STRAIGHT TALK

Archive of articles by PFBC Executive Director John Arway.

⇢ The Politics of Science or the Science of Politics 
⇢ Reflections - feature article from Pennsylvania Wildlife Magazine (Wildlife for Everyone Foundation)

Straight Talk - column from PA Angler & Boater Magazine
PFBC Report - column from On Target, PA Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs newsletter

2018

Straight Talk

• Time to Celebrate...or Not? - Jan/Feb
• A Bill of Attainder - Mar/Apr
• Thank You - Again - May/Jun
• A Declaration of Independence - Jul/Aug

PFBC Report

• The Politics of Science or the Science of Politics - Part 4: Susquehanna River Impairment; and A Commonwealth Plan for Fishing and Boating in PA - Jan/Feb
• A Bill of Attainder - Mar/Apr

2017

Straight Talk

• STEM - Jan/Feb
• Wild Trout - Mar/Apr
• The Precautionary Principle - May/Jun
• A Contrast of Generations - Jul/Aug
• The Politics of Science or the Science of Politics* - Sep/Oct
• Draining the Swamp - Nov/Dec

PFBC Report

• Recruitment, Retention, and Reactivation (R3) of Female Anglers - Jan/Feb
• Don't Flush It! - Mar/Apr
• Mentored Youth Summer Catfish Days - May/Jun
• Pennsylvania Wild Trout Summit - Jul/Aug
• The Last Cast from a Government Business - Sep/Oct
• Don't Drain Our Swamps! - Nov/Dec

2016

Straight Talk

• Sesquicentennial (150th) Anniversary 1866-2015 - Jan/Feb
• Paying it Forward - Mar/Apr
• Our Common Endangered Brook Trout - May/Jun
• Fishing Rx - Jul/Aug
• Fear of the Known - Sep/Oct
• Steelhead Alley - Nov/Dec

PFBC Report

• Sesquicentennial (150th) Anniversary 1866 2015 - Jan/Feb
• A Blizzard of Legislative Proposals - Mar/Apr
• Senate Bill 1168 - Establishing a Sustainable Future for Fishing and Boating in Pennsylvania - May/Jun
• Recreational Use of Land and Water Act - Jul/Aug
• Fear of the Unknown - Sep/Oct
• Holiday Gift Ideas for the Angler and Boater on Your List - Nov/Dec

2015

Straight Talk

• The Common Man - Jan/Feb
• Spring Ahead - Mar/Apr
• Evolution of an Angler - May/Jun
• S.O.S. - Jul/Aug
• Opening Days - Sep/Oct
• Operation Bootstrap 2 - Nov/Dec

PFBC Report

• User Pays / User Benefits - Jan/Feb
• Popular Mentored Youth Fishing Days Expanded Across State - Mar/Apr
• Yep, There's an App for That! - May/Jun
• S.O.S. - Jul/Aug
• Variety is the Spice of Fishing! - Sep/Oct
• Creating Destination Fisheries with Keystone Select Stocked Trout Waters - Nov/Dec

2014

Straight Talk

• Why do we need to protect endangered species and wild trout? Jan/Feb
• PFBC's Angler Thank You Campaign Mar/Apr
• Article 1, Section 27 May/Jun
• Beware of E15 Jul/Aug
• Tail Water Trout Sep/Oct
• Customer Service Nov/Dec

PFBC Report

• Ringing in the 2014 Fishing License Year Jan/Feb
• Voluntary Youth Fishing License Mar/Apr
• Power, Efficiency, and Appreciation May/Jun
• Our Users Pay Taxes, So Our Users Should Benefit From Them Jul/Aug
• A Civics Lesson Sep/Oct
• A Fishing License Decrease Nov/Dec

2013

Straight Talk

• A New Year Jan/Feb
• Our Fiscal Slope Mar/Apr
• Opportunities May/Jun
• Backlash Jul/Aug
• Fish Taste Best Sep/Oct
• Anatomy of Another Pollution Nov/Dec

PFBC Report

• A Serious Breach of Trust Between the Federal Budget and Pennsylvania's Anglers and Boaters Jan/Feb
• The Cost of a Fishing License Mar/Apr
• Just Because Everyone Else Does It That Way, Should We? May/Jun
• Investing Taxes Paid by Boaters in Commonwealth Waters Jul/Aug
• No Need to Protect Rare Species and Let's Slow Down Wild Trout Stream Listings! Sep/Oct
• The Gift of Fishing Nov/Dec

2012

Straight Talk

• A Historic Event Jan/Feb
• Fish and Boats Don't Vote Mar/Apr
• Doing Less for Less May/Jun
• Thank You Jul/Aug
• The Last Bass Sep/Oct
• CoachingNov/Dec

PFBC Report

• Fish Trapping Jan/Feb
• Reminders Mar/Apr
• A Public Benefit/Public Pay Model May/Jun
• Through the Eyes of a Child Jul/Aug
• Closing Ceremonies of the Canon Envirothon Sep/Aug
• Multi-Year Fishing Licenses Available December 1 Nov/Dec

2011

Straight Talk

• Highway Robbery Jan/Feb
• Opening Day Mar/Apr
• An Executive Decision May/Jun
• Morale Jul/Aug
• A Saltwater Angler Registry Sep/Oct
• Change Nov/Dec

PFBC Report

• Invasive Species - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Jan/Feb
• Running Out of Gas? Mar/Apr
• Fishing and Boating Are Fun ButThey Are Also Big Business in PA! May/Jun
• Operation Bootstrap 2 Jul/Aug
• Networking Sep/Oct
• Yaking with Governor Corbett Nov/Dec

2010 

Straight Talk

• Back to the Future Mar/Apr
• A Sense of Responsibility May/Jun
• A Fishing License Decrease? Jul/Aug
• PLAN: A Four-letter Word! Sep/Oct
• The Right Track Nov/Dec

PFBC Report

• The Need for Alternative FundingYour Role in Adding A Piece to the Puzzle Sep/Oct
• My First 30 Years and My Last 6 Months Nov/Dec