glamour" fish.
There certainly is and must be a place in our management program for stocking but while we remain so obsessed with a 10" hatchery trout or some exotic species of
fish, many native fish are literally dying of old age—often
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 Schuylkill? 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 pollution abatement measures and treatment plants, rivers
such as these are indeed recovering to the point where
limited pollution-acclimated native populations of fish are
rapidly developing.
Stocking the polluted segments of these streams may
not yet be a paying proposition (despite feelings to the
contrary among some local residents) but except for possible introductions of species such as northern pike or
muskellunge, time will prove—and I hope yet in our generation—that it will be the fish native to these waters that
will provide the bulk of the future fishery. The thought of
these streams producing their own walleyes, smallmouth
bass and other highly desirable sport fish is enough to
make us all dig into trying to correct the pollution problem more vigorously than ever before.
Even with all of our environmental and sociological
problems, there is a tremendous case in favor of a "native
fishery in Pennsylvania. All we have to do to get into
the act is eliminate a few fishing prejudices and properly
use the resources already available. To waste our native
fisheries by not recognizing them is nearly (not quite) as
bad as wasting them by not stopping pollution. So load
the wife and kids into the family bus and go fishing for
those natives-they are probably available just a few minutes away!
§M!iPSI
To many fishermen the opening day of trout season has
the same impact as the opening day of deer season has
on many hunters. A large number of hunters are in "deer
camps" the night before the opening of the deer season,
swapping stories, planning the opening day's hunt and just
plain enjoying being away from the comforts of modern
day living for a change.
Perhaps fewer trout fishermen have the opportunity to
enjoy "trout camp" in the same manner, however there
are some of us who can take advantage of the opening day
of trout season and head for the "trout camps." And that's
what this story is about—our "trout camp" outing in April,
1970.
Our fishing party included my hunting and fishing buddy
Fred Drews, his two sons Tom, 16, and Mike, 14, and my
son Don, 15.
The Drews gang arrived at my home in Camp Hill,
about 5 P.M. Friday, April 17th, the day before the opening of trout season. We packed away a delicious spaghetti
dinner, (prepared by my understanding wife) loaded my
12' Chrysler John boat on the trailer, stowed our fishing
gear in the boat, and departed for our "trout camp" with
happy anticipation of good fishing and pleasant fellowship.
Our destination was the Pennsylvania State University's
Stone Valley Recreation Area, located in the mountains 13
miles south of the University. The area was dedicated in
June, 1962, for the purpose of providing outdoor recreational facilities for students, alumni, faculty and staff of the
University as well as the general public. Actually, it opened
April 15, 1961 in conjunction with the opening of Pennsylvania's summer trout season. Fishing continues to be one
of the most popular activities in the lake, although it's by
no means the only one.
The Recreation Area comprises 575 acres, including the
72 acre lake. The entire area is within a much larger University holding of about 6700 acres which is used for research as well as instructional purposes in forestry, and
civil engineering programs.
Construction of the dam backing up the lake was made
8
possible by contributions from alumni, students and •
ulty. Federal and State agencies aided in the general 1
velopment of the area. Water source is Shaver Creek'?
its widest point, the lake is 1,000 feet across. It's 3,",
feet long, and has a shore line of about two miles. M^
mum depth is 35 feet.
The lake not only appeals to trout fishermen but als°
those who enjoy catching largemouth bass, pickerel, c<fish and bluegills so there is lots of variety. No "sp e C l .
regulations apply—just check your Fish Law Sumi"^
booklet for the laws that apply at the lake. You may
from boats or from the docks and banks.
The recreation area as a whole includes a main '""ji
and 11 rental cabins (on either a three day or wee
basis). The cabins can accommodate either four to s i x y
sons. Operations of the facilities are necessarily self'5'' •
porting, therefore fees are charged for parking, rent»'(
boats, docking of private boats, and for the use of cab*"/,
We arrived at the Area about 9:30 that evening' j ,
were all looking forward to the opening next day S°J
quickly looked up Mr. and Mrs. Ray Oburn, the carets*!
who have the responsibility for renting the various & i
ties available at the area. They greeted us warmly and
vised us both a cabin and a rowboat had been rese^,
for our p a r t y for t h e w e e k e n d . T h e c a b i n h a d eledtri<?
and was equipped with an electric refrigerator, 6 b ^ P
.
comfortable mattresses, a drawer dresser, two lamps »n i
large electric hot plate. The 14' rowboat was m » * J
aluminum, supplied with a set of oars, two anchors
lines, and a life saving device for each person.
|;
Despite our efforts it was midnight by the time ^e .:
loaded our gear, got fresh water for the minnows, sKk
the perishable food in the refrigerator, assembled our g
mg gear, and spread our bed rolls. We set the alar*11 .(1i
6:30 A.M. to provide ample time for breakfast, l° a (.'
the boats and rowing to our prearranged selected sp /
begin our weekend of fishing. The 8:00 A.M. opf'•
established only a couple of years ago, was a blesstf*
Opening morning was clear, bright and sunnyP E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G t
^ j , V e r y little wind. Our neighbors in the next cabin
;, s ., e d around a large wash-tub filled with worms and dirt
burrp ?y selected their supply of bait for the day. A call for
eakf;a s
s
ame t sent them on the run into their cabin. At the
time we enjoyed our breakfast of bacon and eggs.
fac 'akeside as we viewed many trout breaking the sure smooth water we were still 30 minutes from
the °ef nt ihle
n
rise ^ . S °f t n e season. Our blood pressure started to
idg.. '* always does during the few minutes before fish{?re, three teen-agers climbed into the fourteen footer.
^ and I boarded my 12' John boat.
QUr r o v v e d to our pre-selected spots on the lake, lowered
Se P ^ an ? Ilors and waited. It was 7:45. The next 15 minutes
* e d Hke an hour.
toy], j^ght o'clock arrived the fishing started and you
sn
° u t s of excitement as trout were hooked and
l^j i
^a<j
little b o y fishing from t h e shoreline w i t h his
r o d ' Pulled b a c k on his rod a n d t h e r e s p o n d i n g a r c in t h e
lg" ait> ated a nice hooked fish. It turned out to be a
fQj] ec'kled beauty and as it was being reeled in the
at
her and son seemed brighter than the pleasant
•Hornn
S g sun.
tost m o a t e d his first fish within five minutes. This fish
fish j^. a quarter, as this is our standard bet on the first
°fity U n 8 the first 2Vi hours Fred continued his superior, lo.op, P u t three additional trout on his stringer while
s
% thr
J W a S StiU l o o k i n
S
for
my first trout. I had missed
e
ta
miliar using
with bait
not excuse
accepted
^asd) e strikes
live fishing
minnowswas(my
that byI
0Wever
, when I switched to a small black and
Hite\
s
6as0n a r °evle spoon I caught my first trout of the new
, Mike r> e w s
§ br ,
r T
dike's
°
was
having a field day as he taught his
m
and my son Don how it should be done.
ll jjj ., a * c h included two rainbows and one brown trout
to
* salm 6
13" class. Tom had missed a strike using
5
t0 s
Mr^n
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6gg
a n d
I L - 1
D o n
9 7 1
was still teaching his worm how
continued next page
It takes pop—Fred Drews
—awhile to get those eyes
open early in the morning
(above) but the younger
members of the fishing
party, Mike Drews, Tom
Drews, and Don Brubaker
are wide eyed and ready
to go. Mike and Don
(right) wait for Tom as
they get ready to shove
off a few minutes before
the 8:00 a.m. opening
hour. Group of anglers
staying in a nearby cottage (below) dig into a
tub of bait as they prepare for opening.
continued from previous page
TROUT CAMP
The majority of the fishermen at the lake that morning
enjoyed plenty of action for the next two hours. Tom let
us know that he was ready to land his first fish as he
yelled loud enough to be heard at the other end of the
lake and in a short time I had tied Fred at four fish
apiece. With the 3 boys having a total of 5 fish, we were
assured of our annual fried trout dinner.
When lunch time arrived we rowed (no motors allowed)
the half mile to the boat dock. The last 200 yards required
skillful maneuvering through a multitude of anchored
boats. The upper end of the lake resembled a small regatta. We saw everything from 8' prams to 20' John boats.
After a quick lunch and short nap, we returned to the
lake for some late afternoon and evening fishing.
Now, my son Don became my fishing companion while
the Drews family fished together but we maintained constant contact with each other via walkie-talkies. During
one walkie-talkie conversation Don hooked a nice fat 13"
brownie on a spoon. A blow-by-blow on the spot report of
the fight to land this beauty, was transmitted to our fellow fishermen. No sooner had Don boated his trout when
Fred took over and described Mike in the same situation.
Tom hooked a trout at the same time. This kind of action
continued until an hour before dark.
Then a rise appeared on the calm surface of this
beautiful lake. That was my clue to bring out my 7V6' light
action fly rod strung with a DT-6-F line. I dropped my
dry fly over at least a dozen rises without a strike. From
past experience I knew that the fish were feeding just
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.
On my first cast a trout chased my streamer fly over 1
snapping at it, missing it, snapping again and missing ag3*
until he finally hooked himself. During the next hour
caught and released 17 trout that went between 10" to I?
During my bonanza in that last hour, Don was also "
ting and missing a few with his spinning outfit.
The walkie-talkie came to life as Fred told us that tli I
were on the way in. We pulled anchor and headed in ^
We met at the dock and counted our fish. The total c a ^
for the day was 33. We kept 15 of them for our even^
meal.
Fred volunteered to cook the evening meal of fresh tro1,iifc
and while the Drews boys cleaned them Don helped p
prepare the fishing gear and boats for Sunday. The *%
awaited evening trout meal was a gourmet's delight. >•
golden brown fried trout high lighted our plates of ho1^
fries and baked beans. The coffee was hot and the fflif
was cold as we—two fathers with our three sons—gave o*
thanks for the great outdoors that we were enjoyingOpening day was over. The weather had been per:
The sun had come up early and lasted until late. An
casional cool breeze had made us appreciate our v/i
clothes, especially when darkness approached. Getting i
sleep that night was no problem. At 5 A.M. the al» •
sounded. Tom and I climbed out of the sack only t 0 ,!
greeted by heavy rain drops beating on the roof of ° !
cabin. A quick decision was reached—and we returned
our bunks for some additional sleep.
u:
By 6:30 the rain had subsided somewhat and dayWS^
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 br e "
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
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 , :
changed to sleet. We decided to call it quits for the •
After reaching the dock we ate lunch, packed our g. f
and cleaned the cabin. We then started for home wit 0 0\
few fish we had that morning and kept with p l e n '
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
*P\
The fish were there and
many hit as this picture
proves (above). Author
Brubaker (right) boats a
nice one using a fly outfit.
i
10
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G l
ic
TROUT
STOCKI
BREAK
ben j f e n n s y l v a n i a
bef 0 r
f a11 t h
Fish
Se
Commission stocking m a n a g e r Bud Brooks has released t h e following information for t h e
tr0Ut
°
°
e t h e season o p e n s .
fishermen
whci
often
w o n d e r a b o u t t h e n u m b e r of t r o u t stocked in Pennsylvania's streams
ope
1 C S e ' a l ° n g W i t h t h e n a t i v e s a l r e a d y in m a n y streams, should m e a n lots of good
« n s later this m o n t h , as well as all s u m m e r .
fishing
w h e n t h e season
State-Federal Cooperative Trout Stocking Program—1971
TROUT SCHEDULED FOR PRE-SEASON
J^NNSYLVANIA
FISH
Regular pre-season
1971 Temporary Increase
Fish-for-Fun Areas
£°MMISSION
^TCHERIES:
UMAR
Toal—Pennsylvania Fish Commission
Cooperative Nursery Program (est.) ..
300,000
Cooperative Program
Allegheny National Forest
Federal Areas
220,600
53,885
31,625
^TIONAL
Total—Federal
^TCHERY:
S
j 593 495
181 350
4,300
1,779,145
.
300,000
306,110
GRAND T O T A L
2,385,255*
Pecies: Approximately 25%—Brook
40%—Brown
35%—Rainbow**
** Includes approximately 21,000 Palomino Rainbow Trout
*a6uJT
WATERS
^HEDULED
0
BE STOCKED
Streams
Lakes
Totals
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
National Fish Hatchery
Totals
1970 Preseason
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
National Fish Hatchery
Totals
*IL-1 9 71
Number of
Water Areas
888
88
976
Miles
4,817
4,574
4,817
Number of
Trout Hatcheries
7
Transportation
Regular
26
8
28
I
Acres
18,499
J
Miles Traveled
121,279
18,368
139,647
23,073
Trucks
Pick-up
7
0
7
No. Truck Trips
615
83
698
11
THE GREAT RAFT
by
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><»
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G ^
Throughout the winter the stacked and orderly piles of
'Umber had spread themselves up and down the river bank
as
wagons arrived from the mills and were hurriedly un° a ded by the men who would assemble the raft as soon as
•to ice went out in the spring. Piles of rough lumber were
a
'ternated with the stacks of lath in the order in which they
^°uld be fitted into the finished raft. And each day Big
)°v came to the river bank to survey the frozen surface,
e
^er watchful for the first cracking that would tell him
ne
ice was weakening.
A hard rain in mid-March brought the first cracking,
nd a rising river soon had the Glade Eddy choked with
°Wing cakes as the river purged itself of its foot-thick
°vering. Big Joe looked upon the scene with pleasure. He
0r
itinued to consider the pilot he would select to guide
ls
dream raft to its destination at some downriver port
" e re 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
, e rsized 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
p e 12 miles to Martin's home. When he finished telling
ptain Martin of his plan and explained how he intended
j . . § e t such a raft safely to the quieter waters of the Ohio
, e r , 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 darth V e n , : u r e - 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 f r e n ^ ^ I L that this w a s o n t y the n r s t section of his
' that two more sections the same size were to be laid
0
a
c ^ " d built as soon as possible after the first section was
tin ^ eo -. Lacking capable captains for these two secjwJ?' though, Hall finally settled for building them to only
the size he originally intended.
a n , "hin the month Joe Hall had the three sections ready,
° n a c °ld a n < l blustery day Captain Martin and his
0r
s
ha S t o w e d their bedding and belongings in the raft's
rat, y ready to shove off the next morning. Spirits of the
4
Hri A U W e r e high in spite of the impending challenge
to p- a n S e r °f running the 170 miles of raft-wrecking river
f 0 j t s burgh before they could claim the glory of having
tj) , e largest lumber raft ever to go to market, for until
1^ r ee sections would be put together their claim would
pre . e r n p t y one. Larger rafts than the "first section" had
J
ously run the Ohio and Mississippi.
U)0 W n was barely penetrating the darkness the next
(jfe g when Capt ain Martin's booming voice rolled out
""der to shove off. Then, while the raftsmen strained
4p
11
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9 7
on their poles, the huge first section swung free of the
stream's bank. As it was caught up in the eddy's current
and labored stolidly towards the fast shoot at the tail of
Glade Eddy, the ropes of the smaller sections were cast
off and they too swung into the current.
A long-standing claim of the rivermen that a big raft
would run faster than a smaller one seemed proven as Captain Jimmy Martin's "island of boards" raced down the
rapids below Glade Eddy and headed for the mouth of
Conewango Creek. The town of Warren lay there, and as
he approached Martin could see the river banks lined with
townspeople who had turned out to see this great raft start
its history-making journey.
" . . . Martin couldn't chance a collision, so he swung the head
of the raft towards the bank, bringing the tail around. Caught
in the tail swing, the other raft grounded, but Martin ordered
a rope thrown to him in passing and the weight of the 'great"
raft pulled him free. Martin's quick maneuver had saved both
rafts . . ."
Near the sight of the old Indian village of Buckaloons,
Martin checked the progress of his own section to allow
the two smaller sections to come into sight, then he headed downstream towards Jackson Island. It was in the eddy
here that the first threat of disaster was encountered. When
a smaller raft failed to yield the current so that Martin's
faster moving raft could pass, both headed into a fast shoot
together.
Martin couldn't chance a collision, so he swung the
head of the raft towards the bank bringing the tail around.
Caught in the tail-swing, the other raft grounded, but
Martin ordered a rope thrown to him in passing and the
weight of the "great" raft pulled him free. Martin's quick
maneuver had saved both rafts.
continued next page
13
continued from previous page
THE GREAT RAFT —
Running as far as daylight would allow, Martin ordered
the three sections tied up that night at Elliot's Landing.
The next morning the forty miles to Franklin was made in
good order on a fast river, where Colonel Crocker's raft
was passed as it picked its way slowly through the eddy
there, and afternoon found Martin running well until
towards evening when a blinding rain driven by heavy
winds hit them at Stover's Bend. The force of the gale
kept all hands busy saving the raft and it was well after
dark before they could risk approaching the bank at Stump
Creek. Here a high mountain broke the force of the storm
allowing all three sections to tie up for the night.
Morning came, and with it an angry river. Martin reasoned against casting off, deciding that while ordinary
rafts could ride this flood the size of the Hall sections made
an attempt hazardous. And not knowing how long he
would be tied up at this point, he tossed an order for provisions to a passing raft to be dropped in Pittsburgh with
the request that the order be shipped upriver on the first
river packet coming his way.
For ten days the sections remained tied up at the Stump
Creek landing waiting for the storm-fed river to fall. Restlessness among his men was giving Martin considerable
trouble at the start of the vigil, but when a heavy raft, running on the river's flooded current, came out of the fog
to smash into the biggest section, his troubles eased.
Finally, Martin ordered the sections cut loose. Behind
schedule now, he rode the fastest currents and dared the
most dangerous shoots, expecting the other sections to follow. The sixty-five miles to Cams was covered in record
time before a tie-up was made for a much-needed rest,
then at three o'clock the next morning he shoved off to
run the last leg of the river to Pittsburgh.
With the Ohio River in sight, Martin ordered the three
sections joined together to form the great raft Joe Hall
had originally envisioned, and the extra hands were paid
off and started for home. But Martin was too impatient to
tarry long at the river port and soon had his men back
on board and heading the raft into the Ohio's current.
The first day's run on the Ohio carried them to the
". . . Then for the next forty-three hours the raft ran steadily
on the Ohio's current and soon reached the dock at the Magnolia Farm, two hundred and ninety miles below Pittsburgh.
Martin was highly pleased with the progress they were now
making . . ."
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mouth of Yellow Creek, where they tied up. It was he1*
that a falling river left them caught on a snag, and 9
spite of the rivermen's most strenuous efforts the raft *e'
mained snagged for the next five days. By this time a
heavy wind was blowing, but Martin, having lost so many
days, ordered the raft shoved off. It had taken him twenty
days already to make a five-day run.
After fighting the wind at every turn of the river for tflf
next twenty-five miles, Martin was finally blown aground
just above the village of Wellsburg. The crew soon
the huge craft free, but Martin ordered a rest until the
wind fell. Then, only two hours after taking to the rivef
again, the raft was blown ashore at Grave Creek Bend'
Admitting the wind had him whipped, Martin laid over a
this point another full day.
Lady Luck favored Martin, however, when he aga"1
moved the raft out on the river. He ran throughout the
night without incident. Breakfast was being served to tne
crew as they passed the Rick the next morning, and tweh*
hours of steady running was behind them when their eve'
ning bowls of stew were passed out. Although the wi"
grounded them again that evening only three hours wei*
lost. Then for the next forty-three hours the raft ran stead'
ily on the Ohio's current and soon reached the dock at tn6
Magnolia Farm, two hundred and ninety miles belo w
Pittsburgh. Martin was highly pleased with the progr e5S
they were now making.
But Martin's hard luck hadn't deserted him. At f"11'
o'clock the next morning he was called out of bed by '
deckhand who informed him that Eban Dean, the reh e
pilot, was having trouble as they approached Hang)iajj
Rock Bend. Martin rushed to the deck, bellowing "^
hands on the oars," as he ran. He was too late. The r a f t
crashed on the rocky shoreline.
Repairs were made in a day and a half, then the ba1'
tered raft continued downstream. By noon the next day
they passed Cincinnati and thirty hours later tied up a
the mouth of the Kentucky River to allow a thunderstorm
to pass. More time was lost at 18-mile Island because °
wind before Martin decided to cut the raft in half and r"11
the two halves to Louisville as separate units.
When he reached Louisville with the first half with0*1
further trouble, Martin returned upstream and brought t n "
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 contained 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 ventu 1 *
although he had hoped the" raft might make it to on e "^
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 thoughtjte
The men of Martin's crew were also satisfied. In SP
of the back-breaking labor their troubles had brought the |
they could brag that they had "worked" the biggest ra
ever to float the Allegheny or Ohio rivers and as t I
headed home from Louisville they seldom missed a cha>
to tell of their exploit at the taverns along the wayP E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G l
X
YOUR
PART
amp e r s a n ( j fishermen no doubt
oit r n o r e leisure hours in the great
ors
Wk
than any other group of
is
e . y ts. Both of these sports can be
yed year round, day and night.
s
the biggest users of parks, wood'ands1 a
fore nd waterways, we must thereassume a lion's share of the re.th, sibility of insuring preservation of
ar
eas for our own generation
atlr ,
the°se to follow.
fta
P]eWh;
t can we as individuals do?
in
Both on recreation trips and
p 0 . r homes, we daily have many opCities to practice conservation.
r
example, as you prepare to go
0r(
l i a k S^u c a m P m g o r fishing vacations,
re that your car is in top run*» g
polf COn( htion and use the best antiy0(1 l n g lead-free gas available for
Poll a u t o m ° h i l e . Have an air antiif j. l 0 n device installed on your car,
°esn't already have one.
Use .fe a t your camping destination,
si^] e family car as little as pos\vaj ' /"though not necessarily on the
* V ] / S e ^ § e ' m o s t Pennsylvania State
e asy £ a m Pgrounds are located within
in
es,
S distance of bathing beacham
Sp ots ° Pground offices and fishing
a
as n
lk or ride a bicycle as much
Possible
Th'
at h 1S a dvice can also be followed
V j j r T ^oo many of us hop in the
H e / ) a l o Py to go just a few blocks
^o (J i f 3 We c o u l d e a s " y walk. Not only
bile **• w a l t c m g c u t down on automo
tile 3 l r P° l l u t ion, but it also adds to
v
ol V e ^ e l l ' b e i n g °f the individuals in^d
aCl1 y o u r
a
4
children to understand
Ppreciate nature rather than to
*R I L - l 9 7 1
destroy. Too often we have seen children—and sad to say grownups as
well—devastating the natural beauty
of parklands by cutting live trees or
driving nails in them, uprooting rare
wild flower plants and similar activities. Many native plants which once
abounded in the woods of our Commonwealth have become extinct or
greatly endangered because of careless
uprooting. A wise bit of advice to follow is "Take nothing but pictures,
leave nothing but your footprints."
Keep campfires small. No one needs
a gigantic bonfire for either warmth
or cooking purposes. As a matter of
fact, the smaller cooking fire is much
more efficient than a larger one. Use
only dead wood from the forest floor
or wood purchased from the campground office. Never cut branches from
a live tree. Every living tree provides
oxygen for our use while growing to
a size where it may be useable as
something else.
When washing dishes or clothes, use
soap rather than detergents and if you
do use detergents, use the smallest
amount possible. Detergents contain
phosphates which cause weeds and
algae to grow in the lakes and streams.
The weeds use oxygen necessary for
fish and other aquatic life. Take care
also where you dispose of water used
in washing dishes. If a disposal pit is
provided, use that; otherwise dig a
hole to pour dishwater in and cover
it over again. Use only as much water
as you need and don't let children
play at the water pump.
When backpacking, carry out all
empty bottles, cans, foil and other unburnables. If you could carry such
items in loaded with foodstuffs then
you can certainly carry them out to
a refuse container.
Boaters should use holding tanks.
Refuse should be stored in covered
garbage containers on the boat until
you reach a refuse receptacle on shore.
Avoid use of bug sprays which may
contain hard chemicals that will not
break down and which may lead to
loss of birdlife, fish and small animals.
Perhaps the most serious problem
of all directly involving campers and
fishermen is the increasing spread of
litter. Beverage cans and bottles, paper
products and every kind of imaginable
wastes now grace our once beautiful
fields, forests, roadways and waterways. Each holiday weekend alone, according to Keep America Beautiful,
produces 13.5 million cubic feet of litter, which costs approximately $10
million to clean up. According to estimates by the U. S. Forest Service each
piece of litter, be it as small as a gum
wrapper, costs 330 cents to remove.
Carry a litter bag along and collect
litter where you come across it. If
each person carried out his own trash
and a little more, parks and forests
would soon be clean and green.
Besides destroying esthetic value,
some litter items are downright dangerous. Sunlight reflecting on broken
glass could cause a forest fire or cut
someone. Paper from camera film can
poison wildlife. Fish and small animals have been caught and strangled
in the metal rings from beverage cans.
Many metal, glass and paper products can be recycled. If such a collection drive takes place in your area,
save your aluminum cans, bottles,
newspapers, etc. Camping clubs might
consider organizing such drives, working on stream improvement or wildlife
habitat projects or similar activities.
And on a larger scale, you can write
your local, state, and national elected
representatives urging support of
any important conservation legislation.
Vote only for those candidates who
will support such measures.
Push for local air, water, and sewage pollution crackdowns. Support
conservation agencies with money and
volunteer aid where possible.
All of us are polluters to some extent and it is up to all of us to do our
share to clean up our country.
15
AWAY FROM THE CROWD
by H. H. Redline
Like most fishermen, the first day of trout season will
find me on a trout stream. Last year was no different, as
I spent the day, from the opening hour until dusk on
Stone Creek in Huntingdon County. The Commission had
done an excellent job of pre-season stocking, both in quantity and in quality. Everyone was catching fish, and some
of them were trophies. But they caught them while standing within inches of their fellow anglers. A constant stream
of men, women, boys and girls moved along the banks of
practically every piece of open water.
When I trout fish I like to do it alone, on water I can
be reasonably sure has not been worked by another fisherman a few minutes before. I like to walk on moss covered
banks, not paths flattened by hundreds of feet before me,
least of all, not on the same day. So the second day of the
season I got up before daylight and headed for a small
tributary stream that I knew harbored a fair population of
native brook trout. As I drove along that beautiful spring
morning watching the sunrise, I looked forward to the solitude 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!
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But alas! When I arrived at the usual parking place,
found two pick-up campers and three cars already ahe*
of me. I headed home in utter despair.
I moped around the house most of the morning feelw|
sorry for myself and every other angler who likes to " s
in solitude. After lunch my nephew Dave Redline and 8
friend Dave Walker drove up to the house with a lam6'1
very similar to mine. They had caught their share of tr"11
on the opening day, but just didn't like having to fish " .
tween someones boots to catch them. They, just as I, b*
released all the trout they had caught, so that they mW
be caught again. And we all wanted to fish some mo r '
After a lengthy discussion, that more resembled a wa*'
we finally had a bright idea.
We already had the perfect bait—2 to 3 inch minnows
and we were sitting within 15 minutes drive of the peri e .
water. With spirits once more bouyed by the beauti' 1
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L #
Pnrig weather and our enthusiasm we loaded into Dave's
ari
d took off like a school of frightened minnows. On
r
Way to the water we stopped and picked up Jim Vali l n e , son of our District Waterways Patrolman, who was
Us
y keeping an eye on fishing and fishermen in his district.
ien minutes later we were on the shores of the Rays^ Dam, asking Gene Banker what the 'Calico' situation
• *' To the uninitiated the 'Calico' as he is called locally
I. fte common white crappie ("Pomoxis Annularis" to the
• °gists). He is a school fish that loves small minnows,
s with careless abandon, and has no peer, in the piscarial
World, on the platter.
ene
generously pointed out a large brush pile, loaned
u ,
] n , s fourteen foot alumninum boat, and wished us good
• And it looked like we had the whole 576 acre imjj ^ m e n t to ourselves! We wasted no time in loading the
an
d getting underway.
