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Ask most Pennsylvania anglers,
“What’s the difference between a
trout and a walleye?”’ and you will
probably get a lot of different
answers. Some might reply, “Trout
come in the big white tank trucks
from a Fish Commission hatchery,
but I don’t know where walleye
come from.”
Trout, because the ycome in a big
white truck and are stocked when
they are of catchable size, are the
“glamour fish” and get most of the
publicity. Walleyes, because they
arrive at the bank of a lake or river
in a plastic bag and are less than
two inches long, never get much
publicity. Most people don’t even
know they are being stocked. And
even fewer people know all of the
work involved in getting those ‘two
eyes and a wiggle” to Keystone
state lakes and streams.
It all begins in the spring at the
Pennsylvania Fish Commission’s
Linesville Fish Cultural Station in
Crawford County in Northwestern
Pennsylvania. Due to the prohibi-
tive cost and impracticality of
maintaining walleye brood stock,
the Commission takes its brood
stock from the wild population in a
2,500-acre waterfowl sanctuary area
on the 13,920-acre Pymatuning
Lake. The sanctuary is located near
Linesville and is not open to public
fishing.
In recent years, the number of
walleyes eggs taken at Linesville
has ranged from 75 million to over
114 million. In 1985, more than 94
million egg were collected.
According to Shyrl Hood, Chief of
the Commission’s Warmwater Pro-
duction Section, ‘Brood stock are
captured using knotless nylon nets
with a four foot square aluminum
frame. These special nets, designed
so they will not collapse when set in
shallow water greatly facilitate
removal of fish by preventing the
net from collapsing when it is lifted
into the boat. The net was designed
by Fish Commission personnel and
has become known as the Pennsyl-
vania trap net.”
The nets are set as soon as the ice
goes off the lake (usually in late
March or early April) on gravel and
sand bars, preferably in water five
to seven feet deep. The net opening
faces shoreward with the lead
extending to the shore. Daily catch
records are kept for each net loca-
tion.
“Initially,” Hood said, ‘‘the net
catches contain a high percentage
of males with relatively few ripe
females. As the water temperature
rises, however, the proportion of
females in the catch increases until
a peak in numbers of ripe females
coincides with a water temperature
in the mid-40’s and usually lasts a
week or 10 days. Male fish become
less abundant toward the end of this
period.”
~The nets are checked daily and all
adult walleye are transported in
tanks to the hatching building. Here
the fish are separated - males, ripe
females and green females and
each category is placed in separate
tanks.
~The ripe females are spawned as
soon as sorting is completed. A
delay will cause the loss of a large
number of eggs in the holding tanks.
A large female may produce as
many as 300,000 eggs. The number
varies with the size of the fish;
25,000 to 40,000 eggs for each pound
of fish.
The males and ripe females are
placed in separate tanks containing
an anesthetic. Oxygen can be added
through a carborundum air stone.
An antifoam solution prevents foam-
ing of the anesthetic. The fish
‘remain in this solution about two
minutes until they are completely
anesthetized and then they are
rinsed in clean water before spawn-
ing is started.
It requires three men for the
actual spawn-taking process. The
eggs are hand stripped into a wet
basin and the sperm from two
males is added simultaneously.
After each spawning a small
amount of water is poured into the
basin and the sperm and eggs are
gently agitated for two minutes. The
fertilized eggs are then poured into
a 20-gallon wooden keg, half full of
water. The eggs and water in the
keg are gently stireed with a turkey
feather for about an hour. During
this time the water is changed
frequently to remove excess sperm,
egg shells and other foreign matter.
(A turkey feather is used because it
is soft and pliable and doesn’t
damage the eggs.)
“After an hour of stirring and
changing water, the eggs are thor-
oughly washed and have water
hardened so that they can be placed
into a wooden tub where a siphon
adds a constant flow of fresh
water,” said Hood. “The eggs must
be stirred every 10 minutes as they
have a tendency to form clumps. If
clumps would form it is extremely
difficult to separate them and many
eggs would be broken.”
This process continues for about
five hours and by now the eggs have
doubled in volume and are ready to
be placed in hatching jars. They are
strained through a 13 inch screen to
remove any clumped eggs. Up to
four quarts of eggs are placed in
each jar. The jars are placed on
multiple jar incubating batteries.
Water enters the jar at the bottom
and flows up through about two
inches of pea gravel to insure a
continuous gentle movement of all
the eggs. Screen inserts are placed
at the top to prevent eggs from
washing away with the outflow. The
eggs are treated daily with a for-
malin solution to prevent fungus.
