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^* or hackle tips, which ever the tyer
The bivisible type of Royal Coach-
7*1 is precisely the same as the reg-
P* dry fly except for the wings. Inf^d
of upright wings, the bivisible
^ a couple of turns of white hackle
the face of the brown hackle. In
Instructing this fly, the tyer should
' ?6 P in mind the fact that the white
| intended solely to make it easier to
? 6 the fly on the surface of the water.
•0 or three turns of white are
^cient to accomplish this purpose.
There is nothing in particular to empsize
in construction of the wet
JJtyal Coachman, except that most
? 6r s in this era of hard fishing like
prse wet flies, so the wings should
• slender and the hackle should be
p and tied below the "chin" of the
'•like a brown beard.
i The miniature streamer type of
,°yal Coachman is a productive lure.
.differs from the others in the matter
tile wing.
The wing is made of hair of some
|Pi in pure white. Care should be
jj^en that the wing is not too bulky,
;ttiough it may be somewhat thicker
| 4t i the hackle. The hair wing is tied
/^ctly on top of the fly and parallel
* l he shank of the hook. It should be
v^g enough to extend just a mite
j^nd the bend of the hook.
5 The Royal Coachman is effective in
| c °nsiderable size range. The average
^'tyer is not clever enough to build
implicated fly like the Royal CoachiS
on a hook as small as Size 18 or
(•> hut it can be done, and such tiny
' 6s will take trout. Sizes 14 and 16
?. 6 the most popular and the most
j^ely used. But a Royal Coachman
I Size 12 or even 10 has accounted
!/ many a fine trout, especially on
§> rough water.
J^ angler possessing an assortment
/ these patterns is well equipped to
ij;t action out of trout that are lazy
v^ indifferent. With them he can
»i 0t k those "fishy" spots in a stream
j, a t he feels sure harbor trout. Often
^ c an turn to them with success when
ji 0ll t are feeding but have rejected
? close imitation lures he possesses.
v^es, we nominate the Royal Coach-
| 411 as king of the domain of trout
|} es - He's interesting to make, attracts
to the eye of the angler, easy to
K 6 > and—most important of all—the
0l *t have a high regard for him too!
5p ai *y creeks are mossy at certain periods
H ^e summer, but seldom is the water comply
befouled. Bass usually are willing
kite in scattered clear areas of the water.
^ empty typewriter ribbon box is fine
^ carrying odds and ends of flies, hooks,
iv others bits of tackle which easily be-
^* lost.
^XEMBER—1949
FISH COMMISSION ACTIVITIES
THE FIELD LABORATORY recently authorized
by the Pennsylvania Fish Commission
has been delivered and activated.
The equipment in charge of Dr. Gordon
Trembley and a corps of Biologists is now
engaged in making biological surveys of
lakes and ponds in a fish management program
designed to improve and better expand
fishing in the state . . . THE BOARD
has authorized the re-building of the BIG
SPRING dam near Neville, Cumberland
County and REINING POND in Wayne
County. Both these areas are owned by
the Fish Commission and it is necessary
that the dams be re-built in order to improve
the properties, both of which are
popular public fishing areas.
In the future NO CHANNEL CHANGES
in any of the waters of the Commonwealth
will be made without first contacting the
Fish Commission. The Hon. M. F. Draemel,
Sec'y of the Department of Forests and
Waters has so stated, thus the Commission
will be in a better position to protect the
interests of the fishermen.
At the request of the UNIVERSITY OF
PITTSBURGH and pending approval by the
Dept. of Forests and Waters, the Fish Commission
agreed to release a site in the
PYMATUNING area for a FIELD BIOLOG­
ICAL LABORATORY. It is the desire of the
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH to construct
permanent quarters at the area for
the use of the students at the University.
Arrangements have been made this Summer
so the school can operate in Linesville.
The Commission feels that the work which
the University will do will be of much
benefit to future fishing in Pennsylvania.
