“Very science has for its basis a system of principles as fixed and unalterable as those by which the universe is regulated and governed. Man cannot make principles; he can only discover them.”
From “The Age of Reason, Part One”, by Thomas Paine, 1794
(Editor’s note: the USGS’s Nonindigenous Aquatic Species pages were restored as of my visit on September 15, 2023.)
On August 29, 2023, at 1:30 p.m. or so, after accessing it all morning, the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species pages all went down. Not just the walleye, but all of them.
The notes say “Sorry about that, we’ve encountered an error.
The programming staff has been notified, and will attend to the issue as soon as possible.
If you have time, please email us explaining what you were doing when the error occurred. We’d appreciate it!”
This is what Don Croft used to refer to as a “confirmation”. Since my work on the walleye comprises easily over two thirds of the accounts, already, well now learn what gets changed by the USGS, if anything, during this “outage”.
My guess? Perhaps they start including all the state records they’ve obfuscated. We’ll see.
I may send them a note, if I have time, letting them know who I am, and what I’m doing, and letting them know that I’m documenting this all here.
Don also used to say “Parasites fear exposure above all else”.
WALLEYE IN PENNSYLVANIA - DRAFT - COMPLETE THROUGH THE UPPER SUSQUEHANNA DRAINAGE
From 1889 to 2021, I was able to document 5 examples of the walleye in Pennsylvania: 1 in the Delaware River above Port Jervis in 1889, 1 in Allegheny Reservoir in 1980, 1 in the Delaware River in 1999, 1 in Shawnee Lake in Shawnee State Park in 2016, and 1 in the Youghiogheny River in 2021.
The USGS table for the species omits 2, or 40% of those five examples, namely both Pennsylvania state record walleye. Why?
In 1889, in the absence of any prior walleye stocking in either location, the walleye winked into existence simultaneously in Pennsylvania in the Delaware River and the Schuylkill River.
In 1889, in the absence of any prior walleye stocking there, the walleye winked into existence in the Delaware River above Port Jervis, Pennsylvania. This kicked off a blitzkrieg of walleye stocking all over the state, as you’ll see below. However that stocking produced exactly zero walleye, at least as far as the data in the USGS table for the species shows. In 1889, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Delaware River. In 1999, after an absence of one hundred years, the walleye winked back into existence in the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. It would remain in existence there only briefly. In 1999, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Delaware River, and remains absent to this day.
In 1889, in the absence of any walleye stocking there, the walleye winked into existence in the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania.
In 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that walleye were collected in the Delaware River above Port Jervis, and that those walleye were “established” there, with a potential pathway of “stocked for sport” - this in the absence of any previous walleye stocking there.
The USGS’s assertion that stocking was the source of the walleye in the Delaware River above Port Jervis in Pennsylvania in 1889 is false.
On May 5, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that walleye were collected in Maiden Creek on the Schuylkill River in Reading, and that those walleye were “established” there, with a potential pathway of “stocked for sport” - this in the absence of any previous walleye stocking there.
The absence of any walleye stocking on the Schuylkill River proves that the USGS’s assertion that stocking was the source of the walleye in Maiden Creek on the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania in 1889 is false.
On May 9, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 870,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Delaware River at the Lackawaxen River in Pennsylvania.
If 870,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Millerstown, Pennsylvania in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania from 1890 to this writing in 2023? The indeterminate number of walleye collected above Port Jervis in 1889 cannot, of course, be the product of the stocking of these 870,000 fry in the Delaware at the Lackawaxen the same year.
Either the May 9, 1889 stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 9, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 580,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Millerstown, Pennsylvania.
If 580,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Millerstown, Pennsylvania in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 9, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 145,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Ryde, Pennsylvania.
If 145,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Ryde, Pennsylvania in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 9, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
If 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Lewistown, Pennsylvania in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 9, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Thompsontown, Pennsylvania.
If 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Thompsontown, Pennsylvania in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 9, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Spruce Creek on the Juniata River in Pennsylvania.
If 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 9, 1989, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
If 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Mifflin, Pennsylvania in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
In 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Mifflin, Pennsylvania.