After about a week, dead eggs,
which are more bouyant than good
eggs, will rise to the top and can be
siphoned off. Under normal condi-
tions, between 70 and 90 percent of
the eggs will hatch. The incubation
period varies with water tempera-
ture. The water supply for walleye
incubation is pumped from wells
located on the Linesville Hatchery
grounds. With 50-degree water tem-
peratures, the incubation period is
usually 21 days, with the eyes begin-
ning to showin 12 to:15 days. Many
of the green and eyed eggs are
transferred to other hatcheries.
Once hatching begins, it usually
takes three days, with most of the
eggs hatching on the second day.
The screens are removed from the
jars as soon as hatching betins and
the fry are allowed to flow out into
the battery discharge trough and
into holding tanks. They are now
thin, nearly transparent, about 34 of
an inch long and have little or no
yolk sac. They will swim up and
feed almost at once on zooplankton
(minute animal life).
Immediately after hatching a
large percentage of the fry are
stocked in public waters or placed
into initial rearing ponds at the
hatcheries.
The fry that are held at the
hatcheries are then transferred
from the holding tanks to previously
prepared rearing ponds supplied
with lake water and containing
dapnia (minute freshwater crusta-
ceans). As the supply of daphnia
declines, a new supply is stocked
from specially prepared daphnia
rearing units and from the sanc-
tuary lake. Feed must be kept in
constant supply or the fry will turn
to cannibalism.
Fry are stocked in the rearing
ponds about five weeks or until the
water temperature reaches the mid-
60’s. They are now between 11%-2
inches long and can be stocked in
Commonwealth waters.
So if you happen to land some
nice walleyes, especially if you are
fishing in an impoundment only a
few years old, you'll know howand
where it all started-as “two eyes
and a wiggle” at the Linesville Fish
Cultural Station.
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Paul Newman’s usual co-stars are
the likes of Robert Redford, Sally
Field, or his wife Joanne Wood-
ward.
However, in 1985, the 60 year old
superstar from Westport, Conn. is
appearing regularly with a new up
and coming performer, the Bob
Sharp Racing Nissan 300 ZX Turbo
V-6 race car.
For Pocono, Bob Sharp has added
another car for teammate Jim Fitz-
gerald, as the two car team will
face some stiff competition from the
Camaros, Vettes and Porsches in
the “Chateau at Camelback” GT
Feature Races on Saturday and
Sunday July 27-28 at Pocono Race-
way.
This year, the six-time Academy
Award nominee will concentrate on
his second career, auto racing, and
relgate his acting to the back seat
while campaigning the potent 300
ZX in his 12th season behind the
wheel of a racing machine.
Newman's latest challenge will
again include battling for the Trans-
Am Championship and the SCCA
National Championship with the
latest creation from the Sharp
Racing Stables -- one of the most
sophisticated porduction-based
racing sedans in the world today.
In recent years, the man know as
“Hud”, “Cool Hand Luke”, and
“Butch Cassidy’’, has concentrated
on the professional racing level
after many seasons of amateur
competition which produced two
national titles (1976 and 1979). In
Raceway
1985, the Bob Sharp Team with
Newman and Fitzgerald will com-
pete in both the Trans Am Series
and National Championship races
where scheduling permits.
Newman at 60, feels he is a better
driver now and his fellow racers
also feel that he has more than
proven himself on the tough pro-
circuit.
Newman’s last appearance at
Pocono was in 1982 when he was
black flagged at the start, and
drove through the field in what was
called the “best race of the day”, to
finish 2nd. Jim Fitzgerald won last
year’s race.
In addition to the Chateau at
Camelback GT Race, there will be 6
other races. :
Practice begins July 26 for the
over 250 teams expected. More than
22 diggerent categories of cars will
race in 7 races each day starting
about 12 noon.
The Chateau at Camelback GT
Feature Race will start approxi-
mately 3:30 p.m.
Weekend tickets are $15.00 and
include camping, car show, garage
pass,and grandstand seat. Grand-
Sunday is MDA DAY - ‘““The Race
For Jerry’s Kids’. The promoter
will donate $1.00 to the MDA for
every grandstand ticket sold at the
gate.
All tickets are available at the
gate. Additional information from
Auto Sports Associates, Ltd. (717)
346-7495.
Teeners win
The 13-year old Teeners All Stars
won their first time out, Saturday,
downing Plymouth in the Forty Fort
Lions Tournament, 10-3, at the Fort-
Swoyer field.
Rob Michaels, Keith Schultz
shared the mound work, giving up
only three runs.
Both boys played a major role in
the win, Schultz going three-for-
three with two homeruns and a
triple, and Michaels going four-for-
four. Rich James and Dave Grun-
dowski also drove out homeruns.
The young Teeners will play
Plains, Wednesday, July 24, at Fort-
first game
Swoyer Field.
The 14 and 15-year-old Teeners
All-Stars will begin play this week.
The older Teeners are divided into
American All Stars and National All
STars and will play Saturday, the
start of the double elimination tour-
nament.
