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VOL. XX—No. 6 JUNE, 1951

P U B L I S H E D M O N T H L Y BY T H E P E N N S Y L V A N I A F I S H C O M M I S S I O N

HON. JOHN S. FINE, Governor

PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION

MILTON L. PEEK, President RADNOR

BERNARD S. HORNE, Vice-President PITTSBURGH

WILLIAM D. BURK MELROSE PARK

GEN. A. H. STACKPOLE DAUPHIN

PAUL F. BITTENBENDER WILKES-BARRE

LOUIS S. WINNER LOCK HAVEN

PHILIP E. ANGLE SHARON

EXECUTIVE OFFICE

C. A. FRENCH, Executive Director ELLWOOD CITY

H. R. STACKHOUSE Adm. Secretary

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C. R. BULLER Chief Fish Culturist

THOMAS F. O'HARA Construction Engineer

WILLIAM W. BRITTON Chief Enforcement Officer

ROBERT P. DEITER Comptroller

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Gentlemen: Enjoy reading your magazine, especially the

Microscopic & biological articles pertaining 10 underwater creatures on which smaller varieties of fish live. Have fished the dam at foot of Hepburn street, Williamsport. In ^ e Fall, when river was low, climbed down c"Ute wall . . . crossed over bottom of chute at ld up the other side to the dam. When high ^ater prevailed in the Spring months, rafts o t Partially squared long logs, bound with SaPlings, with bent hickory pieces unde r -

eath and nailed securely to the saplings, *ould shoot through enroute to Havre de U race, Maryland.

They had to be steered just right to enter 5*6 chute for there would only be a couple •fct lee-way on either side of the chute. A

Wooden shanty was erected near center of j*i when the raft would reach lower end * chute, waves would sweep back a quar te r f the length of raft. ^ y parents moved to New Berry, Pa.,

jCross the tracks, not far from Dodge Mill p m b e r yards, between the high piles of reshly cut boards of pine, hemlock, and

°!^. Beneath the trestles was an excellent ? a c e to dig worms. On the riffles in ^corning Creek, below the Reading R. R. v.r'dge, would provide us with hellgramites. **ethod of procedure . . . a piece of burlap

e<* to two broomsticks and a pal to tu rn t,

Ver the stones; current moving them into e burlap net . Lamprey eels were obtained

i0 t 1 1 a depression at the edge of old canal j ^ ' up past Morris Lundy's small barn, . e a r the Reighard farm, by digging in the

^ and water . ]• °ass season opened J u n e 1st. No fishing jCerises were required. A square or so b e -P * the foot of Arch Street, the Dodge Mills ^ a small boom of three or four cribs f.

6scribing a ninety degree arc out into the ^ V e r to hold their logs. A jack slip lifted

c/iT1 U p a n c* a c r o s s t n e ° ld canal bed to a 113 on which was a square t imber placed

0 a n angle to the endless spiked chain of i 6 Jackslip. The logs striking this piece of . ^ d saw spiked on the timber, would tumble

* ° into the pond. 1 hardware stores would have a couple dozen **nboo poles on display, out on the sidewalk

, ar the front doors. Prices were ten cents s t

a quarter , depending on length and tightness; cotton line; Kirby ringed hooks;

t>r!j °^ g°0<i> big worms and down to the ^*ge boom to wet a line.

• Between the first and second cribs, count-" the farther one in the r iver as No. 1,

"as a good place to have a t ry . fished J

^nding on that boom stick,

'M e % and patiently on a hot afternoon,

ot no results.

The sun was getting )0." even a nibble. (, er and I was commencing to suffer from ^ g e r so I decided not to waste m y good

rms, lifted u p my line and s t rung the j p m s one by one, sideways on the hook, 'lan l* *=° down nearly to the bottom, soon jc* * strike and pulled in a nice black bass, an ^ not land him immediately bu t g radu-stj^. worked him to the edge of the boom ri_ Reaching home, mother weighed it . . .

P e d the scales at three pounds

"ittah urgh, Pa . -N. H. Myers

CONTENTS ARTICLES

SAVING OUR FISHING WATERS 2 By C. R. Buller—Chief Fish Culturist, Pennsylvania Fish Commission

PRE-HISTORIC KILLER, THE LONG NOSE GAR 4 By Richard F. Will iamson

HELPING A STREAM PRODUCE BETTER FISHING 7 By Thomas F. O'Hara—Construction Engineer, Pennsylvania Fish Commission

PICTORIAL FEATURES

MR. METHUSELAH PASSES ON .••.• '0-N Photo Story by George Gordon, Official Photographer, Pennsylvania Fish Commission

THE FISH COMMISSION STOCKS A "PARADISE" FOR KOREAN CASUALTIES 14-15 By Ellen A. Dietrich

STORIES

LATE SEASON TROUT I 2

By Albert G. Shimmel

EXPERIMENTS WITH NYMPHS '& By John H. Fisher

THE BEAUTIFUL BUSHKILL I 7

By Pvt. Robert L Rineard

COMPANY MANNERS 18

By N. R. Casillo

LEARNING FROM AN OLD TIMER 2 0

By Thad Bukowski

DEPARTMENTS

WHAT'S NEW IN FISHING BOOKS 2 4

TACKLE TIPS 2 7

SCHOOL PAGE 2 8

The Cover . . . School's out! Once again it's farewell to classrooms and books until next Fall, a long, long way off. Summertime is adventure time for youth. To dig worms, cut a new pole and head for the old fishin' hole, is important. There, under the shade of a kind'y old tree, youth has a place to dream, a spot where imagination helps build a new shining world that needs fresh, new ideas if it is to survive.

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FISHING WATERS Program Under Way in Pennsylvania Aims at Offsetting Losses Due

to Pollution, Poor Land Usage, and Posting.

By C. R. Buller

Chief Fish Culturist

Pennsylvania Fish Commission

A T THE present time there is >| Pennsylvania an extensive pf\

gram for the construction of large (9 pounding reservoirs. This work I being carried on by the United Statf Government, the Pennsylvania Depa) ment of Forests and Waters, the Pe1^ sylvania Game Commission, and $• Pennsylvania Fish Commission. T^i program will create many acres of D=| fishing waters. In addition to this,' very progressive program of stre^j purification is being conducted • several of the major watersheds, SW& as the West Branch of the Susq^l hanna River, the Schuylkill River, a15'] others.

In 1938 the Pennsylvania Fish Co^ mission was stocking approximate1'' 139,000 acres of water with w a r ! water fish. This included rivers, waJfl water streams, lakes and ponds. M of January 1, 1950, this had been ff; duced to 110,468 acres. It is anticipate'j that the new program will more th*;!

bring the acreage back to the 1 ^ level. In fact, this is showing a vej promising gain as there was an n crease of 3,067 acres in the past year-

The possibilities of the future tr"1*] angler's having a place to fish are & nearly as promising as those of ^ warm-water fisherman. In 1938 *v Fish Commission had on its recoffl 5,700 miles of trout waters that m the biological and physical specify tions for stocking with takable tro^J As of January 1, 1950, this mileage b*. been reduced to 3,781. These ngu^J definitely indicate that if measures 3 |

4 Stream purification is being carried out J

several major water sheds. This is a seal p'a Ji on an abandoned mine on a tributary of L°1i socle Creek, in the watershed of the West Bra" I of the Susquehanna River.

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jM>t soon taken to reclaim trout streams that have become biological liabilities *°r trout and to acquire for public use those waters that still remain, the coming generations will be deprived °f this recreation.

Three major factors have reduced t"e trout waters of the Commonwealth:

First, pollution. Pennsylvania is considered an industrial state blessed With many natural resources with sPecial reference to coal. Manufactur­e s establishments have destroyed a dumber of trout waters and in recent ^ears coal stripping operations have become a serious menace. This industry Sained uncontrolled headway as a war emergency during the last World War *Qd really got somewhat out of con-r°l- At the present time careful

studies are being made of this phase of coal mining and it is felt that in the tlear future they will be required to °Perate under regulations that will not Permit the destruction of the fishing Waters.

Second, poor land usage has greatly °|«ded to the depletion of our trout Waters. Poor land usage has been re­sponsible for the silting of the stream

6c>s, increase of summer water tem-Jpratures, saturating our largest Prings with gases obnoxious to fish

i d in some cases completely drying P stream beds during the low-water

petiods. *he third factor that has closed

^ a n y miles of some of the best trout reams in Pennsylvania is posting by lvate clubs and individuals who in a n y instances make commercial proj-

c*s of these trout streams. «^* fisheries management program

at will include all phases of fisheries fiservation a n ( j restoration, with

^ c i a l reference to improved land anagement, may in many years to

s ^ e restore some of the former trout eams. Public sentiment and the

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Poor land usage has resulted in courses by flood waters. This is sylvania.

the silting of stream beds and choking of water-i barren f lat on Larrys Creelc, in Central Penn-

Here is a trout stream—a section of Rock Run, in Lycoming County—which is just as Nature "manages" it. Not ice the excellent cover and the trees which, when in leaf, provide shade for the water.

A flow this men

great majority of trout streams through private land, as does

brook in Potter County. Fisher-enjoy them only through the

T courtesy of the land owners.

The Pennsylvania Fis-c

A Pre-Historic Killer By Richard F. Williamson

This savage killer, commonly known as the gar pike, was a resident of Pennsylvania for thousands of years and remains long after

animals of that dim dark past have vanished from the earth.

Photos by George Gordon—Official Photographer

Pennsylvania Fish Commission

A SLIM, savage killer that has re­sisted the changing processes of

nature for countless thousands of years and has managed to remain in exist­ence in many waters while other pre­historic creatures have vanished is now being further studied in its re­stricted domain in Pennsylvania.

The killer is the longnose gar, com­monly known as the gar pike, and is present in the waters of Conneaut Lake and Lake Erie. It is one of three species of gar found in the United States. Two of these, the spotted or shortnose gar and the longnose gar, are found in the southeastern United States, the Mississippi River drainage area, and the Great Lakes. The alli­gator gar is an inhabitant of the lower Mississippi Valley.

Gordon L. Trembley, Chief Aquatic Biologist of the Fisheries Research Laboratory, and Edward F. Westlake, Jr., Assistant Aquatic Biologist, have begun studying the longnose gar in its restricted range in Pennsylvania. The work, incidentally, has become a part of the long-term stream and lake man­agement program of the Fish Commis­sion, begun several years ago.

The laboratory men are being as­sisted in the work by Carlyle Sheldon, State Fish Warden for Crawford County.

They stress this fact—there is noth­ing alarming at the moment in the presence of longnose gar in Conneaut Lake and Lake Erie. But other species of the gar are a serious problem in the Mississippi Valley and the south­eastern United States. The gar present in Conneaut Lake for many years are probably remnants of a population that formerly inhabited the entire Ohio

This strip of five pictures, reading from top to bottom, shows the development of the longnose gar through the first seven days of its life. Notice how the yolk sac which nourishes the fish gradu­ally is absorbed as its body develops. The eyes and snout of the fish are well defined by the time it develops to the s^age shown in the fourth picture from the top. The yolk sac has entirely vanished by the time the gar has developed to the point shown in the bottom photograph.

River drainage; but due to pollutio^ and other factors, those in Conneatf'i may be all that are left.

Numbers of longnose gar have bee1' caught in gill nets, but netting is nfli

the method planned for their control Longnose gar spawn in comparative!) shallow water—as many as 200 of tM fish depositing their eggs in an are"} of thirty-six square feet—and t h « | masses of eggs are easily detected.

The plan is to destroy this spa^f with certain chemicals. Favore1" spawning areas have already bee*' charted in Conneaut Lake, where fli work will begin. The chemical trea1', ment will be applied when the ega have been deposited. If the eggs a j destroyed—and the biologists belief that they will be—the same work v#j be done in Lake Erie.

Thus the longnose gar will be coi>'| trolled in the waters of the Keysto^-State.

Its body is long, slim, and supp'e

reaching a length at maturity aver^' ing four to five feet. Specimens hav

; been seen 53 inches in length &

Commission Studies

THE LONG NOSE GAR

From the Research Studies of

Gordon L. Trembley—Chief Aquat ic Biologist

Edward F. Westlalee—Asst. Aquat ic Biologist

Pennsylvania Fish Commission

Weighing 13 pounds. Covering the eittire body is an armor of large, hard, Sl»ooth, enameled scales. A small caliber bullet is quite likely to glance harmlessly off these scales, and so •^nt-like is their substance when dry gJftt it actually is possible to strike sParks from them by hitting them with a sharp piece of metal.

The scales probably explain why ^e gar has continued to thrive down 'trough the ages while other creatures V th an equally ancient history have disappeared. The scales make him im­mune from attack by other denizens °| the waters he frequents. Only the 9i%ator, according to one naturalist, ls able to attack a gar successfully.

The jaws of the gar are long, narrow, arid armed with sharp teeth with ^hich they seize their prey. From the tim i

e they are six to eight inches in eilgth, they feed entirely on other, j a i l e r fish. In fact, the construction * their mouths makes it difficult for

, e n i to take any other form of natural t o rage .

The gar has limited economic and commercial value. The flesh is not edible. The roe of some southern species of the fish, as a matter of fact, is poisonous.

The fish frequents shallow and reedy or grassy places in rivers and lakes, basking in the sun and appearing slug­gish and indolent. But when it is hungry, it devours its prey with vo­racity, grasping the smaller fish in its slender "bill" and gulping it down.

The life cycle of the gar has been studied and carefully charted in the Fish Commission's Fisheries Research Laboratory, which is located at Belle-fonte and is under the supervision of C. R. Buller, Chief Fish Culturist of the Fish Commission. Development of the fish has been recorded, also, in a series of unusual photographs * by George Gordon, photographer for the Fish Commission, which are printed in connection with this article.

The gar begins its cycle in the form of a tough egg about one-eighth of an inch in diameter. The egg is heavier than water, which causes it to remain on the gravel and pebbles of the spawn­ing bed, and it is covered with an adhesive substance which holds it firmly anchored during the period of incubation.

When the fish emerges from the egg, it bears no resemblance to a fish. It is an oddly shaped organism in which the head and tail are distinguishable; the body is draped partly around a yolk sac, whose contents are absorbed.

In seven days a remarkable trans­formation takes place. As the contents of the yolk sac are absorbed, the body of the creature grows rapidly, taking

This is a fully-grown adult longnose gar cap­tured in Conneaut Lake. Not ice the slender, racy lines of the fish; its long jaws carrying rows of wickedly sharp teeth, and the shiny armor plating of scales that covers the entire length of its body.

The five pictures in this strip cover a period

of forty-seven days in the development of the

longnose gar. N o t e , for one thing, how the long,

slender bill of the fish takes its true form in the

successive stages covered by the pictures. A t the

same t ime, the tail takes on its graceful shape

and fins appear. Markings of the fish are clearly

visible in the bottom picture of this strip.

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Above : Three immature longnose

gar photographed in the aquarium

of the Fisheries Research Labora­

tory at Bellefonte.

A t left : Here a longnose gar is

caught by its bill, gill covers, and

fins in a gill net set by members

of the staff of the Fisheries

Laboratory.

on the elongated form of a fish; the mouth appears in a snout-like form; the eyes develop; the gills and tail ap­pear. During this seven-day period, the fish hangs on surrounding objects by a small adhesive disc where the long, slender snout later develops.

By the end of the seventh day, the yolk sac has entirely disappeared; and then begins a period of forty-seven days in which the body development continues, if at a slower pace.

The long, toothed bill appears at the end of the head; the eyes take then' true form; the graceful tail develops! and, finally, the body colorations and markings appear.

