march, 1968 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
march, 1968 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
march, 1968 - Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
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LEAKY BOOTS<br />
continued from page 3<br />
burg Sportsmen's Association, Inc., of Mercersburg after<br />
dedication ceremonies of the Earl L. Peck Memorial Lake<br />
<strong>and</strong> the T. M. (Mac) Sironen Nursery.<br />
B. Frank Kulp, Secretary<br />
<strong>Fish</strong> Committee<br />
Mercersburg Sportsmen's Association<br />
SCHOOL'S OUT?<br />
Gentlemen,<br />
I didn't see Ned Smith's monthly column "School's Out"<br />
in your January issue of the Angler.<br />
I do hope you don't intend to drop this monthly feature<br />
from your magazine as I feel it is one of the highlights of<br />
the Angler.<br />
Enclosed is my renewal check for another year of your<br />
very good magazine.<br />
Lee Lashley, Warfordsburg<br />
We sure don't intend to drop "School's Out" by Ned<br />
Smith! But Mr. Smith is, as you may know, one of the top<br />
wildlife artists in the country <strong>and</strong> this winter his workload<br />
became so heavy he just couldn't get everything done.<br />
He's promised to bring "School's Out" back as soon as the<br />
pressure lets up, although he says it may have to be on an<br />
every other month basis.<br />
WANTS COVER STORIES<br />
Gentlemen,<br />
I have been subscribing to your magazine for only a few<br />
months <strong>and</strong> I already find it very enjoyable but I think<br />
you should follow up the pictures on the cover with an<br />
article about it inside. It is very annoying to find a picture<br />
on the cover of a man ice fishing <strong>and</strong> then find that the<br />
closest thing to an article about ice fishing is how to make<br />
an ice fishing rod, I sincerely hope you will try to remedy<br />
this situation. „ , ... . _, „ , . , ,<br />
Stephen Kozak, Philadelphia<br />
We agree! And if you noticed last month your February<br />
issue had a cover showing a sportsmen's show <strong>and</strong> an in<br />
RETIRES . . .<br />
John S. Ogden of York has retired from the <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> <strong>Fish</strong> <strong>Commission</strong><br />
after 25 years of service.<br />
Ogden served the <strong>Commission</strong> in several capacities. Starting in 1942, he<br />
worked as a district warden until 1950 when he was appointed district supervisor<br />
of 14 counties in Southeastern part of the state. In 1964 he transferred<br />
from the Law Enforcement Division to the Public Relations Division of the<br />
<strong>Commission</strong>.<br />
As a member of the Public Relations staff he worked throughout the state<br />
contacting news media, writers, schools, <strong>and</strong> <strong>Commission</strong> Rlue Book Agents.<br />
An information specialist he presented available programs <strong>and</strong> introduced<br />
new services available from the <strong>Commission</strong>.<br />
Upon retiring Ogden said he first planned to "see some of the country." He<br />
expects to make York County his retirement headquarters.<br />
side story about sportsmen's shows. This month sucker<br />
fishermen provided the basis for a cover—<strong>and</strong> pages 4, 5,<br />
<strong>and</strong> 6 are all about spring sucker fishing. Next month the<br />
trout gets the nod inside <strong>and</strong> out.<br />
And with any luck from now on you'll seldom see a<br />
cover that isn't tied to an inside story.<br />
MONONGAHELA CATFISH<br />
Gentlemen,<br />
I would like to know what is being done <strong>and</strong> what can<br />
be done to clean the streams <strong>and</strong> rivers of <strong>Pennsylvania</strong>.<br />
I live in Westmorel<strong>and</strong> County, close to Fayette County.<br />
The Monongahela River flows about % a mile from my<br />
house. This <strong>and</strong> many other streams that would be great<br />
for fishing are polluted.<br />
However, the Monongahela River has been producing<br />
catfish. This is a great improvement. If it continues we<br />
may be able to walk to good fishing spots.<br />
Joe Luzanski, Westmorel<strong>and</strong> County<br />
We can state, generally, that there is more emphasis<br />
today on the clean streams program in <strong>Pennsylvania</strong> than<br />
ever before <strong>and</strong> certainly monies available from both federal<br />
<strong>and</strong> state sources will contribute significantly toward<br />
a cleanup program. Also, several state agencies are conducting<br />
research projects to determine the best methods of<br />
abating or neutralizing certain types of pollutants.<br />
TROPHY CATCH?<br />
Gentlemen:<br />
I thought you might find the following story amusing.<br />
While fishing with my father on Christmas Day at<br />
<strong>Pennsylvania</strong>'s muskie hot spot, Brunner Isl<strong>and</strong> on the<br />
Susquehanna, I watched <strong>and</strong> chuckled to myself as he<br />
got hung up soon after making a cast. After much manipulation,<br />
he worked about a bushel of leaves, twigs, <strong>and</strong><br />
assorted debris to shore as I jokingly congratulated him on<br />
l<strong>and</strong>ing a Junker.<br />
He got a lunker all right—59 inches worth! That was<br />
the combined length of the 14 lures he found in his<br />
"Christmas present."<br />
Ned A. Voss, Lansdowne<br />
28 PENNSYLVANIA ANGLER
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