Q siiort pull on the oars found us in the vicinity of
es
brush pile, and while Jim Valentine did a little
. iding W j t n a jjg 5 to locate t h e b r u s h pile, I told t h e
„ Uaves about t h e calicoes in t h e Raystown. I n 1 9 5 7
T r ° m r nission tried t o count t h e fish in t h e Raystown.
Were
placed t o catch fish and then were checked
<Ja'l
}ju J' Each morning it was the same story—hundreds and
^ r eds of calicoes were trapped in the net. These fish
•j.,
carefully counted and fin-clipped for identification.
tyn ij
^ a y hundreds more of the highly prolific calicoes
a
tye , gain have found their way into the net. After a
Ij- . °r clipping, measuring, and taking scale samples the
°gists went into a huddle.
su
mmer of 1958 the solution to the problem was
Put •
nto
operation as Dick Owens, then the District Fish
\y
sta e n °f Huntingdon County, tenderly released 1,500
fi ** Muskellunge fingerlings into the Raystown Dam.
J i P r °blem had been the immense numbers of calicoes.
a
nd L W e r e t ° ° m a n y °f these prolific little fellows present
\va , y were literally eating themselves out of home. It
Vj(j °P e d that the introduction of the muskys would protj 0n e necessary predation to eliminate the overpopulac
about the same time, and when they had sank about 8 feet
they were simultaneously engulfed by calicoes. Bang, bang,
bang, bang . . . pause a few moments to let the calicoe
turn the minnow and then strike, but lightly as these
fellows have tender mouths.
We had all started out on even terms, using the same
bait. After about 30 minutes we were running out of bait.
Jim Valentine switched to a jig and the two Daves were
now using cut bait from a small calico. I was using small
lures. It made no difference to the calicoes, they hit as if
they hadn't had a thing to eat all winter and I was having
a great time on my ultralight tackle. Although calicoes will
never take the pugalism title from the small-mouth bass,
they give a nice tussle on light tackle.
Several quiet, happy hours later we headed for shore
and tallied up. We had 75 calicoes that averaged about
10 inches; we had a few that would push 13 inches; and
had released as many as we had caught. But best of all
we had had this fabulous fishing all to ourselves—when
everyone else was crowding the trout streams!
Actually, if 500 men had been fishing there that day I
don't think it would not have been crowded. The Raystown Dam contains largemouth and smallmouth bass, walleyes, muskies, some monster channel cats, bull heads, all
the panfish native to Pennsylvania and myriads of baitfish.
Bait is available at any of the liveries, as well as boats for
hire. In case you trailer your own rig you can launch it at
the Commission Access area, or at any of the commercial
liveries.
Take a look at the number of citation fish that have come
from the Raystown in the years since the Commission has
been keeping records and I'm sure you will want to give
it a try. In 1966 the largest white crappie in the state was
caught in the Raystown. Larry Ensminger, of Huntingdon,
caught this 17 inch beauty in mid March, shortly after
ice out.
So if the annual crush of anglers begins to wear you
down this spring take a holiday from the crowd and go
after some calicoes. You'll enjoy lots of uncrowded fishing!
and reduce it to a number that the water
°uld calicoes
ro
adj
a
ftd
*'0n
P perly support. All that could be done now was
s
y fry and fingerlings as they became available
ai
* ^ o r ^ e m to make inroads on the calicoe popula-
pla '
pf0
W
^"1 it was apparent that the muskys from the first
8 had survived. Mature muskys were caught and
t0
^ e hetween 3 and 4 years old, and the calicoes
K
en an upward swing in average size.
jUst] V v a s a success story that would make any biologist
ety i P r o u d . They had not only improved an existing fishfishe
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
e
Up
time I had finished my tale everyone was rigged
^ . w e were anchored over the brushpile. My rig was
fil^ a "8ht spinning rig, loaded with two pound monoab0
. ™- the terminal end I had tied a number six hook
H-as . x8ht inches below a split shot. A two inch minnow
on
the hook and wiggled enticingly as it sank
int0 ft ^ a
e
r
8 een depths. All four of our lines hit the water at
Aj,
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17
1970
SENIOR CITATION WINNERS
JUNIOR CITATION WINNERS
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^
NAME
SPECIES
LENGTH/WEIGHT
WATER
& COUNT>
Robert H. Histed, Honesdale
Edward Bronowicz, Jr.,
Pittsburgh
Thomas E. Bigleani, West
Chester
Lawrence L. Allen, Fombell
James M. Hoff, Jr., Hanover
John Borda, Lawrence
Benjamin R. Bingay, Milford
Jim Rogers, Oil City
Charles G. Morosko, Elizabeth
Edward R. Marriott, Sr.,
Dauphin
Clifford Martin, Chalfont
Gerald W. Munson, Jr.,
Meadville
Don Shartzer, Farmington
Richard K. Durborow,
Camp Hill
William P. Wichlenski,
Charleroi
William McDaid, Tionesta
Olin MacDermott, WilkesBarre
American Shad
Bluegill
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Bullhead
Carp
Chain Pickerel
Channel Catfish
Crappie
Fallfish
Largemouth Bass
Muskellunge
Northern Pike
Rock Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Walleye
Yellow Perch
LARG]
SPECIES
2 6 ^ in., 6% lb.
Delaware River,
>
North Park Lakegheny
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20J4 in., 3 lbs., IS oz. Marsh Creek, CheS"
11 in., 1 lb.
28 yi in 9 lb.
27J4 in. , 12 lb.
3654 in., 2554 lb.
2754 in., SU lb.
39 in., 35 lb.
16H in., 2 H lb.
18 in., 256 lb.
26 in., 5 lb.
56 in.. 48 lb.
42J4 in., 19 lb.
11J4 in., 1H lb.
23 in., 6'A lb.
32J4 in., 1354 lb.
16 in., 254 lb.
Kinzua Dam, W a A
'^ J P
Long Arm Dam.
i fe •
y UP
Allegheny River,
JV
Twin Lakes, PH« „, L T
Allegheny River, $ ,
^
x oughiogheny &1
^M
Westmoreland
til) %
Stoney Creek. Da»p L | ^
Conneaut Lake, •cf
Yough Dam, S o m
g/
Yellow Breeches, w rf
land
^ , "•
Youghiogheny D 31 ,
ette
cct*
Allegheny R i v e r , ^ ^
Jennings Pond, ^
^ CATCHES — JUNIOR CITATION^
NAME
LENGTH/WEIGHT
WATER fi&ffj
& cour
American Shad
Bluegill
Brook Trout
Brown Trout
Bullhead
Carp
Chain Pickerel
Channel Catfish
Crappie
Eel
Fallfish
Lake Trout
Largemouth Bass
Muskellunge
Northern Pike
Rainbow Trout
Biggest fish caught in Pennsylvania in 1970 was
56 inch, 48 pound muskellunge landed by Gerald
W. Munson, Jr. of Meadville while fishing Conneaut Lake in Ciawford County. It was the biggest muskie landed in a long time and it very
nearly broke the state record.
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Rock Bass
Smallmouth Bass
Walleye
Yellow Perch
Edward K. Histed, 12,
Honesdale
Lowell S. Wright, 10,
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Devine, Jr., 13,
Willow Street
James Minich, 15, Bradford
Keith Koepke Brown, 7,
Bethlehem
John Borda, 14, Lawrence
Donald Frear, 9, Winola
David A. Minnich, 15,
Mohrsville
Leslie Paul Gilpin, 14, So.
Connellsville
Christopher Liebfried, 7,
Hatboro
Richard DeMichele, 14,
Bracken ridge
Russell W. Decker, 13,
Dalton
Mark J. Rovito, 14,
Stroudsburg
Daniel S. Scheaffer, 8,
Camp Hill
Thomas Jackovitz, 12, York
Jan R. Germer, 12, Mount
Joy
Richard K. Durborow, 15„
Camp Hill
Terence Gibbs, 8, Greenville
Raymond Delfing, 10, Levittown
Bradley Cease, 13, Plymouth
2454 in., 554 lb.
Delaware River,
11 in., 1 lb.
Roosevelt Park
I
Philadelphia,
.,&
Muddy Run, L 3 "
2054 in., 3K lb.
24}4 in.
20 in., 3 lb.
36J4 in., 25 54 lb.
27 in., 5M lb.
35 in., 2% lb.
1654 in., 2\i lb.
37J4 in.
16 in., 2% lb.
24 in., 454 lb.
2254 in., 6J4 lb.
43J4 in., 20'/2 lb.
38 in., 1 0 ^ lb.
24 in., Syi lb.
Uii in., m lb.
22 in., 3 lb.
E. B. Tunung*a"' " ^
McKean
| ^
r(eC>'
Little Bushkill L ' / V i
Pike
„ m
•
Delaware River,
Lake Erie, Erie
j
Crystal Lake, I-*0* M
Lake Shirley ^"'
y/|
M
Susquehanna R1
Pinchot Park !">>*,/
Donegal Creek, *" JYellow Breeches. j \
land
<y I
P^ 4j
28 in., 8"4 lb.
Conneaut Lake,
Delaware River,
U% in., Hi lb.
Lake Wallenpa«P a
PENNSYLVANIA
\i
Lake
Winola,
Allegheny
***<*!^L{ ^
Susquehanna K*
caster
vc
Youghiogheny Ki
Fayette
ijii^
ANG
i
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S£/V/0ff
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ANGLER'S
8c
NAME
HOMETOWN
Larry E. Pietcher, Fort Hill
George A. Wagner, Clarendon
Leon R. Ohler, Confluence
Lester Pettis, Nazareth
Harry D. Raybuck, West Hickory
Freeman N. Gross, Sr.,
Williamsport
William David Gross,
Williamsport
Russell Mongold, Hummelstown
Harold E. Thomas, Shamokin
Edward R. Marriott, Sr., Dauphin
Albert Steward, Berwick
Albert Steward, Berwick
Edmund Zulewski, Moosic
Thomas J. Bonacci, Carbondale
Steve Adams, Nescopeck
Juanita Adams, Montrose
Guy Hunter, West Hickory
/
SIZE,
J
8c BAIT
,•*-
C/fAffO/V
SPECIES
/
USED
J
37*4 in., 12 lb. northern pike on
a smelt
Z0y2 in., 10 lb. walleye on a minnow
14 in., 2 lb. yellow perch on
minnow
14 J^2 in., 2 lb. yellow perch on
live bait
31J4 in., \2y2 lb. walleye on jig
25 3/16 in., 3 lb., 11 oz. chain
pickerel on minnow
25 3/16 in., 3 lb., 8 oz. chain
pickerel on minnow
36l/2 in., 2454 lb. carp on corn
30^2 in., 9 lb. walleye on minnow
18 in., 2 lb., 2 oz. fallfish on
silver spoon
14J^ in. yellow perch on Swedish
pimple
14 in. yellow perch on Swedish
pimple
14*4 in., yellow perch on live bait
ISH in., 2y2 lb. bullhead on
nightcrawler
14 in. yellow perch on perch eye
26^2 in., 5 lb. chain pickerel on
shiner
30y in., 12 lb., 5 oz. walleye on
WATER
Edward R. Bronowicz, Jr.,
Pittsburgh
William McDaid, Tionesta
Dennis Bee, Jr., Blawnox
Don Shartzer, Farmington
Edward L. Crumlich, New Cumberland
Joseph M. Slaby, Pottstown
Clifford Martin, Chalfont
Robert Rasely, Stroudsburg
Louis Wolownik, Quakertown
Martin Skovish, Shickshinny
Paul Belak, Martins Creek
John F. Irvin, Philadelphia
Michael Jay Wiles, Elizabeth
William Gotwalt, Dallastown
John L. Hornish, Butler
L. C. Cleveland, Farrell
Blair B. Heffner, Huntingdon
Kenneth Yoder, Hollsopple
Donald E. Curtis, Tunkhannock
Bradley Cease, Plymouth
Richard L. Stawniak, Erie
Richard Bush, Jr., Ridgway
Sam DeFrehn, Greentown
George V. Danenhower, Allentown
24 in., 8 lb., 4 oz., largemouth
bass on rubber frog
11 in., 1 lb. bluegill on nightcrawler
32J4 *"•> 13 J^ lb., walleye on
minnow
39 in. carp on spinner
37 in., 14 lb. northern pike on
shiner
21 y2 in., 4 lb., 12 oz. smallmouth
bass on rebel
24 in., 6 lb. largemouth bass on
minnow
26 in., 5 lb. largemouth bass on
spinner
1 4 ^ in., 1$4 lb. yellow perch on
grub
14$4 in., 1 lb., 9 oz. yellow perch
on minnow
2654 in., 5J4 lb. chain pickerel on
minnow
26y in., 6 lb. chain pickerel on
shiner
20y2 in., 2 lb., 8 oz. brook trout
on dry fly
15TA in., 2 lb. black crappie on
minnow
17^4 in., 2 lb., 5 oz. brook trout
on worm
17 y2 in., 3 lb. brook trout on
nightcrawler
30y2 in., I0y2 lb., walleye on
doughball
1554 in., 1H lb. bullhead on
nightcrawler
1654 in-» 1 lb., 13 oz. bullhead on
worm
16 in. bullhead on worm
14£{j in., 1$£ lb. yellow perch on
red worm
36 in., 32 lb. carp on doughball
17 in., 2 lb., 3 oz. brook trout on
worm
1754 in., 1 ^ lb. brook trout on
worm
20-K in., 5l/z lb. smallmouth bass
on mud-bug
"sit.
kV//V/V£/?S
AREA
8c COUNTY
/
James Lehner, Philadelphia
Kinzua Dam, Warren
Sy Glover, Sharon
Yough Dam, Fayette
Kenneth Hartman, Milton
Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike
Chet Williams, Wilkes-Barre
Allegheny River, Forest
Susquehanna River, Lycoming
Susquehanna River, Lycoming
Susquehanna River, Dauphin
Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike
Stoney Creek, Dauphin
Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne
Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne
Lake Lackawac, Wayne
Crystal Lake, Lackawanna
Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne
Pond, Susquehanna
Allegheny River, Forest
Sicklers Lake, Lackawanna
North Park Lake, Allegheny
Allegheny River, Forest
Susquehanna River, Cumberland
Hopewell Lake, Berks
Victor Kalishevich, Lansford
Jam^s Roland Bockus, Wellsboro
Ralph J. Brindisi, Philadelphia
Earl Boyer, Philadelphia
Edmund Liberski, Sr., Hudson
Ralph Hoffman, EHwood City
R. M. Holman, Downers Grove,
Illinois
Dennis King, Shellsburg
Ross W. Sechrist, Red Lion
Robert M. Histed, Honesdale
Charles D. Dick, Uniontown
Jay D. Babich, Monessen
Jay D. Babich, Monessen
John Mudrian, Wilkes-Barre
Alpine Lake, Monroe
Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne
Sylvan Lake, Luzerne
Jerry T. Flack, Clune
Charles G. Morosko, Elizabeth
David Gamlele, Washington
Pecks Pond, Pike
Terry E. Morgan, Perkiomenville
Little Lehigh, Lehigh
McDonalds Pond, Allegheny
Muddy Run Lake, Lancaster
Twin Lakes, Elk
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Raystown Dam, Huntingdon
Koon Lake, Bedford
Susquehanna River, Wyoming
Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike
Paul Zuchelli, E. Stroudsburg
Gary Krolicki, New Castle
David Daisley, Barnesboro
William B. Wood, Montrose
Linford Pfleiger, Quakertown
Linford Pfleiger, Quakertown
Mrs. Pauline R. Leach,
Clarks Summit
John Dewalt, Catasauqua
Joseph Gillette, Catasauqua
Robert Feroce, New Kensington
Violet Hall, Huntingdon
Presque Isle Bay, Erie
Twin Lakes, Elk
Wallenpaupack,
George Darstein, Shamokin
Leonard Simon, Jr., New Castle
Delaware River, Bucks
Lake
Charles Castetter, Allentown
James M. Hoff, Jr., Hanover
Herbert Kistler, E. Stroudsburg
Allegheny River, Warren
Yough Dam, Fayette
Pike
Delaware River, Northampton
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ANGLER'S NAME
8c HOMETOWN
High Point Lake, Somerset
jig
Rose Miller, Scranton
**..
Joseph Earl Miller, Jr.,
Downingtown
Don Shartzer, Farmington
Thomas E. Devine, Jr.,
Willow Street
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SIZE,
SPECIES
8c B A I T U S E D
50 in., 37 lb., 13 oz. muskellunge
on worm
46}4 in., 28 lb. muskellunge on
nightcrawler
17$4 in., 2y2 lb., bullhead on
nightcrawler
25 in.,^ 3 lb., 4 oz. chain pickerel
on C P Swing
17^2 in., 4y2 lb. brook trout on
minnow
27^2 in., 12 lb. brown bullhead on
dardevle
19J^ in., 4 lb., 1 oz. brook trout
on swiss swing
26y2 in., 4 lb., 12 oz. chain
pickerel on rapala
45 y2 in., 25*^ lb. muskellunge on
nightcrawler
14 in., 1J4 lb. yellow perch on
minnow r
17 in., 3 /2 lb., brook trout on
spinner
14 in., 2 lb., yellow perch on
nightcrawler
16J^ in., 2 lb., 4 oz. white crappie
on minnow
15 in., \y2 lb., white crappie on
minnow
17 in., 3 lb., 4 oz., bullhead on
nightcrawler
1854 in-, 2% lb. brook trout on
minnow
26 5^ in., 6 J4 lb. American shad
on shad dart
26 in., 654 lb. American shad on
dart
16r'2 in., 2 lb. bullhead on minnow
15 54 in., 1 }i lb. bullhead on
minnow
15 54 in., 1 }i lb. bullhead on
minnowl
15 in., \ /2 lb. white crappie on
minnow
14 J4 i"-» 1^4 lb., yellow perch on
C. P. Spinner
1 9 ^ in., 3y2 lb. brook trout on
nightcrawler
16^2 in., 2Y% lb. black crappie on
nightcrawler
A$y2 in., 30 lb. muskellunge on
chub
46 in., 25 lb. muskellunge on
dardevle
17 in. brook trout on nightcrawler
16 in., l j ^ lb. bullhead on worm
18 in., 4 lb., brook trout on red
worm
16 in., 254 lb. bullhead on nightcrawler
1 6 ^ in., 2 lb. bullhead on herring
16 in., 2 lb.
bullhead on herring
16 in., 2l/% lb. yellow perch on
minnow
20 in., 354 lb. brook trout on
minnow
17 in., 2 5/16 lb. brook trout on
minnow
31 in., \Qy2 lb. walleye on nightcrawler
18 in., 3 lb. bullhead on nightcrawler
18 in., 3 1/16 lb. brook trout on
nightcrawler
31 in., 9 lb. walleye on shiner
2054 in., 3)4 lb. brook trout on
bucktail
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WATER AREA
& COUNTY
Susquehanna River, York
Pymatuning Dam, Mercer
Susquehanna River, Northumberland
Perrins Marsh, Luzerne
Lehigh River, Lehigh
Long Arm Dam, York
Penns Creek, Center
Mt. Lake Farm, Monroe
Hills Creek Lake, Tioga
Lake Mokoma, Sullivan
Wissahickon Creek, Philadelphia
Bradys Lake, Monroe
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Shawnee Lake, Bedford
Muddy Run Lake, Lancaster
Delaware River, Wayne
Delaware River, Monroe
Cranberry Glade Lake, Somerset
Cranberry Glade Lake, Somerset
Cranberry Glade Lake, Somerset
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Bradys Lake, Monroe
Yellow Creek, Indiana
Youghiogheny River, Westmoreland
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery
Brodhead Creek, Monroe
Cascade Park, Lawrence
Lyman Lake, Potter
La'Rues Pond, Susquehanna
Delaware River, Bucks
Delaware River, Bucks
Walker Lake, Pike
Lehigh River, Lehigh
Lehigh River, Lehigh
Allegheny River, Forest
Raystown Dam, Huntingdon
Marsh Creek, Chester
Yough Dam, Fayette
Muddy Run, Lancaster
1970 SENIOR CITATION WINNERS, Continued
ANGLER'S N A M E
& HOMETOWN
Kenneth Kubler, West Newton
John Borda, Lawrence
Mary Pat McParland, Jamestown
Richard K. Durborow, Camp Hill
Tom Harrington, Bethlehem
Charles Tripp, Spangler
Thomas E. Bugliani, W. Chester
James P. McCardell, Leola
John A. Seeds, Coatesville
Ron Deceder, Ambridge
Lori Ann Jacobs, Allentown
Gaylord Orton, Harborcreek
Burneil Carbaugh, New Oxford
Paul F . Welder, Upper Darby
Edward W. Houck, Glenside
James D. Fannin, Ridgway
Donald D. D. Danner, New
Cumberland
Alice Schisler, Latrobe
William J. Brown, Erie
Peter S. LaGana, Ebensburg
Phil Burgess, Selinsgrove
Kenneth H. Cook, Hershey
Donald H. Remaly, Easton
Robert Bryner, Mill Run
Alicia K. Immekus, Pittsburgh
Walter Stuart, Trucksville
Norm Hamilton, Ambler
Alan Shaffer, Holsopple
John Nicoletta, Easton
Arthur Detterline, New Enterprise
Edward F. Scott, Jr., Sunbury
Ted Bullock, Mehoopany
Gerald Shumbris, Mountaintop
Joseph A. Gazdick, Nesquehoning
Ronald Keiderling, Pittston
Rev. William F . Wunder, East
Stroudsburg
"Leo "Batematv, AWentown
torn
SIZE, SPECIES
8c B A I T U S E D
21 in., 4f£ lb. smallmouth bass
on crayfish
3654 in, 2554 lb. carp on nightcrawler
16 tn., 1 lb., %y2 oz. crappie on
worm
1154 in., 1$4 lb. rock bass on
nightcrawler
1 7 ^ in., 2 7/16 lb. brook trout
on worm
25 54 in-, 5 lb. largemouth bass
on Lazy Ike
2 0 # in., 3 15/16 lb. brook trout
on spinner
17$i in., 2% lb. brook trout on
Mepps
23 in., 6 lb. largemouth bass on
Rapala
17J^ in., 454 lb. brook trout on
nightcrawler
17 in., 2 J4 lb. brook trout on
liver
36 in., 18>4 lb. channel catfish on
spoon
23 in., 5 £4 lb. largemouth bass
on jitterbug
21% in., 6 15/16 lb. largemouth
bass on live bait
25J4 in., 254 lb. American shad
on dart
1654 in., 1 15/16 lb. bullhead on
nightcrawler
3054 in., 11 3/16 lb. channel
catfish on nightcrawler
3154 in., 9$i lb. walleye on
nightcrawler
30 in., 1156 lb. walleye on
spinner
24 in., 7$4 lb. largemouth bass
on red worm
2154 in., 4 5/16 lb. smallmouth
bass on spinner
2054 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass
on jitterbug
2054 in., 5 lb. smallmouth bass
on jitterbug
15J4 in., 2 lb. bullhead on worm
1154 in., 156 ^>. rock bass on
crayfish
1556 in., 1 lb. crappie on nightwalker
30 in., 7 lb. walleye on minnow
1554 in., WA, lb. bullhead on
worm
2\V% in., 4 13/16 lb. smallmouth
bass on nightcrawler
18 in., 356 lb. brook trout on
worm
22 in., 454 lb. smallmouth bass
on spinner
21 in., 5 lb. bullhead on nightcrawler
23^4 in., 754 lb: largemouth bass,
on jitterbug
2454 in., 7 3/16 lb. largemouth
bass on jitterbug
2156 in., 554 lb. smallmouth bass
on flat fish
11 in., 9/16 lb. rock bass on
plastic worm
25 in., 6 H ft>- \argemoutn bass on
W A T E R AREA
& COUNTY
Yougfciogheny Reservoir,
Somerset
Allegheny River, Warren
Pymatuning Dam, Mercer
George Ivanusic, Pittsburgh
Joseph J. McFadden, Allentown
Fred R. Babcock, Bethlehem
Glendale Dam, Cambria
Jeffrey Vurn, Monroeville
Joseph Gorsvch, Fairfax
Pete P. Meisner, New Kensington
Edson E. Carnahan, Tidioute
John Renik, Lebanon
Marsh Creek, Chester
Ray Cowan, New Florence
Mussy Run Lake, Lancaster
Steve Ward, Zionsville
Yellow Breeches, Cumberland
Monocacy Creek, Northampton
Coatesville
Reservoir,
Chester
Hereford Manor, Beaver
Tracy B. Houck, Duncannon
Allen M. Novotny, Camp Hill
Leonard C. Wood, So. Montrose
Little Lehigh River, Lehigh
Steve Winters, Jr., Wampum
Lake Erie, Erie
Anthony C. Azzardi, Uniontown
Wilbert B. DeVore, Alexandria
Marburg Lake, York
Springton Reservoir,
Delaware
Ridgway Reservoir, Elk
Susquehanna River, Cumberland
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Lake Erie, Erie
Susquehanna River, Northumberland
Susquehanna River, Dauphin
River,
Robert Jay Hoenstine, Altoona
Terrence Gibbs, Greenville
Jay Fitzsimmons, Brookville
Thomas Livesey, Bristol
Schinks Dam, Cambria
Delaware
Jim Rogers, Oil City
Robert J. Jubic, W. Mifflin
Iona Walck, E, Stroudsburg
Delaware River, Pike
Northampton
James Legros, St. Benedict
Irene A. Temple, Hegins
George V. Danenhower, Allentown
Alan Gearhard, Brackenridge
Cranberry Glade Lake, Somerset
Allegheny River, Venango
William T. Turner, Johnstown
Adamchicks Pond, Luzerne
Donald I. Stugart, Hughesville
Lawrence L. Allen, Fombell
Manor Lake, Bucks
Koon Lake, Bedford
Jack S. Brown, Weatherly
Delaware River, Northampton
Shawnee Lake, Bedford
Susquehanna River, Northumberland
Susquehanna River, Wyoming
Stevens Lake, Wyoming
Lake Hauto, Carbon
Melvin H. Duncan, Philipsburg
Gary Blum, Oil City
Jim Emery, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Mike Barsczewski, Verona
John A. Walck, E. Stroudsburg
Forest Lake, Pike
Charles Snyder, Lewistown
Edward J. Wuerstle, Center
Valley
John W. Slayton, Corry
Lake Minisink, Pike
John Mekis, Central City
Susquehanna River, Luzerne
SIZE, SPECIES
& BAIT USED
ANGLER'S N A M E
& HOMETOWN
30 in., 7 lb. walleye on spinner
17^4 in., 354 lb. brook trout on
minnow
2554 in., 454 lb. chain pickerel on
spinner
14 in. yellow perch on rebel
16 in., 3 1/16 lb. bullhead on jig
5154 in., 30 lb. muskellunge on
creek chub
32 in., 10 lb. walleye on flatfish
2154 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass on
spinner
2 0 ^ in., 5 lb. smallmouth bass
on rapala
21 in., 454 lb. smallmouth bass on
minnow
11 in., 154 lb. rock bass on rebel
46 in., 2654 lb. muskellunge
23 in., 654 lb. largemouth bass on
artificial worm
3654 in., 1254 lb. northern pike
on sucker minnow
1554 in., 2 lb. bullhead on nightcrawler
155^ in., 1^4 lb. bullhead on minnow
39 in., 35 lb. channel catfish on
chub
20 in., zy& lb. bullhead on chub
2354 in., 6 13/16 lb. largemouth
bass on minnow
22 in., 5$& lb. smallmouth bass on
j itterbug
22 in., 3 lb. smallmouth bass on
minnow
20J4 in., zy2 lb. smallmouth bass
on minnow
1854 in., 2y2 lb. bullhead on
hotdog
23 in., 4^4 lb. bullhead on softshell crab
33 J/2 in., 185-6 lb. channel catfish
on nightcrawler
21$4 in., 5% lb. smallmouth bass
on crawfish
19 in. 4 lb. bullhead on nightcrawler
1454 in., 2 13/16 lb. yellow perch
on nightcrawler
26 in., 454 lb. chain pickerel on
nightcrawler
28^4 in., 9 lb. brown trout on
worm
23 54 in., 9l/i lb. largemouth bass
on hula popper
30J^ in., 12 lb. channel catfish on
rapala
20 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass on
river runt
3154 in., 10 54 lb. walleye on
rapala
19 in., 3^4 lb. bullhead on nightcrawler
1 9 ^ in., 2 11/16 lb. brook trout
on minnow
11 in., 1 lb. rock bass on worm
1154 in., 13/16 lb. rock bass on
spinner
16 in., 1 15/16 lb. yellow perch
on worm
37 in., 11 lb. northern pike on
W A T E R AREA
& COUNTY
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Big Lehigh River, Lehigh
Wolf Lake, Monroe
Lake Carey, Wyoming
Raystown Dam, Huntingdon
Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford
Allegheny River, Warren
Safe Harbor, Lancaster
Keystone Lake,
Westmoreland
Delaware River,
Northampton
Juniata River, Perry
Susquehanna River, Cumberland
LaRue's Pond, Susquehanna
Shenango Reservoir,
Mercer
Virgin Run Lake, Fayette
Raystown Dam, Huntingdon
Allegheny River, Venango
Allegheny River, Forest
Brady's Lake, Monroe
Raystown Dam, Huntington
Conneaut Lake, Crawford
Allegheny River, Forest
Delaware River, Bucks
Glendale Dam, Cambria
Borchard's Pond, Schuylkill
Delaware
River,
Northampton
Deer Lake Park, Allegheny
Lake Shawnee,
Bedford
Hunters Lake, Sullivan
Kinzua Dam, Warren
Lake Winola, Monroe
Juniata River, Juniata
Tionesta Dam, Forest
Allegheny River, Warren
West Deer Lake, Westmoreland
Saylors Lake, Monroe
Jacks Creek, Mifflin
Bruce Lake, Pike
Union City Reservoir, Erie
Shanney Park, Bedford
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ANGLER'S NAME
& HOMETOWN
Russell W .
