Pennsylvania Angler & Boater - January/February 2018 - 3

January/February 2018
Volume 87 Number 1
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
Michael LeMole
Media
Loren W. Lustig
Biglerville
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- Ashley Nikles and
Michaela Shuster

Regular Contributors

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

Braden Eisenhower
Chris Gorsuch
Carl Haensel
Jeff Knapp
Ron Kuhn
Ross Robertson

Christian A. Shane
Linda Steiner
Deborah Weisberg
Jessica Welshans
Jeff Woleslagle
Alex Zidock Jr.

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

Choosing your Bait for Winter Panfish by Carl Haensel............................................................... 6
Big River Wintertime Walleye Tactics by Jeff Knapp.................................................................... 12
All-Weather Angling by Tyler Frantz .............................................................................................. 14
Put Yourself in the World of Sunfish by Mike Bleech ................................................................... 20
Small Pond Ice Fishing by Jeff Woleslagle ....................................................................................... 22
The Drift by Marshall Nych ............................................................................................................... 24
Hills Creek Lake by Vic Attardo ....................................................................................................... 26
Get Organized by Darl Black ............................................................................................................ 28
Pymatuning Reservoir-Warmwater Mecca by Marilyn Black ................................................. 30
Scaling Back Myths About Semi-aquatic Snakes by Deborah Weisberg................................... 34
Underwater Photos by John Allen .................................................................................................... 36
Off-season Tackle Preparation by Braden Eisenhower ................................................................ 40
Today's Taxidermy by Chris Gorsuch .............................................................................................. 43
Family Ice Fishing by Jessica Welshans ............................................................................................ 54
Laurel Hill Creek: a Creek with a Split Personality by Charles Cantella................................... 58

Special features

Cold Water Kills! and Ice Safety Thickness .........................................................................................2
Pennsylvania Fishes Identification Guide ............................................................................................9
2018 Seasons, Sizes and Creel Limits................................................................................................ 32
2018 Fishing Licenses............................................................................................................................ 33
Highlights from the 2018 Boating Regulations Recap ................................................................... 39
Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission Angler Award Program ................................................ 42
Governor's Youth Advisory Council by Gabrielle Henrichs .......................................................... 46
Winter PLAY Newsletter by Miranda Smith ................................................................................... 47
Huntsdale State Fish Hatchery Open House .................................................................................... 56

Regular features

Straight Talk by Executive Director John A. Arway. ........................................................................ 4
Tying Together by Christian A. Shane............................................................................................. 16
Notes from the Streams ..................................................................................................................... 18
Currents ................................................................................................................................................ 60
Angler's Notebook by Jerry Bush...................................................................................................... 63
Fishin' from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips ................................................................................... 63
Videos .................................................................................................................................................... 64
Cast & Caught...................................................................................................................................... 65

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On the cover

On a January morning at Deep Creek Lake,
Montgomery County, Roger Stout, Boyertown, caught
this crappie. He used a tip-up in about 15 feet of water
with a live minnow. Photo by Vic Attardo.

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