Northwest Region
Clarion County
Kahle Lake
Anglers are reporting catching good numbers of Largemouth Bass, some crappies, and nice Bluegills. The bass are being caught on top water lures & soft plastics. The crappies and panfish are being caught on small jigs tipped with maggots.
Upper Clarion River
Anglers are still reporting good numbers of Smallmouth Bass and some trout. The bass are being caught along the entire length of the river while the trout are being taken near the mouths of Cather’s & Blyson Runs.
All boats, including canoes & kayaks, using the PFBC’s Gravel Lick Access Areas must be registered to use this facility.
Piney Dam
With the lack of recreational boats due to the drawdown anglers continue to report catching Channel Catfish in good numbers, a few Walleyes and good numbers of Smallmouth Bass.
Allegheny River
Walleyes, Smallmouth Bass, and some Northern Pike are still being reported near the Parker islands and the mouths of the Clarion River & Redbank Creek.
All boats, including canoes & kayaks, using the PFBC’s Parker & Brady’s Bend Access Areas must be registered to use these facilities.
Piney Creek DHALO Area
Anglers continue to do well in this project waters. Anglers are reminded only artificial lures may be used in the project and the use or possession of bait is prohibited.
Area Trout Streams
All the areas trout streams still have good numbers of trout. Anglers recently reported catching good numbers of trout on Mill Creek & Cathers Run.
Western Erie County
Walnut & Elk Creeks, Upper Gravel Pit, & Lake Erie
In the lower stretches of Walnut and Elk Creek, anglers have had sporadic success with Smallmouth Bass and Channel Catfish. Catfish anglers are having their best success when the creeks are muddy after a rain event and shrimp seems to be the bait of choice. Keep an eye out for the bank beavers at Walnut; they are fun to watch. Anglers at the Upper Gravel Pit are also still catching some left over trout on minnows.
Lake Erie seemed to have turned over the first week of June, but water temperatures are rising quickly. Boat anglers are doing well on Yellow Perch off Trout Run and some near shore Walleyes are still being boated. The Walleye bite should be on as soon as the water temperatures warm back up.
Northeast Region
Wyoming County
Susquehanna River
levels are forecasted to rise approximately four feet over the next twenty four hours due to heavy rains last night. Prior to the severe weather, the river was fishing well for Smallmouth Bass and catfish. Lake Winola has been productive with trout and largemouth bass. Fishing will likely be best on area lakes until the river levels drop back to normal levels for this time of the year.
Northern Pike and Southern Wayne Counties
Lake Wallenpaupack
Anglers targeting stripers and walleye have been doing very well on live bait in all areas of the lake. Most of their success has been in the evening hours into dark. Perch and bluegills have been biting well along the shorelines and in and around docks. The bass action has been slow recently.
Lake Greeley
Pickerel are the heavy hitters in this lake. They seem to be hitting on anything anglers put in the water.
Lackawaxen River
The trout are being very selective in what they want to feed on. Make sure to hone-up on your bugs and see what is hatching, and then maybe you will be successful.
Shohola Lake
The weeds are really starting to get thick which makes fishing a little more challenging. Just keep in mind to take three (3) batteries. One to get you out, one to troll around with, and one to get you back to the truck!
Monroe County
Angling action was down this past weekend due to windy conditions. A few anglers reported that the bass are off their nests and starting to hit on anything. Just in time, next Saturday is the bass opener.
Lackawanna County
The fishing has been very good across the county over the past several weeks with bass, blue gills and crappies biting. Rubber worms and live bait have been working well to catch fish. The boating traffic, especially with kayaks has been steady throughout the year.
Southern Wayne and Southern Pike Counties
Area anglers continue to have good success catching panfish in smaller impoundments using worms and live bait. Anglers need to remember Bass season doesn’t open until Saturday June 13th.
Western Bradford and Sullivan Counties
North Branch of the Susquehanna River
Anglers targeting walleye have been doing very well. Successful anglers have been using white and gold spinners to entice bites.
Boaters are noticing some significant changes to channels and gravel bars following the winter’s ice activity. Low water allowed boaters to get a good look at some of the changes. Boaters are reminded that changes in the river can cause new boating hazards.
Northcentral Region
Clinton/W.Lycoming Counties
Anglers are reporting success on Little Pine Lake for trout. Minnows and yellow powerbait are favorite bait.
Anglers were also catching trout with small redworms, with a small splitshot located about 6 inches above the worm, at Lower Fishing Creek. Small nymphs were successful there, too.
Meanwhile, at Upper Fishing Creek, with just a few green drakes remaining, anglers appear to be catching trout with green drake dry flies and a variety of nymph patterns.
Sulphur spinners, Green Drake Spinners, and Slate Drakes were on the water last evening. Anglers caught trout using dry fly patterns imitating sulphur spinners and green drake spinners. Best time to be on the water was late evening to dark.
Tioga County
Fishing Creek
Hills Creek Lake Trap Net Survey-Electrofishing Survey 2015 has been released. Area 4 biologists conducted a general inventory of Hills Creek Lake, Hills Creek State Park, in the spring of 2015. The sampling consisted of nine trap nets fished from May 12 through May 15 and six night electrofishing sites on the evening of May 19. Night electrofishing targeted Largemouth Bass while the trap nets targeted all other species. For results, please visit our website: http://fishandboat.com/images/reports/2015bio/4x05_29hillscreek.pdf
Centre County
The Northcentral Region held its annual Family Fishing Festival at Bald Eagle State Park on Saturday, June 6, 2015. There were 82 participants at the event. Several volunteers from the Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited and the Lloyd Wilson Chapter of Trout Unlimited were on hand, along with DCNR staff, to assist PFBC staff with the program. A two-hour educational component was followed by two hours of fishing at Foster Joseph Sayers Lake. A great time was had by all!