Decker,
13,
SIZE, SPECIES
& BAIT USED
Dalton
R a n d y F o r t n e y , 13, T i t u s v i l l e
Duke Gheres, IS, Clarendon
L a r r y Michalski,
14, P h i l a d e l phia
Roger E . Raybuck,
10, W e s t
Hickory
Stanley A. Bracht,
13, Y o r k
Haven
John F , Irvin, IS, Philadelphia
Scott A d a m s , Nescopeck
G l e n n M c C a s l i n , 14, M a t a m o r a s
Louis
O'Brien,
12,
Erwinna
W i l l i a m C h a p l e s k i , 10, A U e n t o w n
T h o m a s J . B o n a c c i , 12, C a r b o n dale
S t e v e A d a m s , 9, Nescopeck
J u a n i t a A d a m s , 13, M o n t r o s e
Matty
Moors,
15,
Philadelphia
Robert Connelly, IS, Philadelphia
R o b e r t C o n n e l l y , 15, P h i l a d e l p h i a
M i c h a e l A p p e n z e l l e r , 12, P h i l a delphia
G a r y L a u r i n a t i s , 12, P h i l a d e l p h i a
T h o m a s W . C u r r y , 8, P u n x s u tawney
D u a n e S a m u e l R e e d , 14, H u m melstown
D o u g S i s k a , 13, D i n g m a n s F e r r y
J o h n F . Booros, 12, A U e n t o w n
G r e g M u n d i s , 15, G l e n Rock
N i c h o l a s A . C a r r o l l , 14, E l i z a bethtown
John F . Irvin, Philadelphia
C h r i s t o p h e r L e i b f r e i d , 7, H a t b o r o
R o g e r R a y b u c k , 10, W e s t H i c k o r y
M i c h a e l J a y W i l e s , 10, E l i z a b e t h
William Gotwalt, 11, Dallastown
Douglas Beckwith, 11, Fredericksburg
K e v i n Schoedel, 13, Zelienople
D e n n i s E . Y o h n , 12, N e w
berland
Bill C h a p l a , 15, Old F o r g e
Cum-
D o n a l d E . C u r t i s , 14, T u n k h a n nock
B r a d l e y C e a s e , 13, P l y m o u t h
R i c h a r d L . S t a w n i a k , 15, E r i e
R i c h a r d B u s h , J r . , 10, R i d g w a y
R i c h a r d B u s h , J r . , 10, R i d g w a y
Tctoy X.imme\, 7 , "H.o\so,pp\e
"SIM**. "Yi^^TtVwv, CitetTAcywtv
WATER AREA
& COUNTY
24 in., 4*4 lb. lake t r o u t on minnow
30 in., %¥\ lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
minnow
13J4 in., \VA lb. yellow perch on
minnow
13 in. yellow perch on m i n n o w
27 in., 7}i
lb. walleye on
jig
37y2 in., 1254 lb. m u s k e l l u n g e on
bucktail
2 3 i n . , 2 lb, 9 oz., c h a n n e l catfish
on r u b b e r w o r m
13 l / 2 in. yellow p e r c h o n m i n n o w
25 i n . , 4 lb., 3 oz. c h a i n pickerel
on m i n n o w
18^2 in., 2 lb., 4 oz. s m a l l m o u t h
bass on n i g h t c r a w l e r
23^4 in., 4 lb., 2 oz. c h a i n pickerel on m i n n o w
1 5 K in-, 2J4 lb. bullhead on
nightcrawler
14 in. yellow perch on perch eye
2 6 ^ in., 5 lb. c h a i n pickerel on
shiner
12^4 in., 1J4 lb. yellow p e r c h on
minnow
12^2 in., yellow perch on w o r m s
12^4 jn., yellow perch o n w o r m
12J4 in., yellow perch on w o r m
20J4 in., 2 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
worm
29 in., 6 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
minnow
26% in., 7 lb., 6 oz. walleye on
jig
21 in., 6 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass o n
g r e e n frog
24 in., 3 lb., 8 oz. A m e r i c a n shad
on shad d a r t
25J4 in., 8 lb. c a r p on w o r m
28J4 in., 5H lb., n o r t h e r n pike
on m i n n o w
20y2 in., 2 lb. 8 oz. brook t r o u t
on d r y fly
37% in. eel on s h a d
30^4 in. 8 lb. m u s k e l l u n g e on j i g
15J4 in., 2 lb. black c r a p p i e on
minnow
1 7 ^ in., 2 lb. 5 oz. brook t r o u t
on w o r m
19 in., 2l/2 lb., b r o w n t r o u t on
salmon eggs
32J4 in., 8 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
fly
21 in., 4 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
red w o r m
12 in., 10 oz. yellow perch on
minnow
16 in. bullhead on w o r m
Crystal
Lake,
Canadohta
Chapman
Lackawanna
Lake,
Dam,
Crawford
Warren
Torresdale Pond,
Allegheny
Philadelphia
River,
Susquehanna
Neshaminy
Forest
River,
Creek,
York
Bucks
Lake Wallenpaupack, W a y n e
Delaware River, Pike
ANGLER'S NAME
& HOMETOWN
G a r y V o l p e , 13, P h i l a d e l p h i a
J a n R. G e r m e r , 12, M o u n t J o y
H u g h Kelly, 10, C l a r k S u m m i t
W i l l i a m H . Knouff, 13, H a l i f a x
R o b e r t D ' A n g e l o , 12, P h i l a d e l p h i a
R i c h a r d N a j d u s a k , 15, H u b b a r d ,
Ohio
R o b e r t Y u d t , 7, S h a r o n
J i m H a b u d a , 13, S h a r p s v i l l e
P a u l L . P l y l e r , 12, R i d g w a y
Delaware
River,
Bucks
Jill S. T r o u t m a n , 1 1 , M i l l e r s b u r g
Lehigh River,
Lehigh
Rick G e r m e r , 12, M o u n t J o y
Crystal Lake,
Lackawanna
M i c h a e l J . F i s h i e r , 10, Belleville
Lake Wallenpaupack,
Pond, Susquehanna
Wayne
D a v i d E r n e s t , 12, E l y s b u r g
Torresdale
Pond,
Philadelphia
Torresdale
Torresdale
Torresdale
Pond,
Pond,
Pond,
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Torresdale
Pond,
Philadelphia
Cloe
Lake,
Michael K o r n i c k i , 12, P h i l a d e l phia
Thomas Shiken, 11, Philadelphia
Rob R i e s e n b e r g e r , 14, Y a r d l e y
Robert A . T o t h , J r . , 8
Monongahela
Glenn D a i l y , 15, E . S t r o u d s b u r g
River,
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
23 in., 4$4 lb. A m e r i c a n shad on
shad d a r t
22 in., 4J^ lb. A m e r i c a n shad on
shad d a r t
21 in., 3 K lb. A m e r i c a n shad on
shad d a r t
23 in., 4 lb. 14 oz. rainbow t r o u t
on r e d w o r m
10J-£ in., 11 oz. rock bass on
minnow
IO54 in., V\ lb., rock bass on
nightcrawler
14 in., 1 lb. 4 oz. bullhead on
nightcrawler
20 in., 4 lb. catfish on w o r m
16 in., 1 lb., 10 oz. brook t r o u t
on w o r m
24^
in., $y2 lb. A m e r i c a n shad
on s h a d d a r t
12^
in. yellow perch on nightcrawler
32 in., 9 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
minnow
22 in., 4J4 lb. A m e r i c a n shad on
spinner
22y2 in., 4y2 lb. A m e r i c a n shad
on shad d a r t
23 in., 4 lb. A m e r i c a n shad on
shad d a r t
243^ in., Ay2 lb. A m e r i c a n shad
o n shad d a r t
14 J4 in., 1J4 lb. bullhead on w o r m s
Delaware River, Monroe
Stroudsburg
Dauphin
Glenn D a i l y , 15, E . S t r o u d s b u r g
Pecks Pond,
Pike
A l b e r t D a i s l e y , 14, B a r e n s b o r o
Delaware
River,
Pike
Mike Daihl, 11, New Cumberland
C o d o r u s Creek, Y o r k
Pinchot P a r k Lake, York
K e n t o n Nichols, 7, L e w i s t o w n
Little L e h i g h , L e h i g h
A l a n S a r v i t z , 13, M e s h o p p e n
D e l a w a r e R i v e r , Bucks
Allegheny River, Venango
McDonalds Pond, Allegheny
T e r r y H e n r y , 15, L e w i s t o w n
J a m e s F . S a l e v a n , I I I , Belleville
E d w a r d K. H i s t e d , 12, H o n e s d a l e
Muddy R u n Lake, Lancaster
Scott H u n t , 15, N e w
Bedford
Shuey Lake, Lebanon
D a n i e l T . S u l l i v a n , 13, H a n o v e r
Shenango River,
Mercer
Susquehanna River, York
Lake Wallenpaupack,
A n d r e w G y u l a i , J r . , 13, Stockertown
D w i g h t R o m b e r g e r , 15, A U e n t o w n
Pike
G l e n n F i s h e r , 13, A U e n t o w n
Susquehanna River, Wyoming
G r e g g F i s h e r , 14, A U e n t o w n
1 4 ^ in., 1J4 lb. yellow perch on
red w o r m
36 in., 32 lb. c a r p on d o u g h b a l l
17 in., 2 lb. 3 oz. brook t r o u t on
worm
16 in., 2 lb. 5 oz. brook t r o u t on
worm
1 6 H vn., 2^£ Vo. brook t r o u t o n
V -"worm
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Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike
P r e s q u e Isle B a y , E r i e
Twin Lakes, Elk
Twin Lakes, Elk
D a m o n d T u r b y , 14, M e c h a n i c s burg
G r e g R e t u s , 14, M e c h a n i c s b u r g
E d w a r d J o n e s , 13, I n d u s t r y
B a r r y G r o h , 12, Q u a k e r t o w n
Jeffrey B . R i l l , 8, H a n o v e r
Stony Creek, Somerset
"Robert "E-. S m i t h , J r . , \ 2 , "Levit, •«.*-« v -.-.srw
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WATER AREA
& COUNTY
13 in., 13 oz. yellow perch on
minnow lure
24 in., 5y2 lb. r a i n b o w t r o u t on
worm
\9l/2 in., 4 lb. s m a l l m o u t h bass on
minnow
23 in., 5^2 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
liver
21 in., 4 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
nightcrawler
3 4 ^ in., S$4 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
bucktail
30J4 in., 6J/i lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
minnow
30^2 in., 5H lb. n o r t h e r n pike o n
black sucker
19 in., 1 lb. 11 oz. r a i n b o w t r o u t
on s p i n n e r
22l/2 in., 4l/2 lb. c h a n n e l catfish
on chicken liver
18 i n . , 2% lb. b r o w n t r o u t on
d o u g h ball
20 y2 in., 3^4 lb. rainbow t r o u t on
kastner spinner
19 in., 1^4 lb- b r o w n t r o u t on
worms
20 in., 2y2 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
minnow
12 in., yellow perch on m i n n o w
30J4 in., 11 lb. 13 oz. c a r p on
rubber worm
10J4 in., bluegill o n r e d w o r m
Jefferson
Glenn D a i l y , 15, E .
Susquehanna
SIZE, SPECIES
& BAIT USED
14y 2 in., 1J-6 lb. bullhead o n w o r m s
14 J/2 in. catfish on n i g h t c r a w l e r
10 in., 14 oz. bluegill on w o r m
25^2 i n . , 2>l/2 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
minnows
24 i n . , 5V4 ^>. A m e r i c a n s h a d o n
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D o n e g a l Creek, L a n c a s t e r
Card Lake, Susquehanna
Susquehanna River, Dauphin
Delaware River, Philadelphia
Shenango Reservoir, Mercer
Shenango Dam, Mercer
Shenango Dam, Mercer
B e a r Creek, E l k
Susquehanna River, Dauphin
Donegal Springs, Lancaster
P e n n s C r e e k , Mifflin
R o a r i n g Creek, C o l u m b i a
Toresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Silver L a k e , B u c k s
Virgin R u n Lake, Fayette
Delaware River, Monroe
Delaware River, Monroe
Llyman Lake, Potter
Susquehanna River, Cumberland
J u n i a t a R i v e r , Mifflin
Meshoppen Creek, W y o m i n g
J u n i a t a R i v e r , Mifflin
A l e x a n d e r S p r i n g s , Mifflin
Delaware River, W a y n e
Lions Lake, Lawrence
Codorus Lake, York
Delaware River, Northampton
Delaware River, Pike
Delaware River, Pike
Delaware River, Pike
Conodoquinet Creek, C u m b e r l a n d
Conodoquinet Creek, C u m b e r l a n d
Ohio R i v e r , B e a v e r
T o h i c k o n Creek, B u c k s
Long Arm Dam, York
Delaware River, Bucks
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ANGLER'S NAME
& HOMETOWN
LENGTH & WEIGHT
Dan Grim, 15, New Castle
Tom G. Matukonis, 14, Munhall
Glenn Daily, 15, E. Stroudsburg
Glenn Daily, 15, E . Stroudsburg
Harry Nurk, 13, Hatboro
Jeff Garlesky, 14, Holsopple
Stephen L. Sauchinitz, 11,
Lehighton
Carl F . Pidge, 12, Honeybrook
Greg E. Wentz, 14, Hanover
Joe Chesnalavage, 11, WilkesBarre
Ronald Wyrich, 11, North East
Walter Koytek, 15, Duryea
Rick Morris, 14, Erie
Robert Eugene Bloser, Jr.,
Enola
Harry Miller, 14, Seward
13,
Edward M. Gibbons, I I I , 13,
Pittsburgh
Raymond Delfing, 10, Levittown
Mark Scheirer, 13, Allentown
Melissa Lynne Moyer, 4, Telford
Vick Polk, 13, Coraopolis
Tim Cowan, 10, Ridgway
Jeffrey Vurn, 12, Monroeville
Joseph Gorsvch, 13, Fairfax, Va.
Donald Shartzer, Jr., 7,
Farmington
Tina Lehman, 6, Myerstown
Randy Zerance, 6, Enhaut
John Reynold, 15, York
Brian Crawford, 9, Palmyra
Tyrone Steiner, 14, Allentown
Prudence Kay Westwood, 13,
Kittanning
Gary Ehrgott, 15, Freemansburg
Mark Colton, 15, Ford City
William I. Mengel, Jr., 15
Reading
Daniel S. Sheffer, 8, Camp Hill
Steve Ward, 12, Zionsville
Tracy B. Houck, 6, Duncannon
David W. Schneer, 10, Allentown
Scott Finestone, 7, Pittsburgh
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Eugene R. Snyder, Jr., 9,
DaUastown
3oe "Batrotx, 14, DaucAun
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AJVCEER'S
JVAJUE
20 54 in., 454 lb. largemouth bass
on nightcrawler
12 in., $i lb. yellow perch on
nightcrawler
23 y2 in., 3J4 lb. American shad
on
shad dart
2lJ/2 lb., 354 lb. American shad
on shad dart
10J4 in., 1 1/16 lb. bluegill on
worm
14J/2 in., \y
2 lb. bullhead on worm
21 in., SJA lb. largemouth bass
on rubberJ worm
1954 in., 3 /2 lb. largemouth bass
on Abu-reflex
21^4 in., 5 lb. largemouth bass
on worm
1854 in., 3 ^ lh. largemouth bass
on rapala
25 in., 5 15/16 lb. channel catfish
on silver spoon
26 in., 6 lb. walleye on daredevle
22}4 in., 3% lb. rainbow trout on
red worm
26 in., 4J4 lb. northern pike on
spinner
1054. in., 154 lb. bluegill on
spinner
2 1 ^ in., 4*4 lb. brown trout on
spoon
28 in., 854 lb. walleye on pork
rind
2054 in, 5 lb. largemouth bass on
gold rapala
13 in., llA lb. yellow perch on
worm
29 in. carp on artificial worm
26J4 in,. 8 5/16 lb. carp on nightcrawler
14 in. yellow perch on rebel plug
16 in., 3 1/16 lb. bullhead on jig
1 4 # in., 2 3/16 lb. bullhead on
berco
1454 in. brook trout on worm
1054 inM 13/16 oz. rock bass on
nightcrawler
26 in., 9 lb. carp on corn
19 in., 2% lb. largemouth bass on
on flatfish
20J^ in., 4 lb. channel catfish on
worm
2654 in., 10 lb. carp on doughball
25 in., 554 lb. channel catfish on
trout stomach
32 in., 1654 lb. carp on doughball
14J4 in., 1 9/16 lb. brook trout
on wet fly
43^4 in., 2054 lb. muskellunge on
rebel
21 in., 454 lb. smaHmouth bass on
minnow
11 in., \y2 lb. rock bass on rebel
2354 in, 3 $4 lb. American shad
on shad dart
24 in., 4 9/16 lb. walleye on red
worm
27J in., 554 lb. walleye on rebel
35 /2 in., 16 15/16 lb. carp on
dough ball
\9 in., 4 \o. smaWtnoutn bass on
summer
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SIZE,
SPECIES
WATER AREA
& COUNTY
Hillsville Quarry, Lawrence
Rick Morris, 14, Erie
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Mike Morris, 12, Erie
Delaware River, Wayne
John E. Cammisa, 14, Butler
Jeffery Allan Glass, 10,
New Cumberland
Robert Hoffman, 15, Dornsife
Delaware River, Wayne
Hersham Park Lake, Montgomery
Terrence Gibbs, 8, Greenville
Lake Shawnee, Bedford
Lake Jammie, Monroe
Jay Fitzsimmons, 12, Brookville
Icedale Lake, Chester
Thomas Livesey, 14, Bristol
Gladfelters Quarry, York
Joseph Griffin, 12, Philadelphia
Little Elk, Susquehanna
Sharon Shartzer, 11, Farmington
Lake Erie, Erie
John Reynold, 15, York
Susquehanna River, Luzerne
Harbor Creek, Erie
James Danenhower, 7, Allentown
Conewago Creek, York
Brokenstraw Creek, Warren
Delaware River Pike
Fairview Lake, Pike
Lake Wallenpaupack, Pike
Montour Creek, Allegheny
Allegheny River, Warren
Lake Carey, Wyoming
Raystown Dam, Huntingdon
Youghiogheny Reservoir, Somerset
Tulpehocken Creek, Lebanon
Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland
Little Conewago Creek, York
Farm Pond, Lebanon
Lehigh River, Lehigh
Allegheny River, Armstrong
Lehigh Canal, Northampton
Allegheny River, Armstrong
Bushkill Creek, Monroe
Susquehanna River, York
Delaware River, Northampton
Juniata River, Perry
Delaware River, Pike
Glendale Dam, Cambria
Alan Gearhard, 15, Brackenridge
James Taljan, 15, Steelton
Russell Greene, 13, Jersey Shore
Wayne Bundridge, 13, Pittsburgh
Dianne Hagerman, 12, Pittsburgh
Patricia Friel, 12, Pittsburgh
Mark Swiecicki, 11, Pittsburgh
Douglas E. Wyrich, 9, North East
Michael W. Ketner, 9, Emmaus
Chuck Patton, 15, McKeesport
Billy Barninger, 10, Wormleysburg
Thomas Massung, 7, Ellwood City
Dale L. Reichert, 12, Abbottstown
Dale L. Reichert, 12, Abbottstown
Randy Mowry, 15, Lewistown
Russell Lee Swinehart, 12
Jersey Shore
Michael D. Varner, 14,
MifHintown
John M. Veneziale, 12, Lansdale
Gary Blum, 11, Oil City
Mark Vetula, 13, Homer City
Mike Melhorn, 15, York
Melanie Hyatt, 11, Coraopolis
Daniel Goodling, 14, Thompsontown
John Reynold, 15, York
John Reynold, 15, York
Michael Lee Davis, 15, York
Michael Lee Davis, 15, York
Shawnee Lake, Bedford
Lake Clark, York
Susq.ueh.anna River, Dauphin
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Melo A. Maiolie, 15, Pittsburgh
Melo A. Maiolie, 15, Pittsburgh
Cumberland Dam, Bedford
John Sabol, 12, Camp Hill
Donn G. Rode, 10, Mt. Wolf
Aaron Porter, 15, Lansdale
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WA TER
AREA
LENGTH & WEIGHT
ANGLER'S NAME
& HOMETOWN
AJVGEER'S
JVAJtIE
WATER AREA
& COUNTY
19J4 in., 2$£ lb. brown trout on
minnow
19 in., 2^j lb. brown trout on
minnow
10$4 in., 1 lb. bluegill on worm
2654 in., 6 15/16 lb. channel catfish on worm
18J4 in., iy2 lb. smallmouth bass
on silver spoon
22 in., 3 lb. smallmouth bass on
minnow
1
20 /2 in., 354 lb. smallmouth bass
on minnow
1854 in., 2% lb. bullhead on hotdog
22 in, 3$4 lb., channel catfish on
minnow
1454 in., 1^4 lb. bullhead on softshell crayfish
28 in., lO^fj lb., carp on corn
18J4 in., 2% lb. smallmouth bass
on crawfish
20 in., 554 lb. largemouth bass on
live sucker
19 in., 3$i lb. largemouth bass on
minnow
19 in., 4 lb. bullhead on nightcrawler
215^ in., 4 lb. channel catfish on
minnow
145^ in., V/2 lb. fallfish on minnow
27 in. carp on doughball
25 in., 20 lb. carp on doughball
26 in., 20 lb. carp on dougrball
26 in., 7J^ lb. carp on worm
12J4 in., H lb- yellow perch on
worm
2 0 ^ in., 4J^ lb. largemouth bass
on jitterburg
28 in., 954 lb. carp on doughball
2054 in., 3 lb. channel catfish on
nightcrawler
2934 in., 10^4 lb. carp on doughball
25 in., 7 lb. carp on doughball
26 in., 7 lb. carp on doughball
20 in., 354 lb. channel catfish on
crab
15 in., 1$% lb. fallfish on minnow
Allegheny River, Warren
1054 in., ?/$ lb. rock bass on worm
Lost Creek, Juniata
20 in., 354 lb. largemouth bass on
cedar plug
20 in., 4 lb. smallmouth bass on
river runt
34 in., 85^ lb., muskellunge on
river runt
29 in., 13 54 lb. carp on corn
33 54 in., 21 lb. carp on worm
10 in., 954 oz. rock bass on minnow
25 in., 754 lb. carp on corn
26 in., 854 lb. carp on corn
21 in., 3 J^2 lb. channel catfish on
nightcrawler
18 in., 3 lb. largemouth bass on
rebel plug
1054 in., 1 lb. rock bass on worm
32 in., 24 lb. carp on nightcrawler
14 in., 2 lb. bullhead on night-
Prompton Dam, Wayne
*
Allegheny River, Warren
Farm Pond, Butler
Yellow Breeches, Cumberland
Susquehanna River, Northumberland
Conneaut Lake, Crawford
Allegheny River, Forest
Delaware River, Bucks
Delaware River, Bucks
Youghiogheny Reservoir, Somerset
Little Conewago Creek, York
Delaware River, Northampton
Strip Mine, Washington
Strip Mine, Washington
Deer Lake Park, Allegheny
Susquehanna River, Dauphin
Kettle Creek, Potter
Panther Hollow
Panther Hollow
Panther Hollow
Panther Hollow
Lake Erie, Erie
Lake,
Lake,
Lake,
Lake,
Allegheny
Allegheny
Allegheny
Allegheny
Deer Lake, Schuylkill
Lake Emilie, Allegheny
Susquehanna River, Dauphin
Shenango Reservoir, Mercer
Susquehanna River, York
Susquehanna River, York
Juniata River, Mifflin
Kettle Creek, Clinton
Tionesta Dam, Forest
Allegheny River, Forest
Little Conewago, York
Tionesta Dam, Forest
Juniata River, Juniata
Little Conewago Creek, York
Little Conewago Creek, York
Fishing Creek, York
Codorus State Park, York
Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland
Brunner's Island, York
Lake Reley, Susquehanna
crawler
SIZE,
SPECIES
WATER
AREA
1
V "
ANGEER'S
JV>tAIE
Sr
HOMETOWN
Tim
Tim
O'Connor,
Frew,
Michael
11
11,
Lee Davis,
Meadville
Kilbuck
15,
York
M i c h a e l Lee D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
M i c h a e l Lee D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
K e v i n N o l a n , 10, H u n t i n g t o n ,
N.Y.
T i m o t h y N . R e i c h e r t , 9, Abbottstown
D a l e L . R e i c h e r t , 12, Abbottstown
D a l e L . R e i c h e r t , 12, Abbotttstown
J a m e s D o u d , 12, W i l m i n g t o n , D e l .
J a m e s D o u d , 12, W i l m i n g t o n , D e l .
