Seems like it has been a long time in coming, but spring weather and spring bites are finally heating up here in Pennsylvania’s Great Lake Region. Smallmouth bass are hot at PIB and Allegheny River; Pymatuning walleyes are biting both N & S End, crappies are firing up everywhere and our trout opener was this…
[ CONTINUE READING ]As we dive into April, fishing is heating up in NW Pennsylvania. Yellow perch bite in Presque Isle Bay is crazy. Perch and crappies are biting in shallow bays north end of Pymatuning, while the walleye bite is gaining traction. And C&R smallmouth season on the Allegheny is going gang-busters. Plus trout season arrives on…
[ CONTINUE READING ]This crazy off-and-on winter is on again right now in NW PA. The February Thaw bite for walleyes, crappies and steelhead has turned off with the cold, wind, snow and thin cover of ice on bays. The 10 day forecast is not encouraging weather wise but by the first of April anglers should expect spring…
[ CONTINUE READING ]Ice fishing in PA Great Lakes Region has come to an early end this year. The forecast for milder temperatures through the next two week period has terminated any hope of safe ice resurrection for the rest of this winter. Anglers’ thoughts are now focused on getting ready for earlier than expected open water season….
[ 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…
[ 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 ]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 ]Although ice out was earlier than normal in the Pennsylvania Great Lakes Region, cold temperatures, wind, rain and snow have played havoc with fishing in the region during March. With the arrival of April, anglers are looking forward to more stable weather and the spring warm-up which triggers the seasonal bites. For complete details read…
[ 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…
[ 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…
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