At the end of the seventh day—orjat the close of the period when the fish depends upon the contents of the yolk sac for nourishment—the gar has grown from its one-eighth-inch di­ameter to a length of about an inch and a half. At the end of the forty-seventh day, the fish averages si* inches in length.

This, then, is the story of an unusual fish whose distribution is very limited in Pennsylvania and which is being studied by the Fish Commission, with the hope of better understanding its place in the fish management picture-

P E N N S Y L V A N I A A N G L E 5

Helping A Stream Produce Better Fishing By Thomas F. O'Hara

Construction Engineer Pennsylvania Fish Commission

Photographs by GEORGE GORDON,

Official Photographer Pennsylvania Fish Commission

MOST rivers and creeks probably were teeming with fish many gen­

erations ago before man with all his driving ambition and genius took pos­session of the land and began cutting its forests, tilling its fields, and build­ing cities and factories along its water-Ways.

Back in those days almost any stream could be classified as an ideal abode for fish. There were many pools that provided cool depths of water in summer and safety in winter; there were short riffles, which stirred up food and aerated the water as it flowed; there was plenty of natural c o v e r -boulders, toppled trees, and the like. Forests grew close to the water edge and provided abundant shade. There Were pockets of decaying leaves and other organic matter that produced food for fish.

Today, however, the picture has

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Right—Figure I. Plan Water Jack Dam.

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P L A N VIEW

This photograph below shows how a Water Jack Dam speeds up the flow ot the stream current and cre­ates two pools, one below and one above the dam.

W A T E R JACK" D A M This t>pe of da« can be. b u i l t in i. permanent manner and b«rve& tn

c r e * t i n | tWo pool* one Abowt the dan and on« DC | o« the d,tm. Th* a< i of stone da f lec tor below the dam help* to cr«**.t* a. pool i t u t w i l l a l low protection for th« f ish and aid migration.

Anchor bottom tog ( 12 to 15 inches in d i a . ) securely to A r u m t>«» appro* Iwately 8 foot apart- Use approximately 8 inch logs every -4, feet, across the stream, cover these logs with two tnicKnow ot \ inch boards. breaking j o i n t s . Drive 2" x fc» pt l in j , fashion along upper edge oT up­stream log, to seal the dam. Lay Stone <*butment in cement mortor. Do not build dam over 3 ' high $o- wide Overall lengtn 14' to 15* elope I ' on $i

tn locAting dam have suf f ic ien t ban* he creek w i l l not cut a new channel around

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Thl» d o l e * can M u»*d to cr*»t« cover wd to d * f l e * t t h * currant of the a t r u w . I t e*n b* construct** on th * b«»> or t h * i t r t u then placed In the weter «nd ««I |ht*V*«n »l th atone •rhich w i l l hold t h * d*vlc* In pl«c* . U»e e" to 10" l * | * to •sake t h * t r l a n - l e , 4" to •" poles acroel the trlan«,l« spaced «ccore I n , to the .tone th»t I * to b* y**e to weight down the d«vi c*.

In placing the device In the etreex alweva hev* t h * point of th* t r iang le pointing upatreewi.

Above—Figure 2. Diagram of a Triangular Cover.

Below—Figure 3. Diagram of an Alternate Deflector.

ALTERNATE DEFLECTOR

Th!* device la used To atop bank erosion and to apeed up the current. One ef th* best v ia) Is In shallow r l f r l * s , a* I t confines th * current to a channel which in tlaM wi l l scour out deeper and wi l l allow the algratlon of the f ish. I t wi l l also • • ford bettor protection ror the f ish l i f e .

This is also a practical device to Install in a dan and in Slow mf' iot areas os I t creates a current which does not allow the aediewnt te be deposited hi that* arena.

In bwltdlnl do not build above the nornal water l e v e l . Keep the s ides h l iher than the center of th* d e f l e c t o r .

Above — Three triangular cover rock piles are indicated by the ar­rows on this photograph. Each one creates an area of cover, and each one diverts and speeds up the flow of the current around it .

Below—This picture shows an Alter­nate Deflector extending out from the shore into a slow pool, serving as an excellent device for creating a deeper and faster channel around its end.

radically changed: true, there still arq many streams which are ideal for fish] and fishing that have retained those] qualities of the time before maijj arrived. But improper use of the lan<4 has led to soil erosion and the washing of earth into streams and floods whicw have filled deep holes with gravel and made riffles more shallow and lazy Cutting of timber has reduced the ability of the soil to retain moisture to be fed into springs and streams W the dry months of summer. Natural cover has disappeared and swampy areas that contained decaying vege' tation have been cleaned out. As a

result, man faces the problem of a

shrinkage of the water that he may use for the sport of fishing.

No one has a quarrel with the on* ward march of civilization and wiW1! developments which contribute to a l high standard of living; but the trueB sportsman, at the same time, must fee*i| an obligation to do what he can t" make up for the inroads that man ha5

made upon nature. Physical improvement of trout an°\'

bass streams has long been a matter of major concern for the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. Considerable stiffl| of money have been spent and maQfl hours of experiment and study haV?' fE

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een devoted to this cause—and good ^sults have been obtained.

On Spring Creek, a rather lazy lime­stone stream that flows through Centre

°unty, engineers of the Fish Commis-Sl°n have worked for some years on ? stretch which originally had all the aults of a poor fishing stream. There

e r e long, shallow pools where the ^Urrent slowed almost to a standstill; here was a lack of riffles to speed up

j^d pump oxygen into the water. ;50sion was wearing away the banks. |N this stretch of water the engineers Uilt and proved the value of some ather simple devices to improve the

J*eam. It is believed that the work ^ a t has been done on Spring Creek ^ be done on any other stream here such conditions exist. A few words of warning are in order

' this point. Aimless tampering with stream can often do more harm than

*£°d. A stream improvement device j / a t is improperly made or incorrectly /'stalled is worse, in some cases, than °thing a t a\\ Further, there are laws

. hich regulate what work can be done aiiy stream by private individuals.

*our devices that have proved of Q,e9t value in the experimental section j Spring Creek are the water jack | ^ J the triangular cover, the alter-j ^ e deflector, and the Type H boulder s.

aili. In addition to these, there is a "^ple device that has proved able to

, rb erosion of stream embankments stream currents.

The Water Jack Dam « -this is illustrated by Figure 1 and fn . photograph that accompanies it. Dey. type of dam can be built as a ^ Jft lanent improvement. It creates K ° Pools, one above and one below

6 dam. The use of stone deflectors , l J * E - 1 9 5 1

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below the dam, as indicated in the drawing, helps in the creation of a pool that will provide cover for fish.

The dam is constructed of logs and one-inch boards. The foundation logs should be 12 to 15 inches in diameter and must be securely anchored to the stream bed and placed about eight feet apart across the flow of the current. Atop these are fastened logs about eight inches in diameter, spaced ap­proximately four feet apart and par­alleling the stream current. This sec­ond layer of logs then is covered with two thicknesses of one-inch boards with the joints unevenly spaced. Tim­bers two by six inches in size should be driven along the upper edge of the upstream log to seal the dam. Abut­ments are made of stone, laid in a cement mortar. To provide maximum

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Above—The white water in this picture indicates the presence of a Type H boulder dam. The stream was about a foot higher than normal when the photograph was made.

Right—Figure 4. Diagram of a Type H Boulder Dam.

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Below—Rocks have been dumped along the stream bank in this spot to protect it from erosion by the current.

*/£CTION A*¥*

This d«vice can be u«ed to cr«*t« poo I t In strea»»,but th«r« is no use In makin* a ««m of thi« type; u n l r u the boulder* u*ed art • * [££!» or Iaraer than what are alreedy in the streau*.

3 ton* SHOULD NOT b« taken from the atreaa but fathered fren the surroundlnt area in the v ic in i ty of the strea* .

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H MR. METHUSELAH PASSES ON

Even trout show wear and tear in our hectic modern era. Here's what happens when a trout strips his gears, wears out and gives up the ghost!

Photos by George Gordon

From Research Studies of

Arthur Bradford—Pathologist

Pennsylvania Fish Commission

"Y7"OU have all heard yarns about trout that grew to mammoth size because

they were so smart no angler could catcb them. Did you ever wonder what good I did them?

Well, one brown trout in Well Creek Reservoir, in Carbon County, was that kind of a fish.

But it died anyway—of old age.

The fish, which was 26 inches long bu(

weighed only 2Y2 pounds, was found 9 Game Protector Glenn Kitchen and sen1

to the Fisheries Research Laboratory a ' Pleasant Gap for a post-mortem. ArthUf

Bradford, Fish Commission pathologist, fl turned this verdict:

"Death due to old age"

Bradford found the liver and other, o?

gans flabby and degenerated.

Even the gill filaments, when examine'1

under a microscope, showed unmistakab'f

signs of being worn out by constant use.

George Gordon, official Fish Commissio*1

photographer, wrote this obituary of W trout in pictures.

Above: Note the long, emaciated body of the trout and its head, out of proportion to its size. The fish was 26 inches in length

but weighed only 2/2 pounds.

Right: There was no indication of deform­ity or disease in the gaping mouth of the

trout.

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Above : Pathologist Ar thur Bradford begins the post-mortem.

LATE

<?CW/" HEN a late season drought " shrinks the water in the big

pools and makes them cobbles along the edge hotter than the paving of hades there aint much a man can do about fishing except keep cool and whistle for rain. I've done a heap of whistling the past two weeks and now we'll see whether its going to pay off or just be a hisser."

Mak's pipe glowed in the eerie dark­ness and his canvas camp chair creaked as he shifted his weight to a more com­fortable position. I tilted my chair and leaned a shoulder against the cool masonry of Kabibonokla and watched the skyline of Baugher Ridge. The black breathlessness that preceded the storm pushed in upon us until it began to be oppressive. Less than a half hour before I beat a hurried retreat from the Twin Birch Pool below and climbed the steep path to the security of the porch of Mak's camp. Perspira­tion beaded my forehead and the dampness of my trousers indicated the limits of recently discarded hip boots.

Late June and July signal the end of another trout season. With reluctance the veteran bids farewell to his favorite stream now growing old, low and clear reflecting the jagged sum­

mer lightning.

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"Your puffin' like a steam engine, soft living and lack of exercise will do that to you. It's a good thing you like trout fishing or you wouldn't amount to as much as a burnt match stick." Mak chuckled and waved his pipe in my direction.

"You'll be cooler in a minute unless I mistake. Listen, it's raining up the valley." I strained my ears and finally made out the growing roar of the rain.

A roar and a jagged flash of three pronged lightning hit the Baugher Point across the valley so clearly that for a moment the fire scarred pine stood out sharply against the dark. The first heavy drops splashed the porch roof and brought the first hint of coolness.

"We'll have some fun tomorrow if we work those deep slow pools with a small streamer just after daylight," said Mak as he moved his chair back beside mine. "That rain's going to splash a little fresh water through the gills of some of them nice ones that hang around so long they think

the whole creek belongs to them-You know a lot of experts tell you late season is dry fly, time and so it is I you run into one of the hatches^ i They're really few and far between artf j the trout that feed on 'em are usually small to medium. Once in a while

you'll turn up a real trout but most will be just eatin' size."

The first fury of wind and rail1

passed and then came the steady bea' j of rain with its accompanying fire'' works that lit the surrounding hiHs

momentarily. Mak puffed slowly oij i his pipe and as the lightning flickered back and forth it showed the keeP pleasure he had in watching the storSi

"Don't let me forget to show you the

pictures that Si took last summed when he was up." You remember rfle

telling you about Si? His name | Sylvester and he's a professor of f3i' ology some where in a little school' Brought his camera and one nigh' when we had a storm like this he rigged it up right here on the pord1

and let the lightning take its own pic'

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TROUT By Albert S . Shimmel

jure so he said. Used 'em in his wor*.. * Wondered what any one would want ^ith a picture of lightning and got t o askin' so many questions he finally Promised to send me a set of them. P i t what I was gettin' around to sayin' ^as that he had a gadget called a uepth-o plug or some such name that j*as a thermometer and a thing to tell }io\y deep the water is. You just hook J6?.on your leader and swing out and let'er sink. Then you pull and in it ®Hs how cold and deep the water is

f* at once. Well when he sent the Pictures of the lightning he sent me ^ e of them too. You know how Earned curious I am. I got to fooling around with it and found them places Where I got good trout in late season ^ e r e the coolest places in the creek. j ° t of 'em have springs that come in r°rn the bottom 'cause there is no

f'gns of 'em on the surface. Some of et*i don't seem to ever get any hatches -1 amount to much and even when ^ey do you don't see any trout ex-

CePt maybe a couple of little ones way

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down at the tail of the pools. Don't know how long it took me to figger that the biggest trout would pick the deepest and coolest place and keep the other ones out. Bein' big he'd want his meat in good sized chunks and don't want to fool around pickin' it off the top one fly at a time. I like to take my trout on artificials so the answer seemed to be big streamers with lots of weight to take 'em down, or wait 'til after dark and try to take 'em just under the surface."

The rain subsided to a light patter and the dripping evergreens and birches looked fresher as the lightning nickered distantly to the east. Soon an occasional star showed faintly through the broken cloud patches.

"Of course there are exceptions to all rules and I guess it's an accident that I took the nicest trout of last season. Rained a hard shower some­time after midnight and when I heard

it I made up my mind to work Big Rock, Red Bank and Twin Birch pools just at dawn with that little Light Tiger streamer and maybe get me a good trout or two. Well now when I hit Big Rock and it got light enough to see derned if the water wasn't a might cloudy. I found out later that "Muff Potter" the forest ranger had drug the forest roads up near Twelve Mile and the run off had clouded the creek. Well I tried it a while and got a couple about a pound each. Turned 'em back but didn't come near any­thing bigger. Decided to go up to Red Bank where the Spring Run comes in and see if I couldn't get the Boss to look at my feathers. Maybe it would be clearer up there because of the spring water.

"In that flat we always pass up be­cause it looks so shallow I noticed a

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PENNSYLVANIA FISH COMMISSION STOCKS "PARADISE" FOR KOREAN CASUALTIES

By ELLEN A. DIETRICH

P h o t o s B y G E O R G E G O R D O N

Official Photographer Penna. Fish Commission

TGMGHTING men who are recuperating in the Valley Forge Army Hospital from in­

juries and wounds suffered in the conflict in Korea are enjoying a fishing "paradise" of their very own as a result of the generosity and interest of a Phoenixville physician, Dr. J. E. Gotwals, and his wife, with the whole­hearted cooperation of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission. This pond, which is located at Kimberton not very far from the big mili­tary hospital, has been opened to the cas­ualties.

The Pennsylvania Fish Commission in ­tends to continue their par t of this program with the cooperation of the Valley Forge Hospital and Dr. Gotwals as long as wounded soldiers are being t reated a t this hospital. This same project was carried on for cas-sualties of World War II during the years 1945 to 1949.

Fish Commission Warden Horace Pyle of Coatesville, Capt. Kenneth C. Hill, special services officer of the hospital, and Sgt. Joseph Adler, a member of the hospital staff in charge of special services, are supervising the program. Sgt. Adler 's principal job is to insruct the casualties in the ar t of t rout fishing and otherwise to help them enjoy the sport.

The tackle used by the service men is donated by individuals and organizations that have become interested in the project.

Each service man is permitted to keep one fish, although he may catch as many as he can, on each visit to his very own "para­dise." Casualties who are able to leave the

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Below, the sign means just what it reads: "Public Fishing Prohibited." The project, the first of its kind set up by the Pennsylvania Fish Commis­sion during World War II, was recently re-opened for veterans of the Korean War. It is well stocked with trout and protected for enjoyment of patients of the Valley Forge Army Hospital. Phoenixville, Pa.