M i k e B a r s c z e w s k i , 14, V e r o n a
Ronald W y r i c h , 11, North E a s t
T o d d S t e e l e , 15, N e w H o l l a n d
R a y F r i t z , 12, S l a t i n g t o n
A n t h o n y T u r r i s i , 15, R e a d i n g
Robert S c h a f e r , 12, P i t t s b u r g h
C h a r l e s Book, J r . , 15, L a n c a s t e r
Jeff Livengood, 14, K i t t a n n i n g
R a n d y A l l a n B a r c l a y , 13
Bedford
D a l e L . R e i c h e r t , 12, A b b o t t s t o w n
D a l e L . R e i c h e r t , 12, A b b o t t s t o w n
T h o m a s Livesey, 14, Bristol
D a v i d A . M i n n i c h , 15, Mohrsville
M a t t h e w W a i t e r , 13, N a n t i c o k e
M a t t h e w W a i t e r , 13, N a n t i c o k e
J o h n A u s t i n , 13, P i t t s b u r g h
J o h n Reynold, 15, Y o r k
J i m G r e e n , 14, E v a n s City
W i l l i a m S . M i t c h e l l , 12, E b e n s b u r g
Steven Pung, Towanda
Steven Pung, Towanda
M i c h a e l L e e D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
M i c h a e l L e e D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
M i c h a e l L e e D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
M i c h a e l L e e D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
M i c h a e l Lee D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
M i c h a e l L e e D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
M i c h a e l L e e D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
T e d K i e s t e r , 9, S h a r o n
M i c h a e l L e e D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
Bobby C u s i c k , J r . , 13, P i t t s b u r g h
D a v i d S t o n e , 15, W e s t B r i d g e water
D o u g G r o v e , 14, H a r r i s b u r g
K a r e n L e e , 6, P h i l a d e l p h i a
G a r y L o n g , 14, P h i l a d e l p h i a
G a r y L o n g , 14, P h i l a d e l p h i a
J o h n S k o r n y , 14, P h i l a d e l p h i a
SIZE,
& BAIT
23*4 in., 5$4 lb. channel
catfish
on worm
22 in., 6 lb., 2*4 oz.
largemouth
bass on worm
21 in., 3*4 lb. channel catfish on
nightcrawler
20 in., 3 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
nightcrawler
20 in., 3 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
nightcrawler
19J4 in., 3 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass o n
dardevle
27in., 8 lb. c a r p on doughball
Pymatuning
Lake,
Pymatuning
Fishing
Lake,
Creek,
Crawford
Crawford
York
F i s h i n g Creek, Y o r k
Mark
Mark
J. Rovito,
14,
J.
14,
Rovito,
Stroudsburg
M i c h a e l Lee D a v i s , 15,
Stroudsburg
York
D a n i e l N i c h e p o r c h e k , 10, D u r y e a
F i s h i n g Creek, Y o r k
L a r r y B a u m g a r t n e r , 15, S h a r o n
Whitney Lake, W a y n e
J o s e p h E . C l e a r y , 13, H a v e r t o w n
Susquehanna River, York
S t e p h a n Cicero, 14, L a n c a s t e r
25 i n . , 7 lb. c a r p on doughball
Susquehanna River, York
W i l l i a m B o w m a n , 12, C a m p H i l l
26 in., 7y2 lb. c a r p on doughball
Susquehanna River, York
10^8 in., y2 lb. bluegill on w o r m
13 in., 1 lb. yellow p e r c h o n w o r m
19 in., 3H lb., bullhead on n i g h t crawler
27H
in., 6M
lb. walleye on
Dixie spinner
1454 in., 1*4, lb. bullhead on minnow
23J4 »n., 3 lb., 12*4 oz., c h a n n e l
catfish on m i n n o w
30 in., 5 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
minnow
22*y2 in., 354 lb- walleye on minnow
1 9 & in., 3% lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass
on creek c h u b
18^4 in., 3 lb. s m a l l m o u t h bass on
nightcrawler
26 in., 8 lb. c a r p on n i g h t c r a w l e r
Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne-Pike
Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne-Pike
West Deer Lake, Westmoreland
Michael L e e D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
D o n a l d S h a r t z e r , J r . , 7, F a r m ington
J o e y M e l i c h a r , 15, N e w C a s t l e
26*4 in., 8 lb. c a r p on doughball
27 in., %y2 lb. c a r p on doughball
155^ in., 2 lb. bullhead on hotdog
35 in., 2 lb., 254 oz. c h a n n e l catfish on m i n n o w
21 in., 5 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass on
popper
14 in. brook t r o u t on w o r m
26 i n . c h a n n e l catfish on w o r m
19 in., 4*4 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass on
minnow
1854 in., 2$4 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass
o n flatfish
29 i n . , 25 lb. c a r p on doughball
20 in., $y2 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass on
rebel
16 in., 2*/2 lb. bullhead on n i g h t crawler
12 in., 1 lb. yellow perch on minnow
20 in., 354 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
nightcrawler
29 in., 10J^ lb. c a r p on d o u g h b a l l
2054 in., 3 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on
minnow
20J4 in., 3% lb. c h a n n e l catfish
on minnow
12 in., 1 lb. yellow perch on minnow
21 in., 3 9 / 1 6 lb. c h a n n e l catfish
on m i n n o w
27 in., 7y2 lb. c a r p on doughball
1554 in., 2 lb. bullhead on m i n n o w
3254 in., 7l/2 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
shiner
32 in., 6 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on w o r m
18 in., 3 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass on
nightcrawler
2154 in., c h a n n e l catfish on w o r m
2 8 in., 12 lb. c a r p on c o r n meal
295^ in., 17 lb. c a r p on corn meal
30 in., 1 4 ^ lb. c a r p on corn meal
Leslie P a u l Gilpin, 14, Connellsville
V i c t o r R. D i e n e r , 15, J o n e s t o w n
Lake Erie, Erie
Susquehanna River, Lancaster
Bill W a y , 15, M t . J o y
Susquehanna River, Lancaster
Lake Ontelaunee, Berks
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
F a r m Pond, Lancaster
G r e g S h o r e , 15, L e w i s t o w n
K e i t h R . H e i s t , 15, Y o r k
J o s e p h W y s o c h a n s k i , 13, P h i l a .
C h a r l e s M i c h a e l W a l l s , 14,
New Florence
J o h n Z u t z k i , J r . , 15, P h i l a d e l p h i a
S t e v e n S n y d e r , 6, D u n c a n s v i l l e
Allegheny River, Armstrong
Scott W . W e i d n e r , 4, Richfield
Juniata River, Juniata
Susquehanna River, York
Susquehanna River, York
Delaware River, Bucks
Susquehanna River, Lancaster
SIZE,
A BAIT
AN&EER'S
IVA ME
&
HOMETOWN
WATER
AREA
&: COUNTY
SPECIES
USED
Earnest MacDonald, 13, Phila.
R i c h a r d D e M i c h e l e , 14, B r a c k e n ridge
G r e g W i d m e r , 7, Buffalo G r o v e ,
111.
D a l e W a y b r i g h t , 14, A n n v i l l e
22H in., 6*4 lb. largemouth
bass
on plastic
worm
21*4 in., 5*4 lb. largemouth
bass
on plastic w o r m
26 in., 5$4 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
minnow
26 in., 8}£ lb. c a r p on h e l l g r a m mite
23 in., 4 lb. walleye on artificial
lure
1954 in., 4 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass o n
nightcrawler
18J^5 in., 3}i lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass
on p u r p l e w o r m
10^6 in., 1 3 / 1 6 lb. rock bass on
minnow
27 in., 10y2 lb. c a r p on c o r n
14^
in., \yA
lb. bullhead on
on m i n n o w
32 i n . , 8 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
rapala
16*4, 2$i lb. c r a p p i e on n i g h t crawler
36 in., 11 *A lb. m u s k e l l u n g e on
nightcrawler
21 in., 4 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass on
live frog
30 in., 17*A lb. c a r p on c o r n
2854 in., 954 lb. c a r p o n w o r m
25 in., 654 lb. c a r p o n corn meal
2\y2 in., 3 1 1 / 1 6 lb. c h a n n e l catfish on n i g h t c r a w l e r
31 in., 1554 lb. c a r p on corn meal
2054 in., 2^4 lb. c h a n n e l catfish
on n i g h t c r a w l e r
235^ in., 3$i lb. c h a i n pickerel on
chub
2 5 in., 7 lb. c a r p o n c o r n m e a l
16 in., 2J4 lb. fallfish on w o r m
D a v i d J. B r o y a n , 9, Nescopeck
D a v i d J . B r o y a n , 9, Nescopeck
25 in., 714 lb. c a r p on c o r n
Codorus State P a r k , York
Greg Lee,
31
F i s h i n g Creek, Y o r k
T o m Connolly, 12, L i b r a r y
Matthew Stewart, Natrona
Heights
Chris Korrow,
11, Greenlawn,
N . Y.
M a r v i n D . M y e r s , J r . , 13, Steelton
M a r k B r i d g e , 12, P i t t s b u r g h
Little Conewago Creek, York
Fishing Creek, York
F i s h i n g Creek, Y o r k
Codorus State P a r k , York
F i s h i n g Creek, Y o r k
Shenango Reservoir, Mercer
Pinchot Lake, York
Shenango Reservoir, Mercer
Beaver River, Beaver
Pinchot Park Lake, York
Torresdale
Torresdale
Torresdale
Torresdale
Pond,
Pond,
Pond,
Pond,
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
S t e v e K e r s t e t t e r , 13, N o r t h u m berland
D o u g M u s s e l l m a n , 15, D i l l s b u r g
13„
Industry
D a v i d K o w a l e w s k i , 15, Philadelphia
J o h n R e y n o l d , 15, Y o r k
M i k e M e l h o r n , 15, Y o r k
G a r y S w a r t z f a g e r , 13, Shippenville
J e r r y Reyhold, 12, Y o r k
Lowell S. W r i g h t , 10, P h i l a d e l phia
R i c h a r d W a l l s , 15, N e w F l o r e n c e
Michael Lee D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
D o n a l d F r e a r , 9, L a k e W i n o l a
Ann,
Monroe
Ann,
Monroe
Codorus State P a r k , York
Mehoopany Creek, W y o m i n g
Pymatuning Dam, Crawford
Springton Reservoir, Delaware
Glasses P o n d , L a n c a s t e r
Conodoquinet Creek, C u m b e r l a n d
Little Conewago Creek, York
Yough Lake, Somerset
Shenango Reservoir, M e r c e r
Youghiogbeny River, Fayette
Juniata River, Juniata
Snyders Quarry, Lancaster
Kishacoquillas Creek, Mifflin
Susquehanna River, York
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Somerset Lake, Somerset
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Juniata River, Juniata
Cocolamus D a m , J u n i a t a
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Lake Erie, Erie
Swatara Creek, Lebanon
Cooks P o n d , B r a d f o r d
Cresses Pond, Butler
Mike M e l h o r n , 15, Y o r k
Michael Lee D a v i s , 15, Y o r k
T h o m a s J a c k o v i t z , 12, Y o r k
Shirley
Shirley
Allegheny
Allegheny River, Armstrong
Rod & G u n C l u b P o n d , B r a d f o r d
B o w m a n ' s Creek, L u z e r n e
Carnegie Lake, Allegheny
M a r s h Creek, A d a m s
Lake
Lake
25 in., 6 lb. c a r p on w o r m
32 i n . , 754 lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
minnow
25 in., 7 lb. c a r p on c o r n
25 in., 854 lb. c a r p on c o r n
38 i n . , IOJHJ lb. n o r t h e r n pike on
shiner
215^ in., 6 lb. s m a l l m o u t h bass
on bucktail
21 in., 4 lb. r a i n b o w t r o u t on
cheese
32 in., 16 lb. c a r p on c o r n
Stevens Lake, Wyoming
WATER.
AREA
&
COUNTY
SPECIES
USED
in., 6y2 lb. m u s k e l l u n g e on
salmon eggs
22 in., 4 lb. walleye on m i n n o w
10 in., 1 lb. bluegill on n i g h t crawler
2154 in., 454 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass
on flatfish
2754 in., 13 lb. c a r p on popper
2554 in., 654 lb. c a r p on doughball
26J4 in., 14 lb. c a r p o n c o r n
meal
2 7 i n . , 12 3 / 1 6 lb. c a r p on corn
26 in., 854 lb. c a r p o n c o r n
19 in., 354 lb. l a r g e m o u t h bass on
jiff
24 in., 854 lb. c h a n n e l catfish o n
minnow
11 in., 1 lb. bluegill on w o r m
1654 in., 1%
lb. b u l l h e a d o n
nightcrawler
25 in., 9 lb. c a r p on doughball
27 in., 5 1 3 / 1 6 lb. c h a i n pickerel
on home m a d e
River,
Armstrong
Little Conewago, York
Little Conewago, York
Pinchot P a r k Lake, York
Susquehanna River, Northumberland
Yellow B r e e c h e s Creek, C u m b e r land
N . B . S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r , Columbia
N . B . S u s q u e h a n n a R i v e r , Columbia
Ohio R i v e r , B e a v e r
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Lake Arthur, Butler
Whitney Lake,
Susquehanna
Wayne
River,
P a n t h e r Hollow
Torresdale
Dauphin
Lake,
Pond,
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Little Conewago Creek, York
L i t t l e C o n e w a g o Creek, Y o r k
Allegheny River, Forest
Pinchot P a r k
Lake,
York
Roosevelt P a r k L a k e , P h i l a d e l p h i a
Mirror Lake, Westmoreland
Conewago Creek, Y o r k
Lake Winola, Wyoming
1970
HUSKY MUSKY CLUB MEMBERS
ANGLER'S NAME
& HOMETOWN
LENGTH & WEIGHT
WATER AREA
& COUNTY
Douglas Perrett, Pleasantville
Eugene R. Snyder, Dallastown
Kenneth "Pete" Fleming, York
Milton R. Kibler, Jacobus
Frank J. Szemanski, Pittsburgh
Chalmer M. Osborn, Conneaut
Lake
Jack Wetzel, Herndon
4054 in., 19 lb.
40 in., 1754 lb.
41J4 in., 1854 lb.
41 in.,, 16 lb.
42 in.
4054 in., 19 lb.
Allegheny River, Warren
Susquehanna River, York
Susquehanna River, York
Susquehanna River, York
Allegheny River, Armstrong
Conneaut Lake, Crawford
41 in., 21 lb.
Clair W. Decker, Manchester
San Renik, Lebanon
Edward L. Crumlich, New Cumberland
Edward L Crumlich, New Cumberland
Richard A Fallert, Red Lion
Roy T. Nuhfer, Eldred
James Lehner, Philadelphia
Sy Glover, Sharon
James Roland Bockus, Wellsboro
Richard L. Liebold, Blairsville
Ronald W. Hatton, West Chester
Thomas L. Miller, Boswell
E. Ross Reynolds, New Kensington
David Gamlele, Washington
Terry E. Morgan, Perkiomenville
James C. Jones, Pitcairn
Richard Sadulski, Brackenridge
Richard Sadulski, Brackenridge
Gerald W. Laird, Fredonia
Paul Hutchinson, Latrobe
Arnold Aron, Strattonville
Henry Schaeffer, Clarion
Edward L. Crumlich, New Cumberland
Robert E. Ludwig, Selinsgrove
Keith T. Shigo, West Mifflin
Pete P. Meisner, New Kensington
Kirby Crissey, Manns Choice
Daniel S. Sheffer, Camp Hill
Raymond Glosek, Shamokin
4254 in,. 20 lb.
40 in., 20 lb.
42 in., 17 lb., 6 oz.
Susquehanna River, Northumberland
Ssquehanna River, York
Susquehanna River, Lancaster
Susquehanna River, Cumberland
44 in., 22 lb., 2 oz.
Susquehanna River, Cumberland
44 in., 2 0 ^ lb.
43 in., 25 lb., 9 oz.
50 in., 37H lb.
4654 in., 28 lb.
4554 in., 2$y2 lb.
43 in., 2254 lb.
40J4 in., 21 lb.
40 in., 16 lb.
4154 in., 17 1/16 lb.
Susquehanna River, York
Potato Creek, McKean
Susquehanna River, York
Pymatuning Dam, Mercer
Hills Creek Lake, Tioga
Allegheny River, Forest
Schuylkill River, Montgomery
Somerset Lake, Somerset
Allegheny River, Armstrong
4654 in., 30 lb.
46 in., 25 lb.
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery
44 in., 19 lb.
40 in., I6y2 lb.
43 y2 in., 22 lb.
42 in., 19y3 lb.
4154 in., 17H lb.
4254 in., 20 lb.
40 in., 16J4 lb.
4314 in., 22J4 lb.
Allegheny River, Warren
Tionesta Creek, Forest
Tionesta Creek, Forest
Tionesta Reservoir, Forest
Lake Somerset, Somerset
Tionesta Creek, Forest
Tionesta Reservoir, Forest
Susquehanna River, York
4 1 ^ in., 1454 lb.
44 in., 28 lb.
5154 in., 30 lb.
Susquehanna River, Perry
Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford
Pymatuning Reservoir, Crawford
4454 in., 26 lb.
43J4 in., 20J4 lb.
42 in., 18 5/16 lb.
46 in., 2654 lb.
42K in., 2054 lb.
Shawnee Lake, Bedford
Susquehanna River, York
Susquehanna River, Northumberland
Susquehanna River, Cumberland
Susquehanna River, York
42 in., 20 lb.
Susquehanna River, York
Allen M. Novotny, Camp Hill
Edward L. Crumlich, New Cumberland
Edward L. Crumlich, New Cumberland
Edward L. Crumlich, New Cumberland
John Fleming, Phillipsburg, N . J .
Ida Alesi, Latrobe
William R. Lawrence, Pittsburgh
Gerald W. Munson, Jr., Meadville
William B. Suter, New Paris
Larry Walchoff, Titusville
Claude Frank, New Brighton
C. A. Williamson, Camp Hill
Thomas Bialy, Reading
Ralph C. Pennepacker,
Schwenksville
Frederick Bear, Lititz
Jerrold R. Kendig, Lancaster
Samuel W . Alban, Glen Rock
435$ in., 2 1 ^ lb.
Susquehanna River, York
4iy2 in., 19 lb.
45 in., 22 lb.
43J4 in., 20 lb.
56 in., 48 lb.
4354 in., 2154 lb.
44 in., 22J4 lb.
51 in., 4154 lb.
45 in., 22 lbs.
41 in., 21J4 lb.
40y3 in., 16 lb.
Delaware River, Lehigh
Somerset Lake, Somerset
Allegheny River, Warren
Conneaut Lake, Crawford
Shawnee State Park, Bedford
Tionesta Reservoir, Forest
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Susquehanna River, Cumberland
Susquehanna River, Lancaster
Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery
4054 in., 15J4 lb.
Gifford Pichot Lake, York
Susquehanna River, Lancaster
Susquehanna River, York
4\%
i n . , 2 0 / 2 lb.
4\yx m., 20VB lb.
Aft m . , 2 6 \V>.
1970 JUNIOR CITATION WINNERS, Continued
ANGLER'S NAME
& HOMETOWN
SIZE, SPECIES
& BAIT USED
Bruce Alan Matolyak, 11, Johnstown
Thomas McKay, 15, Philadelphia
Barry Guim, 11, Philadelphia
John Smith, 14, Philadelphia
Larry Michalski, 15, Philadelphia
James Bentz, 7, Annville
19 in., 354 lb. brook trout on
live minnow
32 in., 18^4 lb. carp on corn meal
35 in., 20^4 lb. carp on corn meal
35 in., 20^4 lb. carp on corn meal
28 in., 13 lb. carp on mepps comit
18 in., 3 lb. largemouth bass on
yellow worm
14 in.,, 154 lb. yellow perch on
nightcrawler
14 in., 1J4 lb. yellow perch on
nightcrawler
29J4 in-» 1254 lb. carp on corn
meal
24 in. chain pickerel on minnow
18H in-, 2 11/16 lb. smallmouth
bass on surface plug
33 54 in-, 8^4 lb northern pike on
black sucker
33 in.,, 2 7/16 lb. eel on cut bait
31 in., 17% lb. carp on spinner
2954 in., 1054 lb. carp on worm
20 in., 3 lb. bullhead on red worm
James LoKay, Jr., 14, Northampton
Patrick Brazzon, 12, Belle Vernon
Jim McCarron, 15, Philadelphia
Philip Mauro, 15, Philadelphia
Bob Smoyer, 12, Beliefonte
Bob Gory, 9, Sharpsville
William Holmes, 14, Stillwater
William Holmes, 14, Stillwater
Paul Howryla, 14, Butler
Keith Koepke Brown, 7, Bethlehem
David Malnick, 13 54, Mechanicsburg
Robert Stirner, 12, Riverton,
N. J.
21J4 in., 5$4 lb- smallmouth bass
on shiners
21 in., 5 lb. smallmouth bass on
jig
WATER AREA
& COUNTY
Big Fishing Creek, Clinton
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Shuey Lake, Lebanon
Brady's Lake, Monroe
Yough Dam, Fayette
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Torresdale Pond, Philadelphia
Juaniata River, Mifflin
Shenango Reservoir, Mercer
Pine Creek, Luzerne
Susquehanna River, Bedford
Allegheny River, Venango
Little Bushkill Creek, Pike
Conodoquinet Creek, Cumberland
Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne
HUSKY MUSKY CLUB
HONORABLE MENTIONANGLER'S NAME
& HOMETOWN
Joseph Walko, Brockton
Louis D'Ambrosio, Pittsburgh
Louis D'Ambrosio, Pittsburgh
Stanley A. Bracht, York Haven
Howard E. Stroud, Athens
A. Robert Cook, Lewistown
A. Robert Cook, Lewistown
Edward T. Gray, Meadville
Roger Raybuck, West Hickory
George Putman, Sharon
George Berezansky, Johnstown
Robert Poet, Hollidaysburg
Mike Thorton, Warren
Gary R. Eisler, Somerset
Rudolph R. Doebler, McVeytown
Gerald T. Chapleski, Allentown
Raymond J. Pivarnik, Ashley
John Greshko, Allentown
Gerald T. Chapleski, Allentown
George Boice, Skippack
Rich Wengrzyn, West MifHin
Floyd E. Robinette, Lewistown
Mark Vetula, Homer City
Terry Sheaffer, Lewistown
A. Robert Cook, Lewistown
Terry L. Sheaffer, Lewistown
Terry L. Sheaffer, Lewistown
Victor R. Diener, Jonestown
Terry L. Sheaffer, Lewistown
Greg Lee, Industry
3o\m. "PotcViaV, W a r m m s t e t
JoYin. tcA.cVia.V., "WarrnvrtsVer
LENGTH & WEIGHT
38J/2 in., 22^4 lb.
35 in., 13 lb.
38 in., 16 lb.
37}4 in., W/i lb.
32 in., 7 lb.
33 in., 9>/a lb.
3 4 ^ in., 10 lb., 10 oz.
38 in., 18 lb.
30'/2 in., 8 lb.
39J4 in., lS'A lb.
17 in., liy, lb.
36J4 in., 13*4 lb.
34 in., 10 lb.
35 in., 11 lb.
36-4 in., \\% lb.
3 4 ^ in., 12 7/16 lb.
3 7 ^ in., 12 lb.
3SV, in., 12J/* lb.
36 in., 13M lb.
35 in., 11^4 lb.
38 in., 13 lb.
38 in., 1 3 ^ lb.
34 in., S'/a lb.
37 in., 12J4 lb:
34 in., 11 lb.
36 in., 11 lb.
3454 in., 10 lbs.
36 in., 11J4 lb.
3 2 ^ in.,854 lb.
31 i n . , 6/2 lb.
38 i n . , 15 \ b .
J 6 u \ . , \ 6 \\>.
V ^9 m . , \ s \\s.
WATER AREA
& COUNTY
Delaware River, Pike
Allegheny River, Warren
Allegheny River, Warren
Susquehanna River, York
Susquehanna River, Bradford
Juniata River, Mifflin
Juniata River, Mifflin
French Creek, Crawford
Allegheny River, Venango
Pymatuning Lake, Crawford
Lake Somerset, Somerset
Shawnee Lake, Bedford
Allegheny River, Warren
Somerset Lake, Somerset
Juniata River, Mifflin
Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery
Lake Jean, Luzerne
Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery
Perkiomen Creek, Montgomery
Delaware River, Bucks
Edinboro Lake, Erie
Juniata River, Mifflin
Allegheny River, Forest
Juniata River, Mifflin
Juniata River, Mifflin
Juniata River, Mifflin
Juniata River, Mifflin
Juniata River, Juniata
Juniata River, Mifflin
Ohio River, Beaver
Belmont Lake, Wayne
"Be\motvt l^aVe, Vtfayne
LEESER
LAKE
New
Fishiing
Lake
FOR
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^ n e a i ' d witticisms to the effect "if you can't
a
r
Pen , P ° k l e m . study it." Thanks to two enactments of
°le A V a n ' a s General Assembly back in the mid-sixties,
ar
»d' rtT J e c t ^0 Land Acquisition and Borrowing Act
otll
ftec]
er, the Land and Water Conservation and
ati
a
l e m ™ °n Act, better known as Project 500, the probty J . , n n g i n g quality public fishing to a populous counpie„ n o t e n d a s just another worthwhile, but unfinished
bus
th e 1
iness to perennially appear on the agendas of
1 s
j T * Portsmens clubs.
thircj i ^ County, whose Allentown section comprises the
tesM a r g 6 S t i n d ustrial center in the State, has over 17,000
Del
rn e r n b
onging to some forty fish and game clubs. That
rec
,rS
re r
reat
P esents a tremendous interest in outdoor
S
10n
3nC J t i s e x r e s s e
Port' '>
*
P
d through the Federation of
Presid 6 n S ( "' U ' 3S i n Lehigh County, one of whose past
s
T
' Calvin Kern, is presently a Fish Commissioner.
1964, the Federation recommended to the
C
°rnmis;
lie 'fjT SSion t n r e e sites for possible development into pubSr
udv ( ^ ^ e s - The selections were made after careful
and th r ' ^ n a n u m e r o u s u s t compiled by the member clubs
The foil riCt ° f f i c e ° f t h e U ' S ' S o i l Conservation Service,
^iolog- ° W l n S spring Commission engineer Roy Frank, and
fo U n | 1 S , S J a c k M iUer and Delano Graff investigated. They
la U t l e e £ a t the site on the Jacksonville Branch of Ontemet tne
for a fi [.
hydrologic and topographic criteria
ln
surfac
§ impoundment. In 1966, an extensive subNVo
uld e h l n w e S t ' S a t i ° n a s c e r t a i n e d that the future lake's bed
Was . ° d water, and designated within it where material
rni S s i n °, b e t a k e n for the earthfill dam. Next, the Comreal estate personnel entered into negotiations inVol
Was t n i n e t e e n properties for the 313 acres the project
cover. The subsurface studies and the ensuing de
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f_y 1 T M.
b
JL
y J«hn Thompson
Contract Administrator
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
tailed design plans and specifications were completed in
1969 by the G. Edwin Pidcock Co., Engineers & Surveyors
of Allentown. The firm of McMinn's Road Materials, Inc.,
Lancaster, at $782,483.00 was low bidder for construction which began in July of that year with completion
dated for December, 1970.
Edward R. Miller, the Commission's Chief Engineer,
who has had overall technical responsibility for the entire
project, states that the dam is the highest the Commission
has ever constructed. The top of the embankment is 54
feet above the lowest point in the original stream bed, and
including the spillway structure is 590 feet long. The normal or recreation pool has a 2.5 mile shoreline and totals
117 surface acres, while the maximum flood pool, six feet
higher, is 140 surface acres. The upper reaches of the
lake contain a four acre island. The small 2.9 square mile
drainage area with its consequent low run-off into the
lake will be a significant beneficial factor in both preventing siltation and the loss of nutrients essential to
acquatic life.
