Western Bradford & Sullivan County
As ice anglers begin to get prepared for the ice fishing season, it is a good idea to revisit ice safety. Before setting out remember, don’t ice fish alone and always closely monitor ice conditions. Please review the following ice safety chart and ice safety reminders, to ensure a fun and safe ice fishing season!
View the Ice Safety Depth Charter here.
N. Susquehanna/E. Bradford Counties
Poor ice conditions are limiting anglers. Anglers looking to wet a line in Bradford County may find the Susquehanna River their best bet. The Susquehanna has plenty of open water offering shore fishing or possibly a chilly boat ride.
Ice fishing season is just around the corner. Just a few more cold snaps and you can break out the ice fishing gear! Don’t forget to purchase your 2015 license: www.fishandboat.com
Check out some of PA’s Best Ice Fishing Locations here: http://fishandboat.com/anglerboater/2005/06novdec/spec2ice.pdf
Want to know where the habitat is in your favorite ice fishing lake? Check out the PFBC’s lake habitat maps! http://fishandboat.com/lakeplans.htm
McKean County
Bradford City Number Three Reservoir: The Reservoir was stocked with Brook and Brown Trout on December 15, 2014. Get out and catch a few!
Cameron County
County stream levels are perfect for fishing. Anglers are catching trout using spinners, streamers and/or minnows.
Currently there is no ice on County lakes; however, the open water is providing great fishing opportunities. Anglers are catching Crappie in deep pockets of the lake near woody debris. Minnows and jigs fished just above submerged brush/woody debris are working best.
Clearfield County
Parker Dam – Clearfield County will receive its final trout stocking for 2014 on December 17th at Parker Dam State Park. Currently the lake has some skim ice. This may present issues for anglers, but the water is open near the causeway and areas of the shoreline. PFBC will try to spread the trout out by using buckets.
Center County
Spring Creek – Anglers are catching trout using olive or black streamers and size F05 rapalas with a black back and yellow belly. Cast across stream, let the fly/lure swing and begin stripping in…then wait for the take!
Penns Creek – Anglers are catching trout using size 6 tungsten bead golden stonefly and size 8 tungsten bead woven green weenie flies. The green weenie is working best. One angler landed 8 trout during late morning hours. Most of the trout caught measured between 13 and 17 inches with one measuring 19”.
Clinton County
Fishing Creek – Anglers are catching trout using olive or black streamers in the morning. Egg patterns are also working well. Late morning to early afternoon seems to be the best time to fish. The recent snow melt has slowed things down a bit.
Tioga County
County lakes were beginning to ice over last week, but with the recent warm-up the ice has receded. Hopefully the temperatures will dip over the next few weeks to begin building ice again.
Erie County—West
Walnut Creek Access – The fish seem to be holding at the Chutes, the Tubes, and at Route 20 on Walnut Creek. Park at the Gun Club if you want to fish at the Route 20 location. Quite a bit of small ones are being caught down near the lake on Walnut Creek. Upper Elk Creek has been good too. With the recent snow melt off and rain, the tributaries are running high and muddy. Fishing this weekend should be decent if the area doesn’t get any more rain.