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 ]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 ]Color is appearing in NW Pennsylvania tress and prime fishing is about to happen. Water temperatures on inland lakes and rivers in the PA Great Lakes Region are dropping from the low 60s into 50s which is the trigger for fantastic fall fishing for bass, walleye, crappie, pike and musky during the next six or…
[ 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 ]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 ]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…
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