The new lake, officially named Leeser Lake, nestles at
the southern base of the Blue Mountains. That long low
range forms a scenic background for the rolling hills of
the surrounding farm country. The entrance to one of
the two public access areas may be reached by leaving
Interstate 78 at the Lenhartsville Interchange and traveling
north on State Highway 143 a half-dozen miles to its location just south of the Lynn Township village of Jacksonville. It will be a couple years yet before the schools of
young fish mature. But area anglers can now begin the very
pleasurable study of a new problem—how to take the
lunkers that will eventually be lurking in the depths of
this beautiful new lake.
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If you're frustrated by rubbing elbows
along some of our more busy trout
streams, then perhaps it's time to take
a crack at those . . .
by Nick Sisley
EARLY SEASON BASS
I was wishing the sun would come up higher, faster. My
fingers were chilled to the bone, my toes were stinging, my
ears felt brittle enough to snap, and my eyes watered from
the cold breeze when I glanced up to see the low, cumulous clouds facing across the bright blue sky. I was slowly
retrieving my Rapala just under the surface. Wham! A
small largemouth sent a spray of water toward me with his
strike, dove to the shallow bottom, then shot to the surface,
into the air in a twisting jump, and flung the lure into the
brush. I yanked it free, forgetting my cold ears, toes, and
fingers.
It was the last weekend in April at the Pymatuning
Reservoir in the Northwest portion of the state. Most Pennsylvania fishermen were crowding one another on our many
trout streams while I practically had Pymatuning's 16,000
acres to myself.
Three more casts and I had another vicious strike. I
jerked the ultra light spinning rod high over my head as
another nice largemouth broke the surface, then dove for
the brush only four feet away. My drag screeched momentarily, then the line went slack. The lure popped to the
surface and lay there.
Shaking my head, I started the reel crank to retrieve
for another cast. The lure wiggled only a foot or so. Wham
again! This one felt heavy, too. One jump and some bulldogging later, I lifted him from the water.
I unhooked the trebles and reached into my pocket for
the measuring tape—fourteen and one-half inches. I knew
how good he would taste fresh out of a skillet. I added
him to the stringer. He was number five, and I had been
fishing for only three-quarters of an hour. He was the
largest, while the smallest was twelve and a half inches.
Two of these junior Pymatuning residents of eleven inches
had been returned to the water. In the next hour I caught
and released several more fish. Later in the afternoon I
returned and quickly finished my eight fish limit.
Sound like good fishing? It was, but not highly unusual.
If you'll rest your trout waters some in late April or early
May, you're likely to be blessed with equally good luck.
Pennsylvania bass anglers are accustomed to their season
opening on a Saturday in mid-June. On four large Pennsylvania water areas, however, there is no closed season on
bass.
These special regulation bass waters are widely separated, so anglers across the state can enjoy this rewarding
early season action. Pymatuning is a personal favorite because it has plenty of small, shallow bays and a brushy
shore line that bass favor at this time of the year. Answering nature's call and the increasing water temperatures
they're interested in reproduction. Some anglers may frown
on fishing during spawning periods, but seasons have been
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open year round on these waters for some time and the
bass population is not suffering.
Because the four bodies of water are large ones, it ^
unlikely that spring fishing pressure will ever affect their
productivity. The four waters I speak of are: Pymatuning
Reservoir in Crawford County, Youghigheny Reservoir
along the Maryland border in southern Fayette and Sorr>'
erset Counties, Lake Erie, and the Delaware River—our
eastern border.
All these waters have good bass populations, and specif
early season techniques will result in satisfying catches, m
stated previously, the bass are in shallow waters, but no1
just any shallow waters. Look for small protected bays
where current and wave action is negligible or non-existed'
Next look for abundant brush that offers a quick hiding
place. Gravel bottoms will pay off, though bass can b e
taken over mud bottoms, too.
It's been my experience that bass always strike wr1"
pure vengeance and in springtime they're twice as savage
My technique is to choose, cast, and retrieve a lure tha1
makes their blood boil. If I were a bass, nothing would Mj
furiate me more than the intrusion of a bold, arrogan*
baitfish to my spawning waters.
I like the lightweight 4 % " balsa plugs. It imitates »
minnow well. Cast on the calm flat waters of a protected
bay, it produces only a small tremor. A big splash from a
large, heavy plug may scare a bass in shallow water. Be"
member, you want him to feel as if he is being intrude"
upon—use a small, lightweight, floating plug.
Start a slow retrieve after waiting a few seconds-ju st
time enough for the bass to notice the new arrival. Th e
slow wiggling lure should soon be only inches under th e
surface. Keep it there. At that speed it appears to be nonchalantly looking back and forth-not a care in the worldRetrieve too fast and it dives deep and appears to b e
trying an escape, just what the bass wants to see. Retriev6
too slowly and it plows its way unnaturally across the surface.
Look for strikes anytime after the lure is on its W
back, and those strikes are fierce. Largemouth or sffl**1'
mouth-they're not looking for a meal. They're looking t 0
obliterate anything with such audacity. Because of t I , e
shallow water, you'll get lots of top water action. Largemouth are noted for some percentage of surface fightine
and jumping, while the smallmouth is not the scrappy
who runs and bulldogs. Latch onto a smallmouth an
you'll know it immediately. There's that much difference
in their fighting stance. I'm always happy with the fig"
of a largemouth, but a smallmouth can really turn it 0llj
I can still recall my first April smallmouth. He zoomed a
over the bay before rolling on his side and as I reached
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L E
i. "im, he took off again for four more fast trips around
i
domain!
n
this fishing casts are short and pinpoint accuracy is
Quired to get your lure close to and in between the brush
i r quarry hides around. Very light line is not practical
°ause you have to horse fish into open water often. Likee
a very heavy line is not practical because it will not
.
we
lightweight lures. As a happy medium I use an
ei
ght
S«t pound test monofilament, but I get better accuracy
rf0(J
^ a n u ' t r a l ^ t o r kg*1* action rod. AA medium action
gives me too sporadic accuracy with light plugs.
„ l think spinning reels are best. They'll handle eight
n
d test well, and you can buy light action rods to im„ . e your accuracy. Spin cast reels are fine, but finding
Po'• a c t i o n s P i n c a s t i n g rod to go with it is about imSib]e I think they're slightly uncomfortable to use. You
\[3 t r v fitting your favorite spin cast reel to a standard
° ' °r ultralight spinning rod.
ten to fifteen inch bass on an ultralight outfit feels like
a
te ""P°n and drag can be set fairly tight with eight pound
A " n e . Consequently at the strike my rod is bent almost
of , ' e "-throbbing and bouncing to every jerk and thrash
%tft ^ S n t i n § ^ s n - B u t e i g n t 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.
<jf f" leave you shaking with the echo of a screaming
fen i l n ^ e e a r s a n t ^ a "^y taste in the mouth. Maybe that
ty "ection is more rewarding than a captured bass any-
The secluded bays of Pymatuning Reservoir (above) can provide
countless likely spots to try for early season bass like the one
shown below. If you're not planning on keeping them, handle
them carefully so they can' be returned unharmed to the water.
Ho question about it, you have to get in the water to
r~
-jucsiion auoui it, you nave to get in tne water to
* lv a ^ *^ e ^kely p l a c e s - Waders are best if you're fishing
L 8 a r ea. Most productive spots are small, however. For
h results, I fish one spot then head for another area.
ln
g the course of a morning's or evening's fishing, I'll
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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.
Here's another bass from Pymatuning. If you're careful you'll
find lots of them this size and enough bigger ones to keep you
on your toes. They're ready to fight at this time of year and
the strikes you'll get will be vicious.
be at four or five favored bays. Ever try driving a car in
waders? Better yet, try getting into a vehicle with them
on. So for this "spot" fishing, I use hip boots. Wade carefully, though. Experience has taught me that water going
over the top of hip boots is eye-widening cold this time
of year but if you stay on dry land, you'll miss 90% of the
best spots. Getting in the water permits you to get around
the brush. The cold water sure slows the circulation in the
toes and if you have insulated hip boots, you'll be able
to say in the water comfortably that much longer.
Wade slowly and quietly. Pin point accuracy and short
casts toward thick brush dictate your getting right into the
bass's hiding and resting spots. Don't scare him with careless wading or you'll go fishless. Always remember that you
want the bass to feel like King Tut! Splashy and careless
wading are certain to frighten him.
Regulation wise, you'll find a nine inch minimum length
in effect at each of these all-year bass waters—except Pymatuning, where a ten inch minimum prevails. Creel limit
on Lake Erie and Delaware River bass is six; Pymatuning
limit is eight, Youghigheny Reservoir, ten. For special regulations on these waters, refer to your 1971 "Fishing Regulations and Summary of Fish Laws"—issued with your fishing license. Some minor changes may be made from year
to year so it's best to check.
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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 angl ef
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, t 0 ° '
They're also spawning at this time—often in the same p r °'
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 blu e '
gill on such a plug would be highly unusual. I've eve
caught bluegills now that were smaller than the plugBring 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 ha ve
quit biting, though, so find some other activity until th^f
hours before sunset. Then get back in your boots to fi«'s
the bass limit you started fishing for at daybreak.
I have found it best to rest productive spots. If you ta^
a few fish from a small bay, stay away for at least thr e
days. This permits new fish time to move in.
If you have compunctions about fishing over spawniw
beds, release everything you catch. Releasing fish is e^t
And even if you love bass fillets, it is good conservation
release at least some of the uninjured fish you hook. AV 1
grasping the fish by hand, and avoid taking fish out °
the water. The standard bass hold-the thumb in mou"1'
index finger under lower jaw—paralyzes bass and vn^-e
release easy. Thus immobilized, quickly remove hooks, p^.
ing careful to keep them in the water. If he's injured, h e
float belly up or on his side, but this is highly unlikely
you've abided by the above procedure. If it happens, ^
the fish to your stringer. Don't let him go to waste.
{
Don't become discouraged if you don't succeed i'e.
off the bat at this early season bass fishing. The ° ^
questionable part for a newcomer to this fishing will
finding the appropriate protected waters. During the sl a
fishing daylight hours it's wise to scout a lake's P e r u r , e 1 *
for new and likely fishing spots. The more you can find, ..
better. Some small areas, perhaps only five feet across, ^
hold fish. Cast to every fishy looking area you find. * i
won't be worrying about freezing hands and toes a
brittle ears for long—those exciting strikes will make J
forget them!
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L *
~\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
has s *"8 first crocus from the ground, and the snow that
§*Hs 6re( ^ m *ke Endless Mountains of Pennsylvania bem
t^r
elt and cascade down to the creeks that wind
Cr
eelf r ° c k an<^ tree fine(l g o r g e s below. Some of these
sprj have rock strewn bottoms that combine with the
i^p j . f U n °ff to create white water, and so we have the
0r Ow , lents for a water spectacular that is thrilling larger
Wd
s every year.
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What we're describing is the sport of white water canoe
and kayak racing, and one of the very best examples of this
fast growing sport takes place in the World's End State
Park near Forksville, Pennsylvania.
The two day event that occured last April 25th and 26th
attracted not only a record number of contestants, but a
bank full crowd of spectators.
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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
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 center (below). A contestant passes beneath
the highway bridge in the park enjoying
a peaceful moment (right).
P E N N
LVA N
A point is discussed (above, left) while others practice (above) and it takes plenty of practice to run
the course without losing points for missing or hitting a gate. Between runs an unidentified photographer uses his jacket to shade the film he's changing in his camera (far left) while another grabs a
moment's rest (left). Everyone enjoys the races although this young visitor (right) appears worried
as he stares in fascination at the race—perhaps his
mom and dad were making a run!
WHITE WATER
AT WORLD'S END
k ° n might result from the fact that the kayaks look like
yaks, but the canoes also look like kayaks. The reason
. ."j ttlj s confusion is the specialized nature of these boats.
. w hite water boats are made from various reinforced
u s " c s , mostly fiberglass. Most are homemade, although
k r e are several commercial models. Both the canoes and
yaks are fully decked, so the distinction between the
«S somewhat technical. Quickest way to distinguish be.
^ e r i the two is to note the type of paddle being used,
j , 8 i e blade paddles are used for canoes, while a double
otK
P a ddle is used for kayak competition. There are
er
differences such as the fact that the bow and stern
.
^1 ° a n o e a r e higher than any other portion of the deck,
e
the kayaks have a bow and stern lower than the deck.
HTI ? y ° n e experienced at ordinary canoeing on flatwater
Wn i t a ^ e o n e ^°°k a t t r j e Loyalsock course and swear it
R ^ °e impossible to paddle a boat of any size through
"oiling rapids, let alone guide it skillfully through
na
°W hanging pole gates. Yet, this is exactly what hapen tn
bo t
e skill of these competitors and their tiny
S Com
the
h i n e to challenge the white water. The skill of
Pa t w hite water competitors has improved during the
several years, and the quality of the boats has infe as
s ed many fold.
fan•
' n g °f a sport that has matured, white water slalom
wi
tn § H be a full gold medal sport for the first time in
tjj j vJOpios at Munich, Germany in 1972. Considering
i^ p a c * that the first world championship race was held
can 6 n e v a > Switzerland in 1949 and the first North AmeriOj 6 V e n t n e a r Wilmington, Delaware in 1953, the rise to
y^pic status is truly remarkable.
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\
It is even more interesting to learn that one of the centers of organization for North America white water activity is at State College here in Pennsylvania. Headquartered at State College are the Penn State Outing
Club and the Wildwater Boating Club. (WBC) The WBC
is responsible for the Loyalsock Slalom which has been
held for seven years at World's End State Park.
April 24th and 2Sth this year will mark the eighth running of the Loyalsock Slalom. With this event being a
step along the way to the " 7 1 " World Championships and
the "72" Olympics getting even closer, the " 7 1 " event at
World's End will be the focus of competitors from many
eastern states and Canada.
For two days, spectators will be treated to competitors
pushing themselves to their physical limits, courting the
danger of the churning white water. Paddles will flail both
air and water and while many will make every gate on
the course, some will be given an icy bath in the creek
water that is usually barely above 32 degrees. The sheer
beauty of the colorful racing boats, the boiling rapids of the
Loyalsock Creek and the back drop of the rock gorge in
World's End State Park combine to present an international water sport activity in Pennsylvania that offers unlimited excitement and beauty to both competitor and
spectator.
COLD
WATER
Our early spring waters are cold—and
cold water can be dangerous. The people participating in events like these
know the dangers and prepare for them
by wearing life saving devices and often
wet suits as well. K you decide to give
this sport a try, be sure you take the
necessary precautions. For more information see Ed Jones' Accident Report
on page 51 of this issue.
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FROM THE STREAMS
+ m m
GOOD ADVICE
TRY AGAIN
• I had taken the family fishing for bluegills one evening
and we weren't having too much luck. Our son Steven was
getting restless and my wife made the remark that maybe
the fish just were not biting, hoping our daughter Dawn
would quit and we could leave. Dawn didn't fall for it and
instead quickly replied: "Well, mommy, we have to wait
awhile for the fish to bite. Maybe there aren't so many
left anymore." Seems as if we older fishermen might learn
something from that—we must have some patience and
not expect every cast to produce a fish.
• While helping with a stocking at Long Run near Morris
last year, the Rev. P. Shoemaker told me this story: Fishing one of his favorite pools for a nice trout he had raised
on several occasions, he finally hooked and netted it. Bu1
upon examination he found that his hook had caught in *
double snelled hook that someone else had lost to the fishAfter measuring the fish—it was 14 inches—he picked '*
up by the old snelled hook that was already in its mouthJust as he got it out of the net the trout flopped and the
old snell parted. The trout landed back in its home and
Rev. Shoemaker now can have lots of fun trying to catci1
his trout again!
—Waterways Patrolman AMMON F. ZIEGENFUS (Berks County)
TRAVELING
PALOMINO
• A large palomino trout, stocked in the Frankstown
Branch of the Juniata River near East Freedom, made a
successful journey downstream some 20 miles to Williamsburg. In his travels he passed through the effluent of two
paper mills and finally took up residence at the outfall of
the borough treatment plant at Williamsburg. Due to his
large size and brilliant coloration, he became somewhat of
a local attraction when spotted last fall.
—Waterways Patrolman WALTER A. ROSSER (Bloir County)
—Waterways Patrolman RAYMOND HOOVER (Tioga County)
FLYING FISH
• Last trout season while on patrol of Sheaffer's Run, I
came upon the Russ Reisinger family. As Russ and I talked,
his wife, son and daughter continued fishing. Suddenly t 0
our amazement, a fish came sailing past the hood of &1
car and landed on the far berm of the road. Mrs. Reisinger,
excited at getting a nibble, had set the hook so hard tha1
the fish Utterly flew out of the creek and across the roaO'
a distance of approximately 20 feet. Bet that was one surprised 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 temperature 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 th e
fellow if he was going to give it a try. The man replied h e
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 withd 1 '
any comments
—Waterways Patrolman BERNARD AMBROSE (Elk Couinty)
EATS PERCH / MOUNTS CHUB
"WHY ARE YOU SUDDENLY WORRIED ABOUT
H O W HEAVY MINE ARE, W H E N WE'RE ONLY
A BLOCK FROM HOME?"
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• 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 y e l l ^
perch and one chub. He ate the perch and the rumor J
he is having the chub mounted.
—Waterways Patrolman GEORGE R. JONES (Warren Counf'
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L ^
tiEED SAFETY COURSE
Dl
j
ck 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
ln
g Club. Dick's first cast brought down a huge florJcent light which fell smack on top of him. After the exe
ment cleared the air, I proceeded to demonstrate a
7 n n i n g rod to the group. Upon doing so the practice plug
Pped off and flew out into the audience. At that point
°»ieone suggested that both Dick and I attend a Hunter
baf
ety Course.
mnm
ux 0uv i it
ALL-nwa.
—Waterways Patrolman EUGENE SCOBEL
(Butler & Lawrence Counties)
"^OCK IN"
j,
hile helping Boy Scouts on a Stream Improvement
J ec t on Bull Creek, the Scout leader and I were dissing the problem of not having enough rocks to fill the
j , e r s of two of the Log Deflectors. Special Waterways
r
olrnan Bob Kopta came to the rescue by suggesting
' e advertise for a "ROCK IN" for the following weekend.
-Wat erways Patrolman GERALD CRAYTON (N. Allegheny County)
J4G FULL
While on routine patrol of Heart Lake, Special Watery s Patrolmen Rebar and Trygar were watching several
P'e doing quite well with the panfish. As the officers
ec m
i*
s\ro
-n _i_ _
. i _ i _ ___
So^ree nVi^~U:
^ g licenses,
Officer
Rebar
spotted
a young man
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"'stance down the lake pick up a bag and start
rij
nmg f0r t h e W 0 0 ( il s . Not to be out done Officers Rebar
^d T
lr
i
y g a r followed in rapid pursuit. After a long and
a 'hless chase the two officers finally managed to bring
se]6 y ° U n g m a n t 0 a ha'*- T n e two officers identified them0 ^ e s and asked to see what the youth had in the bag.
. e r Rebar opened the bag. It held a half dozen red, ripe
dapples!
~-Waterways Patrolman ROBERT FASCHING (Lackawanna County)
iCE FISHING
INTEREST
I r\
e
t 0 ...
received more phone calls this year pertaining
lce
Q
fishing" than in any of my eleven years with the
u mission. It should have been some kind of record for
continuing ice fishing interest.
—Waterways Patrolman BERNARD AMBROSE (Elk County)
P
JRMANENT
HIRERNATION?
* i rece
i v e d a call from a lady in Emmaus who was worr; ,
about a possible pollution in a small dam on her
Un fv- She said a couple of fish had been floating belly
vyi'. ^nich she of course assumed were dead. But the creek
a"
feeds her dam also feeds the dam of a neighbor
p j 1 s t ream, so she called and advised him to check his
|j
tor any dead fish. Upon hearing her story, the neightio <JUl°kty dispelled her fear of any death dealing pollut e b y telling her that fish floating belly up is a "natural
to f , O l r i e n o n > " which he observes every winter. According
that ^ 8 e n ^ e m a n » a fish floating belly up is simply a sign
n
e fish is in hibernation until spring!
—Waterways Patrolman FREDERICK MUSSEL (Lehigh County)
^RU-1971
"YOU'RE POSITIVE YOU'LL TAKE I T AS IS?"
"PET" CATFISH
• Mr. Melvin Weist of Beach Lake in Wayne County
told me his father-in-law has a farm pond and every
evening when he goes to feed his fish a pet catfish meets
him at the upper end of the pond and swims along the
shore to the lower end to be fed bread. This has been
going on for three years.
—Waterways Patrolman HARLAND REYNOLDS (Wayne County)
IN
ARUNDANCE
• In the fall of 1968 we planted brown trout fingerlings
in the lower section of Kishacoquillas Creek (a section not
stocked with legal size trout). In the spring of 1969 I
paid particular attention to the area, being interested in
percentage of survival, rate of growth, and frequency of
harvest but my surveillance was inconclusive. I then took
SWP Robert M. Cook, Mr. Roy Mountz and Mr. Gene
Kuhns of Lewistown and we ran the stream shocker
through approximately 200 feet of the stream. What a
revelation! Trout in abundance—excellent in rate of growth
and splendid in overall condition and coloration. Needless
to say my helpers and I were quite pleased with what we
had seen. And some of them should still be there for
Anglers this month.
—Waterways Patrolman RICHARD OWENS (Mifflin-Juniata Counties)
TIGHTLY
TIED
• I was talking to a little girl at our display at the Monroeville Mall. She said she had a problem-her worms always
got off the hook. I told her to hook it several times so she
shouldn't have any more problems. Her reply?: "Is that the
way you put them on? I was tying them on in a knot!"
—Waterways Patrolman GERALD CRAYTON (Allegheny County)
RIG RASS
• Mr. Verne Doud of Mansfield told me his son Walter
had been ice fishing in a pond close to home. When the
boy returned home, Mr. Doud had asked him how he
made out. Walter replied: "I caught one 200 pound bass
that wouldn't come through the hole." With a start like
this, Walter should make some ice fisherman!
—Waterways patrolman RAYMOND HOOVER (Tioga County)
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FLY TYING by Chauncy K. Lively
GREEN
DRAKE
Part One: The Dun
In the British Isles three closely related species of
Ephemera are known as the Green Drake, of which E.
danica is most predominant. American anglers borrowed
the common name from their British cousins and applied it
to Ephemera guttulata, a large mayfly indigenous to the
northeastern United States and Canada, principally because
of its size and superficial resemblance to its British counterpart. Owing to the great abundance of the insect on
many streams, the big Green Drake often stimulates an
orgy of feeding fish unparalleled by other mayflies. The
hatch frequently inspires large trout to throw aside their
usual caution and to surface feed in broad daylight with
uncommon abandon. So great is the fury of the occasion
that many anglers arrange flexible vacations, ready to depart at a moment's notice when the long-awaited call comes
from streamside, announcing breathlessly, "The Green
Drake is on!" In Pennsylvania the hatch generally reaches
its peak during the last week of May in the southern extremity of its range and a week or ten days later in the
northern tier counties.
There is a color variation in the Green Drake dun from
stream to stream but even when it is most descriptive of
its appellation the beginning fly fisher, expecting a distinctly green insect, often wonders how on earth it ever
got its name. Remembering that the name was borrowed
from the English fly, a clue may be found in the 17th
Century writings of Charles Cotton, who observed of the
insect that "his tail turns up towards his back like a
mallard; from whence, questionless, he has his name of the
Green-Drake."
As might be expected in a fly as large as the Green
Drake (the wing height and body length may reach one
inch), there are several problems attendant with the
making of a believable (to the trout) dry fly representation.
First, if tied to size in the conventional way the hook required would be very large for a dry fly, producing excess weight and inhibiting good flotation. Next, if you
will watch the dun on the water you'll note that its abdomen and tails curve upward away from the surface and
this attitude requires a dry that will balance properly without tail support. Finally, the big wings of the natural are
far too prominent to be denied and the wing material in
the artificial must show a tall, broad outline without being
stiff and twist-prone.
The first two problems were overcome by the use of a
flexible detached body and an unusual method of hackling.
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Ephemera guttulata—the female dun.
The bound deer hair body gives the fly its required lengtD
but permits the use of a fine-wire size # 1 2 hook with *
shank a little shorter than normal. The dubbed portion oi
the body becomes the fly's thorax while the detached p aI ^
extending from the hook is its abdomen. To give the ®1
balance on the water an initial half-turn of hackle is ma0*
laterally under the base of the detached body, after whicjj
the hackles are wound in open palmer fashion and clipp e
underneath. The lateral half-turn of hackle behind the
hook balances the fly perfectly at its heaviest point, p f e '
venting the abdomen from tipping backwards and toucP'
ing the surface. The wings are made from the tips of large
barred-rock hackles dyed yellow. Hackles with a broad'
wehby center are fine for this purpose because they r e '
tain their breadth after repeated soaking better than web'
free hackles. Despite their large size I have never had a
problem with leader-twisting, provided the wings we*6
set reasonably straight.
Fishing to the Green Drake dun is rarely without i ts
puzzling aspects and often they border on the bizarfe'
High water is seldom conducive to good dry fly fishir>0
but once, in good company with Jean Larouche a°°
George Aiken, two keen fly fishermen from Pittsburgh,
had the experience of fishing three wet, miserable, «<"['
derful days to the hatch on Young Woman's Creek. J
rained continuously the whole time and the stream reache
three distinct levels: high, higher and ridiculous. ^
the water remained clear and we fished the big detache 0
body dries as if we didn't know better. In three days «*
caught and released more trout than I would have dream"
lived in that stretch of stream and the average size **
such that the three of us are reluctant to mention it alonC''
lest we be labeled tellers of tall tales.
In the opposite extreme, I have fished Penn's Creek u P '
der ideal conditions when the emergence of duns *6'
sembled a snow storm in reverse and nary a trout showed'
Then there are times when the fish are rising but taW*|
only those duns which flutter and flit on the surface ref°/
ing those floating serenely by. This calls for subtly twite*1
ing the artificial as it passes over the trout and the act' 0
can often spell the difference between success and fail 01
(Next month: The Coffiin Fly Spinner)
PENNSYLVANIA
A N G L ^
*s
TYING THE GREEN DRAKE
Part One: The Dun
1. Clamp a size i t 12 dry fly hook in
vise (Mustad #94836 shown) and
tie in fine yellow thread at bend. For
tails tie in three long, reddish-brown
fibres from a ringneck pheasant's tail
feather. Tails should be four to five
times the length of hook shank.
Spiral thread to rear and tie in one
cream and one grizzly hackle with
barbule length same as front hackle.
Rear hackles should be tied flat, with
glossy sides down and grizzly hackle
uppermost, pointing away from tyer.
Grasp tips of rear hackles together
and make a lateral half-turn to the
left, passing under base of detached
body and ending on near side of fly.
Bind down with two turns of thread
just ahead of flared barbules.
2. Cut a bunch of buff-colored deer
body hair from the hide (bunch
should be about 3 / 1 6 " when flattened) and tie in hair butts just forward of tail windings. Spiral thread
back over hair about 1 / 8 " and halfhitch. Trim excess hair butts as
shown.
Hold the tips of tails together and
stroke the hair to the left until it is
a straight, organized bundle with the
tails contained within. Holding tips
of hair with left hand, with right
hand spiral thread around hair in
spaced turns for a distance equal to
twice the length of shank. Take two
additional close turns at end of body
and return thread to hook in spaced
turns. Half-hitch over hair butts.
