Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - March/April 2020 - 3

March/April 2020
Volume 89 Number 2
Tom Wolf, Governor

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
Eric Hussar, President
Lewisburg
Richard Lewis, Vice President
Gettysburg
Rocco S. Ali
North Apollo
Donald K. Anderson
Meyersdale
William C. Brock
St. Marys
Charlie Charlesworth
Clarks Summit
William Gibney
Honesdale
Richard S. Kauffman
Leesport
Dan Pastore
Fairview
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-Ashley Nikles

Regular Contributors

John Allen
Tyler Frantz
Vic Attardo
Chris Gorsuch
Darl Black
Carl Haensel
Marilyn Black
Jeff Knapp
Mike Bleech
Marshall Nych
Rob Criswell
Ross Robertson
Braden Eisenhower

Ralph Scherder
Christian A. Shane
Deborah Weisberg
Jeff Woleslagle
Nathan Woleslagle
Alex Zidock Jr.

Pennsylvania Angler & Boater adheres to the American
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

Fishing Rivers and Streams by Carl Haensel.................................................................................... 6
The Rehabilitation of Lake Julia by Marilyn Black ....................................................................... 11
Chest Creek, Cambria County by Ralph Scherder ........................................................................ 14
Hiking Pennsylvania in Search of Wild Trout by Nathan Woleslagle ....................................... 18
European Influence Still Works for Thomas Fishing Lures by Alex Zidock Jr. ....................... 22
High Water-the New Norm for Spring Trout by Vic Attardo .................................................. 24
The Wild Brook Trout Experience by John Allen ......................................................................... 26
Getting Jiggy with Trout by Jeff Woleslagle ..................................................................................... 28
Life Jackets for Fishing by Jeff Knapp............................................................................................... 30
Central PA Wild Trout Water-Fishing Pennsylvania's Best by Christian A. Shane ............. 32
Launching and Loading Tips by Chris Gorsuch ............................................................................ 34
When and Where to Use Lipless Crankbaits by Darl Black ....................................................... 36
Opening Day Options by Richard Tate ........................................................................................... 38
Linn Run is Linn-Sanely Fun by Charles N. Cantella................................................................... 40
The Pre-Spawn Crappie Dance by Braden Eisenhower ............................................................... 42
Pure Gold by Tyler Frantz.................................................................................................................. 44
Creating a Cooperative Nursery for Trout by John A. Punola ................................................... 56

Special features

2020 Seasons, Sizes, and Creel Limits ............................................................................................... 2
Pennsylvania State-Record Fish ......................................................................................................... 5
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission 2019 Annual Report..................................................... 9
Directory............................................................................................................................................... 10
2020 Adult Trout Stocking Program Changes .............................................................................. 20
2020 Mentored Youth Trout Days and Opening Days ................................................................ 46
Spring PLAY Newsletter by Andy Desko ........................................................................................ 47
Return of the Chessie by Rob Criswell and Douglas Fischer ....................................................... 54

Regular features

What a Day! by Executive Director Timothy D. Schaeffer .............................................................. 4
Notes from the Streams ..................................................................................................................... 16
Currents ................................................................................................................................................ 58
Angler's Notebook by Jerry Bush...................................................................................................... 61
Fishin' from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips ................................................................................... 61
Videos .................................................................................................................................................... 64
Cast & Caught...................................................................................................................................... 65

On the cover

Peter Ten Eyck selects a fly while on the shore of Spruce
Creek, Huntingdon County. Photo by Christian A Shane.

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