This week the weather in NW PA is about make a dramatic turn to “normal for late October.” It’s about time. Summer in October isn’t normal. Get ready for great late fall fishing. In the meantime, steelheads in Erie tributaries are going crazy, bluegills are biting at Conneaut Lake, plus smallmouth bass are chewing in…
[ CONTINUE READING ]Colder weather is on the way as water temperatures finally drop towards the late fall bite in Northwest Pennsylvania. Recent storms have muddied many flood control lakes and raised the flow of the Allegheny and area creeks/streams. Blown out Steelhead streams are already dropping and the bite should be outstanding by the time you read…
[ CONTINUE READING ]The calendar says spring but the weather says winter. Here in NW PA, we have experienced a re-freeze and a second ice-out this month, but there is no sustainable warming in the forecast. However, anglers are working hard to catch some fish, including yellow perch in Presque Isle Bay, steelheads in Erie Tributaries, smallmouth bass…
[ CONTINUE READING ]The cold temps, snow, rain, wind and high water continued to plague NW PA into April. Most anglers decided it is too uncomfortable to be on the water. However, a handful of very hardcore fishermen have making make the best of it, hauling in yellow perch from Presque Isle Bay and walleyes at Pymatuning Lake….
[ CONTINUE READING ]Summer heat is on the way as we approach the big 4th of July Holiday Week. Several days of nasty cold, wind and steady rain put a damper on last weekend, but the forecast is looking good. If you are considering where to go fishing in NW PA this coming week, review the NW PA…
[ CONTINUE READING ]As end of summer draws near, slight changes in the weather forecast the fall bite will be heating up in the not too distant future. But for the time being, area anglers are still enjoying excellent walleye fishing on Lake Erie, great hybrid striper bite at Shenango, busting bronzebacks on the Allegheny River, outstanding panfishing…
[ CONTINUE READING ]In NW PA right now we are in the middle of the September transition from summer to early fall. With all the unsettling weather – unseasonably hot, too much rain, and too much wind – the fish are as confused as the anglers. But fishermen do their best given the circumstances and the results are…
[ CONTINUE READING ]September is transitional fishing, going from summer patterns to the initial early fall patterns. Some changes have already started and more will follow in the coming weeks. If we get the anticipate rain this week, Erie tributaries will be filled with the first run of fall steelhead by the weekend. Smallmouth bass, largemouth bass and…
[ CONTINUE READING ]NW PA anglers are still waiting on the cool down of lake and river water temperatures which trigger the fall feeding frenzies for several key fish species. In the meantime, the best inland bites appear to be the Allegheny River for smallmouth bass and Shenango Lake for bass, stripers and crappies. Steelhead are beginning to…
[ CONTINUE READING ]Cooling water in late October brings a variety of fall action in NW PA, including the Erie steelhead run, smallmouth frenzy in rivers and lake, hybrid striper bite at Shenango, inland stream trout plus the anticipation of upcoming walleye and perch activity. Now is the time to Go Fish! Read Online
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