He caught his on a Wooley Bugger. Walleye anglers are picking up the occasional steelhead when trolling for Walleye. He caught it on the Southside of the marina in Walnut Creek on power bait. Especial when a double or triple has a 22 inch smallie to create maximum excitement. They are slowing down some though so not a lot of limits coming in. Lake Erie, although not quite completely frozen, seems to be well on its way. There are. He caught it out in 56 ft of water straight out of Walnut Creek on a worm harness. He caught it above Manchester Hole on Walnut Creek using eggs from the fish he caught. All rights reserved. Temperatures in Presque Isle Bay averaged 65 degrees this past weekend. The Walnut Creek Access was bulging at the seams over the weekend with an overlap of steelhead anglers and boaters getting in some late season perch and walleye fishing. Brad Dickey of Mechanicsburg, PA caught his first Steelhead. Dont forget you can get your fishing licenses now for next year. I know the boats that are going out are coming in with a few and about every 10 boats that go out there are 3-4 that limit. Conditions:The holiday weekend brought the warm temperatures to the area, kicking off the unofficial start of the Erie area boating season. As such, the numbers in the tribs can vary day to day. The meeting is designed to allow participants to visit presentation booths, engage in discussions, and to hear a brief presentation by engineers and others involved in the project. I have had a few boaters come in with limits. He caught it in Walnut Creek on Green Power Bait. The color was Watermelon. So far I haven't heard any good reports on fishing. We'll clean your fish and even smoke them if you like. This Might be the Beginning of Steelhead 09/25/2008: , WCO Report and Photo for Erie County 09/24/2008: Erie area Erie, PA. One Fish and Its A Steelhead 09/18/2008: , WCO Report for Erie County 09/17/2008: Erie area Erie, PA. No Pictures But Some Information - 09/11/2008: , WCO Report Photos for Erie County 09/10/2008: Erie area Erie, PA, WCO Report for Erie County 09/10/2008: Erie area Erie, PA, WCO Report Photos for Erie County 09/03/2008: Erie area Erie, PA, WCO Report for Erie County 09/03/2008: Erie area Erie, PA, WCO Report Photos for Erie County 08/27/2008: Erie area Erie, PA, WCO Report for Erie County 08/27/2008: Erie area Erie, PA, WCO Report Photos for Erie County 08/20/2008: Erie area Erie, PA, WCO Report for Erie County 08/20/2008: Erie area Erie, PA. Big fish have been caught near shore also. most caught in 8ft. The Manchester hole although mostly ice covered although fast flowing water under the ice in this area is a recipe for danger. Remember, Pa regulations state catch, kill, or possess. range have been caught with 2 and 3 LB. The Big DayThe big Trout opener is April 14th at 8:00 am. There are good numbers of fish in the tribs. The Perch were doing well when the Walleye weren't biting. Water Conditions: Perfect. Dont be afraid to try 25 to 35 feet depth also, here near shore there are also many to sort thru for legal 15 inch plus fish. I did not hear of anyone limiting out. Lots of big smiles these fish do bring. Spoons, tipped minifoo jigs, paste baits, single eggs and crawlers have all been productive baits. The Walleye seem to be starting back again. george.yates@comcast.net www.fisherofmen.net, Got a late start. Most of the fish getting caught are in the project waters and up above the Manchester Bridge. Shiners both live and salted can be killer baits during the winter months. They are Michael Santangelo from Swarthmore, PA, Carl (Butch) Hale, from Avondale, PA, and Joe Kovatch from Cochranville, PA. Butch is holding his 9 pound Steelhead he caught. All the rain we have had this week brought it up which we really needed. Home About Us Bait Tackle Fish Cleaning Fish Smoking Boat Storage Links. He was out in 53 ft of water off Elk Creek and caught it on Iridescent Reef Runner. Eight year old Owen Callaghan of Erie came in with his 6 pound 4 ounce Walleye for Junior Award. He caught it in the Project waters in Walnut Creek on Wooly Bugger. Wonder bread was the color and name of it. MARINA OPEN FOR FISHING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 AT 3 PM. Hopefully the fish will start biting so I can get some pictures. Kristi Miller from Monaca, PA brought in an 11 pound 5 ounce Walleye for Angler Award. Water levels remain very low in the tribs however, a strong cold front is predicted to move through the area late this week and through the weekend bring cool and even cold night time temperatures along with some precipitation The coming weekend may be good if predictions hold up. The color was pink/purple. Official wind and wave reports for the Lake Erie waters often do not accurately