SC Regional Education Specialist Adam Spangler led the Knots, Rigging, and Equipment Station, along with DCNR Ranger Chris Sarbo, who talked about the different types of fish that could be found in the lake, and what types of bait could be used.
Nick Baptista was one of several youth who caught their First Fish at the NC FFF. Congratulations, Nick, on your bluegill!
Samantha Steinback, triumphantly displays her First Fish, a bluegill, which she caught at the NC FFF after several near misses. This one didn’t get away! Way to go, Samantha!
Spring Creek
Sulphurs are tapering off. Anglers are catching trout using a variety of nymphs, such as Walt’s worms, green weenies, zebra nymphs, and scuds.
June is National Great Outdoors Month
National Fishing and Boating Week is celebrated from June 6-June 14, 2015. TakeMeFishing’s National Fishing & Boating Week celebrates the importance of recreational boating and fishing in enhancing people’s quality of life and preserving our country’s natural beauty. For more information, visit www.takemefishing.org/nfbw/.
Southeastern Region
Chester County
Marsh Creek Lake
Bluegills and crappies are taking mealworms, wax worms, minnows and small jigs (just about anything you throw at them actually). They are being caught along the shoreline around areas with structure. Bass are taking live bait (worms & minnows) as well as jigs, spinners and crankbaits. The best colors to use are large black, purple, pumpkin seed or dark green rubber worms. Best live baits are crayfish, minnows and nightcrawlers. Bass are being found in deeper water now (9′-15′)
French Creek, Pickering Creek, East Brandywine Creek and West Valley Creek
All are flowing higher now after the recent rains. There are still plenty of trout with very few anglers fishing for them (just the way you like it). Water temps are in the mid high 50s to low 60s at the moment.
Fly anglers have reported taking trout on blue wing olives, midges with a few taken on sulfurs. Small pheasant tail and hares ears nymphs are a good bet for nymphing. Remember, you may never possess bait in any of the Special Regulation Areas, including the Catch and Release Fly-Fishing Only and Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only areas.
Schuylkill River, Black Rock area
Smallmouth Bass and Largemouth Bass fishing has been slow. Catfish anglers have reported catching several Channel Catfish on chicken livers and are also hooking Flathead Catfish on live bait as well.
Lancaster County
Get outdoors to learn and explore the wealth of local fishing and boating opportunities as the Lancaster County Parks hosts GO PA Outdoors – PFBC staff will be participating and have available many of the agencies popular publications. Moreover, a few of the Commonwealth’s native snakes will be display as an aid to identification and representing the PFBC’s protection of native reptiles and amphibians. Per the County Parks Press Release:
Celebrate your love of the outdoors or perhaps find a new hobby at the 2nd Annual Get Outdoors PA (GOPA) Celebration on Sunday, June 14th from noon until 4:00 p.m. GOPA is an initiative of the DCNR, PRPS, PGC, PFBC and local partners to promote outdoor activities in Pennsylvania. GOPA’s website full of wonderful recreation areas and opportunities will be celebrating its first birthday in June and we want to help the southeast region celebrate. Lancaster County Parks is organizing the day and inviting various organizations to the event. Last year we had over 100 visitors and we hope to top that this year with an even bigger turnout.
Visitors can enjoy guided walks, canoeing, fishing, demonstrations, presentations, information and more from some of the County’s leading outdoor enthusiasts. The Pennsylvania Game Commission will be on hand representing their nearly 1.5 million acres of State Game Lands available for various recreation pursuits. The PGC’s Bert Myers will be holding a presentation on Wetland Wildlife beginning at 1:00 p.m. Also attending will be the Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission highlighting the wealth of water related recreation available in the State. Andrew Desko and District Officer J. Schmidt will be educating visitors on safety issues related to kayaking. This is especially important as kayaking explodes in popularity and over the last two years non-motorized boating fatalities outnumbered those for motorized craft. The Lancaster County Bird Club will be on hand to introduce participants to the avian community of Lancaster. They will be leading a bird walk beginning at 2:00 p.m. The Lancaster County Fossil & Mineral Club and the PA Master Naturalist program will also be in attendance to highlight their organizations.
The Lancaster County Department of Parks & Recreation will be holding several activities during the day. Visitors can try their hand a canoeing with “Paddle in the Park” going on throughout the event. Paddlers under 12 years of age must paddle with an adult; parents of participants age 12 years and older must stay riverside during the program and a liability waiver will need to be signed. There will also be a chance to test your casting and fishing skills in the Conestoga as well as search for critters under the rocks in the River. Naturalists will also be hosting plant walks, wilderness survival presentations, and more. Please check our website at www.lancastercountyparks.org for the final schedule as a few organizations are still confirming their participation.
Explore All The Stations and Collect a Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful Patch:
Get Outdoors PA will be held in the areas surrounding Pavilion #1 in Central Park. Please call 717-209-3234 for more information on this fun, exciting and very active afternoon.
E. Philadelphia County
As of June 1, the new limit for striped bass is ONE fish 28 inches or larger. There are still reports of striped bass being caught all along the river from the Navy Yard to Bucks Co. See Delaware River regulations for Pennsylvania here: www.fishinpa.com
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