If 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Mifflin, Pennsylvania in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 5, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 100,000 walleye fry were stocked in Crystal Lake near Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
If 100,000 walleye fry were stocked in Crystal Lake near Honesdale, Pennsylvania in 1890, then why are there no examples of the walleye in Crystal Lake in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 9, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 435,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
If 435,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Susquehanna River at Harrisburg, Pennsylvania in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Susquehanna River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On June 5, 1889, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 290,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
If 29,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River in 1889, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
In 1889, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Delaware River. In 1999, after an absence of one hundred years, the walleye winked back into existence in the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. It would remain in existence there only briefly. In 1999, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Delaware River, and remains absent to this day.
In 1890, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 150,000 walleye fry were stocked in the lower Lehigh River in Pennsylvania.
If 150,000 walleye fry were stocked in the lower Lehigh River in Pennsylvania in 1890, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Lehigh River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
In 1890, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 1,000,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Lackawaxen River in Pennsylvania.
If 1,000,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Lackawaxen River in Pennsylvania in 1890, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Lackawaxen River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 8, 1890, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 20,000 walleye fry were stocked in the lower west branch of the Susquehanna River at Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
If 20,000 walleye fry were stocked in the lower west branch of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in 1890, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Susquehanna River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 14, 1890, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 700,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania, at Reading.
If 700,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania in 1890, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Schuylkill River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania from 1890 to this writing in 2023?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 14, 1890, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 400,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Delaware River at Dingman’s Ferry in Pennsylvania.
If 400,000 walleye fry were stocked in the lower Delaware River at Dingman’s Ferry in Pennsylvania in 1890, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Delaware River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania until 1999?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 16, 1890, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 1,000,000 walleye fry were stocked in the lower Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.
If 1,000,000 walleye fry were stocked in the lower Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in 1890, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Lackawaxen River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 3, 1891, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 100,000 walleye fry were stocked in Crystal Lake near Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
If 100,000 walleye fry were stocked in Crystal Lake near Honesdale, Pennsylvania in 1890, then why are there no examples of the walleye in Crystal Lake in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 3, 1891, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 1,000,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Susquehanna River near Milton, Pennsylvania.
If 1,000,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Susquehanna River near Milton, Pennsylvania in 1891, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Susquehanna River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 4, 1891, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 400,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
If 400,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River in 1891, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 8, 1891, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 400,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
If 400,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River in 1891, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 5, 1891, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 75,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
If 75,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River in 1891, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 8, 1891, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 200,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Conestoga Creek on the lower Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania.
If 200,000 walleye fry were stocked in Conestoga Creek on the lower Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania in 1891, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Susquehanna River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On May 8, 1891, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 75,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River near Birmingham, Pennsylvania.
If 75 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River in 1891, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
On June 8, 1891, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 1,500,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River at Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania.
If 1,500,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Juniata River in 1891, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Juniata River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
In 1892, per the USGS, in “Report of the Fish Commissioners for the years 1889-1891”, H.C. Ford, G.H. Demuth, S.B. Welshons, S.B. Stillwell, L. Streuber, and W.L. Powell stated that 400,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Lackawaxen River in Pennsylvania.
If 400,000 walleye fry were stocked in the Lackawaxen River in Pennsylvania in 1892, then why are there no examples of the walleye in the Lackawaxen River in the USGS table for the walleye in Pennsylvania?
Either the stocking did not take place, or that stocking suffered a 100% mortality rate for some unexplained reason.
In 1980, the walleye winked into existence in Allegheny Reservoir in Pennsylvania at a state-record weight of 17 pounds, 9 ounces. It would remain in existence there only briefly. In 1980, or soon after, the walleye disappeared from Allegheny Reservoir, and remains absent to this day.
In 1980, in the absence of any walleye stocking there, Mike Holly caught the Pennsylvania state record walleye in the Allegheny Reservoir. It weighed 17 pounds, 9 ounces.
The USGS table for the walleye omits the Pennsylvania state record walleye from 1980. Why?
The USGS species map for the walleye shows it to be indigenous to Western Pennsylvania. If the walleye is indigenous to Western Pennsylvania, and the first-ever Pennsylvania state record walleye, from 1980, is from western Pennsylvania, then why are there no state records for the walleye in Pennsylvania prior to 1980?