reflect actual conditions on the Lake. It was 11 pounds 1 ounce and was 28 inches long with a girth of 19 inches. There are others catching fish but shy in front of the camera. James caught him out at the mouth of Walnut Creek on Salmon Egg in a sack. Slow Catching and Very Windy 11/17/2011: . The water has been fluctuating between 67 ft and 53 ft of water for the past two weeks. Current tributary conditions as of Tuesday afternoon were extremely low with very little flow. I had one boat get two today and one boater got one. line or tippets. Lake water temperatures have significantly warmed sending fish to the colder deeper waters. There are more fish out in the lake waiting to come in. However, it now looks as if cooler temperatures, blustery winds, rain and snow flurries may put a damper on this weekends fishing. The lake is not too nice right now. He caught it in 48 ft of water North of Walnut Creek on a worm harness. Wednesday went perching in am, picked up 75 and one small walleye. Saturday Southeast winds / 1-3 ft waves - 50% chance of thunderstorms, Sunday North winds 2-4 ft waves - 50% chance of thunderstorms. This was our first trip and it did not disappoint. On the channel wall, fishing into the creek, there were at least 40 fish caught in a couple hours. Dale (dad) said why change colors if this one is working. PA as did all of the last week. Walleye angling during the evening hours have been productive in shallow water, 25 to 35' along the lake shore with many boats taking to the Lake at dusk. I have seen a load of fish being caught. Conditions:Very warm area temperatures have given a boost to a rise in water temperatures on Lake Erie. He was out in 72 ft of water West of Walnut Creek and caught it on a Watermelon worm harness. Steelhead are scattered but there are still plenty to be found, especially near or on the lake shore. The color was Chartreuse. Here is another shot of the creek looking south while I was standing on the north channel wall. Of course if you don't want the 3-yr or 5-yr you can still get the original 1-yr licenses too. Logans was 8 pounds 2 ounces, 29 inches long with a girth of 16 inches. Most steelhead I've ever seen (but not caught). Anglers fishing the Beaver River are catching Smallmouth Bass on stick baits that have a chartreuse colored belly. was 24 inches long and 11 inch girth. Anglers trolling the East end of the First Trench have been nailing 10#'ers on N/K Spoons. He caught his on a minnow. He caught them all on Dipsys and Worm Harnesses. Current West County trib conditions as of this writing were stained with good to hard flow. The office has 2009 licenses available along with many of the PFBC publications. His color was pink. Hunters using motorboats are reminded that they must have all firearms unloaded while the motor is in use. They seem to be biting on just about anything from what I am told. Address 6821 W Lake Rd, Fairview, Pennsylvania 16415. Seven year old Logan Craig of Scottdale, PA brought in his Junior Award sized Walleye. It didnt quite make Angler Award but it was close. The main tributaries where a permit is required are Cascade Creek, Crooked Creek, Eight mile Creek, Elk Creek, Four mile Creek, Mill Creek, Raccoon Creek, Seven mile Creek, Six mile Creek, Sixteen mile Creek, Twelve mile Creek, Twenty mile Creek, and Walnut Creek. To rough and the clock has wound down. I have been told they are nice sized too. If you have any updates or new. Trolled in front of Trout Run. It is supposed to have Thunderstorms starting Friday night and continuing until Monday. I also was told that if you find the pack go about 1 mile East or West of it. It was caught on a Bleeding Hot Olive Rapela Deep Tail Dancer. It was 28 inches long and had a girth of 16 inches. It was around 20 inches long. The hot weather is actually a welcome relief from the long winter and unseasonably cool spring. Read Lake Erie - Canada fishing reports from January 2023. He caught his on a Woolly Bugger, Black/Green was his color. The water temperature yesterday, Wednesday, was 65 degrees. It was also her first fish. Occasional while drift fishing big cats bend the rod over for quite a powerful fight. High of 78 degrees. They caught it in 21 ft of water west of Walnut Creek on a worm. It was 28 inches long with a 16 inch girth. Thank you for joining us guys! The water temperature at this writing is 71 degrees and the air temperature is going to be in the high 70s and mid 80s till next week at least. You could tell he was in for a while with his coloring. He caught it in 62 ft of water straight off Elk Creek on an Emerald Shiner. He reeled it in on a Shakespeare Toy Story Kid Pole (Buzz Lightyear). A lot of the big ones getting caught seem to be out in 70 to 74 ft of water West of here.
