Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - November/December 2017 - 3

November/December 2017
Volume 86 Number 6
Tom Wolf, Governor

Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission
Rocco S. Ali, President
North Apollo
Eric C. Hussar, Vice President
Lewisburg
William C. Brock
St. Marys
G. Warren Elliott
Chambersburg
Norman R. Gavlick
Kingston
Richard S. Kauffman
Leesport
Richard Lewis
Gettysburg
Leonard L. Lichvar
Boswell
Edward P. Mascharka III
Erie
Robert B.J. Small
Mechanicsburg

Boating Advisory Board

Henry Grilk, Chairperson
Lakeville
Mary Gibson, Vice Chairperson
Marysville
Loren W. Lustig
Biglerville
Michael LeMole
Media
Andrew Talento
Verona

Ex Officio Members

John A. Arway, Executive Director;
Corey L. Britcher, Director,
Bureau of Law Enforcement;
Ryan Dysinger, Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources

Magazine Staff

Editor-Spring Gearhart
Graphic Design-Andrea Feeney
Circulation- Michaela Shuster
and Ashley Nikles

Regular Contributors

John Allen
Vic Attardo
Darl Black
Marilyn Black
Mike Bleech
Rob Criswell

Chris Gorsuch Linda Steiner
Carl Haensel
Deborah Weisberg
Jeff Knapp
Jeff Woleslagle
Ron Kuhn
Alex Zidock Jr.
Ross Robertson
Christian A. Shane

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.

The Keystone State's Official Fishing & Boating Magazine

Feature articles

Adventures in Steelhead Fishing by Marilyn Black ........................................................................ 8
Finding Cold-Water Bass by Jeff Woleslagle ................................................................................... 14
Blue Collars and Steelhead by Marshall Nych................................................................................ 16
Christmas Vacation at the Kinzua Dam Tailwaters by Mike Bleech.......................................... 20
Cold Water Tactics for Walleyes by Chris Gorsuch....................................................................... 22
Go Deep for Late Fall Panfish by Darl Black ................................................................................. 24
The Walleye and the Hair by Braden Eisenhower ......................................................................... 26
Catching Spooky Steelhead by Carl Haensel.................................................................................. 28
It's Never Too Early to Get a Child Fishing by John Allen ........................................................... 34
Trolling Motor Ideal for Many Keystone Lakes by Alex Zidock Jr. ............................................ 38
The Magic Zone by Jeff Knapp.......................................................................................................... 40
Night Tactics for Trophy Walleyes by Ross Robertson.................................................................. 42
All I Want for Christmas is a "Fishing Buddy" by Tyler Frantz ................................................. 44
Steelhead of Lake Erie by Jessica Welshans ..................................................................................... 46
Holiday Wild Brown Trout in the Southeast by Vic Attardo ...................................................... 54
The Checkered Sculpin by Rob Criswell ......................................................................................... 56

Special features

Cold Water Kills! .................................................................................................................................... 31
2018 Seasons, Sizes and Creel Limits ................................................................................................. 32
2018 Fishing Licenses............................................................................................................................ 33
Targeting Lake Erie's Near Shore Fall Lake Trout by Mark Haffley ............................................. 36
Cooperative Nurseries Contribute to Lake Erie Fisheries by Brian McHail.............................. 48
Dangers of Low-head Dams by Deborah Weisberg ........................................................................ 50
Pennsylvania Conservation Explorer by Chris Urban and Kathy Gipe ...................................... 52

Regular features

Straight Talk by Executive Director John A. Arway. ........................................................................ 4
Your Fishing Field Guide by Carl Haensel ..................................................................................... 11
Tying Together by Christian A. Shane............................................................................................. 12
Notes from the Streams ..................................................................................................................... 18
Currents ................................................................................................................................................ 57
Angler's Notebook by Jerry Bush...................................................................................................... 63
Fishin' from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips ................................................................................... 63
Videos .................................................................................................................................................... 64
Cast & Caught...................................................................................................................................... 65

Pennsylvania Angler & Boater (ISSN1093-0574) is published bimonthly by the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, 1601 Elmerton Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17110-9299.
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On the cover

This issue's cover features "Chrome Steel,"
an acrylic painting, by Mark Susinno.
In 1991, Susinno's painting of a Brook
Trout became the Commission's first
trout stamp. He then reprised his role as
featured artist with the 2000 Pennsylvania
trout stamp.
Fall, winter and early spring are the best
times to fish for steelhead. The streams
that flow into Lake Erie provide a series of
unique seasonal fisheries. One of the most
successful is the trout and salmon program.

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