Above: A fish truck arrives. Under the direc­tion of Chester County Fish Warden Horace Pyle (extreme right) trout are transferred to the lake by members of the hospital staff.

At Right: Dr. and Mrs. J. Elmer Gotwals of Phoenixville, who turned over the lake at their summer residence in Kimberton for the Ashing project.

Below: Captain Kenneth C. Hill, Special Serv­ice Officer at the hospital, carefully lowers a net­ful of beauties into the lake while vets make ready their tackle.

Above: Nurse Frances Vandiver of Anderson, South Carolina, baits a hook for Sgt. Carl Me­r l i n of Athens, Tennessee, whose right arm is in a cast.

At right: Even the blind fish at the hospital pond! Nurse Alice M. Hilland of North Easton, Massachusetts, nets a large trout that blind vet Mike M. Torrez of Long Branch, New Jersey, has just reeled in. Fish Warden Horace Pyle looks on. • >•

Below: Recuperating veterans, some new and some expert at the art of angling, line up round the lake, as Chester County Fish Warden Horace Pyle (center) inspects rods, reels, lines,

oks and sinkers that have been put together by (left to right) Pfc. Teddy Schteiden of Philips-ltS, Pa., Sgt. Carl McCaslin of Athens, Tennessee and Pvt. Pete Capataides from Ambridge, Pa.

How about a bite, fellas?

Cpl. Albert Strong fishes hard.

Cpl. Nelson Giorgi gets a "birdie."

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SINCE the beginning of time man has been experimenting with all

manner of contraptions in order to find the best article to suit his needs. He has always, so to speak, tried to build a better mousetrap. So it goes with the trout fisherman. We all have bought and made trout flies by the gross, striving to find just the right pattern that would prove to be a killer. Many flies are made to catch fishermen in­stead of fish. I found that out after being caught quite a few times. I'm sure every fisherman has experienced this more times than he will care to state.

Two years ago, having decided that I was being caught by these fancy flies

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(and not catching many fish in the process), I decided to do a little ex­perimenting of my own. On our fish­ing trips, I started turning rocks over to locate the many varieties of nymphs that trout feed on. Anyone following me along the creek must have won­dered what I was up to, but I didn't care. I was after information and some nymphs. I returned home after each fishing trip with a small bottle contain­ing a few specimens of stream life. These bottles were placed on my fly-tying desk. From that day on, my wife never purloined any of my feathers for use on her hats. She said she just couldn't stand being near those "Bugs!" as she puts it.

After studying the nymphs for some time and trying to figure out some way to imitate them, yet keeping the tying of them as simple as possible, I finally came up with a pattern made of light brown raffia grass, flattened body, brown tail, and no hackle. These nymphs were tried one whole summer on the Brodheads Creek in northeast­ern Pennsylvania. They caught fish, but not consistently. Still not being

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By John H. Fisher

Coming right along in the scheme of trout fishing is the nymph artist with his weird collection of under­water bugs, some of which would delight the fancy of a Zombie. Nevertheless, the nymphs do busi­

ness, better look 'em over.

satisfied, I added grey hackle to the nymphs. Still they were not good producers.

I didn't throw many fish back be­cause I wasn't able to catch many. My wife often asked why I spent so much time fishing and brought so few trout home to eat. I had to admit that 1 hadn't been able to find the right nymphs as yet.

Throughout the next winter, several different patterns were p r o d u c e d : When spring arrived, everything was! ready to try the new nymphs.

It was opening day—cold as usual and windy. For some reason it didn't rain (as it usually does). Several dif­ferent nymphs were tried. All were fished deep, but nothing happened. No fish, not even a strike! Was I going home again without even one fish? All kinds of patterns were tried, brown tails, brown body with hackle and without hackle, black backs and yel low bodies. None caught fish.

So, home I went. My wife asked, "Where are the fish?" Hating to admit defeat, I told her that it was so cold that I didn't feel like cleaning any fish along the stream, so I threw them back whenever one was landed.

The next weekend Bill called and suggested that we try the Brodheads.

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P k F ALL my fishing trips of last ^ spring and summer, one of the ?*tost interesting and beautiful was that *P*ig to be remembered trip to the famous Bushkill. The Bushkill is a Picturesque trout stream located in the Northeastern part of Pennsylvania. It sPills through the awe-inspiring moun­tains and forests of Pike and Monroe ^unties.

Some of the stream is privately °Wned, but to those who are filled with the fire 0f exploration and toil, there ?re some sections open to fishing. Fish-JJJg of a very excellent nature at that. Jhe stream itself is one of unsurpassed °eauty.

My fishing companions (par excel-jence) Bill and Charles Dodson had °*ig told me of the great trout fishing !*at the Bushkill had to offer. Early 111 February of 1950 they had pur­chased in Philadelphia a "Carryall "amper," a portable trailer.

All through February and March !r0nstant work and plans were made *°t the coming trips in trout season 5*icl especially the trip to the Bushkill. ^arly in the season we made a test *Un to Kettle Creek in Potter County. Although we didn't catch many trout ^e saw lots of game and glimpsed some ?* Pennsylvania's finest fishing and Anting country.

During our trip to Potter County we *°Und the trailer operated very satis­factorily although it was a little cool *"« first night. The temperature out-5 de was down to about 26 degrees. ^"Us, we felt we were equipped for the t r iP to the Bushkill after this test.

Finally, after many pleasant local

JUNE—1951

By Pvt. Robert L Rineard U. S. Air Force

Many anglers like picturesque streams. The Bushkill will please the most discrimi­nating angler with its versatile meanderings through beautiful scenic eastern Pennsyl­vania.

trips astream in April, Charles, who is our guide on these jaunts into the Pennsylvania bush country, told Bill and me that he received word the Bushkill was ready for some serious fishing. On Friday night, May 12, 1950, we gathered together our food and equipment and headed for the famous Bushkill.

Our favorite bait is minnows. We had the usual bucket of them in the back seat nestled between my feet and the floor. Minnows are precious as gold and require cool, fresh water to keep alive in warm weather. When we were well on our way, I glanced into the bucket and yelled, "Hey, Bill, we've got to find some fresh water— quick!" Immediately all eyes scanned the darkness for a suitable stream.

Since we were passing through a section where pure stream water is scarce, we resorted to pulling into a roadside bar. Charles and I, in our heavy boots, clomped into the bar room with the sloshing bucket of sick min­nows.

The customers strained their eyes at the strange pair. With permission of the bartender, I set the bucket under the faucet and turned on the water. One curious woman, eyeing me sus­piciously, leaned over the bar and peered into the bucket. Thanking the proprietor, we made our exit amid cu­rious glances and amused chuckles. Luckily, we found a stream a few miles up the road and gave the minnows some really fresh water.

As we were crossing a bridge, Charles called a halt saying, "Okay, men, get out and take your first look at the Bushkill." It didn't look like the stream that had been described to me,

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THE BEAUTIFUL BUSHKILL

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A PENNSYLVANIA stream praised by a topnotch fisherman hailing

from a land where top trout fishing in superlative streams is the rule, was high compliment, indeed.

As we stood there deep down in the ravine below Kennedy's Mills, the angler from Colorado gazed up and down that magnificent half-mile stretch of the Slippery Rock and all but broke into lusty cheers.

"What about the fishing?" he finally inquired.

I braced myself. "Well, it's ," I started, but never finished.

"Look over there," he explosively interrupted, pointing to a patch of white water which eventually fanned out into a smooth slick within easy casting distance of where we stood. "That's a natural for a big rainbow. And there, and there, and—," he pointed in quick succession from one hot spot to another. "This beats any­thing I ever saw," he fervently con­cluded.

I said nothing. Indeed, what was there to say that would add to the enthusiasm of my guest? Any state­ment on my part would be like gilding the lily.

It is difficult to "type" the Slippery Rock. -The various ravines occurring at intervals along its course in both Butler and Lawrence counties have scenery of a type which a stranger in these parts would wager does not exist in Pennsylvania—except that it does.

I have often sat on a great rock at the so-called Narrows a short distance downstream from Kennedy's and im­agined myself in any number of far-off places. The lush, green canyons of the northwest, the wooded gorges with their tumbling rivers, so typical of Labrador, the friendly flumes of New Hampshire are but a few of them. Yet, there is something else, too, an inde­finable character that stamps it at once as western Pennsylvania.

On the following morning when my Colorado friend entrained for home it was with the resolve to some day re­turn for a stay long enough to enable him to fish the Slippery Rock. I smiled tolerantly as I bade him Godspeed. With some of the continent's best trout streams at his disposal he would promptly forget the Slippery Rock. Anyway, my thanks went with him.

Some fishermen are fortunate enough to satisfy their every whim and desire, others live in hope, and dream on. My Colorado friend, one, Harry Short, must be classed with the former. Last year, shortly after the season's opening he returned to fulfill that promise he had made to himself.

The types of trout fishermen are legion, but for our convenience they may be divided into three groups. First on the list* are those who get out

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C ompan ipanu m annerd Casillc By N. R.

Much has been said and written about the Slippery Rock, a magnifi­cent stream of western Pennsylvania. Though not famous like the Neversink, Beaverkill and others, it has a broad back and is hefty

through the thighs. It's a man's stream!

unfailingly on the opening day and perhaps, once or twice again during the ensuing ten-days or two weeks, with the avowed purpose of catching trout. Most of them are what can be termed "quickie" fishermen. Then, there are those who try trout fishing because they want to get the cobwebs of a confining winter cleared out of their systems. The third group con­sists of devout trouters who con­sistently and more or less regularly fish the entire season's length because they like the sport. The latter is out­numbered by the others, oh, let's guess 500 to 1.

When Harry Short arrived, the streams hereabouts were devoid of the first two classes of fishermen and it may be added, of practically all of the trout. Accordingly, the anglers com­prising group # 3 brought in an occa­sional catch. One lucky or to be more magnanimous, we should say, skilled fisherman, brought in an extraordi­nary catch; a fine layout of four hand­some rainbows and as many equally handsome browns.

The report leaked out that the string was taken from the Slippery Rocki which it was. For a couple of days o* so after that, the stream was over-run

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by a bevy of opportunists and those of similar ilk. Strange how such yarns Will give the sagging sport a shot in the arm. Harry and I invaded the river a day or two after the flurry of ex­citement.

Practically every foot of the Slip­pery Rock is too deep to wade. Oh, there are occasional spots like gradu­ally sloping points or bars or even sandy spits, which may be negotiated, but they are so rare as to be negligible.

When an unwary person steps off a rock, even from one that is adjacent to the banks, he is likely to make a Jtonstop descent of fifteen or more feet. The wise fisherman steers clear of boots and other impediments that are likely to cramp his style. And take it from those who know, the stream has ^ore than one slippery rock. For Feasons that are all too obvious, there a*e fishermen who assiduously avoid the stream after nightfall. , Harry specifically expressed his de-

sire to return to Kennedy's Mills. "I ^ant to drop a streamer into that white ^ater and then work it through the

slick below it," was the way he put it. On this occasion there was more

white water than is usually the case and the slick had developed into a kind of a swift run, its striated surface look­ing as though it was trying mightily to restrain itself. Periodically, a watery curl would daringly strike up­ward only to as quickly subside. Things didn't look at all promising.

"Now, watch this," directed Harry as he limbered his casting arm with a couple of false casts. I good-naturedly suspended activities to watch the su­perb performance. Harry can handle yards of line and do it with the grace and finesse of a rattlesnake's strike. And like the rattler he nearly always hits his objective.

The line glided oilily through the air as effortlessly as a swallow's flight. The half S straightened out with a motion that can best be described as indolent, and the streamer settled on the white water. It danced over the crests of three or four white fanged waves before it hit the slick. By that time the fisherman had it under per­

fect control, the lure sort of ducking under as he lowered the rod tip. It was a masterful performance.

The streamer had traveled less than a yard when Harry struck sharply. Response was instantaneous, a sizeable rainbow arching from its element to go careening across the heavy flow to­ward the opposite bank. Harry snubbed it and then led the aroused fish into the quick reaches of a pool some yards downstream. After the fish had exhausted its energies with three more vigorous leaps, he came in docilely enough. A few moments later Harry held up the thirteen-inch speci­men for me to admire.

"Nice fish," I grinned. Secretly, I could have hugged that rainbow.

"Not bad," Harry grinned back. "Let's have a smoke."

"Not a bad idea," I said as I sat on a rock beside him. No use pushing our luck too fast, I thought.

After stamping out his butt Harry picked up his rod to once again lay the streamer on precisely the same spot. Well, the same thing happened; a trout nabbed the lure, leaping in an attempt to throw it, and then came to terms in the comparatively quiet pool. Harry held up another thirteen-incher.

After throwing him another approv­ing grin I fired up again, this time my pipe. Good old Slippery Rock, I quietly rejoiced, maybe I wouldn't need the alibis I had cooked up.

"Here, aren't you going to fish?" asked the delighted fisherman even as I settled back against a convenient log.

"Why, sure, of course, after I finish my smoke."

"You can try a cast out there while we're waiting," he urged.

Upper Left—Occasionally the Slippery Rock wi come up with a beauty like this rainbow.

Above—Doiens of fine tributaries flow in the Slippery Rock. This one forms the well-known Breakneck Falls below Eckert's Bridge.

Right—A typical April scene on the Slippery Rock below Kennedy's Mills.

AS TROUT fishermen go, Dee Emer-ick was supposed to be a practical

one almost par excellence. And it wasn't because he was the inveterate user of the various, sundry, and excep­tional examples of feathers and steel, the things that we so commonly asso­ciate with the typically pictured pis­catorial wonder, but because he knew how to go after trout, with what, and when.

I became associated with Dee as a fisherman at one of the monthly clam­bakes where a number of us partici­pated. In the company of friends, some delicatessen delights, accompanied by moderate but appropriate quaffs of good cheer, in the presence of some rapidly moving pasteboards, we would delight in swapping outdoor yarns most of the night, either of the big fish that got away or the bigger ones that didn't. And as evenings waned, on such occasions, arms would become sore from stretching and the first man who told a story never had a chance.

All such reminiscence was and is wonderful because it is not only relax­ing but also makes friends. After Dee had spun a yarn, I gave expression to my thoughts and mentioned that I would like to participate in a fishing venture with him to improve my not only indifferent and haphazard, but also generally 'unrewarding previous

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By Thad A. Bukowski

Sometimes the best fisherman isn't the one who has the newest ideas, but the one who has the most fishing savvy. And when it concerns trout that's doubly true.

trouting attempts. He agreed that we should get together.

One particularly tempting afternoon, when the wind seemed just right, and the information came to me that the Pennsylvania Fish Commission had stocked the upper reaches of the Little Neshannock in Mercer County, with what seemed uncountable numbers of trout, I got in touch with Dee via the phone. He was at work but promised to be ready the latter part of the afternoon.

"What preparations?" I asked over the phone. "Do we need any bait?"

"Just minnows, Ted," he replied in his casual drawl. "They'll hit them quicker than anything else. Especially this time of the year."

"Okay," I answered, and spent the next two hours in application of his request. I took the car over Painter Hill from the place where I live at Walmo in the search of some of the live morsels. Up to this time I had fished very little with minnows for trout, just as the average angle-wormer, and was a bit dubious that

other than a large sized denizen woul^ hit a minnow unless fostered by l

ravenous appetite. Four o'clock arrived and Dee W3S

in my driveway. With him arrive** Coke Aiken, another i n v e t e r a t ' trouter. After making acquaintance, I settled the minnows and my gear inf* Dee's combination car and campirf unit and we were off for the six CJ seven miles that would lead us to the

stream. Parking our car near one of the

numerous farms we set up our geaJ'; Dee turned to me and asked, "Eve1' use the spinning minnow, Ted?" I w3s

perplexed. I looked not only dumb' founded but actually ignorant.

