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photo-Spring Gearhart
Austin Hoch fishing with his dad at Scotts Run Lake,
Berks County.
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"I would dunk worms and catch a lot of sunfish and
sometimes a bass."
After graduating from the Pennsylvania State
University with a degree in metallurgy and moving
to Morrisville, Bucks County, Altemus took up fly
fishing, which is the only type of angling he has
done since.
"A friend at work was a fly fisherman, so he would
take me," said Altemus. "I had flies from Japan-
that's all you could buy back then-but I didn't start
catching trout until my friend lent me one of his handtied flies. Pretty soon, I was out-fishing him."
That experience taught Altemus the importance
of matching the hatch and ignited another passion:
fly tying. "It was my downfall," said Altemus, with a
laugh. "I learned to tie so well that I started to teach.
I even built an addition on to my house, so I would
have a place to give lessons."
Altemus taught each of his four daughters to fly fish
as well as countless Boy Scouts, hoping to instill in
them the same interest his mother helped him nurture
at the bathroom sink.
"If you think about it," said Altemus, "every young
boy and most young girls would probably love fishing
if someone would take them when they're 5 or 6
years old."
Helping families to create fishing memories is a
big part of what the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat
Commission (PFBC) does through a variety of
programs that provide everything from tackle
to expertise.
By partnering with state, county and local parks,
scouting groups and other non-profit organizations,
the Commission makes it possible for kids and adults
to experience fishing, even if parents aren't skilled
anglers themselves.
"SMART (Safety, Manners, Appreciate, Return,
Teach) is our original program. We started it in the
late 1980s and still offer it today," said Walt Dietz,
PFBC Outreach and Education Coordinator for the
eastern part of the state. "We hand kids a rod already
rigged and ready to go, give them a few lessons in
habitat, casting and taking a fish off the hook, and let
them have fun."
The newest PFBC program, piloted earlier this year,
is the Mentored Youth Trout Day that allowed families
to get the first crack at trout at select lakes a week
before the season opened. "It's a one-day season when
parents can focus on their kids without the usual
opening day pressures and competitiveness," said
Dietz. "And, they get to keep two fish."
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Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Straight Talk
Contents
Swinging Streamers for Steelhead
Trout Fishing Overlooked Stretches of Water
Your Fishing Field Guide
Tying the Egg Sucking Leech
A Dozen Money-Saving Tips for Anglers
Lake Erie Steelhead: A Hatchery Success Story
Flowing or Frozen: Top Cold-Season Trout Locations in the East
Last-Chance Smallmouth Bass
Hard Metal for Cold Water
Warm Water in the Winter Fishing Pennsylvania’s Warm Water Discharges
Erie Steelhead Success
Boating Terms from A to Z
Fishing Reminiscences
Reflecting on the Water
Nasty Days for a Nasty Fish
Vertical Presentations for Deep-Water Perch
Notes from the Stream
Picking Out the Perfect Kicker Engine
Chessie
My Experience at Pennsylvania Brookies Field School
Currents
Angler’s Notebook
Fishin’ from the Kitchen
2014 Seasons, Sizes and Creel Limits
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Cover2
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 1
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Straight Talk
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 3
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 4
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Contents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Swinging Streamers for Steelhead
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 7
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 8
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 9
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Trout Fishing Overlooked Stretches of Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 11
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Your Fishing Field Guide
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 13
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Tying the Egg Sucking Leech
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - A Dozen Money-Saving Tips for Anglers
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 16
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 17
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Lake Erie Steelhead: A Hatchery Success Story
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 19
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 20
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Flowing or Frozen: Top Cold-Season Trout Locations in the East
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 22
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 23
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 24
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Last-Chance Smallmouth Bass
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 26
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 27
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Hard Metal for Cold Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 29
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 30
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 31
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Warm Water in the Winter Fishing Pennsylvania’s Warm Water Discharges
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 33
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Erie Steelhead Success
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 35
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Boating Terms from A to Z
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 37
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Fishing Reminiscences
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 39
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 40
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 41
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Reflecting on the Water
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Nasty Days for a Nasty Fish
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 44
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 45
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Vertical Presentations for Deep-Water Perch
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 47
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 48
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 49
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Notes from the Stream
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 51
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Picking Out the Perfect Kicker Engine
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 53
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Chessie
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 55
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - My Experience at Pennsylvania Brookies Field School
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Currents
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 58
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 59
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 60
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 61
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Fishin’ from the Kitchen
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 63
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - 2014 Seasons, Sizes and Creel Limits
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Cover3
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2013 - Cover4
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