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September/October 2021
Volume 90 Number 5
Tom Wolf, Governor
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Richard S. Kauffman, President
Leesport
Robert B.J. Small, Vice President
Mechanicsburg
Rocco S. Ali
North Apollo
Donald K. Anderson
Meyersdale
William C. Brock
St. Marys
Charles J. Charlesworth
Clarks Summit
William J. Gibney
Honesdale
Eric C. Hussar
Lewisburg
Richard Lewis
Gettysburg
Daniel J. Pastore
Fairview
Boating Advisory Board
Loren Lustig, Chairperson
Biglerville
Scott Ballantyne
Fleetwood
John Mahn Jr.
Charleroi
Michael Murray
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Winand
Wrightsville
Ex Officio Members
Timothy D. Schaeffer, Executive Director;
Laurel L. Anders, Director, Bureau of Boating;
Ryan Dysinger, Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources
Magazine Staff
Editor-Spring Gearhart
Graphic Design-Andrea Feeney
Circulation-Ashley Nikles
John Allen
Vic Attardo
Darl Black
Marilyn Black
Charles Cantella
Rob Criswell
Braden Eisenhower
Regular Contributors
Ralph Scherder
Christian A. Shane
Deborah Weisberg
Jeff Woleslagle
Nathan Woleslagle
Alex Zidock Jr.
Tyler Frantz
Chris Gorsuch
Carl Haensel
Jeff Knapp
Marshall Nych
Ross Robertson
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edition of Common
and Scientific Names of Fishes from the United States, Canada,
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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
Hills Creek State Park: Tioga County's Lake with a Legacy by Linda Stager ............................. 5
Lake Erie's Post Labor Day Walleyes by Jerry Bush........................................................................8
Hickory Creek Wilderness by Ralph Scherder ....................................................................................10
Fishing Escape to the Pennsylvania Wilds by Don Feigert..........................................................12
One More Outing Before Winter by John Allen ............................................................................18
Fall's Shoreline Trout by Vic Attardo ...............................................................................................22
The Lowdown on Snags by Marshall Nych ....................................................................................24
River Fishing Carp by Nathan Woleslagle.......................................................................................26
Unconventional Blades by Jeff Knapp .............................................................................................28
Downsizing for Muskellunge by Braden Eisenhower ...................................................................30
Canadohta Lake-An Overlooked Gem of Northwestern Pennsylvania by Darl Black ..........34
Art Weiler Bamboo Rod Reproductions by Alex Zidock Jr. ........................................................ 36
Busting Bullheads by Jeff Woleslagle ................................................................................................38
Capital Area Kayak Fishing Paddle and Spin the Middle Susquehanna by Tyler Frantz .........40
Women's Adventure Club by Charles N. Cantella ........................................................................42
Getting to Know those Obscure Carpsuckers by Rob Criswell ..................................................56
Special features
2021 Voluntary Permits ...........................................................................................................................2
2021 Fishing Licenses .............................................................................................................................32
Governor's Youth Council for Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation by Emma Barrett ............44
Fall PLAY Newsletter by Chad Foster..................................................................................................45
2021 State-Fish Art Contest ..............................................................................................................52
23rd WCO Class Graduation ...............................................................................................................54
Regular features
Process Improvements by Executive Director Timothy D. Schaeffer............................................ 4
Your Fishing Field Guide by Carl Haensel .....................................................................................15
Tying Together by Christian A. Shane .............................................................................................16
Notes from the Streams .....................................................................................................................20
Currents ................................................................................................................................................57
Angler's Notebook by Jerry Bush ......................................................................................................60
Fishin' from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips ...................................................................................60
Videos ....................................................................................................................................................63
Cast & Caught ......................................................................................................................................65
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