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November/December 2021
Volume 90 Number 6
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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Special features
2022 Voluntary Permits ...........................................................................................................................2
Governor's Youth Council for Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation by Ripley Kindervater ....17
Ice Safety Thickness ................................................................................................................................31
2022 Fishing Licenses .............................................................................................................................32
Voluntary Permits: The Proof is in the Projects by Mike Parker ...................................................34
Regular features
Recovering America's Wildlife Act by Executive Director Timothy D. Schaeffer ..................4
Notes from the Streams .....................................................................................................................14
Your Fishing Field Guide by Carl Haensel .....................................................................................16
Tying Together by Christian A. Shane .............................................................................................18
Currents ................................................................................................................................................55
Angler's Notebook by Jerry Bush ......................................................................................................61
Fishin' from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips ...................................................................................61
Videos ....................................................................................................................................................64
Cast & Caught ......................................................................................................................................66
On the cover
Hearing stories from her friends about a spot on
Elk Creek, Erie County, at the Rick Road Access
Area, Kayla decided to try it out for herself-to find
out the stories are true as she hauled in a steelhead.
Painting by Jim Kent.
The Keystone State's Official Fishing & Boating Magazine
Feature articles
Fishing Elk Creek in the Winter by Jeff Woleslagle ......................................................................... 6
Thoughtful Gifts for Anglers by Marshall Nych .............................................................................8
Killer Egg Patterns for Steelhead and Trout by Ralph Scherder .......................................................12
Baits for Icing Panfish by Darl Black ...............................................................................................20
Tie Your Next Secret Fly by John Allen ...........................................................................................22
Lure Fishing for Erie Steelhead by Nathan Woleslagle .................................................................24
How to Fish Multiple Flies for Steelhead by Nick DelVecchio.....................................................26
Winter Warmer by Tyler Frantz .......................................................................................................28
Man of Steel by Caleb Ritenour .........................................................................................................36
Magic Happens at the Triple Divide by Linda Stager ................................................................... 38
Against the Current River Walleyes by Jeff Knapp ............................................................................40
Hofmann's Lures Inc by Alex Zidock Jr. ..........................................................................................42
Crappies of Pennsylvania by Bob Michelson ..................................................................................44
An Angler's Path to the Waterfall by Don Feigert .........................................................................46
Tamarack Lake-On Its Way Back by Marilyn Black ..................................................................48
Meet the Artist Behind Farm Girl Graphics: Tiffany London by Charles N. Cantella ...........50
Eliminate Line Twists by Braden Eisenhower ................................................................................52
Redhorse Roundup by Rob Criswell ................................................................................................54
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