Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - July/August - 3

July/August 2019
Volume 88 Number 4
Tom Wolf, Governor

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
Richard Lewis, Vice President
Gettysburg
Rocco S. Ali
North Apollo
Donald K. Anderson
Meyersdale
William C. Brock
St. Marys
G. Warren Elliott
Chambersburg
Norman R. Gavlick
Kingston
Richard S. Kauffman
Leesport
Robert B.J. Small
Mechanicsburg

Boating Advisory Board

Loren W. Lustig, Chairperson
Biglerville
Mary Gibson, Vice Chairperson
Marysville
Scott Ballantyne
Fleetwood
John Mahn Jr.
Charleroi
Michael Murray
Philadelphia

Ex Officio Members

Timothy D. Schaeffer, Executive Director;
Corey L. Britcher, Director,
Bureau of Law Enforcement;
Ryan Dysinger, Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources

Magazine Staff

Editor-Spring Gearhart
Graphic Design-Andrea Feeney
Circulation- Michaela Shuster
and Ashley Nikles
John Allen
Vic Attardo
Darl Black
Marilyn Black
Mike Bleech
Rob Criswell

Regular Contributors
Braden Eisenhower
Tyler Frantz
Chris Gorsuch
Carl Haensel
Jeff Knapp
Marshall Nych

Ross Robertson
Christian A. Shane
Deborah Weisberg
Jessica Welshans
Jeff Woleslagle

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Fisheries Society's style guide and the 7th edition of Common
and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada
and Mexico in keeping with the capitalization of the English
common names of fishes as well as singular and plural fish
name usage. In addition, Pennsylvania Angler & Boater
recognizes the standards established by the Society for the
Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.
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The Keystone State's Official Fishing & Boating Magazine

Feature articles

Wading the Susquehanna River by Carl Haensel ............................................................................ 5
Hit the Ledges for Deep-water Summertime Bass by Jeff Knapp ................................................ 8
Fly Fishing with Terrestrials by Ralph Scherder............................................................................. 10
Fishing the Night Shift on the Juniata River by Jeff Woleslagle................................................... 12
Beat the Heat by Nick DelVecchio ..................................................................................................... 14
Silver Bullet by Rob Criswell .............................................................................................................. 15
Bass on the Fly by Chris Gorsuch ..................................................................................................... 16
Fishing Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park by Don Feigert ......................... 20
Hangtime in Hot Water by Braden Eisenhower ............................................................................ 22
Beaver River by Charles N. Cantella ................................................................................................ 24
A Hot Night for Allegheny River Flathead Catfish by Mike Bleech .......................................... 26
Tread Carefully for Summer Smallmouth Bass by Vic Attardo ................................................. 28
Ride, Rod and Reel-Biking and Fishing in the Keystone State by Christian A. Shane ....... 30
Forgotten Lakes of Northwestern Pennsylvania by Marilyn Black ........................................... 32
Pymatuning Summertime Bassin' by Darl Black .......................................................................... 34
Paddlefish: A Pennsylvania Possibility by Marshall Nych ........................................................... 36
Finesse Fishing Creeks for Smallmouth Bass by Nathan Woleslagle......................................... 38
Snapping Turtle Trapping by Tyler Frantz...................................................................................... 40
Nighttime Bass Fishing by Jessica Welshans................................................................................... 42
Breaking Down Barriers by Deborah Weisberg ............................................................................. 52

Special features

Eastern Hellbender Pennsylvania's Official State Amphibian by Robert B.J. Small .........................2
Governor's Youth Council for Hunting, Fishing and Conservation by Emery Gunsallus........44
Summer PLAY Newsletter by Chad Foster .........................................................................................45
Managing Pennsylvania's Muskellunge by Rob Wnuk .....................................................................54
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Bureau of Law Enforcement
2018 Annual Report Summary ............................................................................................................56

Regular features

Safe and Fun! by Executive Director Timothy D. Schaeffer ............................................................. 4
Notes from the Streams ..................................................................................................................... 18
Currents ................................................................................................................................................ 57
Angler's Notebook by Jerry Bush...................................................................................................... 61
Fishin' from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips ................................................................................... 61
Videos .................................................................................................................................................... 64
Cast & Caught...................................................................................................................................... 66
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On the cover

Bordering the quagmires at Keystone Lake, Armstrong
County, "Ol' Betsy" has been eluding anglers for years.
Painting by Jim Kent.

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