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Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Executive Director John A. Arway explains the basic mechanics of fly fishing to Governor Tom Corbett.
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Executive Director Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
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by John A. Arway
Coaching is “the practice of guiding an individual through a process” (Wikipedia.org, 2012). We have all done it. Whether it is teaching someone how to drive a car, kick a soccer ball, shoot a basketball or speak Spanish. It also applies to teaching others about how to fish, boat and understand the importance of conservation. Over the past year, I have been fortunate to join the Governor and members of his staff on kayak trips down a few of our streams and rivers. We floated several reaches of the Susquehanna River in 2011 and did the Allegheny, Conemaugh and Delaware rivers in 2012. It is great to see the Governor connect to our great outdoors and his genuine interest in the sport of kayaking. Kayaking is great exercise,
Coaching
and the peace and quiet of floating down a river is good therapy for everyone. I have had the chance to practice some coaching of my own on several subjects. I explained the importance of mussel communities, including the endangered northern riffleshell and clubshell on the upper Allegheny River, and their ability to filter and remove nutrient pollution from the water and transfer it to energy, which fuels the food chain. I also caught a couple of smallmouth bass on these trips to show that it was working. I discussed the importance of fishing and boating to the Commonwealth’s economy since anglers and boaters spend $3.4 billion dollars every year fishing and boating in our state. Hunters spend $3.7 billion, which I mention because the 2010 Pennsylvania census shows that our state’s number one industry is agriculture, which generates $3.4 billion from crops including fruits and vegetables and $3.7 billion from livestock and poultry products. However, our general fund doesn’t subsidize fishing and boating. We ended this year’s trip on the Delaware River where my staff had the chance to brief the Governor and others about the threat of aquatic invasive species. On the trip, we had the chance to see didymo up close and personal, talk about the importance of the anadromous fisheries of the river including the American shad and discuss the negotiations we are involved in to better manage the flows of the upper river for people and fish. Now, that brings me back to the subject of this article. I had the personal opportunity to give the Governor a lesson
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Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012
Straight Talk
Table of Contents
Small Stream Steelhead
Your Fishing Field Guide
Tying the Beadhead Egg
East State Late-Season Trout Waters
How to Capture that Trophy Fish in a Picture
It’s a Dog’s Life (Jacket!)
Best by a Dam Site
Notes from the Stream
A Family of Not So Ordinary Anglers
The Late Fall Metal Bite
Noodles and Eggs
Ice Fishing from Docks
Tackle Maintenance
Coldwater Smallmouth Bass Tactics
Fun Family Fishing, Always an Adventure
Recycling Fish
Choosing the Right Ice Shanty
Eastern Mud Turtle
State Wildlife Action Plan
Zebra Mussels Invade Conneaut Lake
Reflecting on the Water
Currents
Angler’s Notebook
Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Cast & Caught
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Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Straight Talk
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Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Table of Contents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Small Stream Steelhead
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 7
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 8
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Your Fishing Field Guide
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Tying the Beadhead Egg
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - East State Late-Season Trout Waters
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 12
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 13
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - How to Capture that Trophy Fish in a Picture
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 15
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 16
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - It’s a Dog’s Life (Jacket!)
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 18
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Best by a Dam Site
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 20
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 21
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Notes from the Stream
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 23
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - A Family of Not So Ordinary Anglers
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 25
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 26
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - The Late Fall Metal Bite
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 28
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 29
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Noodles and Eggs
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 31
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 32
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 33
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Ice Fishing from Docks
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 35
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 36
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Tackle Maintenance
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 38
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 39
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Coldwater Smallmouth Bass Tactics
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 41
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Fun Family Fishing, Always an Adventure
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 43
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Recycling Fish
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 45
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Choosing the Right Ice Shanty
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 47
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Eastern Mud Turtle
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 49
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - State Wildlife Action Plan
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 51
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Zebra Mussels Invade Conneaut Lake
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 53
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Reflecting on the Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Currents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 56
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 57
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 58
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 59
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 60
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 61
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - 62
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2012 - Cast & Caught
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