Poor Richard's Bait & Tackle - Fishing Status Boaters Reminded to Wear PFD's During the Cold Weather Boating Season: Conditions:Trib conditions remain somewhat low and clear with some color in the deeper pools and some flow. Anglers are reminded that they must have a trout permit to fish in Tionesta Creek, from the outflow to the confluence with the Allegheny River. Dont forget the marina will be open on November 8, at 2 PM for fishing TENTATIVELY. Carp fanatics have been doing well in Misery Bay and the Lagoons area. He caught it out in 72 ft of water West of Walnut Creek on a worm harness. High of 87 degrees. 6-8 ft. Had 2 limits by 10:30. Current Lake Erie water temperature as of this writing was 76 degrees. It was 29 inches long and had a girth of 18 inches. This weekend the lake is supposed to be rough. Presque Isle Bay offers some of the best Pike fishing in the country with plenty of trophies waiting to be caught. Strong line and a rod with a stiff back along with minnows, dead or alive and crawlers fished on the bottom are the ticket. Anglers are still doing fair to good along the wall leading to the Lake and if patient, in the basin. Here is Robert Moore of East Springfield brought in a nice Steelhead. Fish moving all over the place managed to put three in the net on natural nymphs. Thirteen year old Logan Cook of Houtzdale, PA caught his first fish too. Current Lake Erie Water temperatures as of this writing are 62 degrees off Toledo, 55 degrees off Cleveland and 56 degrees off the Port of Erie. He caught it at the mouth of Crooked Creek using a single egg. Began at 9:30am, ended around 2pm with 5 tickets and a 28"+ 7lb+ walleye on a perch rig. As of this writing the most productive perch fishing has been in 52 to 54 feet of waters off the Presque Isle condos and the point. Walleye fishing has been sporadic with no one location being best. Fast moving fronts can quickly change serene conditions into capping waves in very short periods of time.
The end of the channel, fishing in the lake was great mid week as 40 fish were caught. John Paulick of Charleroi, Pa brought in the first fish caught after the Basin opened. Anglers have been doing well in the upper stretches of the tribs around Whitman's bridge in Girard, the Struechan Flats area in Fairview and the areas on Elk Creek around Foleys End Campground. On the plus side crappie and perch fishing on Presque Isle Bay continues to improve with many weekend boat anglers taking to the water. Not so much the next. He was using Gator Bait Reef Runner. There is a savings of $6.80 for the 3-yr Resident with Combo and $13.60 savings for the 5-yr Resident with Combo. Perch, Walleye or Steelhead were all scattered. It was 1 pound, 4 ounces and was 13 inches long and had a girth of 10 inches. We have found some schools and will go after them very soon. She was fishing with Robert Moore in Elk Creek and she used the Red Fly Nymph too. I havent seen many fish get caught but thats fishing. Anglers fishing the Fairview Gravel pit pond are reminded that this is Fish and Boat Commission property. Had a 10 year old on the boat and he caught the most fish he has ever caught. They didn't get any recognition for it from the paper but I want to thank them. She was using Orange Power Bait. Several large mouth and rock bass were among the many fish caught on Tuesday. Today also finds the PA fish commission removing select fish for the hatchery. Please be courteous and when launching Please pull your boats all the way back so others can launch. The stream has a restriction to keep the steelie from movement up stream. The color was Blue and Gold. Paul Chinikidiadi of Clovis, New Mexico brought in this nice 15 pound - 2 ounce Steelhead. They were going out 7 miles for those. Some boats are getting them in close and some are going out to the first trench and getting them. Shannon Sitter of East Springfield showed off her fish too. It was caught on a Kojak special. Thursdays first fish was over 20 inches. There was skim ice forming on Presque Isle Bay before the rain and the mild temperatures, something we haven't seen this early in a number of years. After next Friday the office building will be closed until April 9, 2008. The bass fishing trips were full of fun and excitement and look forward to next years bronze back fishing. Rods should be no longer than six feet (five feet is better) so you can keep your bait out of trees and away from others while casting. She caught it out in 74 ft of water off Elk Creek using a Thunder stick. Channel dredging should be underway soon. Most are caught in the holes. Lots