Northwest Region
Crawford County
Conneaut Lake
Anglers are catching panfish, Northern Pike, and Largemouth Bass throughout the lake. Anglers are targeting the panfish on the north end of the lake and using live bait to catch them.
Pymatuning Reservoir
Anglers are catching crappies, Channel Catfish, Yellow Perch, Largemouth Bass, and Walleye. For panfish, anglers should target the shallow areas out to about 6 foot of water. Anglers are catching plenty of Walleye limits throughout the lake. A night crawler or minnow tipped jig is always a great place to start.
French Creek
Anglers are catching Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Northern Pike. Paddlers must have an unpowered registration or a launch permit to use PFBC launch areas along French Creek.
Erie County
Presque Isle Bay
Anglers are catching Smallmouth Bass, Northern Pike, Walleye, and panfish throughout Presque Isle Bay. Anglers are catching Smallmouth Bass on a variety of soft plastic presentations such as drop shot, small swimbaits, and ned rigs. If you are not catching any bass, try to switch up your bait color until you find one that works. Smallmouth Bass have moved up into the shallow waters and can be caught from anywhere in the bay.
“Fishing with a WCO” Event at the South Pier of Presque Isle Bay
Join Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s Waterways Conservation Officers this Saturday June 2nd from 10 am – 1pm at the South Pier on Presque Isle Bay. Officers will be on hand to assist children with fishing, talk with them about their job, and discuss several good fishing spots throughout NW PA! You can find more information about this event or register here!
NW Region’s Family Fishing Festival at East Basin Pond
Join PFBC Staff from Education, Fisheries, and Hatcheries on Saturday June 16th from 9am – 1pm at East Basin Pond on Presque Isle State Park. Learn basic fishing skills like knot tying, casting, baiting the hook, and taking a fish off the hook. You and your family will have the opportunity to fish – no fishing license required. All equipment provided. Adults must bring a child and children must bring an adult. You will be learning and fishing together. You can register here!
Mercer County
Lake Wilhelm
Anglers are catching Bluegills, crappies, and Largemouth Bass throughout the lake. Panfish are hitting live bait under a float. Wax, meal, or red worms have all been working lately.
Northcentral Region
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Tioga County
Better weather over the last few days has allowed the lakes And streams to calm down a bit. Most are clearing up.
Anglers are still catching a releasing Bass waters across the County. Most are still holding in the shallows. Topwater action is good. Whopper Ploppers, poppers, buzzbaits, and frogs are starting to work well in bays with warmer waters. Anglers are also having luck using craw and shad colors squarebill cranks.
A few anglers are also catching Muskies using large shiners, bucktails, and glide baits. Again, look for shallow bays and weed edges.
The spillways continue to fish well. Anglers are catching Walleye using twister tails, fatheads, nightcrawlers, and small swimbaits. The best bite has been very early in the morning and in the evening. Many are being caught late into the night. Anglers are also catching Smallmouth, Crappie, Yellow Perch, and pickerel on the same baits.
Pine Creek
Upper Pine Creek is still high, but fishable. Anglers are having luck from Gaines to Galeton. Be careful while wading in high waters. Anglers are seeing March Browns, Yellow Sallies, Blue Quills and a handful of other insects on the water.
Anglers are doing best subsurface, using golden stone patterns, mop flies, worm patterns, march brown nymphs and caddis pupas. Wooly buggers, sculpin patterns, zonkers and a few other streamers are also working. Olive and black seem to be the best colors to use.
Cowanesque Lake
Anglers are catching Crappie near fallen trees and weed edges. Live minnows are working best. Carp and Shad are also up in the shallows to spawn.
Hammond and Tioga Lake
Both lakes are clearing up. Anglers are catching Crappie using live minnows. Right now, on Tioga Lake, Mill Bay is the most productive area. On Hammond Lake, the area along Route 287 and structures, just outside the “no wake” buoys is most productive.
Centre County
Foster Joseph Sayers Lake
Anglers, fishing the shallows around the lake, Hunter Run Cut, the Causeway, Upper Greens Run and the Marina are catching bass, Bluegill, Yellow Perch, Pumpkinseeds and Crappie along the shores. Target the habitat structures, downed trees, rocky areas.
Anglers are having success using twister tails, mini streamers (chartreuse and/or olive colors), live minnows, worms and waxworms.
Carp are in the shallows as well!
Bald Eagle Creek
Anglers are catching Rainbow Trout and Brown Trout using minnows, streamers, spinners, nymphs and red worms.
Spring Creek
Water temperatures are in the mid-50s. Water is clearing.
Sulphurs, tan caddis, blue wing olives, crane flies and midges are all hatching and trout are rising to them! Anglers are catching trout using dry flies (e.g. Sulphers #14-16; Tan Caddis #14-16; Blue Wing Olives #18-22; Crane Fly #14-16 and/or midges #22-26). To catch the sulphur hatch, plan to fish into the night hours!
Anglers are also catching trout using nymphs (e.g. Hot spot sow bug #14-16; Baetis emergers #18-22; olive scud #14-18; walt’s worm #12-16; sulphur patterns #12-14).
With more rain in the forecast, make sure you bring along streamers (olive/black #4-8). Target the stream banks and/or structure.
Northeastern Region
Northern Wayne & Northern Susquehanna Counties
The fishing has been superb in most waterways. Even with high water conditions the anglers that are out are being handsomely rewarded with catches of catfish, walleye, bass, panfish and trout. Anglers are landing large catfish, walleye and numerous trout. Get out and enjoy some quality angling!
Southeastern Region
Crappies are still feeding around the region, but that will slow down with the warming temperatures after this past holiday weekend. Bluegills will be in close to shore on spawning beds. It is an easier time to fish from shore for many species that are spawning or raiding nests (redds). The weeds haven’t filled in yet and fish are feeding before the heat of summer sets in.
The flood conditions over the holiday weekend did put a hamper on fishing, especially in the creeks and rivers. Predicted overcast days coming up with mild temps could lead to increased fish activity.
Boating season will be picking up now that Memorial Day weekend has come and gone. Check out our website for important safety and regulatory information before hitting the water.
PFBC Outreach Staff will be at the Step Outdoors Lehigh Valley Event this come weekend! Check out the details at: steelstacks.org/festivals/stepoutdoors/
Lancaster County
Looking for an activity to engage your child in the outdoors and actively introduce them to multiple recreational pursuits? This Saturday’s June 2 Youth Field Day is structured to initiate that interest. The all-day event will be conducted at Milton Grove Sportsmen’s Association located at 731 Milton Grove Road North, in Elizabethtown.
Registration begins at 7:15AM or pre-register per the link above. The day’s events are slated to conclude at 4:30PM.
The annual youth field day, for 10 – 15-year-old children, includes up to thirteen different hands-on outdoor activities including trap shooting, muzzleloaders, 22 rifles, trapping, fishing, archery, canoeing, and more. One on one instruction provided for shooting events. All equipment is provided. The whole day is free of charge, including lunch. The PFBC will be providing an introduction to canoeing to include basic paddle strokes, safe boat boarding and most importantly PFD safety.