Page 5 - Fishing Report - 01-15-2015

VENANGO COUNTY

Mike @ Jigger Wholesale Tackle; filed 1/14: “Based on customer reports, here is the ice thickness on
area lakes: Kahle Lake @ 5 inches; Justus Lake @ 5 inches; Sugar Lake @ 5 inches; Lake Wilhelm is re-
ported as unsafe. Stop in to see our full line of ice fishing tackle and bait.

Sugar Lake and Two Mile Run
Bill @ Griffins Bait & Tackle; filed 1/14: “We had our first ice fisherman of the season head to Sugar
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Lake on the 10 . Anglers are reporting 3.5 inches in some areas and up to 5 inches in other areas on
the lake. We have been selling lots of wax worms and maggots, some cicada lures in the 1/16-ounce to
1/8-ounce sizes. Bait has been hard to get as some roads have been closed due to weather thereby
preventing distributors from getting to us. Andrew Sculimbrene reported 3-1/2 inches of ice at Two
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Mile Run. He fished from daybreak till noon on Sunday the 11 , and caught 4 nice bluegills and three
rainbow trout. All trout were 15 inches. He was fishing in 6 feet of water in weedbeds with tungsten
jigs tipped with waxies and maggots. We have a good deal on a one-year old Shappell DX 3000 ice hut.
Check it out on our Facebook page.”

Kahle Lake
Frank Malek (Oil City); filed 1/9: “My first ice fish of the
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New Year came on the 9 at Kahle Lake; ice was 4 to 5
inches in some areas…thinner in other areas.” (See photos)

RJ Graham (Tionesta); filed 1/12: “I’ve been fishing on
Kahle Lake the past two days. The fish are finicky. We have
caught a few largemouths on Kastmaster Spoons and some
crappies and perch – small numbers. All fish came from
deep water – about 20 feet. The dam area was last to Graham photo
Malek photo
freeze and ice was not safe about 200 yards out from dam
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on the 12 . Ice there should be good by coming weekend. Venango side of lake has thicker ice.” (See
photos)

Allegheny River
Editor’s Note: As of January 15, the river between Oil City and Franklin is completely chunked up with
ice. Although not frozen solid in all areas, any attempt at boating would be unwise. The following two
reports arrived from anglers over Christmas week.

Bill Logan (Pleasantville); filed 12/27: “Fishing the Tionesta pool, I hooked something big while yo-yoing
a Rapala Rippin’ Rap, but the fish pulled off after a short run. Lots of boats, but
not much fish-catching action. The day before I caught a pike on a Galida Grub and
watched a guy lose a musky at the ramp.

Steve Udick (Oil City); filed 12/23: “New moon, noon bite on chart. I had three bass
in the first five casts. Air temp 41 degrees but water temp was 35-36 degrees…fish
are cold. Ended session with seven nice bass and a four walleyes from 18” to 20” –
losing a fifth ‘eye. Also lost 3 unknown fish. Almost all fish came on Rapala Shad
Rap in Helsinki Shad color. Eleven fish in water that cold impressed me.” Udick photo