"N-no," I finally stammered. "I'4 heard of it often enough but actual^ never learned the details."

"Let's see your leader," Dee thej> remarked. I passed over my rod, wi$ its fine tapered leader, set up so car^ fully in compliance with all the cald1' lations of experts, and immediate!) winced in mock anger as Dee spoke

with emphasis.

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"Ted, that'll never do," he said. "You can't use that leader with the minnows the way they're m o s t effective."

"No?" I gave him a quizzical look of inquiry.

"No!" he added with vehemence. 'You'll have to use heavier stuff. About eight pounds. Got any?" he inquired as he began handling my rod.

I reached into my clothing to pick I out the desired leader, but before I

could bring it forth Dee withdrew about eight feet from a container of his and began attaching it to the end of my heavy line.

"Take about so much of it," he said running a length of it down the pole from the tip to the upper cork handle, "and slap a swivel onto it. Then add about another foot below the swivel. Then the bait, and the hook, and that's all there is to it," he finally concluded.

I complied, as Dee passed my rod "ack and I had my gear set up but for

4 the hook when Dee added after he J had set up his own equipment. "Now f take the leader, Ted," he said, "and

thread a minnow onto it from mouth to belly, and then tie this double hook, and pull it up into the minnow's belly. That'll hump it, and that's what makes the minnow spin."

"A miserable way to treat a min­now," I commented, as I looked at the

i "eaten specimen which rested, hung, butchered, and practically decapitated, at the extremity of my line.

"But that's what the trout take. You'll see," Dee remarked signifi-

Icantly.

I was still puzzled. "And if and when a trout takes the minnow?" I asked. I guess I continue this process of

hutchery, and liquidating of minnows1

e v en before they get into the water?" "If that's what you call it," Dee

said, "Okay." Coke Aiken laughed and added, "Yessir, new minnow, new

p thread job, new hook, and maybe new 1 trout."

"Sounds like a lot of trouble," I con­cluded wistfully, thinking of the work ahead of me and shaking my head, but then I added "I'm game."

, We headed for a tangle of growth ' beside the creek which included elm, | billow and alder, and began our four

or five hour stay on the stream. The ^ater was excellent, in the heavy riffles showing up almost a murky

I S^een, not too heavy and neither too ., clear. Because it was Spring it was a

httle high but that was to our advan-j tage, for the creek ordinarily ran on 5 the small side.

I stood for a moment on the bank ^ear one of the many pools which

I eddied in semicircle into overhung e hanks of clod and brush and wet my

^ry lips in anticipation. The air was ^arnp, the rush to the stream had

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winded me a bit, so I sucked in its clear green-fragrant and fresh-flow­ered scents and finally heaved a restful sigh as I swirled my minnow out care­fully among the bramble on each side of the stream. It dropped into the water on the far side. The current snatched at my line nearest my rod and as it sped past it swept the line downstream with the minnow at the end following like some poor soul at the end of a game of "Crack-o-the-whip." It fell with a rush into the water under the bank and I retrieved slowly. Presently the minnow appeared from underneath the bank and I could see its silvery sides whirling in most seductive manner. I awaited for the strike but none came. Nevertheless, I was pleased with its action and ad­mitted to myself that here was a new opportunity in my trout fishing which I would explore to the fullest extent on succeeding trips. I plied the waters a few more times admiring the action of the minnow and then headed down­stream.

A short distance further down the water rushed in rapid descent and ox-bowed into a pool which extended so far to the left in a quick swirl that it was not only hard to see but hard to fish. I pulled up my boots and waded into the current on the inner side of the turn. Dropping my minnow into the riffles near me, I let it float rapidly on a natural course following the water as it rolled and upwelled in the semi-whirlpool that made the deep hole in which I had become so inter­ested. As the minnow reached the end of its course, I lifted my rod slightly and observed excitedly the immediate silvery whirl of the bait. With the instant the minnow rose to the surface there was a vicious dimpling of water as a trout struck savagely. Excitedly I tried to set the hook. The minnow flew out of the water and I narrowly missed snaring my line in the tangle along the stream. My pole became entangled with my line and with difficulty I cleared it using fingers that seemed incapable of accomplishing anything. Then I again set the minnow to float­ing down the riffle. This time I was set. I let the minnow carry a bit farther into slower water so that the trout could affect a better strike if it should again be inclined to hit. The fish hadn't seen me as yet and I was almost sure of another rise. I settled the minnow gently then gave the rod tip a flick or two.

Immediately there was a vicious snap again and I set the hook. The dandy trout headed for the brush, and I was hard put to keep it from entan­glement but finally managed to land a one foot brown.

I admired it as it rested in my hand and tried to disengage the deeply

embedded hook, for the trout had hit with the characteristic gulp of its clan.

"So that's how the spinning minnow gets them?" I mused as I cut the leader, threaded another minnow, and tied the hook. I waded into my pre­carious position in the water again but fruitlessly tried for more trout.

Making my descent a little later again down the stream I met Coke and Dee working their minnows in suc­cessively close pools.

"Are you sure those trout were stocked here?" Dee called out. "Seems like we ought to be getting a few strikes by now."

"Well, I got one," I proudly an­nounced and displayed the brown.

Dee laughed. "Told you that minnow would capture them. But it should be doing a lot better," he added.

Apparently Dee had cause for com­ment, for we seemed to be fishing the unstocked part of the local stream. Throughout, the action was very slow and save for a few more rises which we couldn't manage to get hold of, we w e r e unsuccessful. Darkness w a s approaching when we put away our gear about two miles downstream and began an uncomfortable journey back to our car. Mosquitos bit unmercifully and the berry tangle through which we slogged snagged our clothing and cut into our arms.

"Oh, well," I philosophically ex­pressed, "I really learned something."

"I did too," Dee commented rue­fully. "I learned that we weren't on the right part of the stream."

We got into our car and followed the road to its termination as it coursed along the upper reaches of the Neshan-nock. Two rabbits blocked our way at one place or another and we were surprised to see a grouse first run and then fly across our road path.

"A woodcock," yelled Coke. "Isn't i t?" he added questioningly. "Or grouse "

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Excerpts from the Minutes of the Meeting of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission Held April 21, 1951 Appointment of Regular Warden

Mr. Kenneth G. Corey, Middleburg, Pa., was appointed as the regular warden for Snyder County.

Rules and Regulations Governing Bait-Fish,

Relative to Live-Bait—-1951

The Pennsylvania Fish Commission has set up the following rules and

i regulations on bait-fish and fish-bait: SPECIAL NOTICE—UNDER NEW

AMENDMENT TO THE FISH LAW NO FISHING IS PERMITTED IN ANY WATERS FROM MIDNIGHT MARCH 14th TO 5:00 A.M., APRIL 15th. THIS AMENDMENT PRO­HIBITS TAKING BAIT-FISH OR FISH-BAIT DURING THAT PERIOD, EXCEPT IN RIVERS, LAKES, AND PONDS NOT STOCKED WITH TROUT.

Bait-fish or fish-bait taken from our inland waters CANNOT BE SOLD within the Commonwealth or trans­ported outside the confines of the Com­monwealth for sale. This ruling does not prevent a fisherman from taking his own bait from public waters, but under the law he cannot have more than thirty-five (35) bait-fish or thirty-five (35) fish-bait, or fifty (50) of the combined species unless purchased from a Commercial Dealer who oper­ates under a license issued by the Com­mission, or from a dealer who has purchased them from a Commercial Hatchery.

Every minnow box anchored in a stream, pond, lake, or place of resi­dence must have attached thereto the owner's name and address and fishing license number. If maintained by more than one person, it must be in sections and each section must have owner's name and address and license number.

Pennsylvania fishermen are also permitted to take bait on a fishing trip either within or without the State pro­vided the possession limit is not ex­ceeded and the bait are for his own use. If there is more than one fisher­man, bait must be in separate con­tainers or a divided minnow box or bucket.

Sunday Fishing for Fish-Bait or Bait-Fish

Under an amendment to the Sunday Fishing Law, bait-fish or fish-bait may be taken on Sunday with the same devices used on week-days, i.e. two rods and two lines with not more than three (3) hooks attached to each line; a dip-net or minnow seine not over four (4) feet square or four (4) feet in diameter; a minnow trap with not more than two y(2) openings which shall not exceed one (1) inch in di­

ameter. The rods, hooks, and lines must be under the immediate control of the persons using the same.

SPECIAL NOTICE Bait Imported into Pennsylvania

No person or persons are permitted to bring bait-fish or fish-bait into Penn­sylvania for resale without first secur­ing a permit issued by the Pennsyl­vania Fish Commission, Harrisburg, Pa. In making a request for a permit, all persons must supply the Commis­sion with the name and address of the person or dealer from whom bait-fish or fish-bait are to be purchased, species of bait they desire to transport, number, place of business where fish will be resold, etc. Dealers must keep a record of all fish or fish-bait pur­chased under their permit and copies of bill of sale to individual fishermen which must check with purchases made. Special Regulations on Streams

It was agreed that where requests are received from clubs or associations setting up special regulations or re­

strictions on streams or portions of streams, that it will be the policy of the Commission that those making the request call a special meeting at which time a representative of the Fish Com­mission will be present. After a de­cision is reached, a certified copy of the minutes is to be sent to the Com­mission with a record of the vote as to whether or not special regulations were suggested.

Action will then be taken by the Commission as to whether or not the regulations can be approved.

Schuylkill Canal

The Department of Forests and Waters turned over to the Fish Com­mission, the portion of the Schuylkill Canal in the vicinity of Five Locks, located south of Hamburg, Pa., as a fishing area.

Pennsylvania Conservation Laboratory for Teachers

The Commission again contributed $250 towards the support of the Con­servation Education Laboratory for Teachers to be held at the Pennsyl­vania State College during the summer of 1951.

Know Four Friend... The Warden

CHARLES V. L O N G Juniata and Perry Counties

Warden Long held a special commis­sion in 1929, 30 and 31 before he be­came a regular Warden on April 1, 1932. When first employed, he was assigned three counties: Perry, Juniata and Mifflin, also participated in many assignments over the south central portion of the state. He makes his headquarters in East Waterford, is un­married, but is endowed with an excel­lent sense of humor.

JAMES H. BANNING Fayette County

James Banning became a regular Warden with the Fish Commission on April 1, 1933, one of the oldest in point of service in the field. He lives at 1003 Grandview Avenue in Connellsville with his wife and two daughters, Dorothy Jane and Mary Ann. Pro­vided with excellent secretaries thus, Warden Banning has an opportunity to spend more time in the field help­ing to solve the many conservation problems in his area.

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Company Manners (From page 19)

With feigned enthusiasm I arose, knocked the dottle out of my pipe and picked up my tackle. Since his pre­vious visit I had fished that slick so many times as to lose count. What is more, my efforts availed me abso­lutely nothing. That had always been characteristic of the stream; results or more properly, the lack of them, be­lying its superb appearance. But, who knows, I thought, maybe the stream had in some mysterious way assumed the role consistent with its appearance.

"That's it," approvingly observed my companion as my hair fly settled on what had thus far proved a hot spot.

I merely grunted as I tightened up on the line to maneuver the fly over the approved route. It was too much to hope to emulate my companion's Performance, nevertheless I prepared for come what may. And it did, in Precisely the same manner that it befell Harry, although the fish was a shade smaller, measuring an even foot. Harry even overlooked the surprised tyhoop I uttered when the fish flashed °ut of the water.

By the time we reached the Nar­rows, a mere two-hundred feet far­ther, we had each accounted for four-feet, two-inches of fish adding up to a total of eight rainbows. I readily ?ssented to Harry's suggestion to call­ing it a day. We had more than we deeded for a sumptuous fish dinner.

What about the two subsequent forays during Harry's visit? Well, the stream did not exactly revert to its former implacable self, but we did not do as well as we had on that initial trip.

Can the usual inaction be blamed iu the stream or on its temperamental denizens? Let us reiterate that the Slippery Rock is larger than most t rout streams in these and other parts, •^lso, it is probably deeper than any other stream of similar size which I have ever fished. Its water volume equals that of many famous trout rivers such as the Manistee, Pere Marquette, Neversink, Madison and others. It could easily support ten times the number of fish than that ^ i th which it is ordinarily stocked. *"hen, too, as soon as they are stocked they lose no time in scattering them­selves over its considerable length.

There is only one drawback to heavier stocking and that is the specter °f pollution. Extraordinarily high ^ater might invade abandoned coal ^ n e s and later come out laden with the concentrated poisons usually found l I i such places. Even as recently as

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this spring, pollution and dead fish were reported. Fortunately, the report proved false.

Stabilize the Slippery Rock and it will become one of the Common­wealth's top trout streams.

The Beautiful Bushkill From page 17)

but I told myself that here it was out of the mountains and the rushing waters had calmed down a bit.

After a lot of debating and consult­ing maps about the right turnoff, we set off into the mountains. Halfway up the mountain we stopped again, and lo and behold our guide seemed to be in a fog! Charles always did a good job on these trips, but there had been times when we wound up lost at some uncomfortable hour on top of a lonely mountain. After some time, we passed a landmark which was familiar to Charles, who assured us that we were on the right road.

I hoped Charles was right. The country was getting wilder by the min­ute with the woods closing in on us. We were on top of the mountain by this time. The road was a single track, rough dirt path hemmed in on both sides by a dense growth of laurel and ground oak.

Stopping again Charles and I saun­tered down the road with our five-cell flashlights searching for a suitable camping area. We soon discovered the perfect set-up in an abandoned field with a wonderful spring nearby.

By two A.M. we hit the sack after unhitching the trailer and setting up our equipment. At dawn we awoke to a breathtaking view of the rugged country seen from our camp on the mountain top. We ate breakfast, set up our tackle and headed eagerly down the side of the mountain to our long sought objective—the Bushkill!

It was a tough descent going almost on the vertical. I had unpleasant vi­sions of the climb back in the evening which soon left me as we neared the rushing, roaring stream.

I doubt if Bill and I will ever forget that first view from the cliff. We looked down on a wild raging channel of pure water which was everything and more than Charles said it was. But this was just a view—the best was yet to come in some real fishing.

Since Charles was meeting the fourth member of our party down­stream, Bill and I set off upstream, planning to meet for dinner around one o'clock. When we rounded the first bend, I waded out into a swift run and ran my minnow down behind a large rock. Wham! A strike! I was fast to a nice fish. To my surprise, however, I

found that it wasn't a trout but a fall-fish, about 12 inches. I promptly re­leased the fish and tried again. Having no luck I moved upstream.

Bill, who later caught up to me, had switched to wet flies. We were ap­proaching what is known as the "big pool." Sitting down for a smoke here I' we studied the pool for rises and ac- | tivity. We didn't see a rise- so Bill de­cided on a new angle. He produced a j spinning rod and set it up with a small j flatfish lure. j

Taking a position on a huge boulder at the head of the pool, he cast across current and began taking retrieve. Suddenly the whole pool exploded with spray and we knew that he had latched on to something good. Putting aside my own rod I shouted encouragement to Bill who almost tumbled off the rock when a beautiful brown jumped clear off the surface displaying himself for the first time. When he was finally brought to net, he measured a full 14 inches of native fury. We were both impressed, and sat down for a comfort­ing smoke to discuss this thrilling catch.

