Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - May/June 2022 - 3

May/June 2022
Volume 91 Number 3
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
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.
Pennsylvania Angler & Boater (ISSN1093-0574) is published bimonthly by the Pennsylvania Fish
and Boat Commission, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9299. ©2022 Pennsylvania
Fish and Boat Commission. Nothing in this magazine may be reprinted without the written permission
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views, ideas, and advice expressed in this magazine do not necessarily reflect the opinion or
official position of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission or its staff. The Pennsylvania Fish
and Boat Commission receives federal aid in sport fish restoration. Under appropriate federal acts,
the United States Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color,
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The Keystone State's Official Fishing & Boating Magazine
Feature articles
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Fishing Philadelphia's
Wissahickon Creek
by Carl Haensel
Pedal Kayak Fishing
by John Allen
Lucky
by Marshall Nych
Accessing French Creek
by Marilyn Black
Polarized Sunglasses
Yield More Fish
by Braden Eisenhower
Post-spawn Bass Tactics
by Jeff Knapp
Floating Pine Creek
by Linda Stager
Kayak Fishing Sherman Creek-
A Perry County Gem
by Jeff Woleslagle
Catching 'Crawlers
by Tyler Frantz
Fishing Lake Erie's Shoreline
with Kayaks
by Jerry Bush
36 Mimic Baits Hand Poured
by Alex Zidock Jr.
38 Moraine State Park
(Lake Arthur)
by Darl Black
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Fishing Tionesta Creek
by Ralph Scherder
44 Maurice K. Goddard State Park
by Caleb Ritenour
Pennsylvania's Flying Fish
by Rob Criswell
Special features
30 Mentored Youth Trout Day
33 Opening Day of Trout
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Governor's Youth Council
for Hunting, Fishing,
and Conservation
by Will Nichols
Subscription Inquiries
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Summer Smallmouth Bass
on the Susquehanna
by Brian Wisner
Recap of 2021 Pennsylvania
Boating Fatalities
by Ryan C. Walt
Lessons Learned
by Laurel Anders
2021 Deputy Waterways
Conservation Officer Awards
Staying Alive: High Survival Rates
for Clarion River Translocated
Freshwater Mussels
by Marilyn Can
2022 Photography Contest
Voluntary Permits Featured
Projects: Rehabilitated Lake
Fisheries Rebound with
Manmade Habitat
by Mike Parker
Regular features
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Thanks for the Help!
by Executive Director
Timothy D. Schaeffer
18 Notes from the Streams
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Tying Together
by Christian A. Shane
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Currents
Angler's Notebook
by Jerry Bush
Fishin' from the Kitchen
by Wayne Phillips
Social Shorts
Videos
Cast & Caught
On the cover
This photo, Woodland
Box Turtle eating a
Brood X cicada, won
second place in the
Pennsylvania Fish and
Boat Commission 2021
Photography Contest.
The Woodland Box
Turtle inhabits most
of Pennsylvania and matures in 5 to 7 years.
Nesting activity takes place in May to July. To
learn more, see page 12. Photo by John Fallon.

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