Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - March/April 2022 - 3

March/April 2022
Volume 91 Number 2
Tom Wolf, Governor
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Richard S. Kauffman, President
Leesport
Robert B.J. Small, Vice President
Mechanicsburg
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
John Mahn Jr.
Charleroi
Daniel J. Pastore
Fairview
Boating Advisory Board
Loren Lustig, Chairperson
Biglerville
Scott Ballantyne
Fleetwood
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
and Samantha Smith
John Allen
Darl Black
Marilyn Black
Charles Cantella
Rob Criswell
Nick DelVecchio
Regular Contributors
Ross Robertson
Ralph Scherder
Christian A. Shane
Linda Stager
Jeff Woleslagle
Alex Zidock Jr.
Braden Eisenhower
Tyler Frantz
Chris Gorsuch
Carl Haensel
Jeff Knapp
Marshall Nych
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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
Trout Fishing Strategies for Opening Day by Jeff Woleslagle ........................................................8
Steel City Trout by Ralph Scherder ........................................................................................................14
Stony Fork Creek's Legends Abound by Linda Stager .................................................................16
Wacky Worming Trout by Braden Eisenhower .............................................................................18
Caledonia State Park by John Allen ..................................................................................................20
Subsurface Fly Fishing for Stocked Trout by Tyler Frantz ...........................................................22
Migrating River Smallmouth Bass by Jeff Knapp ..........................................................................24
Locating, Luring, and Landing the Apex Predator by Christian A. Shane ..............................26
Fishing the Little Lehigh Creek by Carl Haensel ........................................................................... 28
Catching Trout in High Water by Nick DelVecchio ...........................................................................36
FITT Premium Lures by Alex Zidock Jr. .........................................................................................38
Loyalhanna Creek Fishing Opportunities by Bob Frye ...............................................................40
Rock Bass and Green Sunfish by Marilyn Black ...........................................................................42
The Golden Boy by Marshall Nych ..................................................................................................44
Camping and Fishing Kinzua Creek by Jerry Bush ......................................................................54
Fishing Lake Wilhelm by Kayak by Darl Black .............................................................................56
Special features
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 2021 Annual Report .....................................................5
Directory .....................................................................................................................................................6
Pennsylvania State-Record Fish .............................................................................................................7
2022 Adult Trout Stocking Program Changes by David Nihart ....................................................10
2022 Seasons, Sizes, and Creel Limits .................................................................................................31
2021 Photography Contest Results ......................................................................................................32
Take Part in the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission 2022 Photography Contest ..........34
2022 Fishing Licenses .............................................................................................................................35
Governor's Youth Council for Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation by John Bruner ...............46
Spring PLAY Newsletter by Allan Schreffler ......................................................................................47
2022 Voluntary Permits .........................................................................................................................60
Voluntary Permits Featured Projects: Voluntary Wild Trout & Enhanced Waters
by Mike Parker .........................................................................................................................................63
Regular features
Customer Convenience by Executive Director Timothy D. Schaeffer .......................................4
Notes from the Streams .....................................................................................................................12
Currents ................................................................................................................................................58
Angler's Notebook by Jerry Bush ......................................................................................................61
Fishin' from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips ...................................................................................61
Videos ....................................................................................................................................................64
Cast & Caught ......................................................................................................................................67
On the cover
Anglers fishing in the morning mist in one of the
two regulated Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only
sections of the Little Lehigh Creek, Lehigh County.
See page 28 for more on fishing the Little Lehigh
Creek. Photo by Carl Haensel.
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