Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Magazine March / April 2012 SUBSCRIBE NOW Angler & Boater home Issue archive Not all articles are available online. Articles provided are in PDF format. Feature articles In Front of the Eight Ball: Top Southeast Opening Day Trout Waters by Vic Attardo A Trout Stream Top to Bottom by Carl Haensel Hidden in Plain Sight: Spring Creek Canyon Opens to the Public by Joe Baker Fly Fishing Small Streams by John Allen Old School Nymphing by Ben Moyer Working Small Stream Structure for Spring Trout by Vic Attardo Anatomy of a Fishing Rod by Darl Black Tube Tips by Jeff Knapp Bait Catching Tactics by John Allen Deer Creek Rebirth by Marilyn Black Spring Cleaning by Ross Robertson Find Family Fishing Fun at Chapman State Park by Linda Steiner Bank Casting to a Trout Lake by Mike Bleech The Eastern Spadefoot by Rob Criswell Special features 2012 Adult Trout Stocking Program Changes by Tom Greene Why You Should Care About Mussels by Nevin Welte and Christopher Urban Pleasant Mount Hatchery is a Local Treasure by Melissa Leet 2 Sides by Leroy M. Young Jr. Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission 2011 Photography Contest Spring PLAY Newsletter by Miranda Smith and Andy Desko Unassessed Waters Program Update by Deborah Weisberg Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission 2011 Annual Report Summary Regular features Straight Talk by Executive Director John A. Arway Reflecting on the Water by Ron Kuhn Notes from the Stream Your Fishing Field Guide by Carl Haensel Tying the Beaded Little Mayfly by Charles R. Meck Currents Angler’s Notebook by Jerry Bush Fishin’ from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips Cast & Caught On the cover Pennsylvania is blessed with mountain streams that harbor our state fish, the brook trout. As the fall spawn approaches, brook trout adorn themselves in briliiant colors. This brook trout is about to latch onto a Gold-Ribbed Hare's Ear Nymph. Prints are available at www.kenhunterart.com, or call 570-437-2928. Cover painting by Ken Hunter.