Page 6 - Fishing Report | 11-09-2016

VENANGO COUNTY

Allegheny River
Jeff Knapp @ Keystone Connection Guide Service; filed 11-5: We’ve had two high water
events during the past three weeks that have moved Allegheny River smallmouth bass
into typical late-fall locations. As of last Saturday the river was running about a foot high-
er than what I consider optimum late-fall level. We’re catching fish in protected shoreline
pockets adjacent to deeper runs and pools. Most fish are coming on Jimmy D’s River
Bugs, rabbit fur jigs, tube jigs and Galida’s Grubz. Very few smaller bass caught. Smallies
are between 14 and 18 inches. A few walleyes, too. With the river falling and clearing, I
expect suspending hard jerkbaits to become productive, too. Water temperature is 51 to
52 degrees. Plenty of leaves on the river surface. Check out the photo of Steve Gierl
with an 18-inch river smallmouth in Livewell Page; Keystone Connection photo.

Gene Winger (Oil City); filed 11-8: Denny and I hit the river last Wednesday, October 26,
to get some fishing in before the reins came and messed up the river again. We fished
between Franklin and Rockmere but only connected with bass in the Oil City Pool. The
river was still a little dirty and high but we managed half a dozen on Winco C.W. Smallie
Delights. I fished again on Thursday, 11-3, for a few hours picking up several bass and a
nice walleyes – all on Winco Tubes.

Bill Logan (Pleasantville)
- 11-4: There was a foot of visibility with lots of weeds and leaves plus a stiff North
wind. Still, in three hours, I managed to catch 7 bass with three of them around 2-
pounds each. Ya Bay Bee! The fall bite starts! Spinnerbaits and Chatterbaits.
- 11-7: Today I had 10 bass with many over two pounds plus three pike. Spinner-
baits, Chatterbaits, tubes and grubs from 2 feet to 14 feet. I lost three bass and a
pike as well.

Steve Udick (Oil City); filed 10-27: I had a tremendous day on the river this week, catch-
ing 16 smallies of which 14 were 15 to 19 inches. All but two of those bass came on black
tubes; two smaller ones came on a Fluke. That was the first day of rain and the river got
colored very nice but came up only a couple inches. I caught them all in a 30 yard stretch
behind a wing dam. I had caught a big one there the day before and five more big ones
were chasing it. It was a tip off they were stacking up by size. Sad to say I found this spot
asking a guy how he was doing and he pulled a stringer of huge bass out to show me.
Said he was from Pittsburgh and came there every fall to catch big ones. I had to remind
him it was a three bass limit now that is was after October 15. He did not like that. I had
fished twice in the mud getting five each day including a 19.5 incher; probably the fattest
one since spring. I have only seen one other boat on the river this week. (See Livewell)