Graphic Key January/February 2023 Volume 92 Number 1 The icons below represent specific article topics. Creeks Family Fishing 8 Fly Fishing Ice Fishing Lakes Paddling Rivers State Parks Tackle 28 14 16 18 20 The Keystone State's Official Fishing & Boating Magazine Feature articles 5 Angler's Alphabet of Lures- From A-Rig to Zara Spook by Marilyn Black Gearing Up for Ice Fishing by Tyler Frantz 12 How to Catch Late Winter Steelhead by Nick DelVecchio Preplanning Future Fishing Trips by Jeff Knapp Ice Fishing Perch by Ross Robertson Selective Harvest Panfish by Braden Eisenhower Suburban Trout Streams by Bob Frye 26 Welcome to Fly Fishing U by George Daniel Fly Fishing Yellow Creek by Ralph Scherder 30 How to Use Inclement Weather to Scout New Waters by Ariadne Capotis 32 Fishing White Clay Creek by Carl Haensel 34 Hellbender Love-Meet Pennsylvania's Official State Amphibian by Linda Stager The tags below categorize fishing and boating skill levels related to an article. BEGINNER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED 36 38 40 42 Fishing Practice for Kids by John Allen Inside the Minds of Some Ice Fishing Masters by Jeff Woleslagle The Littlest Pike by Rob Criswell From Alaska to Pennsylvania- Lessons Learned in the Last Frontier by Christian A. Shane Subscription Inquiries 717-705-7835 * E-mail: ra-pfbcmagazine@pa.gov On the cover Legendary fly angler, Joe Humphreys, State College, is one of many great instructors who led Penn State's fly fishing program. It became a credited course in 1947. It was the first of its kind in the United States. Today, the internationally recognized program is known as the Joe Humphreys Fly Fishing Program. For more on this deeply-rooted fly fishing tradition, turn to page 26. Photo by George Daniel. Special features 23 24 25 2023 Seasons, Sizes, and Creel Limits 2023 Fishing Licenses 2023 Voluntary Permits 44 What's New with Boating? by Laurel Anders Regular features 4 Social Shorts Videos A New Year on the Water by Executive Director Timothy D. Schaeffer 11 Notes from the Streams 47 48 50 Cast & Caught