It’s been a wet, windy, cold start to spring. But it looks the weather will be improving some over the next week. Plenty of opportunities to fish in NW PA including crappie, walleye (Pymatuning only), yellow perch and inland trout. Musky, bluegill and bass about to kick in. And due to the prolonged cold, steelhead...
[ CONTINUE READING ]The ice is all gone! Crappies, perch and bluegills are biting in the shallows. Pymatuning walleyes are up next. The early river smallmouth is on. Some aggressive steelheads still in tributaries. All is good. Go Fish! "Download Report"
[ CONTINUE READING ]Wild weather in late February is creating a mixed mess on waterways. Ice cover is wearing thin and rivers are over full. Fishing success is limited. Anglers looking forward to spring. "Download Report"
[ CONTINUE READING ]Serious winter weather has arrived in NW Pennsylvania. For the ice addicts who have been biting their fingernails waiting for hardwater – it’s here! Allegheny River, French Creek, Erie tributaries are locked up with ice and pretty much out of play until a winter thaw. There is fishable ice on some section of practically every...
[ CONTINUE READING ]This time of fall is some of the best fishing of the entire year for big fish in NW PA. Smallmouth Bass, Largemouth Bass, Walleyes, Crappies, Muskies, Northern Pike, Crappies and even Bluegills are putting on the feedbag. The big fish bite won’t last much longer – colder water temps are on the way. Check...
[ CONTINUE READING ]An unusually warm and wet October has delayed significant cooling of inland lakes and Lake Erie. Regardless, of the weather, this has been one of the best steelhead fall seasons in years according to anglers and tackle shops. It also has been an amazing smallmouth bite on several area inland waters. With inland lake temps...
[ CONTINUE READING ]This September 22nd issue of the NW PA Fishing Report welcomes the first day of calendar autumn. The cool down is on the way and will be felt big time by the weekend. Fishing wise, there are ample options, including the start of the Erie steelhead run now underway and a very strong flowing-water smallmouth...
[ CONTINUE READING ]The air conditioning isn’t running constantly all day. It was so cool in the mornings this past week I had to pull on jeans instead of shorts. The last couple fronts can properly be called cold fronts. Water temperature in area lakes has fallen out of the 80s into the high 70s. The summer season...
[ CONTINUE READING ]Late summer has turned into an unseasonable heat wave. Stormy weather has upset the walleye fishing on Erie in the short run, but it should come back in a few days. Only a few anglers feel like going out on the water during mid-day. The only species that seem to be digging this weather are...
[ CONTINUE READING ]The Erie walleye bite is on strong – if you can dodge the storms to get out for few hours. On inland waters, bluegills, catfish, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and hybrid stripers have been supplying the action in area lakes and rivers. However, with heavy rain of the last couple days, the Allegheny, French Creek,...
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