In late afternoon we tried our luck again at the big pool with dry flies. Although we didn't raise a trout we did have fun with the fallfish and the sunfish.

Back at the trailer we rustled up our supper and then carefully placed the Brown under a big rock in the spring for safe keeping. It was an unusually cold and deep spring. After we retired all was quiet until Bill began mum­bling something about, "Gotta' level this darned thing up." That big trout must have been on his mind all night. II

Sunday morning was just as beau­tiful as Saturday. We were enjoying the scenery and leisurely getting | breakfast when someone discovered it. 1 The big trout was gone! Investigating we found that during the night a coon had stolen the fish. The strange part about it was that he left the two J smaller fish we had caught and had [I taken the choice one. We decided that j coons aren't dumb by a longshot.

We spent the remainder of the day fishing several of the big pools down stream. Ken produced one or two I smaller trout, but the big fish were not on the move.

We pulled off the stream early in the evening to get an early start back to Harrisburg. I knew it wouldn't be easy to convince anyone about that dandy Brown, because I hadn't taken a picture of it.

Thus we ended our two days on the Bushkill promising ourselves that we | would return to fish it again and to enjoy the unsurpassable scenery. How- i1 ever, the next time, we're going to be I on the lookout for a certain "Mr. Coon."

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Saving Our Fishing Waters (From page 3)

realization by industry that polluted waters are a liability to our mode of life will also in time restore many miles and acres of these losses to the trout fisherman.

Posting by individuals and clubs has likewise taken many miles of the major waters of the state; and, if and when additional water areas are made suitable for trout, there is nothing at the present time to prevent individuals or clubs from acquiring these and de­priving the public from utilizing them for fishing purposes.

While pollution and poor land usage have taken a major toll of our larger trout waters, posting has made a big­ger inroad although it may not be con­sidered as serious as the other two fac­tors because this factor is more easily remedied.

Streams or water areas are generally posted for two reasons: First, the abuse of the privilege by the angler. The great majority of the trout streams stocked with takable trout by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission are owned by private citizens and when the angler fishes these water areas, it is only through the generosity of the landowners. The thoughtlessness on the part of many fishermen to respect the rights of the landowners has re­sulted in closing many miles of trout waters.

This can be remedied by a program of education and understanding on the part of the anglers; and the organized sportsmen are, generally, in a better position to conduct this educational program than any other agency.

The second factor that has closed streams by posting is the creation of private clubs. Some of these clubs are operated for commercial purposes and others, by groups of individuals who choose to enjoy the privilege of fishing for trout without interference of those outside their group. If this practice continues unchecked in Pennsylvania, in a few short years the pleasure of fishing for trout will be limited to privileged individuals as is now the case in many European countries.

To safeguard against this, the Fish Commission has set up an organization to acquire through lease or purchase fishing rights on our major trout waters. From time to time you will be kept posted on the progress of this branch of the Fish Commission's fish­eries management program.

WW*

If your capacity to acquire has outstripped your capacity to enjoy, you are on the way to the scrapheap.

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A book published this month which does not include anything about casting, stream-craft, fly tying, the care and feeding of angle worms, or the spawning habits of the brownie, is nevertheless, in a fundamental sense, the most important "fishing" book to be published in recent years. Furthermore, every fisherman who is conscientious about his sport, who returns at least one fish to the stream for every one he keeps, who resents the rusty beer can rolling under his foot and the tattered cement sack slopping against the bank—who, in short, sees his sport as something larger and finer than a brace of trout in his creel on Opening Day— must read Water Or Your Life by Arthur H. Carhart. It is published by J. B. Lippin-cott Company, East Washington Square, Philadelphia, Pa. and the price is $3.50.

Water Or Your Life will scare the day­lights out of you, because it so clearly articu­lates the seriousness of the water situation in this country today and lines up such an array of gruesome facts and figures to show that fresh-water sport fishing as we know it is being methodically destroyed. Not in a couple of generations, but in our generation, this year, NOW—things are happening, leg­islation is being pushed through to drain more lakes and divert more streams from their natural courses, to build more dams, to strip more timber—and the direct issue of this will be more trout dying in the streams for want of oxygen and natural food, and hatchery directors increasingly pressed to find comparatively "safe" water for trout planting.

Water Or Your Life, of course, covers the water problems of this nation on a wide basis—protection of watersheds, valley au­thority problems, water "shortages," the tre­mendously growing industrial and agricul­tural demand for water in the modern age,

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irrigation, etc., and it is all fascinating if disturbing reading for the average citizen. But, because Mr. Carhart is a sportsman (and author of such fishing books as Fresh Water Fishing, Fishing is Fun, Fishing in the West), and because fishing—America's Number One participant sport—is a $4,000,-000,000 annual "business" which thrives or dies on the maintenance, or lack of it, of a natural water-life-line, the author's con­cern about the future of fresh water fishing is an obbligato running through his entire presentation.

Citing case after case, naming names and responsible government bureaus, Mr. Carhart exposes the thoughtlessness, greed, short­sightedness and sheer waste behind many water projects sponsored by the federal gov­ernment and by states. The "bull-headed murder" of a famous trout stream, a long stretch of the Colorado River, by a federal dam project—a project with no real justifica­tion as far as power needs are concerned— is highlighted as an example of how pressure groups operate against the public good. Some of Mr. Carhart's assertions will make a lot of people scream, and the fury of the screaming in each case will undoubtedly be directly proportional to the extent to which the screamer is self-interestedly involved in water-killing.

Every fisherman should read this book to find out just how the very streams he fishes are being pulled right out from under him, who is doing it, and what he—the average fisherman—can do about it. We can do something. The day can still be saved, and an alert, informed citizenry can do it. Water Or Your Life not only sounds the alarm—it sets the pattern for every man to follow to assure that our country's life-giving, life-guarding water resources will be saved.

Helping A Stream Produce Better Fishing (From page 9)

efficiency, a dam of this type should not be more than three feet high, 80 inches wide, 12 to 15 feet in length, with a slope of one foot in three.

In locating the dam, have sufficient bank height or free board so the stream will not cut a new channel around the dam.

The Triangular Cover The triangular cover, shown in

Figure 2, can be used to create cover and to deflect the current of a stream;

it can be constructed on shore and then placed in the water and weighed down with stones that will hold it in place.

The three sides of the triangular foundation from which the device gets its name are made of logs eight to ten inches in diameter. Poles four to six inches in diameter are spaced across this frame, and atop this wooden de­vice are piled rocks of sufficient size and weight to hold the triangle in place and to resist the force of the current.

The triangular cover is not a large device, as the picture used with Figure 2 indicates. Several of them may be placed in a relatively small area. Their effect is to create pockets of quiet water and to speed the flow of the cur-

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rent around them. This device is most effective when

the point of the triangle is placed up­stream.

The Al ternate Deflector

The alternate deflector, as shown in Figure 3, is used to prevent bank erosion and to speed up the stream current. One of its best uses is in shal­low riffles, since it confines the current to a channel which in time will be Scoured deeper. It also is a practical device for installation in a dam and in slow-moving areas of the stream, since !t creates a current which prevents de-Positing of sediment in such areas.

The alternate deflector is con­structed of rocks which should be large enough that even a flooding of the stream will not wash them away. There is no need for building an alter­nate deflector higher than the normal water level. The sides should be built UP higher than the center of the de­flector. The width of this device de­pends on the size of the stream in ^hich it is constructed. The one shown 111 an accompanying photograph is about five feet in width and is located 111 a Spring Creek pool which is ap­proximately 50 feet wide.

Type H Boulder Dam

Figure 4 is an illustration of the Type H boulder dam which also is used to create pools in streams. But there is no purpose in making a dam °t this type unless the boulders used a r e as large or even larger than those 111 the bed of the stream. Stone should not be taken from the stream itself but gathered from the area in the vicinity °* the stream.

Because this type of dam creates a Vlolent c u r r e n t—white water, as angle r s ca\\ jt—it i s necessary to rip­rap the stream banks at both ends of "*e dam to prevent erosion by the flow °t water.

Note also from Figure 4 that one Specially large boulder is firmly Anchored in the stream bed to provide ,he keystone for the dam; that behind lt other only slightly smaller boulders Provide a foundation; and that the rocks used in building the dam become successively smaller as the top of the device is reached.

There is no necessity for building Jne dam more than a few inches above 'he normal level of the stream.

Embankment Erosion Embankment erosion can be con-

dolled by a simple device illustrated U another of the photographs in 'wis article. Rocks are dumped along the stream shore to protect the s°ft soil which they cover. The rocks Used should be larger than those found Jn the bed of the stream to make sure Jnat the device will be able to endure the force of the current and remain in

place. If they do this, they turn the current away from the bank and halt erosion.

All of the devices described in this article have been built and critically tested by engineers of the Pennsyl­vania Fish Commission. They may be inspected along that portion of Spring Creek which is popularly known as Fisherman's Paradise.

IS A TAIL A TAIL ON A DRY FLY? By Lyman Clark

That could depend on who's looking at the fly, you or the sh.

As for instance: We've all seen mayfly duns riding

the water before they take off to the shrubbery along shore. Their tails (two or three hairlike strands, depending on variety) are always carried well above the surface of the stream.

And mayfly spinners when they drop to the water for a rest while ovaposit ing take care that the tail is off the water.

Only the unfortunate, the crippled and the spent mayflies get their tails wet.

When we contrive a dry fly, we usually are attempting an imitation of a mayfly. And we tie more upright wing flies (simulating active duns and spinners) than spentwing flies. Yet when we tie on the "tail"—or throat hackle or a bit of wood duck flank feather—we tie it so that it will rest on the surface tension of the stream. It's important to us that the "tail" touch the water, for it helps keep bend of th ehook from going under and eventually dunking the whole fly. The "tail" resting on the stream helps cock the fly and make it float right.

Does the "tail" on a dry fly look like a mayfly tail to a fish? Or does the fish mistake the "tail" for part of the fly's abdomen?

If the fly "tail" does look like part of the fly body to the fish, this might explain why a fish often refuses the size dry fly we pick to match the flies on the water, and then readily takes this same dressing in a smaller size. This might be the reason for the gen­erally accepted rule to change to a smaller size when hte fish comes up and makes fun of our first offering.

We've been tying dry-fly "tails" as

if they're part of the body; i.e., if it's a Light Cahill we're tying, we uss cream throat hackle for the "tail," which is about the same color as the fox belly fur we dub on for the body proper. We make the "tail" about the same bulk as the dubbed body. And we tie the "tail" as short as we can and 1' still maintain proportion and balance. |

When we're on a stream and select- 1 ing a fly to match the hatch, we con- j sider the "tail" as part of the fly's bulk. 1

Our fly floats well because it has I more "tail" hackle to rest on and E spread the fly's weight over more of the water's surface tension.

Our fly takes fish. We don't know whether or not it takes more fish than flies "tailed" in a more orthodox fashion, because, unfortunately, there's no way to test a fly with an orthodox tail on a fish we've just caught on our fly with the unorthodox tail. Or vice versa.

The 65th Anniversary Meeting of The Penna. Forestry Association

Allan H. Woog, Executive Director a n ­nounces the Pennsylvania Forestry Associa­tion will celebrate sixty-five years of service by holding an outdoor meeting on J u n e 15 and 16 at the Pennsylvania State Forest School, Mont Alto, Pennsylvania. The P e n n ­sylvania Depar tment of Forests and Waters and the Pennsylvania State Forest School 1 will be co-hosts in presenting a varied p r o - | gram. A cordial invitation is extended to i all of those interested in the wise use of the forest resources of Pennsylvania.

On Friday afternoon, following registration and lunch, Mr. O. Ben Gipple, director of ' the Bureau of Forests, will be chairman of | | a discussion of the new management plans , J for the state forests of Pennsylvania. This will be followed by a tour of the Mont Alto m State Forest Nursery.

A highlight of the meeting will be a b a r -beque supper at Mont Alto State Fores t Park . The conservation award for 1951 will be presented at this time. This award is p r e ­sented annually by the Pennsylvania F o r ­estry Association for outstanding achieve­ments in the field of conservation.

The guest speaker for the meeting will be Mr. S. L. Frost, executive director of the American Forestry Association, Washington, D. C. To round out the evening meeting, Mr. George H. Wirt will speak on the early history of forestry in Pennsylvania, and Dr. M. E. Fowler, director of Forest P a t h - ! > ology, U. S. Plant Industry Station, Bel ts-ville, Maryland, will show slides on oak wilt—the new menace to Pennsylvania for­ests.

Forestry practices in Pennsylvania will be observed on Saturday morning with a tour of the Cauffman Compartment of t he Waynesboro Watershed, observation of the ' Carbaugh Plantation Thinning, and a d e m ­onstration of the Jackson Lumber Harvester .

I i Everybody admires a good loser—except ,

his wife.

Uneasy lies the head that ignores a t e le ­phone call late at night.

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Penna. Fish Commission Stocks Paradise For Korean Casualties

(From Page 14)

hospital—some on crutches, some in wheel­chairs, and some walking—are not the only ones who share in the trout expeditions, however. Fish that the men kill are kept under refrigeration at the hospital unti l a sufficient number have accumulated. Then there is a hospital-wide fish fry. For men who are confined to their beds, t iny stoves are moved into the rooms and the fish are fried at the bedsides.

The Fish Commission is making every ef­fort possible to keep this pond well stocked with nice size t rout and after the trout season is over, this water area will be stocked with other species so that fishing will be provided well into the fall. To date 2800 large trout have been placed in this pond, some of which were planted on March 19 and April 7, previous to the opening of the trout season. On April 18 a mid-season stocking was t ak ­ing place.

"Want to go fishin' today, soldier?" ques ­tioned the sergeant.

"Fishin'? Gosh, yes! But there are no fish around this place, are the re?" eagerly questioned Teddy Schteiden of Philipsburg, Pa., a wounded soldier of the Korean con­flict.

"Jus t wait 'til you see that truckload of t rout from one of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission's hatcheries!" challenged the sergeant, with a twinkle in his eye and a tantalizing snap of a t humb and middle finger.

"But surely we don't fish from a truck, sir!" parried the still incredulous Teddy.

The paradise was to be stocked with trout that very day for convalescing soldiers at the hospital, the youthful soldier, a wheel chair patient, was informed. Fur ther , a number of wheel chair patients could be included among those who would be transported to the lake to enjoy a few hours outdoors—among trees and grass and water and fish.

All morning it rained and it looked as though there would be no fishing that day. Finally, as if in answer to fervent prayers , the sun began peeping through the clouds. With the weather man on their side at last, word passed by way of the grapevine among the hospital patients—the eagerly waited word—that they were going fishing after all!

Members of the hospital staff did not r e ­quire many minutes thereafter to round up patients, nurses, wheel chairs, afghans, and fishing tackle and load them into a waiting bus, a Red Cross truck, and several pas ­senger cars.

When Willard Ralston of the Huntsdale fish hatchery reached the lake that after­noon with the Fish Commission's truckload of beauties, all was in readiness.

Chester County Fish Warden Horace Pyle of Coatesville and several of his deputies were on hand to supervise the stocking. Capt. Kenneth C. Hill, in charge of special services, and Master Sgt. Don Bowring, head of public information at the hospital, officially received the shipment. Additional members of the staff, including Sgt. Har ry Stein, Jr., of Ocala, Florida, and Cpl. George Xenakis

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of Buckhannon, West Virginia, aided with the transfer of fish from t ruck to pond, while Sgt. Adler needled them to work faster, 'cause the boys, he said, were almost rigged up to catch 'em!

And then the soldiers fished. Crutches, wheel chairs, and bandages were

soon forgotten amidst peaceful surroundings of the Gotwals lake.

