Graphic Key May/June 2023 These icons represent specific topics. Amphibians and Reptiles The Keystone State's Official Fishing & Boating Magazine Boating Catch and Release Conservation Family Fishing Fly Fishing Ice Fishing Lakes Paddling 36 Rivers State Parks Streams Tackle Subscription Inquiries 717-705-7835 * E-mail: ra-pfbcmagazine@pa.gov 38 40 Feature articles 6 8 10 12 20 24 Canoeing Basics for Beginners by Carl Haensel Salamander, Snake, and Other Critter Tales by Jerry Bush Paddling at Little Pine State Park by Tyler Frantz Gathering Creek Bait by Darl Black Penn State Student Fly Fishing by Jeremiah Irvin Teaching Kids the Ethics of Fishing-Important Lessons for Now and the Future by Linda Stager 25 Outdoor Recreation is Good for Our Bodies and Our Businesses by Jessica Aiello 26 The Mental Side of Fishing by Jeff Woleslagle 28 Grand Slams of Spring by Marshall Nych 30 32 Floating the Conestoga River by Bob Frye Exploring Redbank Valley Trails by Marilyn Black Susquehanna Valley Team River Runner by Jeff Knapp Five Lures for Walleye Season by Ross Robertson Restoring the Lost Fishes of the Clarion River by Rob Criswell Special features 5 18 Voluntary Permits: Making Your Contributions Count by Mike Parker Pollution Response: Our Role When Aquatic Resources are Impacted by Mike Parker 22 Mentored Youth Trout Day 23 Opening Day of Trout 42 44 Volume 92 Number 3 2022 Deputy Waterways Conservation Officer Awards Recap of 2022 Pennsylvania Boating Fatalities by Ryan C. Walt Regular features 4 Get Ready for Summer by Executive Director Timothy D. Schaeffer 15 Notes from the Streams 16 Tying Together by Christian A. Shane 34 46 47 48 Pennsylvania Tackle by Alex Zidock Jr. Cast & Caught Social Shorts Videos On the covers May/June 2023 $5.00 The Keystone State's Official Fishing and Boating Magazine FishandBoat.com Front cover: Spring is a great time to look for Spotted Salamanders, Ambystoma maculatum, one of Pennsylvania's most common salamanders. Back cover: In recognition of World Turtle Day on May 23, a Spotted Turtle, Clemmys guttata, basks on a log along clumps of grass. This turtle is seen during the spring more than any other time of the year. Sharing the vernal pool is a Wood Frog, Lithobates sylvaticus. Wood Frogs are seldom seen except during the spring breeding season. Explore more on pages 8 and 9. Artwork by Michael Kensinger.http://www.FishandBoat.com