Northwest Region
Butler County
Lake Arthur
Anglers are reporting nice catches of Walleye while drift fishing the old roadbeds. They are using a simple night crawler and hook. No worm harnesses. Hybrids are biting along shore at the popular boating access areas. Best results for shoreline swipers are after 10 pm. Limit is 2 per day. Minimum size is 20 inches. Panfish are biting in cover (felled trees) along shore. A jig tipped with a minnow under a bobber works well.
Crawford County
Pymatuning Reservoir
Anglers are reporting catches of nice Largemouth Bass north of the causeway. If you can find shallow bays where the lily pads are starting to sprout, the bass are there. Anglers should try senkos, spinnerbaits, or jigs tipped with a trailer to get the bass to hit. Walleye anglers continue to do well all around the reservoir. Crappies are still hitting on various jigs tipped with grubs or minnows.
Erie County
Walnut Creek, Elk Creek, Crooked Creek, Upper Gravel Pit
At the time of this writing the western tributaries are all low and clear. Angler pressure and success is on average for all the Western Erie tributaries. Bass are in the lower stretches of Elk Creek and shoreline and boat anglers are having relative success with night time Walleyes around the creek mouths and shallow waters.
Walnut Creek Marina
Construction has begun at Walnut Creek access primarily on the western channel wall. Both the marina and channel are open for boat traffic.
Lake Pleasant
Anglers are reporting Rainbow Trout are being caught using a slip sinker with about 12 to 18 inches of line from the swivel to the bait. In the coming weeks with the clear water at Lake Pleasant the problem if fishing from shore will be that the seaweed is beginning to grow up, so a canoe might be the only option.
Northeastern Region
The Fish and Boat Commission will have a display and publications table at the Pocono Raceway Fan Fair event this upcoming weekend. More information about the event can be found at this website: http://www.poconoraceway.com. Staff will be on hand to sell fishing licenses and answer questions from the public about fishing and boating. The Commission will also be sponsoring a Kayak Giveaway: www.fishandboat.com/kayak-giveaway.htm, so be sure to stop by our display area and complete a registration form.
Carbon County
Mauch Chunk Lake
Anglers fishing Mauch Chunk Lake were observed doing well catching crappies off the fishing pier at boat launch A. Most of the crappies were caught with a mealworm or a jig tipped with a minnow. Anglers also reported doing well catching bass (catch & release only) and pickerel near boat launch B.
Beltzville Lake
Beltzville Lake has been producing some good catfish action during the evenings near the area of the Pine Run boat launch. Anglers were also observed during the weekend doing well catching perch and White Perch near the Pine Run access area. Although a few anglers have been reporting catching Striped Bass during the day, most of the Striped Bass action has been occurring during the late afternoon or evening hours. A number of them have been caught using chicken livers, white buck tail jigs, and live bait.
Boating activity has been increasing on most weekends at Beltzville Lake. Boaters are reminded to check all the necessary safety equipment on their boats before venturing out onto the water such as wearable personal floatation devices ( required for each person, must be of the appropriate size, child 12 years of age or younger must wear while underway on any boat 20’ or less in length and in all canoes & kayaks), a throwable flotation device (in boats 16’ or more in length, except canoes & kayaks), a fire extinguisher (if required), a sound producing device and navigation lights. Also, make sure the boat is properly registered (propelled by electric motor, gas). Non-powered watercraft such as canoes, kayaks and rowboats using Fish & Boat Commission lakes and access areas including PA State Parks lakes must display either a valid launch permit or valid boat registration.
Lackawanna County
A Family Fly Fishing Program is being offered at Lackawanna State Park on June 25th from 9am -1pm. There is no charge for the course but all participants must pre-register. Persons interested in attending should contact the Northeast Region office at 570-477-2206 or go online at gonefishingpa.com
Northcentral Region
Tioga County
Crappie fishing has been variable day to day; but many anglers are catching them using live minnows, bladed jig heads, and small stickbaits. Trolling has been very effective this week. Anglers are finding a mix of pre- and post- spawn Crappie in all of the lakes.
Bass fishing has been good across the county. Many of the bass are spawning and on beds, but a number are done spawning. Most fish are being caught and released in shallow water. The top water frog bite is turning on. A few really nice bass have been caught and released on Hills Creek Lake, Hammond Lake and Cowanesque Lake.