"So they call this 'Rehabilitation'," mused Cpl. William Fountaine of Ansonia, K e n ­tucky, as Pvt . Pete Cappataides of Ambridge, Pennsylvania, another wheel chair patient, baited his hook and lightly tossed it into the lake.

"Yes," replied Sgt. Raymond Amerson of Finger, Tennessee, "but back home they call it just plain FISHIN'—and I like it, no mat ter wha t name it goes by!"

"You know, fellows," humorously explained Sergeant Adler, "you are now studying the ar t of 'piscatology'—the science of fishing. And each of you, a fisherman, should be r e ­ferred to as a 'piscator'."

"Is that so? Well, I wonder if a lady fisherman would be a 'piscatoress'? queried Cpl. James Campize of New York City, as he observed nurse Alice M. Hilland of North Easton, Massachusetts, deftly placing a net under a big one that had just been reeled in by Mike M. Torrez, Long Branch, New Jersey, who was blinded in Korea.

"I dunno. But if we were caught eating those big ones that we've kept, do you sup­pose we'd be accused of being piscivorous?" impishly whispered Sgt. Carl McCaslin of Athens, Tennessee, to Cpl. Nelson Giorgi of Brooklyn, New York, as the latter removed a suggestion of a "birdie" from his line.

"I'll bet we would!" wagered Pvt. Samuel Shields of Pennsburg, Montgomery County, as another Pennsylvanian, Ernest DiMarcan-tonia of Morton, Delaware County, gr in-ningly agreed.

Yes, while keeping their hands and their minds busy, those men even laughed a bit that afternoon—men whose grim exper i ­ences had not offered them much to laugh about for many moons. This day, however, they had sunshine within because they were once more among trees and grass and water and fish—and fresh air and peaceful sun­shine without.

And thus it is, twice a day—almost every day—at Gotwals Pond near Phoenixville, where members of the Valley Forge Army Hospital staff get together to mend men with fishing tackle.

Experiment With Nymphs (From page 16)

There was still one pat tern to try. If only this were the one! I had the usual high hopes. All the other pat terns had failed, and no new ideas were forthcoming.

Arriving at the stretch of the Brodheads for artificial lures only, we rigged up . Bill went upstream and I down. The water was clear, but still cold. There was very little sun and some wind. Having arrived at the section of stream I wanted to fish, I had the last new pat tern on and I waded in.

On the first cast, much to my surprise, a t rout socked into the new nymph, and jumped clear of the water . It surprised me

so much I stepped back and almost went down. The t rout was hooked solidly and didn't slip off when my line slacked. After landing the trout, I said to myself, "I guess ; j I'll keep you. You may be the only one I catch today." But, on the next cast, another j t rout was hooked and landed. "Well!" 11 < said, "This is too much! Wonder if that ; nymph really is the secret. So I'll find out." 1

All the old nymph pat terns were tried. (

No fish—not even a strike. Then back again « to the new pat tern. Right away trout were I * again caught—browns and rainbows—some ' 14 inches. '

By that time, Bill had worked his way 1 , downstream to my position, where we had a conference and compared notes. Bill, who , had been using spinners and various wet flies, had several strikes but no fish. "They just aren ' t hitting right," he said.

I showed him the new nymph that I was j using. "Do you think that this thing will j j catch t rou t?" I inquired. Bill answered t ha t ! ' he didn't see why any trout would want that old bea t -up thing. "Well!" I said, "they do. Here, t ry it." So Bill proceeded to wade in with that old bea t -up thing, as he called I it, on the end of his leader. I sat down on the bank and watched. Bill pulled in five j t rout in no time. Bill exclaimed, "Heyj I What now? I have only one more trout to go and I'll have my limit." (The limit j is six on this stretch of the Brodheads.) j , "You don't have to keep them, you know,' * I answered. So we fished on down thel 1

creek. Bill caught plenty of fish and back; j they all went. Bill couldn't unders tand why he was catching so many t rout and I wasn ' t ( , but I just didn't have the hear t to tell hin>! (

tha t he was using my nymph, since it was the only one I had made.

That night, when I re turned home, t s a j t

down and eagerly tied a supply for Bill and' £

me. t We used that same pat tern all summer and J c

it was a consistent taker of trout, both} j browns and 'bows. But the rainbows seemed to prefer it bet ter than the browns. \

I can't say if this pat tern is original of, i not. It has no name, except that I call H f the "Brodheads Special." To my knowledge. \ the pat tern is not in any fly pat tern book. It may be a variation of some standard pat- j \ tern, but Bill and I know that it takes t rou t j \ And how! I'm passing this pat tern on as ' i 1 made it. You can t ry it and see for your- I t self. i No. 8 and No. 10 Wet Fly Hook. t Tail—Brown Hackle Fibers. £ 1st Body—Any color floss. Build up tor- I c

pedo shape on hook. Lacquer. Don'4 j r flatten. ^ ^

2d Body—Wind peacock quills close t o g e t h e r * over 1st body from tail to eye of hook-M Lacquer again. Tie off each quill as y o ^ B go along. t j

Ribbing—Fine copper wire. About four turns. I Hackle—Brown. One and a half turns .

Big Brown Bows to Lady Angler at Paradise

The season is still young on the Spring Creek project, in fact, Peggy Martinkovic Oj Summit Hill, Pa., on May 22 landed a w h o p ' ping big brown on the ladies stream.

The fish measured 24% inches in length and weighed 6y4-pounds. Men . . . thar's mutiny astream!

P E N N S Y L V A N I A A N G L E R

"A PRACTICAL LINE DRYER" By D O N SHINER

CORRESPONDENCE recently received from a large line manufacturer sug­

gests the importance of line care. The cardinal rule was to thoroughly dry a line after each use and when storing it for any length of time, wind it on a large drum or line dryer. In this way the line will not acquire tightly twisted curls from being on the reel spool for too long a t ime. This holds t rue for silk, nylon or linen, for fly, casting or salt water lines.

Probably more anglers would give their fishing lines the right kind of care if they had some sort of a make-shift line dryer. With one, it would mean a matter of only a few minutes to transfer the line from the reel onto the dryer where it would quickly dry and be ready for the next outing. Level and tapered fly lines, silk and nylon casting and spinning lines would definitely last longer with this regular t reatment and would be free of weak areas, areas which through p ro­longed dampness become rotted.

A simple line dryer is shown here. It is n ° t a difficult project to make one of these and it can be assembled from odds and ends that can generally be found in every base­ment or garage.

The first step involved in building this fine dryer is cutting the arms from % inch s°ft pine stock roughly seven inches in ' ength. Two arms can be used as shown in the accompanying illustrations or a th i rd can b e added.

The centers are mortised so that each arm fits snugly together and a short piece of wire o r a finishing nail is fastened to the leading er>d of each arm.

Drill a hole through the center of the mortised joint slightly larger than the d i ­ameter of the screw which fastens the dryer t o a post or wall. Whether the finished oryer is painted or allowed to be natural l s a matter of choice.

To use it fasten it permanently to the

wal l in the basement or garage or to a shelf J.11 some closet. The line can be transferred t r°rn the reel onto the dryer immediately w hen putt ing away the tackle.

Through the use of this device, the line ™"1 definitely last longer. Silk lines dry horoughly and will not rot as quickly. The

- TACKLE TIPS -

lin, th,

es will stay free from the tight coils which e y generally acquire when allowed on the

**els for any length of time. Chances are *™6 line will stay as strong and as straight *> it was originally and there will be less chance of that big one breaking the line and making a get-away.

S^chooi J^CLU A HANDY REFERENCE

e FOR

TEACHERS PARENTS STUDENTS

By CARSTEN AHRENS

BLAZE A NATURE TRAIL J u n e would be a fine month to blaze a

na ture trail. Our state is rich in its number of species of annuals, shrubs, and trees. With a na ture trail, you'll be able to become ac­quainted with a great many of them. Every village, every high school campus, every summer camp, whether it is for boy scouts, camp fire girls, or adults, should have a path along which the trees, shrubs, and wild flowers are plainly, accurately, and interest­ingly labeled. Such a path can be a constant source of education and entertainment. Even though you are just going to be at home this summer, get a couple buddies and plan to construct a na ture trail up the mountain side, through the wood lot, or down through the hollow. Even though your knowledge of botany may be slight, there are so many splendidly il lustrated tree and flower guides available today, that wi th the aid of several interested "scouts" the work will become a game.

The Trail Itself It has been my experience that a trail

blazed for no other purpose except to be a nature trail is best, altho occasionally we have used trails that are also thoroughfares. The path should be just long enough to skirt every possible habi ta t tha t the area contains. It should lead through a bog, climb a hill, ford a stream, cross a meadow, etc. In other words, it should visit the highest, lowest, wettest, dryest, richest, and poorest places in the area because different species of plants will be found growing in each. No trail will natural ly include all the plants of the region, bu t the few that are growing else­where can be transplanted to the side of the path. Once in Northern Ohio, after our trail had been finished, we discovered the only cucumber t ree in the township was growing just a hundred feet from our path. The tree was too big to transplant, so we lengthened the trail in order to include this handsome member of the Magnolia family.

Marking Small rectangles or squares of t in-can tin

or wood that have been painted white can be used for labeling. The plant information is neatly pr inted in India ink since it is water-proof. These metal or wooden tags can be tacked to the species named, or wired if both sides contain information. In case of flowers or small plants, a wood stake or a heavy wire is forced into the ear th near the plant, and the tag attached to this. On the label should be printed:

1. Common Name (if a n y ) . 2. Scientific Name (genus and species). 3. Some fact about the plant that will aid

the memory.

Here are some examples:

'V-OI 'S -6 'D-8 'a-l ' 3 -9

'£-s 'o-f 'r-e 'i-2 'H-I :zin© HOXVM

O

TULIP TREE

or Yellow Poplar

Liriodeiidron tulipijera

According to Poe in THE GOLD BUG Captain Kidd buried his t reasure be ­neath a skull that was nailed

tulip tree. to a

The

BOX Acer

o ELDER

negundo

only maple that has leaves.

compound

o RED BUD

or

Judas Tree Cercis canadensis

This shrub's small red blossoms shine before its hear t -shaped leaves make their appearance. It is a member of the bean family; its seeds are encased

in a pod.

This plant

pale

o INDIAN PIPE

Monotropa unifiora

, leafless, and shade-loving cannot manufacture its own food,

but lives longs to

on decaying wood. a group of similar

known as saprophytes.

It b e -plants

MATCH QUIZ Can you place these common plants in the

right families? 1 Lily Family A. Queen Anne's Lace 2 Rose Family B. Blue Flag 3 Mint Family C. Lady Slipper 4 Night Shade Family D. Cabbage 5 Honeysuckle Family E. Locust Tree 6 Bean Family F. Elderberry 7 Mustard Family G. Irish Potato 8 Orchid Family H. Garlic 9——Iris Family I. Wild Strawberry

10 Parsley Family J. Hedge Nettle

Scientific Name? Everytime a na ture trail is planned, some­

one asks, "Why include scientific names? ' I never argue, just suggest that room be left on the label for the scientific term should it be wished later. In time there may be perplexity over the common name which is often different even in adjoining counties. Sometimes the plant is rare and has never been given a common name. There are many species of willow and haw-thorne which are not distinguished in ordi­nary parlance beyond these terms. Sooner or later the scientific name which holds everywhere is included on the tag.

Often several common names are listed. For instance, the basswood tree is also called limewood, white-wood, and the Amer­ican linden. Odd local names are often amusing.

Label Other Things Too You needn' t limit your labels to plants-

Call attention with tags to that hornet 's nest, a cecropia cocoon, insect galls, the work of sapsuckers, the devastation of web-worms, etc.

The labels should be attached where they can be easily read by one seeking them! !

yet they should not dangle everywhere, giving a sloppy, pr ice-tag effect. I like a trail so marked that a careless person might travel its entire length and see no tags at aH

Names Are Important Did you ever at tend a banquet, And find each member there, Had his or her name neatly printed On a little white cardboard square, And soon everyone was acquainted, The par ty just couldn't fail, You'll find this same friendly spirit, On a wel l -marked Nature Trail.

CHUCK, THE WARDEN, SAYS:

Speaking of na ture trails, keep 'efl11 natural. Profit by my experience. Some

years ago in an adjoining state I helped a

biology class lay out and label a nature trail. To our surprise the whole town be ' | came interested. One wealthy man insisted on paving the trail. Another brought back from the Orient three real Japanese bridge3

to take the place of our rustic spans wher e

we crossed and recrossed the little stream' A woman's club hired a nurseryman to plan' hundreds of shrubs and roses along the path. To be sure it became a pret ty park' but it wasn' t a na ture trail. Transplant loca' plants along the trail, bu t stay away frofl1

exotics.

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Late Season Trout (.From page 13)

clear spot marked by three small boulders. Maybe you remember that white azalea that grows beside the pine snag on the left bank. Well I stopped and looked it over. Two or three times I imagine I can see a movement like & rise but decide my eyes are play-*ng me tricks. Any how I make a cast or two with my streamer but no go. That clear spot interested me so I sat down and lit my pipe watching all the time. The black midges were dart­ing here and there and all at once I Was sure. There was a trout and he Was working so easy it was deceiving to watch. I got a tapered leader and a number eighteen Black Midge on and the first float I was fast to a big brown. That strip of water is clear and not very deep so it was like Mrs. McLean taking her pet poodle dog out for a Walk. First we went up, then down, then across until I got him down by the gravel bar. Then I just put my °°ot alongside him and a good side swipe laid him high and dry. No excitement at all."

One thing I learned when I took Si's thermometer and checked that clear place was that there was a spring that came up through the bottom and *ept it four degrees cooler in that clear spot than in the cloudy water around it."

Mak relit his pipe and listened for a few minutes to a whip-poor-will's call that came from a dead snag, top-Ping the dripping conifers. "Guess the Gain's over by the sound of that fellow: Learned some other things from play­ing around with that gadget. If trout can't find a spring hole in hot weather they'll settle for a waterfall or a good fast rip where the air get's pounded }nto the water. Another thing the fly batches ain't large or plentiful during iate season so the trout turn to min­nows. They take 'em at night or early morning and spend the rest of tbe day deep in some cool shady place s°rt of digesting and waiting. If I could °nly have two kinds of flies for late season one would be a streamer or °Ucktail in about size ten and the other would be a dark midge size eighteen 0 r twenty. The cool spots will have trout and a midge will take them dur-l ng the day but for big ones give me something that looks like a bite to the trout and dusk or dawn to fool the big ones."

"Maybe I like fishing after a rain ^nen the water is touched just a bttle bit with color and everything's tresh like it'll be tomorrow."

Half way down the slope a hermit thrush sounded his bell and the answer

came from another somewhere behind t h e c a b i n . The Whip-poor-will sounded faintly along the ridge and from far below came the sleepy mur­mur of flowing water.

"Let's turn in," said Mak, "It's going to be a good day tomorrow and you will want to see all of it. Maybe we'll get some thunder and lightning trout."

Learning From An Old Timer (From page 21)

"What's the difference?" Dee asked. Just then we passed a lonely fisherman

sitting at the side of the stream. Let's stop and find out how he's doing," Dee said and slowed the car, as he was driving.

"Okay," we chorused. "Might as well." Getting out of the car we approached the

voluble fisherman. He was at that moment disposing of a chub that had hit his bait.

"—!!-**! good-for-nothing, lousy, **i**i*t* bait stealers!" he yelled.

We laughed. "Get anything else?" Coke asked in anti­

climax.