4. With fine-pointed scissors carefully
trim away ends of hair, leaving only
tails extending from rear of body.
5. For wings select two large yellowdyed grizzly hackles and tie in tips
just forward of center of shank.
Wings should be about three times
the length of shank. Select a stiff
brown-barred grizzly hackle (Rhode
Island Red may be substituted) with
barbules slightly longer than twice
the gap of hook. Tie in hackle on
edge just behind wing with glossy
side facing rear.
With tweezers carefully bend free
portion of rear hackles so that they
stand on edge and point toward tyer.
Wax 2 " of the tying thread next to
the hook and apply a full dubbing of
yellow-dyed kapok or spun fur. Wind
dubbed thread forward, ending with
one turn in front of wings and halfhitch.
10. Individually wind the two rear hackles forward in sparse palmer fashion
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.
Again apply dubbing to thread and
wind forward to eye. Whip finish
thread behind eye and apply a drop
of head lacquer to finish.
12. (Front view) With scissors trim
away the underside of the palmered
hackle, leaving an open, inverted V.
Be careful to avoid cutting lateral
barbules in rear.
13. Below—Finished fly, showing
floating posture on water.
13—below—
FISHING
SPIDERS
AND MINI-MITES
by Tom Fegely
T h e 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
match in drama the actions of a fearless, water-skating,
eight-legged angler known as Dolomedes—the fishing spider.
Making a home beneath docks or under low bridges,
dolomedes spins no snare web, characteristic of most
spiders. Instead she spins a lifeline which slows her descent
onto the water, weaving a web only as a nursery for her
young. Eyes and legs in groups of eight, a hairy outer covering and venomous jaws further enhance this arachnid's
grisly appearance.
Alighting atop the water's surface, Dolomede's legs
slightly depress the surface film, enabling her to "skate"
across the top of a pond much the same as a common
water strider. Besides serving as sensory organs and camouflage, the hairs distribute the fisher spider's weight evenly over a large area so that she does not sink.
Although her main diet consists of aquatic insects,
nightime finds this hairy creature crawling beneath submerged rocks, lily ponds or other aquatic vegetation. Air
trapped in silvery bubbles among the water-repellant hairs
enable this fishing spider to breathe underwater for almost
an hour.
Water mites are
rather nondescript
creatures despite
their bright colors.
Fresh water mussels
and aquatic insects
such as the familiar
water strider are
parasitized by these
pinhead-sized
relatives of the
spider.
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Before long a tadpole or small fish swims by. ShoVi°»
herself from the underwater perch, she skillfully pursUe
her prey and upon capturing it sinks her venomous )aS"
into it. After towing the lifeless morsel to a rock or pilin»'
she makes the most of this welcome change in diet.
A three-quarter inch long spider has been known to &$
cure and drag from the water a three-and-a-half inch I01*
fish weighing four times as much as itself.
A European relative of the Pennsylvania species is ^e.
more ingenious in its watery pursuits. She spins a flat ^e
among the vegetation then carries air bubbles undervv» te '
releasing them beneath the web. She then sits in ^e
miniature "diving bell" until a suitable meal comes alofl»'
at which time she gives chase.
WATER MITES
Second cousins of the spiders are the mites. They d$e,
from spiders in having their body parts fused together 1
stead of in two segments. Having eight legs, adapted *
clinging, most water mites are no larger than a pinh ea j
Occasionally a sharp eye may catch the inconspic110
creatures swimming in a clear pool, vigorously waving ^
eight frail legs. What they lack in size they make up1 '
coloration-their tiny bodies ranging from brown to b l u '
yellow and scarlet.
Mites creep about on the bottom and on aquatic v^B
tation before attaching themselves to stoneflies, dragon^1
aquatic beetles or water striders, which they parasitize
Piercing the outer covering of their hosts, the I*1' i
draw out body juices. At times however they feed on "
fish and a few are cannibalistic.
u
11 fisJ1'
Mites are in turn preyed upon by insects and sma*1 M
thereby serving as an inconspicuous but necessary h n
the aquatic food chain.
PENNSYLVANIA
ANGL#
ANNUAL
REPORT
JULY 1, 1969 — JUNE 30, 1970
L-l9 7 1
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EXECUTIVE AND
ADMINISTRATIVE
ANNUAL
REPORT
Commission president Frank E. Masland Jr. of Carlisle (left) and vice
president Calvin J. Kern of Whitehall (right) listen as the Commission's
Executive Director Robert J. Bielo explains a phase of the new Linesville Fish Cultural Station during a visit by the Commission last fall.
Other Commission personnel are gathered in the background.
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The executive office of the Commission includes the »c'
tivities of the nine commissioners and the executive direc'
tor.
The commissioners met in formal public session f°ur
times during the year and conducted a field trip last October to inspect the Corry and Linesville Hatcheries, t0
visit the coho rearing stations at Erie, to look over * e
Walnut Creek site and other access points on Lake &*
and to visit our Conneaut Lake access area. All &e$S
visited either are in the process of being redeveloped °f
are scheduled for extensive work starting in the spring °
1971.
coi";
Individual commissioners have represented the —
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° we j
Resources Board and has actively supported matters °
interest to the Commission and conservationists. This f u ° 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.
Pennsylvania is a member of the Atlantic States Marlfls
Fisheries Commission and the Executive Director ser^e
as the conservation agency representative.
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L t *
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Bo* t l B v* \K.J
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Commissioners and PFC employees
(left) overlooking activities at Linesville. Executive Director Bielo was
honored at the Pennsylvania Federation
of Sportsmen's Clubs (above) for his
conservation leadership. The smallmouth bass centennial, initial fishway
construction at Conowingo and the development of several new access areas
were all highlights during the past year.
M. U r i ng this year, the tempo of all administrative opert er n s i n c r e a s e d in direct relationship to an expanding inre S *? boating and fishing as healthy, enjoyable outdoor
ad . 0 n m Pennsylvania. These operations include such
uiistrative functions as: personnel and payroll, purln
a
c i I 8 n d procurement, planning, budgeting and finanr
r e . P °gramming, issuance of special permits and licenses,
etp
°^ a Pplications for mine drainage, stream clearance,
etlrement
counseling, federal aid coordination, cenW p
es
> mail processing and messenger service, invento
recor
d s , warehousing, and many other incidental op6r^.
Q ° n s required in the day to day functioning of the
"^mission.
pr e e s e c t i o n on Federal Aid Coordination prepared and
e
°- a total of 15 projects for funding under various
fe^
Pos 1 P r o 8 r a m s - The total estimated costs of these probur V S $ 1 ' 0 7 2 > 7 7 0 - T h e F i s h Commission will be reim. i n t n e amount of $574,828.00 at the completion of
th e
^various Projects.
e
following is the breakdown of the funds involved:
Total
Cost
Reimbursement
$ 560,270
$280,203
275,000
84,000
137,500
42,000
* "heries
153,500
115,125
Totals
$1,072,770
$574,828
ft- *****
1S h
R & Wildlife
^ ^ t o r a t i o n (D-J)
£• Land & Water
vSrati°n
dr
.<BOR)
mous F i s h
Act
*'ed 4 °
; ^ d to Commercial
A p
R l L - 1 9 7 1
No.
Projects
The Commission received federal payments in the sum
of $279,973 during the fiscal period. Some of these funds
covered projects approved in the prior fiscal year.
The growing interest in fishing and boating was reflected
in the number of licenses issued during the past year. Fishing license sales exceeded 750,000 which established a new
record. The previous high was established in 1956 when
740,000 licenses were issued. Boating registrations are also increasing and establishing new records every yead. It
is anticipated that 116,000 boats will be registered for
the calendar year 1970.
In order that the Pennsylvania Fish Commission can
meet the demands of the public for increased fishing and
boating resources during the 70's, it will be necessary to
engage in extensive planning. Preliminary studies indicate
that future growth in these areas will be determined by the
amount of funds available to the Commission. Since our
financial resources are limited it is imperative that planning receive top priority so that the fishing and boating
public of the future can be assured of adequate recreational facilities.
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BOATING
Boating registrations continue to increase and are e*'
pected to exceed 116,000 for the 1970 registration y e ^ 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.
*/)•
0
Pennsylvania hosted
the Northeast States
Boating Administrators
Conference last spring.
Growing numbers of
boaters appeared on
Keystone State
waterways during the
year as the number of
access areas and water
areas increased. Sailing is just one phase
of the sport that's
growing rapidly.
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
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 j u S
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'
IO's and one 12 foot outboard, were added bringing Wt
patrol fleet to 110 craft. Eight outboard motors with horSe
power ranging from 4 to 115 were also purchased for p 3
trol boats, as well as 11 boat trailers.
The following publications were printed and distribute
as public educational aids:
1. Pleasure Boating Requirements 200,000
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 reqm r
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 t P
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 p r o p e r '
valued at 160,702.00.
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L ^
FISHERIES
Vision biologists were involved in several major reef C L P r o ) e c t s including a cooperative program of studies
snery interests in the Delaware River, studies of whirt. ? °-lsease of trout, introduction of coho salmon in Lake
» restoration of shad to the Brandywine, studies of wa^ a n ^ ^ s n populations m t r i e Pennsylvania waters
of T
e
a t . -^ r i e ' a n d a survey of chemical and physical charnstics 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
olved in field investigations, educational activities,
a ,
a
Fi V, . s o r v services. Personnel from the Division of
ve
attended various organized seminars, worksb C r i e S
an< m e e
t i n g s of committees including the meeting
of t!?' ^
e
Northeast Division of the American Fisheries SocM'rl
Northeast States Warmwater Fisheries Workshop,
g west Benthological Conference, and the Interstate
call j Culture Workshop. Division employees have been
p Ki U P o n t o testify at several public hearings involving
erns vital to conservation and environmental protec-
F*mgi
s u ne field staff conducted 162 stream surveys, 16 lake
tie. ^ ' 3nc ^ ^ investigations of construction in conjuncitiv W l t ^ *^ e P e n n D O T Act. A number of pollutions were
. "gated as well as a review of over 60 aquatic herbi'^applications.
n
°logists at Benner Spring have conducted numerous
ro
tine investigations of Pennsylvania Fish Commission
hatche
tre ^ n e s anc ^ have recommended appropriate therapeutic
for 6 n t W n e r e required. Advisory services were provided
^ o p e r a t i v e nurseries.
S
ch l D i v i s i o n o f Fisheries held its fourth Fish Culture
at
Bellefonte with sixteen employees in attendance,
ft
tabl'^f r m a n c e °^ P a s t participants in this school has esn
ed the value of such in-service training,
anC w
* armwater fish propagation units had an excell
year with outstanding successes in both areas.
FEDERAL-STATE COOPERATIVE
STOCKING PROGRAM
FISCAL YEAR—1969-70
»,..
Warmwater
Fisheries
. e s of warmwater streams
^ u e s o f warmwater rivers
^
er of warmwater ponds and lakes
es
°f warmwater ponds and lakes
s
°f Lake Erie in Pennsylvania
Total acreage
u
l
Cold Water Fisheries
Number of trout streams stocked
Miles of trout streams stocked
Acres of trout streams stocked
Number of lakes stocked with trout
Number of lakes stocked with trout
(Experimentally)
Acres of lakes stocked with trout
Acres of lakes stocked with trout
(Experimentally)
720,097
mber of warmwater fish stocked:
%
20,226,000
Pingerlings
304,910
Adults
147,688
Tota
2,336
1,665
320
79,572
640,525
Number of cold water fish
(trout and salmon) stocked
Fingerlings
Adults
20,678,598
Total
885
4,813
18,614
89
2
10,372
3,320
32,306
Total acreage
Grand Total of all Fish Stocked
At R l L - 1
9 7 1
The Commission's coho program
on Lake Erie enjoyed the best
year yet as increasing numbers of
coho were registered. Research
personnel kept a close watch on
the lake as well as other water
areas. Bass fishermen found plenty of fishing on Commonwealth
waters and hatcheries produced
record numbers of fish.
2,055,904
3,226,082
5,281,986
25,960,584
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ENGINEERING
This year the Engineering Division investigated 38 sites
to determine feasibility for acquisition, made property surveys of 14 sites and topographical surveys of 19 sites, and
designed 24 access, dam and hatchery projects.
Four fishing lakes, scheduled for completion in 1971,
were being developed under public construction contracts,
while two existing lakes were improved by the addition of
an earth filled foot-pier for fishing. Major renovation of
one hatchery was started, contracts were awarded for the
development of a complete new hatchery and for a new
building at each of two existing hatcheries.
Extensive improvements were undertaken at four hatcheries involving roadways, parking lots, raceways, electric
and water supply systems.
Six new fishing and boating access areas were built a'1a
two more were started. Major improvements to roadway
and parking lots were completed at five other existing aC
cess sites.
In addition to the installation of stream improvement °-e
vices and the reviewing of more than 1,100 sets of hi$
way plans for encroachment on fishing waters, this D « |
sion was responsible for the routine maintenance of F
Commission properties including 48 lakes, 142 acces
areas, 4 regional offices, 16 improved streams, and 6 cov°
salmon nursery facilities. Additionally, the Engineeriw
Division worked on maintenance tasks at the Commissi" 0
11 fish culture stations and 4 propagation lakes.
LAW ENFORCEMENT
An increased number of Waterways Patrolmen and Special Waterways Patrolmen enabled this division to provide
a record number of fishing schools, boating safety schools,
and other conservation education programs for those
persons interested in fishing, boating, and the protection of
our environment. Field patrols continued to show an increase in the number of violations of fishing and boating
laws and regulations. The number of pollutions reported
and investigated by field officers showed a 30 percent
increase over last year.
During the year, two-day regional meetings were held &
each of the four regions. Panel discussions on pollution a"
safe boating, along with group participation in discussiw
the problems, were highlights of these meetings. TraisMf
programs for all Special Waterways Patrolmen were b«
in each of the regions with safe boating and pollu^0'1
again discussed in panel form. A number of WaterW*)'
Patrolmen and Waterways Safety Coordinators attend
Coast Guard schools to become familiar with new boatin»
regulations and procedures.
CONSERVATION / EDUCATION
Twelve students, comprising the 5th class, were graduated from the H. R. Stackhouse School of Fishery Conservation and Watercraft Safety on December 19, 1969. This
class was enrolled September 15, 1969, following statewide
recruitment and selection by the Civil Service Commission.
All 12 new waterways patrolmen were assigned to field
districts upon graduation from the intensive 12-week training course.
A total of 13,397 youngsters from inner-city areas participated in the Commission's second annual "Center City
Cane Pole Program" during the summer of 1969. This
unique program was conducted at 11 sites, including
water areas in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, York, Altoona,
and Allentown, with the Commission furnishing simple
44
fishing equipment and bait (cane poles, bobbers, e t c '''
stocked fish, and program supervisors. In addition, *
program was conducted for patients at Norristown St»
Hospital, Montgomery County, and Byberry State Hospi^'
Philadelphia County.
Paid circulation of the "Pennsylvania Angler," the Co&
mission's official fishing and boating magazine, read 1
an all-time record high (33,515) with the June, 1970 |
sue. Three new slide programs-"Ice Fishing," "C°
Salmon," and "Pennsylvania Fishing and Boating E* cl l
ment" were produced during the year. A new edition
"Pennsylvania Fishes" was published, featuring all &e
full color illustrations of the Commonwealth's most pop u
game fish, and for the first time, minnows.
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L ^
REAL ESTATE
"roject 70 has been a vital step in preserving for the
PuWic use, fishing and boating areas threatened by com^rcializati on, industrialization and increased development
r
°ughout the State. The urban sprawl of our suburbs is
allowing thousands of acres of countryside annually,
clri
S the price of land higher and higher. December of
1( 5
' 0 marked the close of the Commission's Project 70 pro* a, nming, however, the fishing and boating public in
ennsylvania will enjoy many benefits from this program in
" e years ahead.
While considerable work accomplished by this Division
rir,
g the year 1970 was a continuation of earlier Project
70 plans, many activities were newer in origin and reflected progressive planning.
Numerous administrative changes instituted resulted in
the expedition of all land acquisition. The lease agreement
program with private property owners, local, State and
Federal authorities was greatly expanded. The Commission's coho salmon program in Erie County is an excellent
example of the lease program.
Another of the most important accomplishments of this
period was the increase in access area investigations with
emphasis on boat accesses. The access investigations which
have been continuous during several years was expanded
during this period with a total of 115 sites of fishing and
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.
1.
2.
3.
^INFORMATION ^
T
%
Work began on the Commission's new Big Spring
Hatchery (above) while
field officers spent a record amount of time in
direct contact with the
public at fairs and sportsmen's
shows.
Likewise
their other a c t i v i t i e s
showed a healthy increase.
During the summer hundreds of inner city children enjoyed their first
fishing trip—a day's outing at some pond in or
near their city where Commission stocked warmwater
species awaited them. PFC
summer instructors were
on hand to help.
566 (Projects Under Various Stages of Acquisition)
Dunlap Creek, Fayette County.
Harmon Creek, Washington County.
Green Lick Creek (Jacobs Creek), Fayette County.
Lake ir Dam Sites Acquired
1. Ontelaunee Creek Dam Site, Lehigh County.
2. Mill Creek, Lycoming County.
Lake 6- Dam Sites Under Various Stages of Acquisition
1. Mill Creek, Clarion & Venango Counties.
Streams Acquired
1. Young Woman's Creek, Clinton County.
Streams Under Various Stages of Acquisition
1. Kettle Creek, Potter County.
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 C o u n t y 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 renewal for another 10 years.
5. Lake Wallenpaupack, Wayne & Pike Counties-25
year lease.
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COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE
The Comptroller's Office comprises employees assigned
to and paid by the Fish Commission. However, this office
is not under the control of the Commission, but is instead
an arm of the Office of Administration that serves the
Commission.
The Comptroller's Office functions as the clearing house
for all financial and budgetary matters. This office records
cash receipts for the Commission—specifically four and onehalf million dollars for the fiscal year that ended June 30,
1970, a record year for revenue. Similarly, all expenditures
are processed and recorded including purchase orders, payrolls, invoices and other financial documents as provided
by Commission staff. Records are maintained in this office
for financial transactions of the Project 70 Land Acquisition Fund and Project 500 Land and Water Development
Fund, based on information provided by the Commission.
Monthly financial reports are issued in addition to the
annual financial statements and other statistical information.
The Fish Commission has closed another fiscal perio"
with an outstanding year in revenue received from liceflse
sales. The implementation of various programs are showing
the desired results.
Fishing and boating in Pennsylvania is big business ^
sincere thanks are extended to the fishermen, the boater8'
the sportsmen and others supporting the Pennsylvania
Fish Commission in its forward progress.
There are "Earmarked Funds" in the Fish Fund th*'
provides $0.50 from each resident and nonresident fishing
license to be used for improved fishing. Schedules shotf
the details of these expenditures.
The Commonwealth has many controls and safeguard
to insure accurate records and accounts and the judicio 0 '
expenditures from the "Fish Fund" and "Boating Fun^
Under the provisions of Article IV, Section 402 of &e
Fiscal Code, the Auditor General is required to audit the
records and accounts of all Commonwealth Department 5 '
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 F U N D
Fiscal
Year
Ended
6/30/69
BOAT F U N D
Fiscal
Year
Ended
6/30/70
Percent
of
Increase
(Decrease)
Fiscal
Year
Ended
6/30/69
Fiscal
Year
Ended
6/30/70
Percent
of
Increase
(Decrease/
Cash on hand, beginning of period..
Receipts during period
$3,510,387
4,251,055
$3,996,335
4,504,894
13
6
Cash on hand, Beginning of period..
Receipts during period
$ 649,875
507,299
$ 714,360
558,568
10
10
Total cash available
Expenditures during period
$7,761,442
3,765,107
$8,501,229
4,449,743
9
18
Total cash available
Expenditures during period
$1,157,174
442,814
$1,272,928
601,074
10
36
Cash on hand, end of period
$3,996,335
$4,051,486
Cash on hand, end of period
$ 714,360
$ 671,854
(6)
$ 493,372
12,703
1,224
$ 510,558
17 940
30,070
3
41
$ 507,299
$ 558,568
10
$
45,377
293,095
106,543
$ 123,884
363,170
116,475
24
9
$ 445,015
$ 603,529'
36
REVENUE:
Fishing Licenses
Fines and Penalties
Federal aid for fish restoration
Other
TOTAL
REVENUE:
$3,637,602
72,722
231,592
309,139
$3,738,739
99,979
279,973
386,203
$4,251,055
$4,504,894
3
37
21
25
EXPENDITURES:
Executive and General Administration
Propagation and Distribution
Law Enforcement
Engineering and Development
Other (a)
TOTAL
$ 309,951
1,248,585
731,353
414,999
1,067,880
$ 417,287
1,748,937
872,164
430,997
1,038,723
35
40
20
4
(3)
$3,772,768
$4,508,108*
19
Motor Boat Registration Fees
Motor Boat Fines
0ther
T O T A L
EXPENDITURES:
Administration
Law Enforcement
° t h e r <a>
TOTAL
* Includes unpaid vouchers in the State Treasury at Tune 30, 1970 >D
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.
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P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L #
REVENUE
^NN;SYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION
STATEMENT O F REVENUE,
EXPENDITURES A N D
CASH RALANCES
FISH FUND
JULY I, 1969
T O JUNE 30,
Cash in State Treasury to Credit of "Fish Fund" July 1, 1969
Less: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1969
$3,996,334.12
7,660.97
Net Cash Available for Expenditures as of July 1, 1969
Receipts July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970
Resident Fishing Licenses—Regular
Resident Fishing Licenses—Senior
Non-Resident Fishing Licenses
Tourist Fishing Licenses
Special Eel Licenses and Miscellaneous Permits and Fees . .
Lake Erie Licenses
Commercial Hatchery Licenses
Fee Fishing Lake Licenses
Fish Law Fines
Interest on Securities
Interest on Deposits
Sale of Unserviceable Property (Dept. of P.&S.)
Contributions for Restocking Streams
Federal Aid for Fish Restoration and Recreation
Sale of Publications
Rent of Fish Commission Property
Miscellaneous Revenue
$3,988,673.15
1970
$3,294,574.89
112,683.50
269,634.50
61,846.50
3,918.00
1,126.00
6,575.00
7,785.00
99,978.56
201,894.90
9,567.11
7,026.80
32,259.01
279,973.37
85,435.63
3,365.00
27,250.52
Total Receipts from All Sources
FISCAL YEAR
4,504,894.29
Total Funds Available During Year
$8,493,567.44
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNITS
testification
of
Expenditures
kpfssionai 'and Special
Services'..'
P
fe befits .
||?.::;;;;:;:;;;;;;;;;;;;::;
{[^"'cations,' Utilities and Fuel
\Nta„rsluP Dues and Subscriptions
%,£<* Surety and Fidelity Bonds
f^ti ^ Equipment Supplies
Ha,.. Pairs
H i, »i« ed Repairs and
m ",tenance Services
K
Real Estate
t'Steii' Equipment
« j^leous Materials and Supplies
<\,k'£°t and Other
j W ^ l t u r a l Supplies
tS v " 7 i c e s a n d Supplies
KSto,.' G a m e and Poultry
Qj£ nt> Machinery and Furniture
SNSlh? 1 n d 'Structures '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'
V * 0"£ a l Improvements
r
Receipts
'si, pP^nditures by
Commission
Executive
and General
Administration
Propagation
Fishery
Management
and
Research
$
Law
Enforcement
Conservation
Education
Land
and Waters
Management
162,823.25
40,194.65
6,761.46
27,296.28
585.55
878.62
12,661.97
15,182.11
367.66
521.96
$ 584,681.50
12,740.52
3,015.83
74,963.56
2,485.47
4,660.99
29,970.27
87,911.63
—0—
854.69
$
$
Totals
111,487.26
12,147.19
797.82
18,020.17
400.90
202.14
5,940.40
6,408.34
186.00
411.60
$2,286,573.09
156,004.41
68,665.37
287,204.03
153,438.25
34,531.98
120,920.92
144,941.37
1,317.56
5,807.71
5,517.18
3,652.41
67,671.32
1,519.49
—0—
50.00
7,652.73
12,221.99
926.00
2,781.00
9,328.12
345.42
—0—
351.30
3,712.37
22,769.17
63,766.00
12,334.81
150,717.44
—0—
6,158.07
9,296.26
—0—
3,767.85
—0—
—0—
—0—
—0—
—0—
45.75
—0—
—0—
4,347.80
—0—
—0—
—0—
—0—
278.00
—0—
28,688.24
—0—
24,717.96
—0—
—0—
—0—
—0—
—0—
—0—
4,780.28
—0—
27,914.55
—0—
169,842.54
64,396.79
—0—
215,760.46
9,172.72
190,807.27
9,284.75
121,555.40
10,000.00
169,842.54
64,396.79
239.90
$ 872,163.71
$ 271,552.76
$ 290,289.39
$ 430,997.48
$4,367,723.26
$ 219,010.47
7,852.27
23,681.63
23,154.68
28,172.35
22,260.38
12,067.60
6,612.84
745.40
193.58
$ 991,889.45
42,627:45
3,039.36
114,203.89
443.24
2,049.34
54,432.53
16,270.58
11.00
3,189.01
2,291.12
33,351.06
6,931.83
15,097.68
830.04
1,157.50
44,250.00
2,657.97
11,303.58
5,730.21
1,220.00
1,308.47
87,352.22
1,037.39
880.00
5,171.07
12,071.20
757.17
16,490.00
15.00
19,297.22
—0—
1,342.50
2,505.43
—0—
7,788.02
—0—
—0—
—0—
239.90
215,140.77
1,626.40
130,247.45
7,985.00
36,819.36
—0—
—0—
—0—
—0—
341.69
—0—
15,289.61
1,299.75
16,199.86
10,000.00
—0—
—0—
—0—
$ 417,287.22
$1,748,936.79
$ 336,495.91
78,961.15
4,794.02
29,911.63
8,141.47
121,183.11
3,791.49
3,670.74
6,628.33
—0—
25.01
Plus: * Expenditures by Other State Departments From Fish Fund:
* Department of Revenue—Printing Fishing Licenses, Tags and Miscellaneous Forms
* Department of Property & Supplies—G.S.A. Rentals
* Total Expenditures by Other State Departments from Fish Fund
TOTAL E X P E N D I T U R E S
$
137,720.01
35,648.31
1,457.64
21,423.98
167.63
689.02
2,177.41
5,927.54
7.50
611.86
$
70,590.92
62,132.87
$ 132,723.79
$4,500,447.05
Cash Balance June 30, 1970, Available for Expenditures in 1970-1971 Fiscal Year
Plus: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1970
Cash Balance in State Treasury to Credit of "Fish Fund" June 30, 1970
%
Engineering
and
Development
•Cl*
3,993,120.39
58,365.07
$4,051,485.46
'
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
L
ess: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1969
$3,996,334.12
7,660.97
JJ«t Cash Available for Expenditures as of July 1, 1969
Avenue Received July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970
$3,988,673.15
4,504,894.29
?otal Funds Available During Year
*-*ss: Expenditures July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970
$8,493,567.44
4,500,447.05
fash Balance Available for Expenditures in 1970-1971 Fiscal Year
r
' u s : Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1970
$3,993,120.39
58,365.07
C
$4,051,485.46
ash Balance in State Treasury to Credit of "Fish F u n d " June 30, 1970
RIL-l 971
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EXPENDITURES IN COMPLIANCE WITH ACT NO. 673
'
SESSION OF 1959 AND ACT NO 458, SESSION OF 1$
„#*
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) « n l ' 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 t 0
dams, and ( I I I ) the study of problems related to better fishing.
