Pennsylvania Angler & Boater Magazine January / February 2013 SUBSCRIBE NOW Angler & Boater home Issue archive Not all articles are available online. Articles provided are in PDF format. Feature articles Secrets of Solid Fishing for Crappies by Vic Attardo Transitioning to Fly Fishing by John Allen Mercer and Venango Counties on Ice by Darl Black Tip-up Fishing for Pike and Pickerel by Carl Haensel Make Your Own Rabbit Hair Jig by Chris Gorsuch Not Working, Try Something Different by Mike Bleech Lively Larvae by Marilyn Black Take Your Ice Shanty to the Next Level by Ross Robertson 10 Tips for Safe Ice Fishing by Ben Moyer Homegrown Fishing Lures by Linda Steiner Impacts of Fishing Line and Other Litter by Deborah Weisberg Ohio River Sauger and Walleye by Jeff Knapp Finding the Right Powerboat by Alex Zidock, Jr. Pennsylvania’s Not-so-bland Blanding’s Turtle by Chris Urban and Kathy Gipe Special features Commission Fish Stocking Volunteers: A History of Dedication by Brian Wisner Ice Safety Thickness Chart Winter PLAY Newsletter by Amidea Daniel and Allan Schreffler Deputy Waterways Conservation Officer Graduation by Spring Gearhart Regular features Straight Talk by Executive Director John A. Arway Tying the Scud by Charles R. Meck Your Fishing Field Guide by Carl Haensel Notes from the Stream Reflecting on the Water by Ron Kuhn Currents Angler’s Notebook by Jerry Bush Fishin’ from the Kitchen by Wayne Phillips Cast & Caught On the cover With thick ice and darkened days, bright jigs can be the exception to the standard fishing rule, producing hefty crappies like this one on Lackawanna Lake, Lackawanna County. Photo provided by Vic Attardo. Insert In this edition, we continue a limited-edition series of Ned Smith art prints with a bluegill print. We will include these prints through to the May/June 2013 edition.