T_boy
05-22-2009, 02:18 PM
Pymatuning Lake has been giving up trophy muskies lately. John Kowalski of New Kensington reeled in a musky that was 463/4 inches long and weighed 31 pounds, while Tom Simon of the Three Rivers Chapter of Muskies Inc. caught a musky that was 51 inches long with a 26-inch girth and weighed 46 pounds.
Also at Pymatuning, the walleye fishing has been good, as has been the fishing for crappies in the shallow waters on the north end of the lake in the Linesville Launch area known as the stumps.
Anglers have been doing well on Loyalhanna Creek, picking up trout around Kingston Dam on minnows and wax worms and in the delayed harvest section using a variety of flies and spinners.
An angler fishing Reefers Cover from shore with a small minnow on a No. 6 hook and six-pound test line landed a 42-inch muskie last week at Keystone Lake, said Pam Warr of Keystone Bait and Tackle in Shelocta. Anglers also have been getting crappies on minnows.
Flathead catfish are biting on the Ohio River, according to local expert Steve Manukas. He caught six fish on a recent evening -- the largest being a 19 pounder -- using bluegills for bait.
Anglers using waxworms, butterworms and maggots have been getting trout at Canonsburg Lake, according to D.R. Plants at Shadlure in West Elizabeth.
Millers Run Creek in Washington County recently gave up a 22-inch rainbow trout to Bill Seibel, who was fishing a black Joe's Fly.
Anglers have been getting trout at Keystone State Park Lake using meal worms and wax worms, while those in boats have been picking up crappies using minnows.
Because of low water levels at High Point Lake, the Fish and Boat Commission has extended its access ramps. Stone was placed at the ends of the ramps to allow boaters to reach the water.
The Monongahela River has cleared up, and anglers are starting to fish it again. But there have been few reports of catches.
At Conneaut Lake, anglers have been doing well on bluegills, and northern pike and bowfin are being caught. But the crappie bite remains slow.
At Lake Erie, the smallmouth bass fishing has taken off, with reports of fish at large as six and seven pounds. They're being caught in water anywhere from 6 to 23 feet of water on stick baits and tube jigs. Lake trout are being caught in 61 feet of water on dipsy and down riggers out of the North East Marina.
Also at Erie, Elk Creek is said to be "full of bass in the lower sections," according to a Fish and Boat Commission report, and there are good reports of catfish being caught at the stream's mouth. A few steelhead still are lingering in the deep holes of Walnut and Elk creeks.
Lake Wilhelm has been giving up small bluegills and crappies lake-wide, with some bigger fish mixed in. A few walleyes also are reportedly being caught on worm harnesses near launch No. 1.
At Lake Arthur, anglers have been picking up crappies on minnows and jigs and walleyes by fishing nightcrawlers near the Route 422 roadbed, said Jerry O'Donnell of O'Donnell's Sports Supplies in Prospect. Hybrid striped bass also are just now starting to hit, he added.
Also at Pymatuning, the walleye fishing has been good, as has been the fishing for crappies in the shallow waters on the north end of the lake in the Linesville Launch area known as the stumps.
Anglers have been doing well on Loyalhanna Creek, picking up trout around Kingston Dam on minnows and wax worms and in the delayed harvest section using a variety of flies and spinners.
An angler fishing Reefers Cover from shore with a small minnow on a No. 6 hook and six-pound test line landed a 42-inch muskie last week at Keystone Lake, said Pam Warr of Keystone Bait and Tackle in Shelocta. Anglers also have been getting crappies on minnows.
Flathead catfish are biting on the Ohio River, according to local expert Steve Manukas. He caught six fish on a recent evening -- the largest being a 19 pounder -- using bluegills for bait.
Anglers using waxworms, butterworms and maggots have been getting trout at Canonsburg Lake, according to D.R. Plants at Shadlure in West Elizabeth.
Millers Run Creek in Washington County recently gave up a 22-inch rainbow trout to Bill Seibel, who was fishing a black Joe's Fly.
Anglers have been getting trout at Keystone State Park Lake using meal worms and wax worms, while those in boats have been picking up crappies using minnows.
Because of low water levels at High Point Lake, the Fish and Boat Commission has extended its access ramps. Stone was placed at the ends of the ramps to allow boaters to reach the water.
The Monongahela River has cleared up, and anglers are starting to fish it again. But there have been few reports of catches.
At Conneaut Lake, anglers have been doing well on bluegills, and northern pike and bowfin are being caught. But the crappie bite remains slow.
At Lake Erie, the smallmouth bass fishing has taken off, with reports of fish at large as six and seven pounds. They're being caught in water anywhere from 6 to 23 feet of water on stick baits and tube jigs. Lake trout are being caught in 61 feet of water on dipsy and down riggers out of the North East Marina.
Also at Erie, Elk Creek is said to be "full of bass in the lower sections," according to a Fish and Boat Commission report, and there are good reports of catfish being caught at the stream's mouth. A few steelhead still are lingering in the deep holes of Walnut and Elk creeks.
Lake Wilhelm has been giving up small bluegills and crappies lake-wide, with some bigger fish mixed in. A few walleyes also are reportedly being caught on worm harnesses near launch No. 1.
At Lake Arthur, anglers have been picking up crappies on minnows and jigs and walleyes by fishing nightcrawlers near the Route 422 roadbed, said Jerry O'Donnell of O'Donnell's Sports Supplies in Prospect. Hybrid striped bass also are just now starting to hit, he added.