EARMARKED FUNDS
For the Fiscal Year July 1,1969 to June 30,1970
Classification of
Fishery
Management
and
Research
Expenditures
Land and
Waters
Management
Engineering
and
Development
$ 162,823.25
40,194.65
$
Wages
137,720.01
35,648.31
$ 111,487.26
12,147.19
SALARIES AND WAGES—TOTAL
$ 203,017.90
$
173,368.32
$ 123,634.45
1,457.64
21,423.98
167.63
689.02
2,177.41
5,927.54
7.50
611.86
5,517.18
12,221.99
926.00
2,781.00
9,328.12
278.00
797.82
18,020.17
400.90
202.14
5,940.40
6,408.34
186.00
411.60
3,652.41
345.42
—0—
351.30
3,712.37
—0—
Salaries
Professional and Special Services
Employe Benefits
Printing
Postage
Communications, Utilities and Fuel
Travel
Membership Dues and Subscriptions
Insurance Surety and Fidelity Bonds
Motorized Equipment Supplies and Repairs
Contracted Repairs & Maintenance Services
Rent of Real Estate
Rent of Equipment
Miscellaneous Materials and Supplies
Fish Food and Other Agricultural Supplies
OTHER OPERATING E X P E N S E S — T O T A L
6,761.46
27,296.28
585.55
878.62
12,661.97
15,182.11
367.66
521.96
6,931.83
1,037.39
880.00
5,171.07
12,071.20
341.69
..
$
$
90,688.79
$
EQUIPMENT—TOTAL
63,514.87
$
$
32,789.22
53,406.20
$
169,842.54
64,396.79
—0—
—0—
234,239.33
GRANTS
10,000.00
—0—
—0—
TOTAL
$ 336,495.91
290,289.39
$ 430,997.48
STRUCTURES
&
IMPROVEMENTS—TOTAL
EXPENDITURES—Earmarked
Funds
$
>
32,694.83
—0—
—0—
Buildings and Structures
*
»
4,780.28
—0—
27,914.55
—0—
—0—
Non-Structural Improvements
4
40,428.87
28,688.24
—0—
24,717.96
15,289.61
1,299.75
16,199.86
Motor Vehicles
Livestock, Game and Poultry
Equipment, Machinery and Furniture
$
i*s3
EARMARKED FUNDS
STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES—ACT NO. 458—SESSION OF 1963
Fiscal 'Year
Resident
Licenses
Sold
JV onResident
Licenses
Sold
Minimum
To be
Expended
Expenditures
1966-67
1967-68
1968-69
1969-70
$516,025
529,138
601,655
645,482
$16,993
17,847
22,271
26,391
$266,509.00
273,492.50
311,963.00
335,939.00
$ 727,024.54
825,018.32
969,296.11
1,057,782.78
...
...
...
...
or
Over('L)
VtuiffL
657,33 •! 72i,« 43 -:
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 1970
$ 906,« 8 'j
3,144,79*,
CASH
I N V E S T M E N T S — U . S . GOVERNMENT S H O R T TERM S E C U R I T I E S
$4,051, 4 8 5 '
TOTAL CASH AND I N V E S T M E N T S
L E S S :
FISH
r-jixirv
1
L I A B I L I T I E S AND WORKING C A P I T A L :
VOUCHERS PAYABLE
ENCUMBRANCES—PENNSYLVANIA F I S H COMMISSION
ENCUMBRANCES—DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
RESERVE F O R WORKING CAPITAL
$
58,365.07
404,819.50
1,695.86
1,800,000.00
N E T BALANCE AVAILABLE FOR E X P E N D I T U R E S DURING F I S C A L YEAR 1970-1971
48
PENNSYLVANIA
n4
2,264,8 8 ^
$1,786,"°-
A N G L ^
B
°ATING FUND
^TEMENT OF
AVENUE,
^ENDITURES
D
,
CASH BALANCES
LY
1. 1969 TO
Cash in State Treasury to Credit of "Boating Fund" July 1, 1969
Less: Unpaid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1969
$714,359.91
2,200.50
Net Cash Available for Expenditures as of July 1, 1969
$712,159.41
Receipts July 1, 1969 to June 30, 1970
Motor Boat Registration Fees—Fish Commission
Motor Boat Registration Fees—Delaware River Navigation Commission
Motor Boat Fines—Fish Commission
Motor Boat Fines—Delaware River Nav. Commission
Miscellaneous Revenue—Fish Commission
Miscellaneous Revenue—Department of Revenue
Miscellaneous Revenue—Delaware River Navigation Commission
*• 3 °, 1970
Pl
.
Total Receipts From All Sources
SCAL YEAR
558,567.78
Total Funds Available During Year
$1,270,727.19
CLASSIFICATION OF EXPENDITURES BY ORGANIZATIONAL
Classification of
Expenditures
>'or,al
and Special Services
Benel
Sit
$459,035.00
51,523.00
16,940.00
1,000.00
4,837.39
214.39
25,018.00
Sng
'"Re
>*u
V e l U m c a t i < m s , Utilities 'and' Fuel'
ei
• m**shj
J*"^HCe e D u e a a n d Subscriptions . .
k01,,.ti J e d ^ Ur ety and Fidelity Bonds
0tl
quipment
Supplies and Repairs
R *racted R
» e,lt °f »« , P a i r s & Maintenance Services
e a l
Estate
Sof£
It"""' Serev0iUS M a t e " a l s and Supplies
> r V eVeh« - and Supp„es
lUiDm «les
rUl.t, ~--«uery and Furniture
Im
»ds „( i.
Provements
K
««pts
»'al Etx
Pend u
res by Fish Commission from "Boating Fund"
u
Administration
Law
Enforcement
UNITS
Totals
24.00
$132,432.97
39,673.74
685.00
19,041.96
1,377.02
393.34
774.48
40,813.95
14.00
1,250.00
5,489.88
2,971.49
7,325.10
500.00
18,521.78
5,796.06
11,407.90
47,348.81
27,352.12
—0—
$181,373.12
39,673.74
25,505.08
21,178.80
29,143.39
1,162.25
2,637.48
49,534.38
71.00
1,250.00
5,550.83
3,047.30
12,325.10
500.00
19,175.88
5,796.06
13,580.16
48,172.78
27,352.12
24.00
$123,883.87
$363,169.60
$487,053.47
$ 48,940.15
—0—
24,820.08
2,136.84
27,766.37
768.91
1,863.00
8,720.43
57.00
—0—
60.95
75.81
5,000.00
—0—
654.10
—0—
2,172.26
823.97
_ o—
* B e P e i l d " u r e s b y O t h « State Departments from "Boating Fund"
*D , m e n t of Revenue—Provide Forms for Registration of Motor Boats.
are
*D
River Navigation Commission
Payment of Property and Supplies—GSA Rentals
"Total l x
Penditures by Other State Departments from "Boating Fund"
$ 73,983.19
38,306.59
1,984.86
$114,274.64
* °tal Expenditures
s
601,328.11
" Balance in State Treasury to Credit of "Boating Fund" at June 30, 1970
«>paid Vouchers in Fiscal Offices as of June 30, 1970
$ 669,399.08
2,454.81
Us: u
asn
$ 671,853.89
Glance in State Treasury to Credit of "Boating Fund" June 30, 1970 . .
*4
Ce
s,
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:LIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS OF JUNE 30, 1970
CASH
BOATINP
F U N D
U
* * Hi
L-l9 7 1
L E S S : L I A B I L I T I E S AND WORKING C A P I T A L :
VOUCHERS PAYABLE
ENCUMBRANCES—PENNSYLVANIA F I S H COMMISSION
ENCUMBRANCES—DEPARTMENT O F R E V E N U E
R E S E R V E — D E L A W A R E R I V E R NAVIGATION COMMISSION . . . .
RESERVE—WORKING CAPITAL
$671,853.89
$
2,454.81
102,364.74
5,219.63
88,426.02
300,000.00
498,465.20
N E T BALANCE AVAILABLE F O R E X P E N D I T U R E S D U R I N G F I S C A L YEAR 1970-1971
$173,388.69
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THE SEA BAG
A column of n n i 4o»otod to tho octtvttWn o* boat tlvU, flotilla., pewor •quaarem and
Itomi of Inform to •onnqrtvonlali bootort.
BOAT LAUNCHING DEVICE
There are probably a dozen or more
boat launching aids on the market, not
counting the various makeshift arrangements devised by individual boat
owners. One of the most recent aids
brought to my attention works something like a wheelbarrow.
Glenn L. Packer of Harrisburg
fashioned this boat launching device
some time ago. Its been working well
for him and should provide the same
type of efficient service for any small
craft owner.
Packer, a resident of 3800 Elmerton
Avenue, keeps his small aluminum
fishing boat at the New Cumberland
Boat Club and just about every time
he used it last summer he drew quite
a bit of attention from onlookers who
were apparently amazed at the ease
with which he was able to launch a
fully loaded boat—with fishing tackle
and outboard motor in place.
Actually Glenn picks up the bow
and pushes the craft like a wheelbarrow into the water. He just reverses
the procedure on his return.
How does he do it?
He uses a small, two wheeled, boat
launcher which can be carried in the
trunk of an auto and takes up very
little space in a boat.
"I park my car," wrote Glenn, "with
the trunk next to the boat transom.
Then I transfer all my equipment,
including the outboard motor, from
the car; store everything in the boat,
park the car and push the boat into
the water."
"Even with a lot of fishing gear this
is quite easy to do since most of the
weight is supported on the two
wheels," he says.
As indicated by the accompanying
photos, the boat launcher is small,
compact and built to fit the boat. It
measures 18 inches long, from stem to
stern; is ten inches wide, not counting
the thickness of the wheels; and 11.5
inches high, not including half the
diameter of the wheel which extends
below the bottom of the carriage.
All loading and unloading, including mounting the outboard motor on
the transom, is done on dry land; and
although the launcher is not attached
to the boat it is the weight of the boat
and the keel which keeps the launcher
in place and in line.
When the boat is placed in the wa-
ter and is afloat, wrote Packer, the
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.
Returning to shore the proceo 0
is reversed, that is, the outboard _
placed in a tilt position, the l » u n . e
is placed under the transom and
entire rig is then pulled out of
water by the bow.
v
In his plans for the launcher, P aC ^
er includes a list of materials vvhl ^
can be obtained by making only **
stops—the lumber yard and hataW
store.
,.e
He uses all three quarter inch ^
pine wood, two steel eight inch d>a
eter wheel's, a steel axle 14 inches 1°
by one half inch in diameter; wa s r i e
cotter pins and a brass window 1" '
The parts are glued and nailed
gether and then painted to P r e S ^ #
the wood and when completed tJl (S
are three water tight compartrne
to provide adequate
flotation.
A
Space does not permit r e P r i n , u t
the plans as submitted by Packer
I'm sure he would be glad to p a s S jf
this information to other boater8
requested to do so. Anyone who lS
terested can write him at afore"1
tioned address.
Heads Delaware River
Yachtsmen's League
Frank Oertle, former comm'
of the Paulsboro Sportsmen's As80t'0f
tion, has been reelected preside*1
the 40 club Delaware River Vac
men's League for 1971.
.g
Bill Forbes, of Westville, is Is 1 1$\
president; Les Thompson, F° r e s t rfaf
Yacht Club, 2nd vice president^ "
vey Drake, Farragut Sportsmen 8
sociation, 3rd vice president; Bill .
nolds, financial secretary; Lou ** ^
ler, treasurer; and Frank Bates,
sinoming, secretary.
Set Change of Watch Date
^
The Beaver Valley Power Sq u jgt
ron in western Pennsylvania, ha j,
May 1 for its annual Change-of-*^
Packer demonstrates the ease in handling his boat (left). Even when fully
loaded he has no trouble as the launcher supports most of the weight. Three
watertight compartments make the
launcher extremely buoyant (above)
and putting it under or removing it
from the transom while in the water
is no problem.
50
ceremonies.
Heads Flotilla 52
ha*
Fred C. Geiger, of Landisvil^'a
r
been installed as commander of 1
ilia )'
tilla 52, U.S. Coast Guard Au*
John Z. Fry, of Ephrata, is vice
mander.
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G L ^
A
CCIDENT REPORT
by E d Jones, M a r i n e E d u c a t i o n Specialist
Pennsylvania Fish Commission
DANGER-
FAST, AND
COLD W A T E R !
HIGH,
An 'l l s t n e
s0n
,
beginning of trout seaw;]j i m a n y Pennsylvania fishermen
th ese ! u * g boats as they go after
3
n v o f t n e s e b o a t s wil1 b e
leg
saii i
V
ed as
ess e ]| »
"Manually Propelled
q U j r e , a n d > as such, cannot be redevic t 0 b e e < l u i PP e d with life saving
on
ni0ll
all waters in our Coma n
q^jj-gj > although they are rePro ° n . S 0 m e a s I s h a 1 1 l a t e r explain,
are ^ ^ ' ^ a t e l y these small vessels
powe V? e d in more fatalities than
ge r0Us .. ° a t s - d e l u d e d in this "danger r a r. C s a r e canoes, kayaks, rubalkrt, ' a n d t h e deadliest of them
Atthi°
b
°at
]ak es i t l H l e °^ v e a r t n e w a t ei" in our
high' f 6 r s ' a n d streams is usually
atures ^ a n d c o l d - T h e l o w temperten r e c a r e a great danger, one not ofWateru, g n i Z e d by many users of our
fishermen
are high on
^ ' s list
Wh a t A
lt a11 m e a n ? F i r s t
Ure to
> be
Wear a life s a v i n
You're i n .
g device if
on
e
, or around this cold
arlv
s
H o died^ g W a t 6 r ' N o t ° n e p e r S O n
avi n g devi i y 6 a r W 3 S
wearing a life
Most 0 o d
^eir c l l §
boatmen know that
'y cold ^CGS ° f s u r v i v i n g in extremeat
er are v e r v s l i m a n d t n e s e
1
t}^ ices a=!*
ie w ^ r e diminished further when
L ° U ^ o n N - W e a r s n o n t e saving device.
n
find
nd
°WS a ° [ t e n fi
a boatman who
M
about
cold
wate
t h ibn g
afe
* o u t y .w
r
g
out cold water
Savin
device
°1--its
g
already
its th
be
liev ers t, m e x Perienced and noney .^st^T 0 a r e i n greatest danger.
d
g 6 r ss i
nders
fr, 0 danr!o„_
' FW d °°nn' t* uundersranH
t a n d the
tlCe
6Xam le
it b e f
P . if you didn't noS
S on ° r 6 ' t a k e another look at the
H i t e " P a g e * 32 and 33 about the
s
°ck. tyJf canoeing on the Loyal
water
^Ud a. 1Ie tne W
«nd
a t e r tthW
e ro
e i,c
s r-™„rl
ou n
there
g
e ar
e plenty of spills, these
s
4? * l L - i
9 7 l
folks probably aren't in as much danger as four fishermen in a small overloaded rowboat in the middle of a
calm—but equally cold—lake. The difference? Those canoeists are prepared;
the fisherman often isn't.
Pennsylvania regulations now require that all watercraft on both Pennsylvania Fish Commission and State
Park Lakes "must contain a U.S. Coast
Guard approved life saving device in
serviceable condition for each occupant. For the protection of children,
preservers or jackets must be worn by
all boaters under nine years of age and
non-swimmers. If the hull design of
the watercraft does not permit storage
of these devices, all occupants must
wear them." But even with this regulation there are still thousands of acres
of water in Pennsylvania where no
such regulations extend, but whether
or not it is legally necessary to protect
yourself with a life saving device is
perhaps not the real point—that is, it
should be done regardless of whether
or not it's required to protect your life.
Aside from a life saving device
probably one of the greatest assets a
cold water fisherman or canoeist could
have is a good wet suit. The U.S.
Coast Guard has been using this
equipment for several years on small
boats operating in cold water areas
and they have had excellent results.
The beauty of these suits is that they
retain body heat both in and out of
the water. And in the water they also
provide some added flotation, although
not enough to depend upon one as a
substitute for an approved life saving
device. By using this type of suit the
wearer needs less outer clothing and
should stay warm and comfortable all
day. If a wearer were to fall overboard he would retain his body heat
and, if wearing a life saving device,
would stand a good chance of surviving for sometime.
W e t suits c o m e in v a r y i n g d e g r e e s
of thickness, usually from Va inch to
% inch. The % inch suit is recommended for use in water under 40 degrees. In April and May much of the
water in Pennsylvania is around this
temperature or lower.
I know that the reaction of many
fishermen/boaters
will be that they
can't be bothered with the added cost
of a wet suit, but the truth is that the
suits are quite reasonable. A vest can
be purchased for as little as $20.00
and the complete suit for as little as
$40.00. Boots, mittens and hoods are
also available and these are made of
the same material.
At any rate don't neglect to carry
and wear an approved life saving device whether the law requires it or
not on the particular water area you'll
be using.
The biggest contributor to boating
fatalities will be the skipper who overloads and/or improperly loads his vessel. Don't overload! Do your casting
sitting down and dress correctly for
the type of boating you're doing. Use
common sense and give some thought
to the precautions you can take for
your safety in case you do upset—like
wearing a life saving device and a wet
suit!
<3^>
—-JS-^zd
f^
T
TOLD YOU NOT TO FISH
FROM THE SAME SIDE
OF T H E BOAT!"
51
HAPPINESS
IS A
CAMP
When I was a boy scout, our troop camped for a week* at Lake Walnut at the northern end of our state. There
. ^ a beach where dragonflies squatted on the sand and
e,
i took off, one after another, as though they were play§ Prisoner's base; where male sunfish drove intruders
r*y from their circular nests clearly seen through the
e
an water on the sandy bottom; where long-legged blue
er
oris were everlastingly measuring the depths of the lake.
n
^ard from the beach was an almost level, forested area,
| d behind that a mountain climbed sturdily upward. A
y stream edged with hemlock, rhododendron, and fern
^ang its way down from fall to fall, all the way from a
S°S high above to the mirror-like lake below. The area
Pported bears, deer, rabbits and hares, ruffed grouse and
Wild turkeys. We saw them or found evidence of their
Pfes,
^'esence. Our troop made a nature trail through the mixed
J°adleaf forest, labeled the plants, identified the birds
1
h fieldglasses and the smaller mammals with live traps.
nc
MAKING A CAMP
didn't forget the area, and after college, with what I
| u | d salvage from a small .salary-those were the depresn
Thirties—I succeeded in buying first one, and finally
£ e t l acres. A bit of an abandoned farmhouse there suf*» growing pains as through the years we added more
j rns> an upper deck, more roof, and a porch. Soon I
r
oduced the girl I married to Camp, and through the
r e 3 r s W e initiated our four little Indians to this unspoiled
JS'on. They learned to know the shrubs, trees, and wild
ers
; the birds and mammals; the insects, fish, amphibia
an
d reptiles. We rebuilt the nature trail; our children
a n ,'
r frienc
k read t n e labels as they followed the path
and
tfle
y sang along with the brook up the mountain side.
c
CAMP IS A SOMETIME T H I N G
e
0t t o
W
^
^ a m p only occasionally—whenever we could
Pas n j t n e a r t y a s often as we wished. Once an entire year
s
witn
uK
o u t our getting back. But it was always in our
t i ^ ^ c i o u s , and when things got rough, Camp was a
aS W e
^ a s a n a c t u a l refuge . . . a poor man's
Sha
n
of § La! So we were often there in thought, and news
l\j0 destructive storm, deep snowfall, or high winds "up
arwa
y s made us a bit apprehensive. Actually we
'lev
rea
% worried about Camp. Our seven acres were
en£ i ,
th0 ** by the Olson farm, and we thought as much of
iendl
y "Swedes" as we did of our own kinfolk.
The
the r a i s e c * a family of ten children—now scattered across
ar,y ?° U n try with only one presently left at home. After
w
> M f . Olson wandered over to Camp and if
^Vtr,1^
m
W a S amiss
> & w a s s o o n righted. If we didn't get
back ^
*aiI> a box of pine cones, hickory-hazel-walnuts,
Or h t m
Wtot e r s v v eet came for Thanksgiving. Mrs. Olson always
e a
t Christmas.
4P
RlL-i 9 7 1
MUST THIS BE A PART OF PROGRESS
Back in the city as the years went by, time seemed to
compound the confusion of so much of living: like the
traffic and one's fighting to get to work and then to get
home again without mishap; like the air . . . malevolent
with the reek of a million smoking vents, exhausts, and
chimneys; or the noise . . . the mechanical discords of untended radio sets, TV outfits, the shrieking of sirens, horns,
and brakes, along with the human discord of strikes and
riots; or the water pollution . . . with the rivers so fouled
that it seem almost too thick for ordinary use. Life would
have been unendurable but for the knowledge each of us
carried and cherished of a spot where the air was clean,
the sky blue, the water so clean one could drop on his
knee and drink anywhere along our happy, little brook, the
lakeside silence broken only by the splash of a leaping fish,
or bird song, or wind soughing in the hemlocks.
NO MORE PUNCHING T H E TIME CLOCK
And finally Camp wasn't just something miragelike to
soothe one in his hectic moments . . . an oasis for one lost
in the desert . . . an island for one adrift in a rough sea.
Retirement finally came and Camp was no longer a dream.
I arrived up north so early last spring that I beat the
dragonflies, not even the frogs had started singing. But
on the first day I saw a muskrat towing a great inverted
V across the open water of the lake; there was still considerable ice piled up on shore. Along the brook was track
evidence of opossums and raccoons, and I flushed several
woodcock.
After I closed the taps and got the water and sewage
systems working, a blaze dancing in the fireplace, and a
batch of chilli going, I hung out and filled the birdfeeder.
Soon there were a dozen species of winter residents: nuthatches, woodpeckers, titmice, and cardinals, chiefly, not
to mention a spunky red squirrel and his bigger cousin, a
fox squirrel. The mammals and birds were already in their
spring best, as if their plumage and pelage had just been
returned from the drycleaners. Though it was too early for
leaves, there were fresh yellow twigs on the willows and
red stems for our particular dogwood-not the lovely flowering kind-but a poor relative known locally as "pigeon
brush." 0
Following the northern migration of birds was fascinating. Canadian nesting birds like the white-throated sparrows passed leisurely through for about two weeks, ate at
the feeder while constantly inquiring about "Old Sam Peabody." The voices of wild geese floated down from on high,
cries of killdeer often deep in the night, or whir of woodcock wings-all seemed the very essence of Wilderness.
In early May the floor of the leafless mixed forest was
a veritable white and pink carpet of blossoming spring
continued next page
* Cornus stolonifera
53
continued from previous page
HAPPINESS IS A CAMP
beauties; by July they had completely vanished and in
their stead, wild geraniums abounded. The soil, seemed
crowded with bulbs, corms, seeds, roots and rootstocks, all
patiently waiting for their turn to rise and shine.
WILD FIRE
One afternoon I was cutting up two medium-sized
American elms recently killed by the Dutch elm disease
when I heard an agonizing wail above the noise of the
chain saw. There were two boys almost "besides themselves" as the local expression has it. They had been "hunting" carp in the rushes along the shore, had decided to
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
ice storms . . . and armed with long-handled shovels the
other boy and I headed for the fire. The area aflame was
a wild brush and grassland and already over an acre was
blackened. Fortunately the wind was blowing in the direction of the lake, but even at that, flames were moving
against the wind and working in our direction and toward
Camp.
It's amazing what one can do with just an ordinary
shovel in pounding out a grass fire . . . that is, if it is
feeding against the wind. By the time the volunteer fire
company arrived, our end of the fired area was under control. The company and the lake took care of the rest. And
did we ever need baths!
So far as the brushland was concerned, the fire did little
harm. But I grieved for the hundreds of nests and nestlings
destroyed. The region has been a haven for birds, especially pheasants. And a great number of very young rabbits must have had a harrowing time.
Once you make a friend
of the woodcock, you'll
forget his zigzag flight and
become intrigued by his
eccentric walk; he moves
as though he has hidden
springs in each short limb.
But I want to add that the two boys didn't create havoc
and then skip off. They went for help and fought fire until
the last spark was extinguished.
BON FIRES LOVE COMPANY
It wasn't until the next day that I returned with the
chainsaw and reduced the elms to logs, fireplace sized,
and to burn the slash.
Did you ever notice that such a fire is a most sociable
thing? It loves company . . . the rougher the better. It
likes you to give it a good, swift kick; it wants you to
climb on it and jump up and down. It loves to have you
54
pull out the burned off tops and throw them in its midd''
If you have a slash fire blazing merrily and then go aW*)'
it burns its heart out and dies of loneliness. It makes
most forlorn looking corpse, and it's often a task to g e t
going again.
PARDON ME, BUT I'M LOOKING FOR
Even though up on the county road our Camp is plaiW
labeled, I've had so many visits from people who ofl
down our long lane and want to buy chickens, homemao
bread, real country butter, elderberry jelly, maple syrnP'
homemade quilts (with peacocks), and sassafras ba*'
Tradespeople drive down and think I should buy awning'
riding lawnmowers, light bulbs that repel insects, top s ° ' '
We rarely see the race"
for he's a nocturnal c" h
but his tell-tale tracks »HI
the remains of midBjB
snacks are every«'' ie
along the brook.
and fertilizer. Often I find these interludes time well speIV
for few animals are as interesting and as unintentional)
funny as people. One lady with a profile that was q u |
noseless, but with a prodigious chin to compensate, ]
sisted that I or some other artist in this "neck of {
woods" cut out one's silhouette from black paper and m a
a portrait in five minutes for fifty cents!
JUST ROBIN HOODS AT HEART
of
Through the years we have enjoyed the ancient art
archery and while none of us, armed with a shaft, »,
split a peeled willow wand the thickness of one's th n I , \
or brought down a gray goose winging high overly '
we've had more success against the white-tail deer. u
attempts to make archers of the Olsons didn't succeed v '
well. Getting deer to our neighbors was no sport; t n
depended on venison as a part of the year's meat supP I
Bows and arrows were good fun, but for the serious P
ness of filling the deepfreeze, they wanted rifles. Only
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
streams, precious top soils, flowering meadows, forests,
wild life for the individual who isn't satisfied with enjoy
the harvest and keeping strong the source of that harv
One must be able to camp by a living stream and lea v
clean when he moves on. One should enjoy the ladysHpr t ;
service berries, or grapes without uprooting the plant,
ting down the tree, or wrecking the vine. One must
in harmony with the environment.
at
And so the milder months of the year round ° u Camp, and it seems to this retiree that to have a J* .
away from all the wonders of modern civilization" 1
lous as it is—is very good indeed.
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
r I? H
A N G L ^
a small group of the more than 400 Scouts who started
work is planned for this summer.
\ [ °re
am improvement project on Big Bull Creek are shown here.
S
TREAM IMPROVEMENT ON BIG BULL CREEK
Allegheny County Boy Scouts have taken on a new
p e a m improvement project, this time on Big Bull Creek in
( n Township. Started last year the project is expected
e
quire a total of two years to complete.
^ the first work session last October over 400 area
•j,, u t s turned out to get the project off to a flying start.
„ e group not only cleaned up a large section of the
arn
but also built 13 deflectors to improve the flow
pattern in the stream. The deflectors should provide more
cover for fish in the stream.
Work on the project, which is expected to continue this
spring, has been directed by county waterways patrolmen
Gerald Crayton and James Smith with overall supervision
by Pennsylvania Region Two Assistant Supervisor Tom
Qualters. Jack Walter of Natrona Heights, assistant Commissioner of the Boyce Boy Scout District, is chairman.
