Summer heat in NW PA lowers interest in fishing among some anglers. But others know the peak of summer usually means great fishing on certain area waters, including Lake Erie, Allegheny River and some of our small-but-deep natural lakes in the region. By reading each issue of the NW PA Fishing Report, you will get…
[ CONTINUE READING ]The Dog Days of Summer make for some great catfishing in the PA Great Lakes Region. But that’s not the only hot bite for August in NW PA. Lake Erie ‘eye, French Creek/Allegheny River smallmouth bass, Shenango River Lake white bass, and Conneaut Lake panfish are on fire also. Read the Report, get excited and…
[ CONTINUE READING ]As summer draws to an end, many anglers are anxiously looking for the bigger and stronger bites of mid to late fall. But area anglers should not be too quick to give up on fishing right now. By scouring the NW PA Fishing Report, you will find where to go for the best action on…
[ CONTINUE READING ]In NW PA, September is the transition month between summer and fall. Until the cooldown is truly under way, this can be a difficult time to catch fish. But hard-fishing anglers in the PA Great Lakes Region always find the active bites. Study this issue of the Fishing Report before planning your fishing trip this…
[ CONTINUE READING ]Rain, rain come this way! With rain and cooler temperatures forecast for NW PA over the next ten days, anglers are getting excited about fall fishing. Right now steelheads are hanging near the mouths of the Erie tributaries waiting on rain to raise the creeks. Smallmouth bass bite on the Allegheny will pick up with…
[ 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…
[ 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…
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