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September/October 2022
Volume 91 Number 5
Tom Wolf, Governor
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Robert B.J. Small, President
Mechanicsburg
William J. Gibney, Vice President
Honesdale
Donald K. Anderson
Meyersdale
William C. Brock
St. Marys
Charles J. Charlesworth
Clarks Summit
Eric C. Hussar
Lewisburg
Richard S. Kauffman
Leesport
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.
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Feature articles
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Pine Grove Furnace State Park
by Samuel J. Rob
Autumn on the Allegheny
by Marilyn Black
Fishing for Knowledge:
A Cast into the Activities &
Education Portal
by Christian A. Shane
Streamer Tactics for Fall Trout
by Ralph Scherder
French Creek State Park
by Bob Frye
Shifting Gears for Fall River
Smallmouth Bass
by Jeff Knapp
20 Watching the Steelhead Run
is Good Family Fun
by Linda Stager
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Fall Kayak Fishing
in the Mountains
by John Allen
Tackling Muskellunge
by Braden Eisenhower
Bike Fishing Basics
by Tyler Frantz
Fall Bluegill Secrets
by Darl Black
35 Bass Fishing in
the Wyoming Valley
by Carl Haensel
38 To the Surface
by Marshall Nych
40 A Quarter Century
for Bigdady Rods
by Alex Zidock Jr.
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Subscription Inquiries
717-705-7835 * E-mail: ra-pfbcmagazine@pa.gov
Pike on the Edge
by Jeff Woleslagle
Lyman Run State Park
by Linda Stager
The PFBC social media and mobile app:
www.fishandboat.com/socialmedia
Special features
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Voluntary Permits Featured
Projects: Rebuilding Somerset
Lake from the Ground Up
by Mike Parker
Governor's Youth Council
for Hunting, Fishing,
and Conservation
by Garrett Rogos
Fall PLAY Newsletter
by Dee Fisher
24th WCO Class Graduation
Regular features
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The Keystone State's Official Fishing & Boating Magazine
State Parks are Great Places
to Fish and Boat
by Executive Director
Timothy D. Schaeffer
Your Fishing Field Guide
by Carl Haensel
11 Notes from the Streams
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Currents
Angler's Notebook
by Jerry Bush
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Fishin' from the Kitchen
by Wayne Phillips
Social Shorts
Videos
Cast & Caught
On the cover
This steelhead
on Trout Run,
Erie County,
traveled from
Lake Erie to
spawn. Turn
to pages 20
and 21 to read
more about the
steelhead run. Photo by Linda Stager.

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