"Oh, I need one more," the man com­mented as he turned to us with a critical eye, "but I can't get it for these darn chubs. They keep stealing my bait."

"You got how many?" we echoed in a chorus of disbelief.

"Nine, I think . . .," he repeated. "Mebbe I better make sure." With this remark he pulled out, one after another, nine fine trout which he'd caught not more than half a mile upstream from where we had been fishing. After a few pleasantries, we sheep­ishly got back into the car.

"I told you we were fishing the wrong part of the stream," Dee joked.

"I guess we were," Coke and I admitted, as the car sped for home.

A few days later I met Dee along the street.

"Do any more trouting?" I asked laugh­ingly.

"As a matter of fact," he answered tri­umphantly, I did. Coke and I were up the Big Run, near Gibsondale."

"And how many did you get?" "Nine apiece," he laughed. "And I guess you used the spinning min­

now?" I asked once more. "Sure did," he answered. "For trout, any­

time, you just can't beat that bait."

HUNGRY SNAKE SNARES TROUT

By Fred L. Schroder

In the photograph above is por­trayed the grim drama of one of natures countless struggles for sur­vival; happening day in and day out in thicket, swamp, forest or creek. They are seldom seen, much less pho­tographed.

As the shutter clicked, the brook trout was flapping wildly in a vain effort to escape, while the water snake, its swallowing process started, inched it down.

Catching the trout by the head while in fairly deep water, the snake skillfully maneuvered it to the sur­face. His next move was more cal­culating and showed more intelligence than is usually accredited the lowly

snake. To reduce the terrific power of the fish's lashings while its tail was still geared to water, the water snake raised the entire body of the fish out of the water and holding it in this fashion, swam toward the creek bank. He was clever enough to elimi­nate the mighty big factor of the water resistance caused by the fish's body and tail.

During this time the trout was just held firmly by the head, but once the brooky was helpless on the bank, the slow process of swallowing was started. When I intervened the trout was swallowed past the gills, was released, lay gasping on the bank. Placed back into the creek it floated a few seconds, revived quickly and with a few wiggles darted into the depths. There's little doubt snakes take their toll of trout in our streams.

JUNE—1951 29

Pennsylvania Fish Law Violations Cases settled during the months of March and April

ADAMS COUNTY Bretzman, Paxil, Bendersville, Pa. Illegal

device

ALLEGHENY COUNTY Baker, Robert, R. D. No. 1, Cheswick, Pa.

Violation of the Rules and Regulations Balkovec, John, 515 Park Ave., Braddock

Hill, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Bartoletta, Anthony, 10D N. Braddock Hts., Braddock, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Coles, George W„ 5173 Broad St., Pitts­burgh, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Cottrell, Earnest W., 526 Pressley St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Gray, C. J., R. D. No. 3, Coraopolis, Pa. Fishing in restricted waters

Grimm, Donald, R. D. No. 1, Wexford, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Johnson, George W., 7 Younger Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Violations of the Rules and Regulations

Karvenski, Steve, 1317 Sandusky St., Pittsburgh, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Marfiak, Joseph, 47 Rhodes Ave., Pitts­burgh, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Matvia, Paul J., 916 Cliff St., N. Brad­dock, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Mock, Fred, 2335 Patterson Ave., Swiss-vale, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Mrazek, Ladislaus, 14 Letsche St., Pitts­burgh. Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Noll, G. Edwin, 541 Corey Ave., Braddock, Pa. Illegal operation of motor boat ..

Novick, John, Box 853, Russellton, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Schardt, John W., 11 Victory Village, Fair Oaks, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Scott, Clyde R., 924i/2 Cliff St., N. Brad­dock, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Sinko, Anne, 208 Anderson St., Pitts­burgh, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Temple, James W., R. D. No. 3, Gibsonia, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations

Veltman, Andrew. 22 Spruce St., Natrona, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations

Voyda, John, 6913 McClure Ave., Swiss-vale, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

AVassel, Pete, 209 Grantham St., Pitts­burgh, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

"Womer. Kenneth L., 807 Franklin Ave., Wilklnsburg, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Young, Edward. 801 Wenzel Ave., Pitts­burgh, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

ARMSTRONG COUNTY Collar, Roy, Freeport, Pa. Violation of

the Rules and Regulations Cowan, James, Klttanning, Pa. Viola­

tion of the Rules and Regulations . . Tobi, John, Box 92, Yatesboro, Pa. Un­

naturalized foreign-born resident fish­ing

BEAVER COUNTY Baker, Curtis E., R. F. D. No. 3, Beaver

Falls, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Dusenberry, Allan C, 751 Fourth Ave., Freedom, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Dusenberry, Raymond W., 751 Fourth Ave., Freedom, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Elsman, James, 901 Third Ave., Freedom, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations

Fauser, John J., Box 184, Conway, Pa. Exceeding creel limit

McConley, Samuel H., 549 E. Madison St., Rochester, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Misik, Cornel, R. F. D. No. 1, New Brighton, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations

Misik, John, R. F. D. No. 1, New Brighton, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations

Namett, Joseph, R. F>D. No. 1, Monaca, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations

30

Patterson. Fred, 2621 Eighth Ave., Beaver Falls, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Sayre, M. B., 910 10th St., Beaver Falls, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations 20.00

Thomas, Jesse, 1011 Third Ave., New Brighton, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

White. Irwin D., 619 Eleventh Ave., New Brighton, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Zaleski, John, R. D. No. 1, Baden, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Zaleski, Julia, R. D. No. 1, Baden, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Zaleski, Stanley, R. D. No. 1, Baden, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

BEDFORD COUNTY Beaner, Cletus, Alum Bank, Pa. Illegal

device 20.00 Hammel, Howard O., Woodbury, Pa.

Violation of the Rules and Regula­tions 20.00

Lowery, Harvey G., R. F. D. No. 1, Hynd-man, Pa. Seven trout in closed season 70.00

Wentz, Vernon, R. F. D. No. 1, Alum Bank, Pa. Illegal device 20.00

BERKS COUNTY Cramer, William, 925 Weiser St., Read­

ing, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Engle, William, R. D. No. 3, Werners-ville, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Faust, Chester G., R. D. No. 1, Douglass-ville, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Hunsberger, Robert, Lance Place, Read­ing, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

lovan'na, Michael, 705 Ave. A, Glenside, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations 20.00

Koslkowski, Stephen J., 1529 Cotton St., Reading, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Palcak, Martin, 722 Neversink St., Read­ing, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Plowfield, Harvey H., 20 W. Court Blvd., West Lawn, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Reber, Ellen, Kenhorst, Reading, Pa. Fishing with a borrowed license 25.00

Rounsville, Thomas, 516 N. 9th St., Read­ing, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Schock, Clyde E., 1045 N. 4th St., Read­ing, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

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Sullivan, Lawrence, 722 Neversink St., Reading, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Talarico, Samuel, 1105 Chestnut St., Reading, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Waltman, Carl, 319 S. 17th St.. Reading, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations 20.00

Wentzel, Don L., 143 W. Broad St., Shil-lington, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Wise, George, 552 Court St., Reading, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations 20.00

Yeager, Walter L., 132 Oley St., Reading, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations 20.00

Zimmerman, Richard, 143 W. Broad St., Shillington, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Zweizig, Edgar Jr., 1119 Oley St., Read­ing, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

BLAIR COUNTY Gallagher, Dell A., 125 Lexington Ave.,

Altoona, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Hopkins, James C, 1216 Penna. Ave., Tyrone. Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Mountain, Charles A., 308 8th St., Juniata, Altoona, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Port, Charles W-, Box 923, R. D. No. 1, Altoona, Pa. Snag fishing or four hooking suckers 20.00

BUCKS COUNTY Blew, Frank A., 121 Center St., Morris-

ville, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Bloom, Gerald, 808 4th Ave., Bristol, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Crouch, Harold R., Street Rd. and June Ave., Croydon, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

AN INEXPENSIVE FLY TYER'S BOBBIN By F . L. FROST, JR .

A very inexpensive but highly efficient fly tying bobbin can be made in a very few' minutes from a tat t ing shutt le obtainable for ten cents at most any "dime" store by fol­lowing the directions given in the illustration below. The tatting shuttle comes with a r e ­movable spool which will hold a spool of tying thread very nicely. These bobbins are so inexpensive that there is no reason that a tyer cannot have one for each size and color of tying thread used.

DRILL A 1 /16 INCH HOLE AND THEN

SMOOTH F IN ISH WITH A NEEDLE POl'

FILE SO THAT THERE WILL BE NO

ROUGH EDGES.

TATTING SHUTTLE

P E N N S Y L V A N I A A N G L E R

Rose, Harry, 204 E. Palmer St., Morrls-ville, Pa. Violation of the Rules and

_ Regulations 20.00 Schnader, William, 656 Spruce St.,

Bristol, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Weikel, John, Lafayette Ave., Eddington, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations 20.00

white, Edward J., Lock No. 1, Pont St., Bristol, Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

BUTLER COUNTY Kane, Richard T., R. D. No. 2, Sarver,

Pa. Pishing without a license 25.00

CAMBRIA COUNTY Bishop, T. R., Hemlock St., Gallitzin,

Pa. Exceeding creel limit 20.00 Daniell, Mario, Rear 1191 Semors St.,

Johnstown, Pa. Violation of the Rules L ana Regulations 20.00 fiveges, Michael J., Box 68, Puritan, Pa.

Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00 Hajnos, Joseph, R. P. D. No. 1, Wlndber,

Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regu-latlons 20.00

•Helsel, Frank A., R. F. D. No. 5, Johns­town, Pa. Violation of the Rules and

, Regulations 20.00 Jacobs, Duane R., 1609 Bedford St., Johnstown, Pa. Violation of the Rules

t and Regulations . 20.00 Loubinsky, Louis, 325 Boyer St., Couper-

Qale, Johnstown, Pa. Violation of the .Ru les and Regulations 20.00 May, Lee, 1260 Flngerhoot St., Johnstown,

Pa. violation of the Rules and Regu-latlons 20.00

McConnell, Thomas P., 108 Highland Ave., Patton, Pa. Fishing without a license 25.00

°tolinsky, Stanley, 147 Birch St., Frank­lin, Conemaugh, Pa. Violation of the

0 Rules and Regulations 20.00 b'lko, Peter, 34 Hazel St., Franklin, Conemaugh, Pa. Violation of the

v Rules and Regulations 20.00 'eckley, George F., R. D. No. 1, Ebens-

ourg. Pa. Violation of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

CENTRE COUNTY BUrr, Theodore W., State College, Pa.

°ne undersized brook trout 10.00

CHESTER COUNTY Parsons, James E., West Grove, Pa. Fish­i n g without a license 25.00 ^aremba, Walter C, 462 Emmett St.,

Phoenixville, Pa. Violation of the ^ Rules and Regulations 20.00 ^aremba, Walter C, 462 Emmett St.,

Phoenixville, Pa. Fishing without a license 25.00

CLARION COUNTY Renry, Joseph L., Rimersburg, Pa. Vlola-0 tion of the Rules and Regulations . . 20.00 fceigworth, R. A„ Hawthorn, Pa. Viola­

tion of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

CLEARFIELD COUNTY J°hnson, William J., R. D. No. 2, Madera,

fa. Violation of the Rules and Regu-tions 20.00

CLINTON COUNTY toccioskey. Harry E„ 27 W. Park St.,

Lock Haven, Pa. One undersized trout 10.00 McCloskey, Harry E., 27 W. Park St., £ock Haven, Pa. Fishing without a

v, license 25.00 Metres, Ralph N., Mackeyville, Pa. Fish­

ing without a license 25.00

COLUMBIA C O U N T Y J u rglll , Anthony, E. Railroad St., Ce'n-

tfalia, Pa. Violation of the Rules and . Regulations 20.00 ^rgil l , Walter, E. Railroad St., Centralla.

fa. Violation of the Rules and Regu­lations 20.00

&AUPHIN COUNTY B°hner, Kermit E., Pillow, Pa. Illegal ,, operation of motor boat 5.00 "orzilliri, Joseph, 3147 N. 6th St., Har­

risburg, Pa. Offering and exposing *°r sale striped bass less than 18" in

j , length 30.00 interline, Richard, 1411 Vernon St.,

Harrisburg, Pa. Violation of the Rules n , ahd Regulations 20.00 ^ytshail, Wilmer S„ P. O. Box 221, Mil-T lersburg, Pa. Exceeding creel limit . . . 20.00 ^Vons, Harry, 1318 James St., Harrisburg,

Pa. Offering and exposing for sale .s tr iped bass less than 18" In length . . 30.00 a lcpallum, Samuel, 1935 Wood St., Har­

risburg, Pa: Offering for sale striped °ass less than 18" In length 30.00

DELAWARE COUNTY Boyle, Frank, Concordville, Pa. Violation

of the Rules and Regulations 20.00 Giles, William, 16 Bethel St., Boothwyn,

Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula­tions 20.00

Kane, William, Concordville, Pa. Viola­tion of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

March, Raymond, 208 Water St., Ridley Park, Pa. Exceeding creel limit 40.00

Reed, Rewben C, No. 7, Boothwyn, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

ELK COUNTY Steward, William, Brandy Camp, Pa.

Three illegal trout 30.00

ERIE COUNTY Hajnlk, Frank T., 108 Hathaway St.,

Girard, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Johnston, Violet, R. D. No. 5, North East, Pa. Fishing without a license 25.00

Kephart, William, 208 Hathaway St., Girard, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Matha, Raymond, 709 Walnut St., Erie, Pa. Fishing without a license 25.00

Pratt, Richard, North Springfield, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Prezwichi, Joseph, 643 E. 12th St., Erie, Pa. Fishing without a license 25.00

Sementilli, Nick, 3512 Buffalo Rd., Wes-leyville, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Tamplin, James, 1802 Fllmore Ave., Erie, Pa. Illegal device 20.00

Waxham, Melvin N., 125 Smith St., N. Girard, Pa. Fishing without a license 25.00

FOREST COUNTY Dougherty, J. D., E. Hickory, Pa. One

undersized trout 10.00

FULTON COUNTY Bottomfield, Chester H., Crystal Spring,

Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula­tions 20.00

HUNTINGDON COUNTY Angelo, Pompoy, Dudley, Pa. Violation

of the Rules & Regulations 20.00 Dunkle, George W., Drake St., Mt. Union,

Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula­tions 20.00

Eckley, Richard V., R. D. 3, Huntingdon, Pa. One bass in closed season 10.00

Eckley, Richard V., R. D. 3, Hunting­don, Pa. Violation of the Rules <& Regulations 20.00

Houser, James A., McConnelstowh, Pa. Illegal device 20.00

Houser, James A., McConnelstowh, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Hucovsky, John J., Dudley, Pa. Viola­tion of the Rules and Regulations 20.00

Molosky, Alexander F., Dudley, Pa. Vi­olation of the Rules & Regulations .. 20.00

Putt, John, McConnelstown, Pa. Illegal device 20.00

Putt, John, McConnelstowh, Pa. Viola­tion of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

INDIANA COUNTY Askey, Leonard, Clymer, Pa. Anchoring

minnows in stream without name plates 20.00

Askey, Leonard, Clymer, Pa. Three min­nows over his possession limit 30.00

Balitski, Walter J., Hillesdale, Pa. Five minnows over possession limit 50.00

Bartlebaugh, Henry, 300 S. Negley St.. Pittsburgh, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Calvettl, Paul L., Altman, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Decarlo, Anthony W., Box 465, Indiana, St., Homer City, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Gaba, Kathryn E„ 1139 Broad St., New­ark, N. J. Fishing without a license . . 25.00

Gelst, James D., R. D. 2, Mayport, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Geist, Stanley P., Timblin, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Griffith, Ebert W., R. F. D. No. 1, Ros-siter, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Kopczyk, Joe P., Clymer, Pa. Exceeding creel limit 30.00

Kopczyk, Joe P., Clymer, Pa. Anchoring minnows in stream without name plate 20.00

Kopczyk, Stanley W., Clymer, Pa. Ex­ceeding creel limit 30.00

Lucarelli, Ralph, 305 Bell St., Wilmer-ding, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Matthews, Ernest G., Ruel Valley, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Relllck, John J., Box 25, Altman, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Rice, Wilbert F., Box 256, Barnesboro, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula­tions 20.00

Ruddock, Ralph, Graceton, Pa. Viola­tion of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Smouse, Harold, 514 Middle Ave., Wil-merdlng. Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Trink, Tony A., 424 Westinghouse St., Wilmerding, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Zamp, Eddie M., 325 Bell St., Wilmer­ding, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

LACKAWANNA COUNTY Cole, Robert Jr., 314 S. 9th Ave., Scran-

ton, Pa. Exceeding creel limit 10.00 Konish, Stanley, 805 Oak St., Eynon, Pa.