After this weekend’s action,
games will be played Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays, and will
continue through Aug. 8. The annual
“Star of Stars” game is scheduled
for August 11 and will feature the
best 39 players int he tournament.
— CHARLOT M. DENMON
Two weeks of registration remain
for the King’s College basketball
camp scheduled Aug. 5-9 in Scan-
dlon Gym for boys and girls 9 to 17.
Coach Ken Atkins said applica-
tions will be available Monday
through Friday the next two weeks
in the athletic office of Scandlon
Gym.
King’s coach is working to have a
prominent member of the Philadel-
phia 76ers appear as guest lecturer
at King’s.
One novel feature of the day camp
will be free afternoon swims in the
gym pool with a qualified lifeguard
on duty.
Student coach Joe DeMucci is
assisting with registration while
Atkins serves in the Poconos as
program director at the Philadel-
phia 76ers camp.
Among lecturers on the King’s
slate will be Drexel’s Eddie Burke,
Joe Rodgers, former Villanova
MVP, Jim Atherton of Luzerne
County Community College, and
others.
Assistant Coach Tony Konieski
also is assisting with preparations
of the King’s camp.
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BOYS ALL STARS
B DIVISION
Monday, July 15 — Back Mountain
National 7, Mountaintop 1.
Brett Gauntlett fired a three-
hitter in a rain-shortened, 5 inning
contest over Mountaintop to help the
Nationals continue on their way to
the ¢“B”’ division finals.
First inning walks by Brett Gaun-
tlett, Neil Kaiser and Eric Pac-
zewski with the bases loaded
accounted for an early lead with the
National League club never looking
back. Three more runs in the third,
and a Lenny Kelley double gave the
Lehman sets
physical dates
Rodger Bearde, athletic director
of the Lake-Lehman School District,
announces the following dates for
sports physicals:
July 29, from 2 to 5 p.m., varsity
field hockey and cheerleaders; July
30, from 2 to 5 p.m., boys cross
country, boys gold and boys soccer;
August 1, from 2 to 5 p.m., girls
volleyball, girls golf and girls
soccer; August 6, from 2 to 5 p.m.,
junior high school football and boys
make-up physicals.
Physicals set
Physical examinations for mem-
bers of the Dallas High School
football team will be conducted on
Thursday, July 25, at 8:30 a.m. in
the senior high school team room.
Picnic slated
Back Mountain Baseball will hold
its annual picnic at Frances Slocum
Park this Saturday, July 27 from 10
a.m. til 4 p.m.
All players of the league are
admited free of charge with all
other family members paying a
charge of $2.50 per family.
All League personell, players and
their families are invited.
MDA sets run
The Muscular Dystrophy Associa-
tion is looking for area runners to
Run program. Participants can run,
walk or jog anywhere they like
anytime while receiving pledges for
every mile that they do so.
Members of the running clubs,
fitness-minded individuals or
anyone looking to help others are
urged to participate. This year the
Scranton Organization of Area Run-
ners (S.0.A.R.) is leading the way
with 14 peoples registered to date.
A registration fee of $5.00 entitles
a person to an official T-shirt, spon-
sorship form, runners log and com-
plete instructions. For more infor-
mation, contact the Muscular
Dystrophy Associatin at 826-0201.
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FERRER BRRRERY
WIND-UP
Natrionals a 7 to 1 lead when rain
ended the contest.
Wednesday, July 17 — Back
Mountain National 5, Harveys Lake
1
Eric Paczewski pitched and hit
his club to a win over Harveys
Lake. Paczewski mowed down nine
batters allowing only 5 hits and
belted a two-run homer with Mark
Stallard aboard with a single in the
first inning giving the Nationals a
two-run lead. Other key hits came
from the bats of Lenny Kelley, John
Morris, Randy parry and Dan Wat-
chulonis for the win.
SN
FRED GUNN
Fred Gunn to
attend PSU
Fred Gunn, Lake-Lehman gradu-
ate, will continue his baseball
career at Penn State Wilkes-Barre
this fall, according to Jack Monick,
athletic director at the Lehman
campus.
Gunn is the son of Fred and Helen
Gunn, Lehman.
Biathlon set
Registration will still be accepted
for the Wilkes-Barre YMCA Biath-
lon until Tuesday, July 23, 1985. The
race is on Saturday, July 27 at 9
a.m.
The Biathlon consists of a 1 mile
swim in Harvey’s Lake and a 7.25
mile run around the lake.
The event begins at 9 a.m. at
Hanson’s Marina and Camp
Ground. There will be a $15 regis-
tration fee for each entrant, with no
day of registration being accepted.
Entry forms are available at the
Wilkes-Barre “Y”’.
If there are any questions con-
cerning the event please call the
“Y?”’ at 823-2191.
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