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 ]Under a strong and consistent warming trend, fish-catching is breaking out all over the PA Great Lakes Region. Crappies, largemouth bass and walleye with increased appetites are roaming the shallows in NW PA Lakes. River and creeks levels are receding gradually and water is clearing up, creating ideal conditions for smallmouth to feed. A pending…
[ 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 ]As spring officially winds down towards the first day of summer next week, fishing in NW PA is hot! Whatever you like to catch (with a couple exceptions) is currently eating up a storm on creeks, rivers, inland lakes and Lake Erie. This issue of Fishing Report is filled with recent catches. Don’t wait for…
[ 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….
[ CONTINUE READING ]NW PA anglers were hoping for rain, but when it came it was too much, too quickly. Over the weekend streams and rivers were blown out and lakes were beat to foamy froth. But the increased flow brought a good run of steelhead into the Erie tributaries and the cold rain helped to lower the…
[ CONTINUE READING ]Steelhead fishing is in full swing in the Lake Erie tributaries and along the shoreline near the creek mouths. Lots of fish in streams, but a little rain is needed to color the water a tad to improve the bite. Inland lake temperatures are in the mid to low 50s, and temperature should drop a…
[ CONTINUE READING ]The Late Fall Bite is in full swing in the PA Great Lakes Region. Steelhead, walleye, smallmouth bass are the stars right now. You’ll have time to fish this coming holiday weekend. Bundle up and get out there. GO FISH! Read Online
[ CONTINUE READING ]This is certainly a weird winter for NW PA with both record cold and record heat only days apart during the first four weeks of winter. Ice was early, then gone, then back, then gone again. Allegheny River and French Creek are currently receding from flood stage. Right now the best bet for fishing are…
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