In 1980, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from Allegheny Reservoir, and remains absent to this day.
In 1983, per the USGS, in “Fishes of Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States”, E.L. Cooper stated that the walleye was established in the Delaware River drainage in Pennsylvania, with a potential pathway of “stocked for sport”. Yet there are no examples of the walleye from the Delaware River drainage in Pennsylvania in the USGS table for the walleye.
E.L. Cooper’s claim that the walleye was established in the Delaware River drainage in Pennsylvania in 1983 is false.
The fact that there was no walleye stocking in the Delaware River from 1890 to 1983 proves that E.L. Cooper’s claim that stocking was the source of the baselessly-asserted walleye there in 1983 is false.
In 1991, in “Delaware’s Freshwater and Brackish Water Fishes - a Popular Account”, M.S. Raasch and V.I. Altemus, Sr. said that the walleye had been stocked continuously since the 1970’s in Marsh Creek Lake on the East Branch of the Brandywine Creek in Pennsylvania. Well, if that’s true, then why are there no examples of the walleye there in the historical record?
Either the stockings did not take place, or those stockings all suffered mortality rates of 100% for some unexplained reason.
In 1991, in “Delaware’s Freshwater and Brackish Water Fishes - a Popular Account”, M.S. Raasch and V.I. Altemus, Sr. said that the walleye had been stocked in the Delaware River since 1983. Well, if that’s true, then why are there no stocking examples of the walleye in the Delaware River?
Either the stockings did not take place, or those stockings all suffered mortality rates of 100% for some unexplained reason.
In 1999, after an absence of one hundred years, the walleye winked back into existence in the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. It would remain in existence there only briefly. In 1999, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Delaware River, and remains absent to this day.
In 1999, per the USGS, in “Management of nonindigenous aquatic fish in the U.S. National Park System”, a paper presented at the 129th Annual Meeting of The American Fisheries Society, Charlotte, North Carolina, September 1, 1999, J.T. Timant said that the walleye was common in Delaware Water Gap National Park, and a breeder there.
The USGS stated the species to be “established” there, with a potential pathway of “stocked for sport”. I must beg the reader to recall that this is the first (purported) example of the walleye in Pennsylvania since the first and only other example in the Delaware River above Port Jervis in 1889.
And, if the walleye in Delaware Water Gap National Park in 1999 were the product of walleye stockings in the Delaware from 1889 to 1892, then why are there no examples of the walleye on record in the Delaware River from 1889 to 1999?
The USGS’s assertion that stocking was the source of the walleye in the Delaware River in 1999 is false.
In 1999, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Delaware River, and remains absent to this day.
In 2016, the walleye winked into existence in Shawnee Lake in Shawnee State Park near Bedford in western Pennsylvania. It would remain in existence there only briefly. In 2016, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from Shawnee State Park, and remains absent to this day.
On July 3, 2016, in the absence of any walleye stocking there, fisherman.org documents a walleye in Shawnee Lake in Shawnee State Park in Pennsylvania.
In 2016, or soon after, the walleye disappeared from Shawnee Lake in Shawnee State Park in Pennsylvania, and remains absent to this day.
In 2021, in the absence of any walleye stocking there, the walleye winked into existence in the Youghiogheny River in Pennsylvania at a state-record weight of 18 pounds, 1 ounce, which was 2.7% larger than the previous 17 pound, 9 ounce record holder from 1980. It would remain in existence there only briefly. In 2021, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Youghiogheny River, and remains absent to this day.
On November 16, 2021, wpxi.com said “Record-setting catch: Local father, son reel in Pennsylvania’s biggest walleye in 41 years”.
Where the uncredited author walked the record-breaking walleye back to merely record-setting.
They walked Pennsylvania’s biggest walleye in history back to merely the biggest walleye in 41 years.
They said “record setting” and “Pennsylvania’s biggest walleye” to avoid plainly stating the more-searchable “Pennsylvania state record walleye”.
For those unaware, anytime an author is uncredited, it is proof that said author is an Intelligence operative.
The uncredited Intelligence operative from wpxi.com said “record setting catch” to reinforce the false meme that far-larger walleye had been out there in Pennsylvania, all along, only nobody had pursued them with the proper skill or assiduousness, previously.