Exceeding creel limit 10.00 Mahoskl, Bernard, 1112 Tuttle St., Simp­

son, Pa. Fishing with tip-ups in closed season 20.00

Mallnowski, John, 29 Jefferson St., Simpson, Pa. Fishing with too many rods 20.00

Orzell, Chester C, 329—17th St., Scran-ton, Pa. Exceeding creel limit 10.00

Rowlands, Donald, 420 Scott Rd., Chin­chilla, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Rowlands, William, 420 Scott Rd., Chin­chilla, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Sistili, John F., 622 E. Lackawanna Rd., Olyphant, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Slezak, Edward, 313 Wyoming Ave., Du-pont, Pa. Exceeding creel limit 30.00

Wabtko, Joseph, 149 Moosic St., Jessup, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regu­lations 20.00

Zulich, Andrew, 51 Midland St., Simp­son, Pa. Fishing with tip-ups In closed season 20.00

LANCASTER COUNTY Campbell, William, R. D. No. 2, Lancas­

ter, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Hart, Arthur, New Providence, Pa. Ex­ceeding creel limit 10.00

Lesman, Richard, Corner N. Queen & Walnut Sts., Lancaster, Pa. Offering and exposing for sale striped bass less than 18" long 20.00

LAWRENCE COUNTY Moyer, Carrie E., R. D. 1, New Castle, Pa.

Fishing in restricted area at Pymatun-Ing Lake 25.00

Moyer, Omer E., R. D. 1, New Castle, Pa. Fishing in restricted area at Pymatun-ing Lake 25.00

Sipe, Jess N., R. D. No. 3, Volant, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Will, Albert R., R. D. 1, New Castle, Pa. Fishing in restricted area at Pyma-tuning Lake 25.00

LEHIGH COUNTY Bauer, Gerald L., R. D. 1, Emmaus, Pa.

Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00 Bauer, Russell E., 524 Auburn St., Allen-

town, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Bauer, Rudolph, 721 Railroad St., Allen-town, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Derr, Robert C, R. D. 1, Orfield, Pa. Fishing without a license 25.00

Stei'nson, John, 538 Whitehall St., Allen-town, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Wallach, John, 131 S. 12th St., Allen-town, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

LUZERNE COUNTY Sal, John, 96 Chapel St., Wilkes-Barre,

Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula­tions 20.00

Spaide, Abraham, 322 W. 3rd St., Nesco-peck, Pa. Lines not under immediate control 20.00

LYCOMING COUNTY Lundy, Eugene E., 515 Spruce St., Mon-

toursvllle, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

Thomas, Lester, 2352 Fairview Terrace. Wllllamsport, Pa. Violations of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

McKEAN COUNTY Douglass, Daniel G., R. D. No. 2, Eldred,

Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula­tions 20.00

Douglass, Daniel G., R. D. No. 2, Eldred, Pa. Fishing without a license 25.00

Frair, Leonard M., Mount Alton, Pa. Two undersized trout 20.00

Kehle, Phillpe E., Westline, Pa. Three undersized trout 30.00

Myers, Albert H„ Gate Hollow Rd., Brad­ford, Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regulations 20.00

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MERCER COUNTY Blakely, Dale, R. D. No. 3, Grove City, Pa.

Illegal operat ion of moto r boa t 25.00 Clayton, George W., 198 High St., Sharon ,

• Pa. Non-res ident giving false in forma­t ion to secure a fishing license 25.00

Stockner , Edward, R. D. No. 1, J a m e s ­town, Pa. P ish ing w i t h o u t a l icense . . 25.00

Thompson , Lyle P., R. D. No. 2, J a m e s ­town, Pa. Illegal operat ion of moto r boa t 100.00

MIFFLIN COUNTY Shank , David R\, R. D. 1, Reedesville, Pa .

Altering a fishing license 25.00

MONROE COUNTY Ku'nkle, Carl, R. F . D. 3, Kunk le town ,

Pa. F i sh ing w i t h o u t a license 25.00 Super, J o h n , 179 El izabeth St., East

S t roudsburg , Pa. F ish ing wi th ba i t In res t r ic ted area 20.00

Super, J o h n , 179 El izabeth St., Eas t S t roudsburg , Pa. F ish ing w i t h o u t a l icense - 25.00

Transue , K e n n e t h , 229 N. 9th St., S t roudsburg , Pa. F ish ing w i t h o u t a l icense 25.00

Transue , K e n n e t h , 229 N. 9th St., S t roudsburg , Pa. F ish ing wi th ba i t in res t r ic ted area 20.00

MONTGOMERY COUNTY Brandel , Will iam, 84 High St., P o t t s -

town, Pa. F ish ing w i t h o u t a license . . 25.00 Preston, Rober t F„ Leary Trai ler Camp,

Horsham, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

MONTOUR COUNTY Clark, Ellas E., 21 Cooper St., Danville,

Pa. Violations of t h e Rules & Regula­t ions 20.00

Cournow, Jack, Church St., Danville, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Dyer, T royE . , 23 Cooper St., Danville, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

S t u m p , Harry, 8 Montour Row. Danville, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula­t ions 20.00

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY Chamber la in , Wyat t , 319 Wash ing ton St.,

Easton, Pa . Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Jandras i t z , Carl, R. D. No. 1, Beth lehem, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula­t ions 20.00

Van Willard, George, 319 Wash ing ton St., Easton, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY Becker, Marlin, 1457 Scot t St.. K u l p m o n t ,

Pa . Violation of t h e Rules & Regula- ' t ions 20.00

H a r t m a n , Carl, Riverside. Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Lucas, Charles, 1053 C h e s t n u t St., K u l p ­m o n t . Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Mllun, Joseph, 321 E. Sayior St., Atlas, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula­t ions 20.00

Morawskl, Alex, 631 Diamond St., Sha -mokin , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Mostick, Joseph, Main St., Matal ie , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Murawski, Anthony , 952 Spruce St., K u l p m o n t , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Murawski . Lenard C , 952 Spruce St., Ku lpmon t , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Phil l ips, Royal B., 1013 Mt. Carmel St., Shamokin , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Sankowiski , Henry, 940 Spruce St., K u l p ­mon t , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Shirk, S. F., 941 Agusta St., Sunbury , Pa. Exceeding creel l imi t 10.00

Sobotor, Norman, 1304 Hemlock St., Shamokin , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

PERRY COUNTY Woods, Paul , D u n c a n n o n , Pa. Illegal de ­

vice (oversized n e t ) 100.00

PHILADELPHIA COUNTY Bal t rukonis , Vincent J., 213 Fernon St.,

Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Braun , Herman , 1927 Berkshire St., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Carr, Joseph, 737 S. 15th St., Phi lade l ­phia , Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Dun lap , Harry, 3405 '"Decatur St.. Ph i la ­delphia, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

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Englehard t , Rudolph , 140 Park Ave.. Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Fahrer , Will iam, 1345 W. Sedgley Ave., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Ferri , Phi l ip , 3852 N. Marshall St., Ph i la ­delphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Grubb , Godfrey, 3046 N. Percy St., Ph i la ­delphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Hall, Roy, 321 W. Ashdale St., Phi lade l ­phia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Helllg, Jesse, 7725 Lyons Ave., Phi lade l ­phia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Huff. Harry M., 1644 N. 62nd St., Ph i la ­delphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Jun io , Melquiadio D., 2414 Bas t ian Ter­race, Phi ladelphia , Pa . Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Lawson, William, 1844 Callowhill St., Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Moret t i , Raymond, 3917 N. Reese St., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Orlouskl, Theodore R.. 3350 N. Howard St., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Parkerson, J o h n , 714 Oregon Ave., Ph i l a ­delphia, Pa . Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Posik, Kazmir , 2825 Onta r io St., Ph i l a ­delphia , Pa . Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Robson, J o h n E., 4132 St i r l ing St., Ph i l a ­delphia, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Schaeffer, H e r m a n J., 3006 Windish St., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Schlang, J o h n , 9331 Leithgow St., Ph i la ­delphia. Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

S tub , Wilmer F., 5944 Tabor Ave., Ph i l a ­delphia, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Steigerwald, Wi lbur R., 4616 Sheffield St., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Stockl, Louis, 2831 N. Hope St., Ph i la ­delphia , Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Tolley, Walter, 5864 N. Magdelena St., Phi ladelphia , Pa. F ish ing wi thou t a l icense 25.00

Ulmer, Frank , 2917 Hale St., Ph i lade l ­phia , Pa . Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Vail, Paul , 3235 N. F r o n t St., Phi lade l ­phia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Wacker, Phi l ip , 1355 E. Weaver St., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Wunsch , Albert, 6763 Hegerman St., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Ziegenfuss, F rank , 314 W. Glenwood Ave., Phi ladelphia , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY Baer, George, 303 Race St., T a m a q u a , Pa .

Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00 Bensinger, Warren, Valley View, Pa. Vi­

olat ion of t h e Rules & Regula t ions . . 20.00 Berish, Andrew, Jr . , Llewellyn Road, Box

252, Minersville, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Cikanovich, Peter , 281 W. Mahanoy Ave., Girardville, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Demmi, Anthony , 508 W. Center St., Shenandoah , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Paluosky, Vincent , Pres ton Hill, Gi ra rd­ville, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Pecosky, William, Lost Creek, Pa. Viola­t ion of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Schnoke, Alvin, R. D. No. 2, P ine Grove, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula­t ions 20.00

SNYDER COUNTY Bailey, K e n n e t h , Selinsgrove, Pa. Viola­

t ion of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00 Mitchell , Melvi'n, 704 N. Marke t St.,

Selinsgrove, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Woodling, W. F., R. D. No. 2, Sel ins­grove, Pa. Illegal operat ion of motor -boat 5.00

Zechman, George, Selinsgrove, Pa. F i sh­ing w i t h o u t a l icense 25.00

SOMERSET COUNTY Brown, I rvin, Boswell, Pa. Violation of

t h e Rules &; Regula t ions 20.00 Brown, K e n n e t h , Jerome, Pa. Violation

of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Feichtner , Charles, Davidsville, Pa. Vi­olat ions of t h e Rules & Regula t ions . . 20.00)

Jacob, J o h n , R. D. No. 1, Beaverdale, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00]

Omerzo, J o h n , R. D. No. 2, Berlin, Pa . Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00]

Pockop, Eugene, Jennera , Pa. Violation of the Rules & Regula t ions 20.00 j

Schardt , Gordon, Salisbury St., Meyers-dale, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.001

Shaul is , William F., R. D. No. 3, Somer­set, Pa. Illegal device 20.00 | |

Shaul is , Will iam F„ R. D. No. 3, Somer­set, Pa. F ish ing w i t h o u t a l icense . . . 25.00

Toth , Joseph, Beaverdale, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

TIOGA COUNTY But ler , Claude E„ Tioga, Pa. Violation

of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00 Yungwir th , Mat thew, Jr . , R. D. No. 3,

Wellsboro. Pa. Violation of t h e Rules and Regula t ions 20.00

WARREN COUNTY Black, Joe N., Croydon, Pa . Illegal op­

era t ion of moto r boat 5.00 Proper, Will iam E., R. D. No. 1, Grand

Valley, Pa. Seventeen t r o u t In closed season 170.00

WESTMORELAND COUNTY Montgomery, Audley, House 14, P a r n a s ­

sus . Box 3, New Kens ing ton , Pa. Viola­t ion of the Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Solonichne, J o h n , R. D. No. 2, Box 142, Leechburg, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Vallosio, James , R. D. No. 2, Leechburg, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula­t ions 20.00

Vallosio, Pete, Jr., R. D. No. 1, Vander-grift. Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

YORK COUNTY Anderson, Calvin, R. D. No. 1, Manches ­

ter, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Beaverson, Amos, R. D. No. 5, York, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Bucher, Harold, Mt. Wolf, Pa . Viola­t ion of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

H a r t m a n , Earl, R. D. No. 5, York, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Kope, H. R., R. D. No. 1, Manchester , Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.0"

Leonard, George, R. D. No. 3, York, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

McCleary, Rober t S., 725 S u s q u e h a n n a Ave., York, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Shirey, Gordon, 40 S. F o u r t h St., Mt. Wolf, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.0°

Shul tz , Claude E., Spr ing Grove, Pa. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

OUT OF STATE Shrout , Bruce M., R. D. No. 3. Hazen Rd.,

Cumber land , Md. Violation of t h e Rules & Regula t ions 20.00

Shrou t , Bruce M., R. D. No. 3, Hazen Rd., Cumber land , Md. F ish ing w i t h ­ou t a license 25.00

Jones , Agness E., 1139 Broad St., New- , ark, N. J . F ish ing w i t h o u t a l icense . . 25.00

Kirtz , Francis L., Hinsdale, N. Y. F i sh-ing w i t h o u t a l icense 25.00

Paradise Host to 1766 Anglers On Opening Day

A t o t a l of 1766 f i s h e r m e n of w h i c h 218 w e r e l a d y a n g l e r s , c a u g h t 3314 t r o u t o n M a y 18, O p e n i n g D a y a t F i s h e r m a n ' s P a r a d i s e , S p r i n g C r e e k i n C e n t r e C o u n t y . A t o t a l of 518 fish w e r e a c t u a l l y k i l l e d of t h e t o t a l c a u g h t i n c l u d i n g 283 b r o w n a n d 235 r a i n ­b o w t r o u t .

A f e w of t h e l a r g e r fish t a k e n : G e o r g e R a k a r , G i n t e r , P a . , c a u g h t a 5 - p o u n d , 2 2 ' i n c h b r o w n ; J o s e p h F r e w , N e w C a s t l e , Pa-, c a u g h t a 4 J / 2 - p o u n d , 2 1 % - i n c h r a i n b o W a n d W i l l i a m H u n t e r , J r . , B e a v e r d a l e , Pa-, t o o k a 5 - p o u n d , 21V2-inch b r o w n . I n t h e w o m a n ' s s e c t i o n of t h e P a r a d i s e t h e r e c o r d for O p e n i n g D a y r e a d s as f o l l o w s : M r s . A . C-R e y n o l d s , W i l l i a m s b u r g , Pa . , c a u g h t a

1 - p o u n d , 14-oz. , 1 7 y 2 - i n c h b r o w n , w h i l e S a r a h G a r v e r of B e l l e f o n t e w a s f o r t u n a t e i " l a n d i n g a 1 - p o u n d , 12-oz. , 1 7 - i n c h r a i n b o w -

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