Northwest Region
Get your license ONLINE – 2018 Fishing License go on sale December 1st: gonefishingpa.com/
REMINDER – Mandatory Cold Weather Life Jacket Wear began on November 1, 2017 and runs through April 30, 2018.
Learn more here: http://www.fishandboat.com/Boat/BoatingRegulations/Pages/MandatoryPFD.aspx
REMINDER The PFBC does not monitor ice thickness. Ice thickness and conditions can vary greatly across the lake. Use caution as you head out onto the ice. A life jacket and a set of ice awls can be extremely important if you fall though the ice. Remember SAFETY FIRST: fishandboat.com/Boat/WaterandIceSafetY
Erie County
Presque Isle Bay
Anglers are catching Yellow Perch in good numbers off Don Jon Shipyard, Old Border Patrol building, and the docks on the park.
Erie Tributaries
Anglers are catching Steelhead in good numbers but the waters usually low and clear. Due to the colder temperatures, ice is forming along the creeks. If the forecast holds, this weekend could be the last weekend to hit the tributaries with open water.
Northeasatern Region
Remember! From November 1st through April 30th there is mandatory wear for life jackets from on boats less than 16 feet in length and all canoes and kayaks. Wearing your life jacket is the best way to prevent a boating fatality and we recommend you wear one all year, not just during the mandatory wear period.
Reminder: The PFBC does not monitor ice thickness. Ice thickness and conditions can vary greatly across the lake. Use caution as you head out onto the ice. A life jacket and a set of ice awls can be extremely important if you fall though the ice. Remember SAFETY FIRST: http://www.fishandboat.com/Boat/WaterandIceSafety
2018 Pennsylvania Fishing Licenses are being sold now. Get your one, three, five or ten year fishing license now or purchase a voucher as a gift for someone this holiday season at gonefishingpa.com/
Northcentral Region
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REMINDER: The PFBC does not monitor ice thickness. Ice thickness and conditions can vary greatly across the lake. Use caution as you head out onto the ice. A life jacket and a set of ice awls can be extremely important if you fall though the ice. Remember SAFETY FIRST: http://www.fishandboat.com/Boat/WaterandIceSafety
ICE is NICE! Learn more about ice fishing SAFETY and ice FISHING here – fishandboat.com/Fish/Fishing/Pages/IceWinterFishing.aspx
Learn more here: http://www.fishandboat.com/Boat/BoatingRegulations/Pages/MandatoryPFD.aspx
NOTE: PA Fish and Boat Commission does not monitor ice thickness. Make sure you test ice conditions prior to venturing out to ice fish and be sure to take safety precautions (e.g. wear a float jacket or life jacket).
Tioga County
Although cold temperatures continued through this past weekend, a blanket of snow kept lakes from building additional ice.
Currently, most of the lakes in the county are frozen; however, there are still several thin-ice areas. The warm days this week, should help melt the snow and then refreeze, allowing lakes to build better ice conditions by this coming weekend.
Hills Creek Lake
A few anglers are ice fishing the lake and catching Yellow Perch; however, the ice is still building and there are several locations with very thin ice. Anglers should use caution and wait for better conditions.
Clinton County
Fishing Creek
Water temperatures are in the 40s. The water is low and clear.
Anglers are catching trout using streamers (size #6-10). Target deep holes, logs, large rocks and undercut banks.
Anglers are also catching trout using small nymphs (e.g. #14-16 frenchie; #12-18 gold bead pheasant tail; #12-16 prince).
Centre County
Foster Joseph Sayers Lake
Currently, the lake has a thin sheet of ice with several open water areas.
Bald Eagle Creek
Fishing is slow, but anglers are catching trout using streamer patterns and spinners. Target the deep waters and structure (e.g. log jams, boulders and undercut banks).
Spring Creek
Water temperatures are in the mid-upper 40s. The water is low and clear.
Anglers are catching trout using nymphs (e.g. bird of prey caddis, hot spot sow bug, olive scuds, small mayfly patterns).
Olive and/or black streamer patterns (#6-10) are still working well. Target deep holes, logs and undercut banks.
Southeastern Region
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ICE is NICE! Learn more about ice fishing SAFETY and ice FISHING here – fishandboat.com/Fish/Fishing/Pages/IceWinterFishing.aspx
NOTE: PA Fish and Boat Commission does not monitor ice thickness. Make sure you test ice conditions prior to venturing out to ice fish and be sure to take safety precautions (e.g. wear a float jacket or life jacket).
Northampton County
Anglers have been seen fishing the lower stretches of the Bushkill Creek with spinners and various baits without much success. On the Saucon Creek, nymphs and dry flies seem to be working well. On the Monocacy Creek, near Ilicks Mill, trout have been seen surfacing, but not many anglers have reported landing them. I have noticed some ice fishing holes drilled on the ice at East Bangor Dam, but please remember we do NOT monitor Ice conditions and extreme caution should be exercised when ice fishing. Lastly, this time of year is a great time to give the gift of a Fishing License Voucher, good for all of 2018 that can be purchased now.
Lehigh County
Check out this recently published Fisheries Biologist Report on Leaser Lake! /pfbc.pa.gov/bioreports/bio2017/6×12-18-LeaserLake.pdf