The article goes on to say “A Connellsville man and his son caught a state record-setting walleye while fishing along the Youghiogheny River, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission announced Tuesday. Caught on Oct. 28 by 62-year-old Richard Nicholson and his son, Richard Nicholson, Jr., the fish measured 34 inches with a girth of 21.5 inches. It weighed in at 18 pounds, 1 ounce.”
Where the curiously-uncredited author said “caught”, “fishing” and “caught” to reinforce the false meme that far-larger walleye had been out there in Pennsylvania, all along, only nobody had pursued them with the proper skill or assiduousness, previously.
The article doesn’t make any mention of what the previous record was, or who set it, or when. Those are all examples of a propaganda technique known as “compartmentalization”.
On October 28, 2021, in the absence of any walleye stocking there, Richard Nicholson and Richard Nicholson, Jr. caught the current Pennsylvania state record walleye in the Youghiogheny River. It weighed 18 pounds, 1 ounce, was 34 inches long and had a girth of 21.5 inches.
The USGS table for the walleye does not include the current Pennsylvania state record walleye, from 2021. Why?
On November 16, 2021, media.pa.gov headlined an article confirming the new Pennsylvania state record walleye with “New State Record Walleye Recorded”.
Where, under the false guise of familiarity, the uncredited author omitted the name of the state, to make the subject almost unsearchable. That’s an example of the propaganda technique known as “compartmentalization”.
They said “State record walleye recorded” to give the subconscious of the Coincidence theorist the green light to say “oh, but someone must have recorded that incorrectly!”, or, “oh, those Pennsylvania Fish Feds will record anything!”
The propagandist knows that many or most readers will grasp virtually any straw, no matter how thin, to remain off the hook of personal responsibility.
For those unaware, anytime an author is uncredited, it is proof that said author is an Intelligence operative.
The uncredited Intelligence operative from the state of Pennsylvania goes on to say: “Tipping the scales at 18 pounds, 1 ounce, Nicholson’s fish appeared to beat the 41-year-old record held by angler Mike Holly of Bradford, Warren County, who had caught a 17 pound, 9 ounce Walleye from the Allegheny Reservoir in 1980. In accordance with PFBC State Record Fish Application Rules, state record fish are recognized only by weight, and must exceed the previous record by at least two ounces.”
Where the propagandist said “tipping the scales” to downplay the historically-unprecedented weight of the walleye, and where they said “Nicholson’s fish” to avoid saying “Nicholson’s walleye”.
Brazenly, the author said “appeared to beat” about a fish that had been officially confirmed to have beaten the previous record holder. The finger-wagging “must exceed the previous record by at least two ounces” makes it seem as if a technicality had tripped up the record application, when, in fact, the new record holder was eight ounces heavier than the old.
They’re all straws for the subconscious of the Coincidence theorist to grasp to remain off the hook of personal responsibility.
From 1980 to 2021, the Pennsylvania state record walleye increased in size by 2.8%, from 17 pounds, 9 ounces to 18 pounds, 1 ounce.
In 1980, in the absence of any walleye stocking there, Mike Holly caught the Pennsylvania state record walleye in the Allegheny Reservoir. It weighed 17 pounds, 9 ounces.
The USGS table for the walleye omits the Pennsylvania state record walleye from 1980. Why?
In 2021, the walleye winked into existence in the Youghiogheny River at a state-record weight of 18 pounds, 1 ounce, which was 2.8% larger than the previous state record walleye from 1980. It would remain in existence there only briefly. In 2021, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Youghiogheny River, and remains absent to this day.
On October 28, 2021, in the absence of any walleye stocking there, Richard Nicholson and Richard Nicholson, Jr. caught the current Pennsylvania state record walleye in the Youghiogheny River. It weighed 18 pounds, 1 ounce, was 34 inches long and had a girth of 21.5 inches.
The USGS table for the walleye does not include the current Pennsylvania state record walleye, from 2021. Why?
In 2021, or soon after, after less than a year in existence there, the walleye disappeared from the Youghiogheny River, and remains absent to this day.
Jeff Miller, Libertyville, Illinois, August 29, 2023
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