^ A D TAGGING
**OGRAM UNDERWAY
(j
y
(i
ne
Bureau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, in cooperaith Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, and New
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
the y could be tagged and released to continue their
U
,Ps tr eam run. Purpose of the tagging is to estimate the
Six°ers of migrating shad successfully passing the severe'tiij
*-ed zone in the Philadelphia area during the spawn10
°f J* ' ^ i s e x P e c t e d n e t s will D e lifted about the middle
c0
V
w
Cc
ess of the study will depend entirely upon the
tion
°f Shad fishermen who catch tagged fish. Any-
c
'4i ? W ' t n the following information: tag number, location
fcj ' S e a r u s e d , date caught, and the fisherman's name
,. address. A reward of $1.00 will be sent to each fishertor each tag turned in.
Sged fish can be easily spotted by a three inch bright
R l L - l 9
7 1
Fishermen should be able to easily spot tagged shad from the
long bright orange streamer.
orange plastic streamer, looking much like a piece of spaghetti, attached to its body next to the large fin on the
fish's back. Each tag will be stamped with a number and
mailing address information.
All tags and the aforementioned information should be
sent to: Coordinator, Anadromous Fish Study, Box 95,
Rosemont, N. J. 08556.
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THE SMELT
ARE RUNNING
by
Marshal
F.
Young
When the run is at its peak it's easy for an experienced nettei
to catch smelt by the bucketful. The young fisherman (above,
left). Jimmy Shreve of Union City, holds half a pail taken in
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
with a long handled dip net into the moving spawning run.
Waterways patrolman James Carter and Watercraft Safety
Officer Norm Ely (above) check smelt taken from the run to
determine condition.
HEALTHY WORMS
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 according to directions. Garden dirt can be used, but bedding 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
to the task. Then fill your freezer box with ice, and sink
it almost level with the worm bedding.
The ice will have to be replenished two or three times
in a 24-hour period, depending on how hot it is in your
station wagon but the worms will stay healthy so long as
they are kept cool. This method has worked every time for
me on a half dozen long August trips. Upon return the leftover worms were just as frisky as when I dug them.
I have found that a one-quart freezer box is best for an
ice container. I started out using the rubber pouch that
my waders came in, filling it with ice, and wrapping a
rubber band around the mouth. When it finally sprung a
leak I tried plastic freezer bags, but they were no good
as they always leaked. The freezer box, with its tight
cover, neither leaks nor slops over, after the ice melts.
On my trips I always have an extra supply of ice in
the large chest where I carry food and drink. On occasion
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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
were running upstream on their spawning run and fisne
men of all ages were having a ball dip netting them.
Depending on stream conditions and weather, the ru
usually occurs late in April or early in May and lasts °r
to a week or more. Male smelt appear in the streams n fS '
ahead by a day or two of the large and egg laden femal e '
Peak of the run, which usually takes two to three days
reached when a dip net comes up with half males and batf
females.
When the run is on smelt fishermen show up night alft*
night to catch bushels of this delicious little fish. There'
no limit so a lot of them wind up in home freezers
provide a smelt meal now and then all year long.
Don't miss it!
*$$s
All you need is an inexpensive styrofoam cooler and a
plastic freezer box like those
shown above. Fill the cooler
about two thirds full of worm
bedding, fill the freezer box
with water and freeze and
you're in business.
by Larry Servais
I have taken the last bit of ice from the food chest to
give to the worms.
la*
Packing clothing, duffle bags, blankets or other i nSl "
ing material on top and around the styrofoam box *e r
it much cooler, and saves ice.
fl
So if you're planning to do some "worm" fishing s °
and want to keep your supply healthy during your ""
give this idea a try.
PENNSYLVANIA
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g
Wm
A PISH IMG PE&TURE FOR FISHERMEN
FROM PSHBRMEVI
ED PARSONS of Greentown caught 10% pound,
3IV2 inch walleye from
Lake Wallenpaupack last
October. He was using a
plug when it hit. T h e big
walleye qualified him for
a P e n n s y l v a n i a Angler
Fishing Citation.
DAVE DRUCK, 17, of
York caught this nice 21Vi
inch, 5V4 pound palomino
rainbow while fishing Fuller Lake in Cumberland
County last May. It hit a
spinner.
JIM SCHRECENGOST of
Marienville landed this
Citation size muskie from
T i o n e s t a R e s e r v o i r . It
measured 45Vi inches and
weighed 25 pounds. It hit
a
red/white
Eppinger
Dardevle.
«
*
•
iA
m?
<0u
> enn
^h
"Ctl
.. VENEZIALE of Lansdale caught
4 pound largemouth at
Pond in Wayne County last
.• He was using a rubber worm
« hit.
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LEONARD WOOD of Montrose caught
this 23 inch, 6V4 pound largemouth
bass while fishing LaRue's Pond in Susquehanna County. He was also using
an artificial worm.
RUTH
fishing
County
pound,
one hit
WALKER of Jonestown was
Memorial Lake in Lebanon
when she caught 2 1 % inch, 6
14 ounce largemouth bass. This
a black Jitterbug.
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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
5 pound, 23 inch largemouth bass while
fishing Edinboro Lake. He was using
spin gear and a Hula Popper when it
hit.
T h e Allegheny River in Warren County produced this 20V4 inch, Wi pound
smallmouth bass for E T H E L SMITH
of Tidioute last November. She was
using spin/cast gear and minnows.
R O B E R T STEINRUCK of Hunlock Creek (left) landed 6 pound, 25 inch channel
catfish from the Susquehanna River at West Naticoke. It hit a worm. DALE WAYB R I G H T of Annville (center), a winner of a number of Pennsylvania Angler
Junior Fishing Citations, caught 16 inch, 1% pound brook trout from Bachmans
Run in Lebanon County. It hit a minnow. RICHARD RAPP of Telford (right)
caught 20 inch, 4Vi pound brown trout from Unami Creek in Montgomery County. It hit a worm.
ROB RIESENBERGER of Yardley
caught 30V4 inch, 1 1 % pound carp
while fishing Silver Lake in Bucks
County. He caught it on a rubber
worm, using spin gear last spring.
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CONRAD REMO of Russellton (upper p*
to) landed 20 pound, 38 inch catfish from ! .
Allegheny River last September. He was I
ing spin gear and chubs. SCOTT WEIDN*\
of Richfield (lower photo) caught 23>/s • %
3Vi pound chain pickerel from Cocola"1
Dam in Juniata County. It hit a chub.
JIM BRUNEY of Linesville was fishing behind
Whaley Island on Lake Pymatuning when he
tied into this 4V4 pound, 19 inch largemouth
late last summer. He was using a Jigger Frog
when it hit.
DATHRYN GURITZA of G r e e n s ^ j
holds stringer of 27 inch, IVA P°Le,
walleye, 22 inch, 3V4 pound wal l e L
and 18 inch, 23A pound bass ,.
caught near Tidioute on the Alleg" 0$
River last summer. All were tak e °
PENNSYLVANIA
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s
maii y m a t « n i n g produced 19 inch, 3Vi pound
opol- U t h b a s s f o r R - ° QUASEY of CoraRer •'?> ( aD °ve) l a s t summer. It hit an EppinSE F o" are devle. NELLIE SARLOUIS, MILLIE
fr
'Rht\ a n d M Y R N A NAGLE, all of Johnstown
n o
also
^ s t r inger o r catfish and carp they
catn c a u g h t there (near Whaley Island). Biggest
Cr
aV VaS
2 9 inch
'
101/A
Pounds-
AU h i t
ni ht
8 "
carp R E N C E KRAMER JR., 9, of Scranton (left) caught 33 inch
It hi. ° m the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County last spring.
(tiRu a nightcrawler. R O B E R T D'ANGELO, 12, of Philadelphia
Vate ^landed 21 inch, 4 pound channel catfish from the Delay e r in Philadelphia County. It also hit a nightcrawler.
STANLEY BRACHT, 13, of York Haven (left) landed S7V5 inch.
W/2 pound muskie while fishing the Susquehanna River in
York County. It hit a bucktail jig. DOUGLAS GRABY, 13, of
Gratz (right) landed 26 inch, 10 pound carp from the Susquehanna River in Dauphin County, It hit a nightcrawler.
both *P|NIG
and DON BURGESS,
they
Erie* hold three coho salmon
aU ht
Wr,i„ S while fishing Lake Erie.
Ninn fish were 23 inches, 4V4
&Uro.p.S' a n d 24 inches, 5!/i pounds;
er. C™ landed 23Vi inch, 4>/4 poundait
not listed.
STEVE CURTZE of Erie displays 33 inch, 7Vi
pound muskie he caught while fishing famous
Edinboro Lake. He caught it in mid July last
year while trolling with a small Cisco Kid lure.
6 ° U M ISa rV . M M I N G S . 9, of Clarion (left) landed YIVA, inch, 2 %
He w
gemouth during his first year of fishing last summer.
n
<Vll fishinS L a k e Pymatuning. MICHAEL KIEHART of
e
M J r > N.Y. (right) caught 27Vi inch, 5Vi pound chain pick'''ghtcr e fishing Quaker Lake in Susquehanna County. It hit a
•v*
Hi L - l 9 7 1
HARRY MEDERWACH of Philadel
phia landed 20 inch, 4Vi pound smallmouth while fishing Perkiomen Creek
in Montgomery County. He was using
spin gear and worms when it hit during mid August last summer.
BRUCE MATOLYAK, 11, of Johnstown (left) displays 19 inch,
3V4 pound brook trout he caught on a live minnow. He caught
it from Big Fishing Creek in Clinton County. R O B E R T SURGENT of Pittsburgh (right) holds 21 inch, Wi pound smallmouth bass he caught on a # 2 Mepps spinner while fishing the
Youghiogheny Reservoir in Fayette County in November.
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(,
A PISHING PBATUttE POR PISMERMEN-
PROM PISHERMEVJ
m
DENNIS JOHNS of Johnstown landed
28 inch, 6% pound walleye while fishing Shawnee Lake at Schellsburg. He
caught it on a small live bait.
PETER LAGANA of Ebensburg caught}
inch, 7 pound largemouth while fish>»»
Schinks Dam near Ebensburg. He was us>n6
worms.
MELO MAIOLIE, 15, of Pittsburgh
caught 18V4 inch, 3V4 pound largemouth bass while fishing a Washington
County pool. He was using a minnow.
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MICHAEL KLIM of Moscow (left) holds 22 inch, 6 pound largemouth his grandfather caught at Brady's Lake in Monroe County while THOMAS LIVESEY, 14, of
Bristol (center) shows oft 18V4 inch, 2V4 pound catfish he caught from the Delaware River in Bucks County. JOE BARROW, 14, of Dauphin (right) landed 19
inch, 4 pound smallmouth from the Susquehanna River. It hit a Mepps mini spinner.
FRED BEAR of Lititz went flyrodding
for panfish at Pinchot State Park last
summer and ended up landing a 40V4
inch, 15V£ pound muskie. Fishing from
a canoe it took him 45 minutes to land
it with his 9 foot fly rod and 6 pound
test leader.
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EDWARD KLUNK. of Hanover landed mI?
inch, 6 pound smallmouth while fishing ^° 1
Arm Dam in York County last Novernt>er'
hit a red/white spoon.
Erie fisherman HUCK LININGER displays three
nice coho he caught last fall while fishing Lake
Erie. Two of them measured 25Vi inches and
weighed 5% pounds; the other was 27 inches
and weighed 7V4 pounds. All were caught off
Godfrey Run on a # 3 Mepps.
MRS. EDWARD WELLER of M8A.
ville holds 32 inch, 12V4 pound cat' 0f
It was caught by Arthur ScoU'^j.
Camp Hill who was fishing ^Lj^tf
quehanna River near Gerdis' N°
Bait not listed.
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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 WYRICH, 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 fishing 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 Pymatuning south of Harris Island.
R O B E R T JUBIC of West
Mifflin (left) landed 20 inch
$1/2 pound bullhead while
fishing the Allegheny River
in Forest County last summer. It hit a chub. STEVE
WARD, 12, of Zionsville
(right) caught 21 inch, 4'/4
pound smallmouth while fishing the Delaware River in
Northampton County. It hit
a minnow.
r6 inch ^ N O Lu Dn - 15 - o f Y o r k c a u 8 h t
< " ^ a i L C r P°
<i carp from Little
eek in York
Nine*
County
M
0f
tl a s i He was using spin gear
ftlL-l
9 7 1
DONN G. RODE of Mt. Wolf caught
32 inch, 24 pound carp last April while
fishing the Susquehanna River at Brunner Island in York County. It hit a
nightcrawler.
JEFFERY GLASS of New Cumberland
landed 26V4 inch, 7 pound channel catfish while fishing the Yellow Breeches
in Cumberland County last July. He
was using worms as bait.
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c
A FISHING FEATU&E FOR F I S H E R M E N -
FBOM PISHERMEW
•nd1, i
T I M COWAN of Ridgway caught 26Vi j ^
854 pound carp while fishing the A U 6 ? ^ ^
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
caught 15Vi inch, 2 pound bullhead
while fishing Virgin R u n Lake in
Fayette County. He was using spin gear
and nightcrawlers.
K U R T WERNER of Staten Island,
N.Y. caught 15 inch smallmouth bass
while fishing the Delaware River at
Dingman's Ferry, last August. It hit a
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
fishing Bushkill Creek in Monroe County last July. It hit a blue dun wet fly. GREG
E. WENTZ, 14, of Hanover landed i\Vi inch, 5 pound largemouth while fishing
with worms at Gladfelters Quarry in York County.
••kT^
*
RAY UBALDI of Hawley holds 31 inch, " j j .
pound walleye caught by GERARD ^c
^f
NELL at Lake Wallenpaupack last sj»
McConnell was using Baro Bait.
a * V!
lBa*I
MICHAEL KETNER, 9, of Emmaus
caught 20V4 inch, 4 pound largemouth
while fishing Deer Lake in Schuylkill
County last June. It hit a red/white
Jitterbug.
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Lake Pymatuning produced nice stringer of catfish for A R T NAGLE and children (upper photo), including 30 inch, 10 pound carp. All were
taken on nightcrawlers. GARY E H R G O T T , 15,
of Freemansburg (lower photo) landed 25 inch,
5V4 pound catfish while • fishing the Lehigh in
Northampton County. He was using a trout
stomach.
EUGENE SNYDER, 9, of Dall8 s ' b jK
landed 35VS inch, 17 pound carp u p
fishing Lake Clark along the SPJ*^
hanna in York County. It hit a <»
ball.
PENNSYLVANIA
ANGL
Val^Vear-old JEANETTE W H I T H E of Mill
lit st e I' California (above) proudly displays her
toi... ""~a famous Pvmatunine* caro which she
S?ftt
^oitn' lFra s t J u l ^ ' I I w e i g h e d 2 pounds and hit a
35yj -. ecl Taylor of Hanover (right) pulled
Cojj0 l n c n . 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
S
^ i N ? ° m L a k e E r i e ' B a i t u s ed, not listed. R O B E R T HOENffo,^ ^°f_Altoona (right) caught 22 inch, 5V4 pound smallmouth
r^thJn16 Raystown Branch of the Juniata River last August. He
' 8 a Jitterbug and spin gear.
MARK VETULA, 13, of Homer City (left) caught 34 inch, 81*4
pound muskie while fishing the Allegheny River in Forest
County last June. It hit a River Runt. R O B E R T SCHAFER,
12, of Pittsburgh (right) caught 22 V4 inch, VA pound walleye
on a live minnow while, fishing Pymatuning near Clark Island.
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t
reesisr
^k
tvwsp*—^^
JU
$K p JR., CHARLES, and JOHN
S l a v S 0 I n B E L L ' a 1 1 o f Philadelphia
'key
J 8nte fnice
catfish and bullheads
a
rom the
' VaMV
Delaware River
aie
*»n ^ t oy in Bucks County. T h e fish
P
20 inches and 3V4 pounds.
JAY SHIFFLER of Altoona proudly displays
stringer of bluegills he caught while fishing Lake
Glendale at Prinze Gallitizen State Park in Cambria County. Bait used, not listed.
! H C a R E l C H E R T , 12, of Abbottstown (left) holds 25 and 26
'.I YoriP* n e c a u g h t o n doughballs from the Susquehanna River
Cou
fe^rt*.
Each weighed 7 pounds. Brother T I M O T H Y
! % t \ , County.
• < the
$ holds
^ s 27 inch carp that weighed 8 pounds. He was fish;s
ame area, also with doughballs.
*I L-l9 7 1
MARK RIFORGIAT of Brocton, N.Y.
caught 19 inch, 11*4 pound walleye
south of Harris Island on Lake Pymatuning. He was using a walleye harness.
MIKE BARSCZEWSKI, 14, of Verona (left) landed 19*inch 33/4
pound catfish from West Deer Lake in Westmoreland County.
He was using nightcrawlers. SUSAN and KEVIN WAKEFU.D
of Armugh (right) hold stringer of pickerel ranging up to 20
inches they caught during a fishing trip to Lake Wallenpaupack.
All were taken on Eppinger Daredevles and Jitterbugs.
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CASTING WITH THE CO-OPS-by Bill Poner
A MONTHLY FEATURE ABOUT COOPERATIVE NURSERY PROJECTS
A VISIT TO
SNYDER and UNION COUNTIES
Snyder and Union Counties get the
nod this month with a combined total
of three cooperative nurseries, two in
Snyder and one in Union. Let's take a
brief look at each of them.
The West End Sportsmen's Association is the senior club, starting its
operation in 1953 with the present facility being constructed in 1958. Operation has not been continuous over the
period due to water conditions, site
problems and club interest. Currently
the club is using a four-sectioned twopond arrangement with an excellent
flow of water. The ponds are a combination of cement and cement block
design, tending toward a square pattern rather than an elongated rectangle. Rather narrow bulkheads pass
the water from one section to the next
and on into the overflow.
Albert Romig, a member of the fish
committee, met us at the club and
provided the material for this article.
A fine feature of the nursery and a
product of Mr. Romig's ingenuity was
the wooden racks designed to keep the
floating leaves from clogging the bulkhead screens. The racks extended up
into the pond several inches and permitted a good flow of water through
them at the same time trapping the
surface debris. Our visit was in late
October and leaves were a problem.
The West End Sportsmen hold most
of their fish for two years with the majority of them going to Middle Creek
and smaller streams in the area. About
» ^8fc
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700 browns were placed in the South
Branch of Middle Creek for a Kiddie
Derby in May of 1970.
Currently about 5,000 browns are
in residence, being fed a pellet diet.
Fifteen palomino trout started their
careers in the West End nursery, but
natural predators have reduced their
numbers to one. The loss of normal
colored fish has not been significant,
according to Romig.
The second Snyder County nursery
is in its first year of operation and is a
co-sponsored arrangement. The parent
club is the Richfield Sportsmen's Association and the junior group is the
Richfield Boys Club, a group of young
men interested in outdoor projects.
At the moment the nursery consists
of two basket-type units set in the collecting pool of a hillside spring. Wooden frames and wire mesh keep the
trout in and the predators out. Hinged
screens cover the baskets and the operation, although temporary, seems neat,
well-constructed and functioning.
The nursery was approved June 26,
1970, and 1,000 fingerlings and a
sprinkling of palomino trout were provided by the Commission. Commercial
pellets of proper size are being fed
with some liver and venison as it is
available.
Tony Leonard, a member of the
Boys Club, met us at the nursery site
to supply the data. His father, Harold,
serves as the nursery manager with
help in the construction and manage-
Robert Kline, nursery manager of the
Union County club (left) gets set to
check a pond while Tony Leonard, a
member of the Richfield Sportsmen's
Assoc, lifts screen on raceway. Paul I
Byers, PFC, and Albert Romig, a mem- I
ber of the West End group's fish com- '
mittee look over nursery.
ment of the nursery from members
both clubs as needed. Norm Fisn
president of the Richfield Sportsrn^
and Bob Shulenberger, president
the younger group, coordinate the
tiVity
'
AeV>
Stocking plans were not comp1 ,(
at the time of the visit, but Tony >e
that the North Branch of the Maha
tango Creek would probably get ,i
fish. Other streams would be con51^
ered later as the project develops &
enlarges.
.(
Dues, turkey shoots and the
provide the funds to operate the « .
sery and the club anticipates n" nancial problems for the fish com111
tee's work.
^
And now it's Union County's *"
with one cooperative nursery a t f
Union County Sportsmen's Club "
Weikert. This nursery nearly ma t c
the West End club in point of h i s t ^ '
records indicate its start in 1 ,
Again the activity was not contin u .
based on a variety of causes involv
water, construction and club in t e _,
issues. Currently the club is in i t s *
ond year of operation since cof
back into the cooperative progr a r n '
Two cement-bottomed ponds P
vide the growing trout homesij
water source comes from a
s s itef'
mountain stream via a pipe y u,
Some leaf clogging was giving P s
i ie0 ,
lems to the rate of flow at
^ '^ei
of our visit. A screen was to be p 1 4
over the catch basin at the u PP er fl 0 ^'
of the pipe line to maintain the , f
and the rate of exchange needed i'1
ponds below.
ir)^'
Robert O. C. Kline, nursery - ^
a
ager and club secretary, met us JJ)I
site and explained the stocking s 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.
into a small tributary that runs d ' (
ly into Penn's Creek. The trout ^
simply released into the larger sy ^
• Two thousand browns were j n <J
rearing ponds in late October . t
seemed to be doing well on 3 P 7g$
diet. Some venison would be .j,
through the winter as it became
able.
P E N N S Y L V A N I A
A N G ^
autsrioHs &
ANSWERS
ft
y Capt.
JACK
ROSS, Pittsburgh Marine Consultant
p
KOM C. F. } . , MEYERSDALE:
w n you give me some tips for spring fitting out con6rru
«g my outdrive unit?"
, ^"^mpletely drain the old lubricant and replace the prona
bV ei rf ssh;
f t s e a * n o m a t t e r n o w g ° ° d ^ looks. Refill t h e u n i t
. lub,
lube to the proper level, using the type a n d grade of
0>
Commended by the manufacturer. Have the propeller
n
"itioned, even if it appears perfect, since a blade a bit
Out
of pitch may not be detectable to the eye, but can cause
at,
° n that may damage the unit. Finally, check, tighten,
a
lubricate the linkage a n d other parts as required. You
a
'so touch u p the p a i n t with a spray can of good m a r i n e
me
l - If the zinc cathodes are more than 5 0 % eroded, rePlace
these also.
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ar
W. V., LEECHBURG:
° u l d I rent a small fishing boat a n d motor in t h e Erie
a a
> n d if so, w h e r e ? "
e are
Mi"
two boat liveries on Presque Isle peninsula,
. 1 rent boats a n d outboard motors. Several of the ma•Has a i
de. . """ng the Bay Front also have boats for rent. For more
f
ess ' W r i t e t o t h e E r i e Chamber o f Commerce, 135 Pro'°nal Building, Erie 16501.
?eeeesz
**QM
if
/. B., PHILLIPSBURG:
ped ^ outboard boat is properly n u m b e r e d a n d equip'ak C c o r c n n g to Pennsylvania law, c a n I use it on Ohio
s a
« d dams?"
ces
^
Jtijj
<W
BROWNSVILLE:
" W h a t is m e a n t b y a 'packetboat', a n d a 'coal boat'?"
— D u r i n g the period from the Civil W a r to the early
1930s, commercial navigation on the Mississippi a n d Ohio
River systems u n d e r w e n t a change from single-vessel operation to barge towing. T h e packetboats were the t r a m p
steamers of the river, usually of wooden construction, steam
powered, with stern or side wheels, operating o n more or
less regular schedules between two river cities. T h e packets
carried passengers and any cargo that could b e manhandled
aboard, a n d would stop on call at nearly any point along
the route, picking u p a farmer a n d a few pigs at one landing, a n d d r o p p i n g off the mail or groceries at another.
A r o u n d the t u r n of the century, t h e concept of barging
bulk cargoes was developed, a n d the packetboats were
equipped with knees at t h e bow to push the barges. A m o n g
the earliest barges were the coal boats, generally about forty
to fifty feet in length, about twenty feet wide, and four
to six feet deep. These early barges were constructed of
three-inch timber, a n d were simple boxes of wood that h a d
a very short life. Since the rivers i n those days h a d n o dams
or locks, coal boats would frequently r u n h a r d aground on
a sand bar, a n d b e left there by the towing packetboat.
W h e n the water fell further, the coal would push the sides
out flat, spilling the coal over t h e sandbar, since the pressure of water outside was necessary to balance the weight
of the coal inside. Many river families can recall getting
their winter's fuel by rowing out to a stranded coal boat
and ferrying back bushel baskets of coal until t h e h o m e b i n
was filled. W i t h the advent of steel barges, diesel engines
and propeller-driven towboats, the packets a n d coal boats
passed into history, a n d with them went the romance of an
era a n d a way of life.
,0
has three e q u i p m e n t requirements that are in exPennsylvania's. You must have a n anchor a n d line;
n e
8 flag at least two feet square for a distress signal,
e ex
tinguisher, even if your boat is completely
' s o l°ng as it has an engine.
zeseesz
*ho
3M S. R. T., PITTSBURGH:
^ive
FROM E. D.,
r a
§ *s t n e navigable portion of t h e Mississippi
« d its tributaries?"
HiVp ,e total length of waterways in the navigable Western
51j , W about 5,540 miles, including t h e Mississippi a n d
1>e
ai- x ° V e ^ tributaries upstream from t h e H e a d of Passes
Ne
* Orleans.
FROM G. M., ERIE:
"Several of t h e seams on m y lapstrake runabout, mainly
along t h e keel, keep leaking despite m y best efforts at
recaulking; can you r e c o m m e n d a cure?"
—Persistent leaks along the garboard strake generally indicate some failure of fasteners, usually caused by working
of t h e hull. As your boat uses copper rivets in this area, a n d
the joining surfaces are rather thin, wood screws will probably n o t d o the j o b . T r y drilling along t h e line of t h e rivets
in the leaking joint, one hole between each pair of rivets,
and retightening the seam with 1/8-inch brass machine
screws. Use a washer u n d e r the head a n d the n u t , a n d b e d
the screws i n seam compound. Clean out a n d recaulk the
seam carefully before tightening u p t h e screws.
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Counly
Number
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County
Number
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County
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Mercer—NW
Allegheny—SW
Delaware/Philadelphia—SE
Monroe—NE
Armstrong—SW
Elk—NW
Montgomery—SE
Beaver—SW
Erie—NW
Montour/Northumberland—NE
Bedford—SW
Fayette—SW
Northampton—SE
Berks—SE
Forest—NW
Perry—SE
Blair—SW
Franklin—SE
Pike—NE
Bradford—NE
Fulton—SW
Potter—NW
Bucks—SE
Greene—SW
Schuylkill—SE
Butler—NW
Huntingdon—SW
Snyder—NE
Cambria—SW
Indiana—SW
Somerset—SW
Cameron—NW
Jefferson—NW
Sullivan—NE
Carbon—NE
Mifflin/Juniata—SW
Susquehanna—NE
Centre—NW
Lackawanna—NE
Tioga—NE
Chester—SE
Lancaster—SE
Union—NE
Clarion—NW
Lawrence—NW
Venango—NW
Clearfield—NW
Lebanon—SE
Warren—NW
Clinton—NW
Lehigh—SE
Washington—SW
Columbia—NE
Luzerne—NE
Wayne—NE
Crawford—NW
Lycoming—NE
Westmoreland—SW
Cumberland—SE
McKean—NW
Wyoming—NE
York—SE
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