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Bass angler to give seminar

Professional BASS and FLW Tournament angler Mike Iaconelli will make a one-day appearance at Cabela's Hamburg store, Saturday, June 28, to help anglers get the most of their bass fishing. His 10-year professional career accomplishments include winning the 2003 Bassmaster Classic, being 2006 BASS Angler of the Year, five first-place finishes, 42 top-10 finishes and 10 Bassmaster Classic appearances.

A New Jersey native, Iaconelli will help anglers increase their success on the water by sharing his soft plastic lure tricks and techniques during a comprehensive bass fishing seminar at 1 p.m.He will be in the store beginning at 11 a.m. to greet fans and sign autographs before the seminar and after the seminar until 5 p.m.From Friday-Sunday, June 27-29, the famed 4,000-gallon Berkley Bass Tank tractor trailer will be on display at Cabela's with an assortment of bass. Representatives from Berkley will be available to give anglers the best tips and tricks to help them catch the big bass.In addition, anglers will also have the chance to speak with representatives of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission to learn more about the fishing opportunities in Pennsylvania, including the upcoming Fish for Free Day, Friday, July 4. For more information about this and upcoming events at Cabela's access the website at

www.cabelas.com/hamburg.*******Pennsylvania hunting licenses for the 2014-15 seasons, which begin Tuesday, July 1, are now on sale electronically through the Pennsylvania Game Commission's Outdoor Shop, which can be accessed at

www.theoutdoorshop.state.pa.us, or at license-issuing agents, including county court houses. In addition to general hunting licenses, migratory bird permits, bear licenses, a second spring gobbler license, furbearer licenses and DMAP permits are also on sale.Antlerless applications for state residents will be accepted by county treasurers through the mail beginning Monday, July 14. Non-resident applications will be accepted through the mail beginning Monday, July 28.Beginning Monday, Aug. 4, a second round of applications for residents and non-residents begins through the mail. A third round of applications for residents and non-residents begins Monday, Aug. 18.********Sunday's edition of "Experience The Outdoors," winner of the Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association's best outdoors radio program award hosted by award-winning POWA member Doyle Dietz, at 7 a.m. on 1410-AM WLSH, at 9:30 a.m. on Magic 105.5-FM and on the Web at

www.wmgh.com by clicking the link to the program, features award-winning wildlife artist Jerry Putt.*******Whippoorwill Dam, South End Field and Stream, Frackville, is holding its annual Catfish Derby at Whippoorwill Dam, Saturday and Sunday, June 28 and 29.Fishing begins Saturday at 6 a.m. and ends Sunday at 1 p.m., For information and registration 570-874-1108.*******A 30-target, 3-D hunting course is open daily from dawn to dusk, except Sundays from 1-4 p.m. for trap, at Bear's Head Archery, located off Exit 134, I-81, Delano. For information call the club at 570-467-0331.