If fishing success for early spring crappie, walleyes, bass, perch and trout got any hotter, there would be fires burning all over. As soon as this mid-week rain and touch of cold gets out of the way, the bite will take off again. Check out the report so you know the best waters and GO…
[ CONTINUE READING ]The bite is on! Recent upshot in daytime as well as nighttime temperatures has finally brought sustained warmth to area waters. Walleye, yellow perch, crappies, smallmouth bass, hybrid stripers, northern pike and trout are among the most active. Discover which area waters have the hot bite for your favorite species. Plus check out the highlights…
[ CONTINUE READING ]As winter wanes, anglers anxiously look forward to the start of the open water season. In the meantime, ice fishing equipment is being cleaned and stored until next winter, while fresh Gamma Line is being spool on reels in anticipation of soon to be open water. It will not be long before ice-out crappies are…
[ CONTINUE READING ]It’s the February mix (or mess) in NW PA fishing scene: steelhead here and there, some walleye catches in flowing water, perch and crappies on the ice. With a warmer than normal winter splatted with streaks of extreme cold, ice fishing has been “iffy” all month but hardwater fanatics find places to fish. But some…
[ CONTINUE READING ]With severe cold temps moving into the region this past week, ice fishing season as arrived in NW PA. Most area lakes now have “safe” ice. Several major ice fishing tournaments will be held through February. The Allegheny River, French Creek and the Erie tributaries streams are frozen up. For now, ice fishing is the…
[ CONTINUE READING ]The hot bites of late fall are in full swing in NW Pennsylvania. If you like fishing cold water for big bass, crappies and walleyes, it’s time to have fun. Steelheads are running the Erie streams, too. Things will change dramatically my mid-December as ice cover begins to form. Go Fish Now! Read Online
[ CONTINUE READING ]Here in Pennsylvania, we are still able to fish through the Governor’s Stay-at-Home order since fishing is viewed as an approved outdoor activity and chance to gather food. But there are guidelines anglers are expected to follow; details in this Report. It’s a good thing we can fish because the spring bite is in full…
[ CONTINUE READING ]With the arrival of May in the PA Great Lakes Region, anglers are hoping for an improvement in the weather. Consistent NE winds and gray skies have plagued the area for almost two weeks. But May is the month that sunbaked shallows of lakes should be filled with a variety of fish species. Based on…
[ CONTINUE READING ]Finally with warmer weather and rising water temperatures into the 60s, just about every species of fish in NW PA are feeding in the shallows. Seems like it has been a long time in coming this year, given our ice went out March 1st. But from now to mid-June will be some of the most…
[ CONTINUE READING ]The late spring/early summer Crappie, Bluegill and Walleye bites continue strong on inland lakes in the PA Great Lakes Region. Wind has played havoc with angler attempts to fish Lake Erie lately, but hopefully with the arrival of summer weather patterns the lake will lay down so perch, walleye and smallmouth anglers can get out….
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