A scientific permit was issued to Allen
T. Studholme, Acting Regional Director,
U. S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE,
Boston, Mass., to use any type of nets on the
Floor Control Dams on the Youghiogheny
Reservoir and the Crooked Creek Reservoir
in order to carry on biological studies.
NURSERY WATERS. The following areas
were closed as nursery waters for a period
of five years: BERKS COUNTY—Little
Furnace Creek, tributary to Furnace Creek.
CRAWFORD COUNTY—Pymatuning Reservoir,
the area extending from the spillway
of the dam to the weir erected across the
stream, a distance of approximately 500 feet.
MONROE COUNTY—Lower Brodheads
Creek, from upper Percy Crawford Bridge
to Lower Percy Crawford Bridge, approximately
500 yards. Reseca Bushkill Project,
from Bridge on Route 402 to a point at the
base of the Reseca Falls pool, a distance of
approximately 500 yards. LUZERNE
COUNTY—Kitchen Creek—that section located
in the Ricketts Glen State Park.
COOPERATION WITH SOIL CONSER­
VATION COMMISSION. C. A. French, the
executive Director was authorized by the
Commission to enter into an agreement
with the State Soil Conservation Commission,
which authorizes the cooperation of
the Fish Commission where it is possible
to do so.
COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH. The Pennsylvania Fish Com­
mission agrees to cooperate with the Department
of Health by providing sufficient
space at the Bellefonte Hatchery for developing
a project on pollution problems.
This will be sponsored and financed by the
Department of Health with moneys received
from the Federal authorities.
DINGLE JOHNSON BILL. The Commission
is supporting the passage of the Dingle
Johnson Bill, which provides for an excise
tax of 10% on fishing rods, reels, lures, etc.
If this Bill is passed it will qualify the
Pennsylvania Fish Commission to participate
in and receive its pro ratio share of
tax revenues which is similar to the Pittman
Robertson Act. THE DINGLE JOHN­
SON BILL has passed the House and is now
in the Senate.
NYLON GILL NETTING ON LAKE
ERIE. A serious situation developed at Lake
Erie which is caused by the use of nylon
netting. The Commission authorized C. A.
French, the Executive Director, to discuss
this matter with the officials of the various
states bordering the Lake and the Canadian
Fish and Wildlife Department and arrange
for a conference to be held in Erie in the
near future.
The use of nylon netting has introduced
new problems both for the industry and
for management.
MEETING OF THE BOARD HELD AT
ERIE, JULY 10 AND 11, 1949. The last
meeting of the Pennsylvania Fish Commission
was held in Erie, Pennsylvania, and
at that time inspections were made of the
Corry, Union City, Tionesta, and Erie Hatcheries
and considerable time was spent at
the Pymatuning Project, which upon completion
will be one of the largest warm
water hatcheries in existence.
Aid to More Municipalities
Nine additional municipalities have received
a total of $64,825.57 in grants-in-aid
from state funds in payment of part of the
cost of preparing plans for sewage treatment
works in compliance with orders of
the Sanitary Water Board under the Clean
Streams program.
The latest checks have been issued to-
Titusville, Crawford Co., $5,172.85; Sheffield
Township, Warren Co., $2,125.25; Scottdale,
Westmoreland Co., $7,024.13; Mount Union,
Huntingdon Co., $2,853.75; Pleasantville,
Venango Co., $591.03; Harrisburg, Dauphin
Co., $29,231.43; Cressona, Schuylkill Co.,
$1,971.72; Reynoldsville, Jefferson Co., $2,-
370.07; Williamsport, Lycoming Co., $13,-
484.34.
The latest payments bring the total amount
paid from state funds for the preparation
of plans for sewage treatment works under
the Clean Streams program to $680,192.92,
received by 123 municipalities. Under that
program communities receive up to 50 percent
of the cost preparing plans for sewage
treatment works. The cost of those plans
are based upon the 1942 cost of construction.