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Josh Shapiro, Governor
E plore PA Waters
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
Steven M. Ketterer
Harrisburg
Elizabeth Winand
Wrightsville
Rocco S. Ali
North Apollo
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. ©2023 Pennsylvania
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What To
Know About
Fishing
Learn everything
you need to know
about fishing.
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What To
Know About
Paddling
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you need to know
about paddling.
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You already know fishing and boating in Pennsylvania provide vast
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