Upper Pine Creek
Water levels are beginning to drop; but trout fishing is still very good! Anglers are catching trout using a variety of flies on the surface (e.g. green drakes, sulphurs, slate drakes, blue wing olives, caddis, and some stoneflies).
The trout are most active in the early morning and late afternoon into the evening hours.
Anglers are also catching trout using live minnows, butterworms, and wax worms.
Hammond Lake
Gizzard Shad are spawning now. Anglers are catching Striped Bass Hybrids and bass using shad imitations. Various crankbaits, spinnerbaits, and topwater poppers are working. A few of the Striped Bass Hybrids weighed in at 9lbs over this past weekend.
Lycoming County
Pine Creek
Anglers are catching trout in the early morning, late afternoon and evening hours. Trout are being caught using nymphs (e.g. sulphur nymphs; drake nymphs; stone flies) and dry flies (e.g. slate drakes; blue wing olives; sulphurs; caddis).
Clinton County
Fishing Creek
Water flows are decent and the temperatures are about 52F. Anglers are catching trout using nymphs (e.g. bead head pheasant tail, bead head frenchie, bead head prince, and green drake nymphs) and dry flies (e.g. sulphurs, tan caddis, blue quill, march brown, and green drake).
Early morning and late afternoon into the evening hours are the best times to be on the water.
Centre County
Black Moshannon Lake
Over the holiday weekend there were lots of kayakers and canoers on the lake.
Remember, a fun boating trip is a safe boating trip, WEAR YOUR LIFE JACKET. Check out more about safe boating here: http://www.safeboatingcampaign.com/
Foster Joseph Sayers Lake
Anglers are still catching lots of Crappie using a variety of techniques, from live minnows and twister tails to pink and white tubes. Most of the Crappie have spawned at this time.
Foster Joseph Sayers Lake fish habitat maps: http://fishandboat.com/water/habitat/mgmt_plans/lake/fj_sayers.pdf
Recent Foster Joseph Sayers Lake fish report: http://fishandboat.com/images/reports/2016bio/3x05_25fjsayers.pdf
Penns Creek
Anglers are catching trout using nymphs (e.g. small dark mayflies; stoneflies; caddis pupa) and dry flies (e.g. green drakes; blue wing olives; midges; tan caddis; sulphur; march brown; coffin flies).
Green drakes should last the rest of this week. There are plenty of other hatches occurring as well.
Spring Creek
Anglers are catching trout using nymphs (e.g. cress bugs; olive scuds; midges; walt’s worm; bead head pheasant tail; black zebra midge) and dry flies (e.g. parachute sulphur; CDC tan caddis; tan caddis; sulphurs; midges).
Anglers are also catching trout on lower Spring Creek using worms bounced on the bottom.
Early morning and late afternoon into evening hours are the best time to be on the water.
Southeastern Region
The Fish and Boat Commission will have a display and publications table at the Step Outdoors Lehigh Valley event this upcoming weekend. Here is the link for more information about the event: http://www.steelstacks.org/festivals/stepoutdoors/ Staff will be on hand to sell fishing licenses and answer questions from the public about fishing and boating. The Commission will also be sponsoring a Kayak Giveaway (Link here http://www.fishandboat.com/kayak-giveaway.htm), so be sure to stop by our display area and complete a registration form.
Bucks County
Delaware River
Anglers in the Trenton stretch of the river have been catching Striped Bass with smaller poppers, crankbaits, chunked bunker and live eels. Around New Hope and above the 202 bridge, stripers were taking minnows, grubs, live eels and poppers. Anglers around the wing dam caught Walleyes, Smallmouth Bass and catfish with live minnows, nightcrawlers, grubs and crankbaits.
Lake Luxmebourg (Core Creek Park) and Levittown Lake
The lakes have been slow for trout, but panfish are taking minnows, mealworms, spinners and grubs.
Nockamixon Lake
Target shoreline structure for crappies with small jigs, small tubes and small crankbaits.
Philadelphia/Lower Montgomery County
Pennypack Creek
Anglers are catching the occasional Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass and smaller carp using corn, wax worms and spinners. Fly anglers going for trout have also been getting sunfish on dry flies. Bluegills are very active now.