Who saves fishing slows down in the middle of summer? Not in NW Pennsylvania. Walleye catches on Lake Erie continue to be off the charts. With river levels down, the smallmouth bite in flowing water are on track. The big bluegills are deep water and largemouth bass in the thick shallow weeds. Shenango Lake is…
[ 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
[ CONTINUE READING ]Fall fishing is peaking. The Lake Erie shoreline and tributaries are loaded with steelhead. Smallmouth bass and walleyes are feeding in the Allegheny and French Creek – but need some reduced flows to be able to fish. Shenango Lake continues to pump out black bass, white bass, crappies and hybrid stripers. Walleye bite posed to…
[ CONTINUE READING ]El Nino weather pattern carried mild weather along with open water fishing opportunities into early January, but winter has finally arrived. Smaller NW PA lakes are just this week achieving a safe thickness of ice for ice fishing. Larger lakes remain unsafe but prime ice fishing on these waters is just around the corner. Read…
[ CONTINUE READING ]This has been a very confusing winter in Northwest Pennsylvania. Warm well into January, but ice finally comes on late, only to be followed by a complete thaw within two weeks. Ice off, then a polar freeze puts ice back on; steelhead streams froze, unfroze and froze again. Everyone is hoping the ground hog was…
[ CONTINUE READING ]Ice-out came unexpectedly early this year to PA Great Lakes Region. Early bird anglers have been on the lakes catching crappies and yellow perch as well as on the Allegheny River catching smallmouth bass. A few steelheads will remain in the Erie tributaries until late April. As waterways warm, fishing success for many species will…
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