of steelies being weighed at "Poor Richards.". He caught it at 20 mile and brought it all the way here so it most likely was even heavier. It took a while but I believe they are finally here. Walleye and Perch action has been picking up with limits becoming more common. He caught it out in around 65 ft of water off Elk Creek on a worm harness. The Walleye are being caught left and right. Small mouth fishing has been fair from the boat launch north to the Lake at the Elk Creek access and off the Wall at the Walnut Creek Access Area. Bass fishing is still good to excellent throughout Presque Isle Bay and along the Lake shore east of the Bay in 25 to 30 feet of water. Good local "Gill spots" include areas along the south side of Presque Isle Bay, Edinboro Lake, and the State Line ponds just south of I-90 at the Ohio line. Rich and Barb Boroski (Afternoon Delight) of Leechburg came in with their limit of Walleye. Current west county trib conditions are clear with some flow, and very fishable levels. Current Lake Erie Water temperature as of this writing is 75 degrees off Toledo, 74 degrees off Cleveland and 75 degrees off the Port of Erie. 6 oz. Be sure to stop and visit us, or if there is something you want us to set aside and have ready for your weekend trip, just call or order online. PFBC Tackle Loaner Program Expands to Include the Walnut Creek Access Office: Lake conditions have been relatively calm over the last week and warm temperatures have finally arrived in Erie, at least for now. People going out for Perch are getting them in anywhere from 48 ft to 60 ft mostly straight out of Walnut and then going east a little. Also, if you are a Senior Lifetime License holder and dont have your Senior Upgrade yet you might want to get it now before June 10th. Sunday: East winds / 5-15 knots becoming Southeast / 1-3 ft waves. Bartley Malie of Pittsburgh, PA brought in this nice female. It was 12 pounds ounce, was 29 inches long and had a big girth of 19 inches.
The biggest smallmouth caught was 20.25 inches also on a golden shiner purchased at Poor Richards bait shop. It was 29 1/2 inches long and had a girth of 16 1/4 inches. We will be open 7 days a week now. As such, most all areas on the tribs are low and clear although there is some flow and levels are fishable. Boating Safety Tip of the Week: What To Do When Help is Needed on the Water: Hope this helpsGood Luck to AllCaptain Mac RemacleM&M Fishing Charters412-715-5624. Forecasts for the weekend are fair to good at this time and things should be back to normal. His color was watermelon. Allowing ones line to entangle the prop of a passing boater in this area is a citable offense. The existing ice suffered considerable melting and what remains has softened considerably. Jonathan Hershey, ten years old from Saltillo, PA brought in this Walleye for Angler Award. John Shipp Jr. of Houtzdale, PA brought in his 10 pound 13 ounce Steelhead for Angler Award. A mans got to do what a mans got to do ! The area along the fenced nursery water area is a private road. The best fly fishing rig for white sucker fishing is the deadly shot-and-indicator nymphing rig. I am sticking to my thoughts of between the middle of October through the middle of November being the best time for Steelhead. He brought in this Perch for an Angler Award. Carp fanatics have been doing well in Misery Bay and the Lagoons area. Twelve year old Anthony Thomaselli of Weirton West Virginia caught his first Steelhead and got an Angler Award for First Fish. Sixteen year old Steven Pritts brought in his 9 pound 5 ounce Walleye. Most are running an 10 to 12" range with limits being caught regularly. It is supposed to lay down tomorrow and Saturday to 1-3 ft waves. The fish are there but they seem to be filled with the bait that is out there.
Poor Richards Bait And Tackle - Fairview - WorldPlaces Thursday, Nov. 18, seemed to be a productive day. The winds and waves on the lake for Friday are South at 2 ft or less and the winds and waves for Saturday and Sunday are Northwest at 2-4 ft. WALNUT CREEK MARINA BUILDING: The hours of operation for Walnut Creek Administration Building and restrooms: Friday, September 14 and Saturday, September 15 - 7:00 am until 5:30 pm only. It seems to be better fishing. Buy a Pennsylvania Fishing License (fishandboat.com). Conditions: Weekend fishing was fair to good with a mix of fresh and blackened fish throughout the tribs. The winter storm this past weekend was actually a bit out of the ordinaryfrom the unseasonably mild winter Erie has enjoyed. It was 31 inches long and had a girth of 16 inches.