Post by yihunt on Jul 30, 2010 9:49:04 GMT -4
District Fishing Report
Friday, July 30, 2010
By Deborah Weisberg
Lake Erie: When conditions allowed, walleyes were hitting in 65 to 75 feet of water along most of the Pennsylvania shoreline, from the Ohio border northeast. Perch were spotty, with the better catches in 55 to 60 feet out of Walnut Creek and the point of the peninsula. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission weighed a 1-pound, 9-ounce perch this week. Dave Bittinger of Apollo caught a 38??-inch, 25??-pound lake trout with a 25??-inch girth fishing with charter captain Dick Torrelli in 102 feet.
Pymatuning Reservoir (Crawford County): Crappies remained unusually active, with fish coming on small jigs off brush piles in about 14 feet. Largemouth bass were hitting in the weed beds. The walleye bite has slowed, but channel catfish were hitting.
Conneaut Lake (Crawford County): Largemouth bass were reported in recent days on a variety of lures, from topwaters to drop-shot rigs. One bass angler released a bowfin. Chub Hornstein released 12 to 16 largemouths and two smallmouth bass over three hours by swimming a 4-inch soft plastic bait along weed lines. He caught crappies on a 1-inch soft plastic minnow. FLW pro Dave Lefebre of Union City caught largemouth bass, including a couple of 4-plus-pounders by skipping under pontoon boats, and a 6-pounder on a mid-lake hump Sunday afternoon.
Tamarack Lake (Crawford County): An evening crappie bite was reported, with small minnows the ticket.
Woodcock Lake (Crawford County): Crappies were reported around habitat with a combination of rocks and weeds.
Canadohta Lake (Crawford County): Northern pike were reported on golden shiners, spinnerbaits and spoons with soft plastic trailers. Largemouth bass were hitting at night with anglers doing best on surface baits.
French Creek (Crawford, Venango counties): A few anglers were catching smallmouth bass on soft-shell crayfish from the stream in the Crawford County portion, and bass and walleyes were reported downstream of the confluence with Big Sugar Creek in Venango County.
Allegheny River (Venango County): Anglers were catching smallmouth bass up to 18?? inches, depending on conditions. A 21-inch walleye was reported.
Justus Lake (Venango County): Anglers were catching largemouth bass in recent days.
Shenango Lake (Mercer County): Warm water sent crappies deeper. An excellent catfish bite was reported.
Lake Wilhelm (Mercer County): A few bass and walleyes and small panfish were reported.
Lake Arthur (Butler County): Crappies in mixed sizes up to 1 pound were reported. Walleyes were hitting in the evening. A few hybrid stripers were reported. Channel catfish up to 24 inches and largemouth bass were hitting.
Allegheny River: Pete Maltese boated a 29-inch walleye below lock 3 Tuesday in slightly high, off-color water. Winners of the Lock Three Bait and Tackle Shop annual multispecies fishing tournament were Mike Shook's 29-inch carp, Tony Reamer's 31??-inch flathead catfish, Dean Kestner's 19??-inch smallmouth, and Chuck Connor's 19?? inch walleye. The Venture Outdoors Downtown TriAnglers' repoted better catches off the North Shore Wednesday, including a 21-inch channel catfish released by Tom Lippert of Spring Garden, and a 12??-inch freshwater drum released by Ella Lipick of Penn Hills.
Ohio River: Lee Murray of Cheswick and Chuck Main of Ellwood City won last weekend's X Series bass tournament sponsored by Ohio-based Vic's Sporting Center with five smallmouths totaling 9-plus pounds.
Monongahela River: Dylan Thomas of West Elizabeth released a 36-pound flathead catfish at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Yougiogheny River: Good trout fishing was reported by anglers floating from Confluence to Ohiopyle. Bass were reported elsewhere on the river.
Youghiogheny Reservoir (Fayette County): Walleyes were spotty but the bass bite was good in recent days.
Deep Creek Lake (Maryland): Dave Jenco of Brownsville and Jim Gwynn of Bentleyville won the walleye division of the annual Fish for Life Tournament to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with five walleyes totaling 7??-plus pounds. Reuben Johnson of Natrona Heights and Mike Kalafut of Uniontown caught the 3 1/3-pound lunker walleye. The bass division was won by Larry Beckman and Ben Newman, both of Oakland, Md., with four bass totaling almost 13 pounds, including a 4 1/3-pound largemouth that was the tournament lunker. John Richter and Joe Argiro, both of Connellsville, won the miscellaneous division with a 2 1/4-pound chain pickerel
Friday, July 30, 2010
By Deborah Weisberg
Lake Erie: When conditions allowed, walleyes were hitting in 65 to 75 feet of water along most of the Pennsylvania shoreline, from the Ohio border northeast. Perch were spotty, with the better catches in 55 to 60 feet out of Walnut Creek and the point of the peninsula. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission weighed a 1-pound, 9-ounce perch this week. Dave Bittinger of Apollo caught a 38??-inch, 25??-pound lake trout with a 25??-inch girth fishing with charter captain Dick Torrelli in 102 feet.
Pymatuning Reservoir (Crawford County): Crappies remained unusually active, with fish coming on small jigs off brush piles in about 14 feet. Largemouth bass were hitting in the weed beds. The walleye bite has slowed, but channel catfish were hitting.
Conneaut Lake (Crawford County): Largemouth bass were reported in recent days on a variety of lures, from topwaters to drop-shot rigs. One bass angler released a bowfin. Chub Hornstein released 12 to 16 largemouths and two smallmouth bass over three hours by swimming a 4-inch soft plastic bait along weed lines. He caught crappies on a 1-inch soft plastic minnow. FLW pro Dave Lefebre of Union City caught largemouth bass, including a couple of 4-plus-pounders by skipping under pontoon boats, and a 6-pounder on a mid-lake hump Sunday afternoon.
Tamarack Lake (Crawford County): An evening crappie bite was reported, with small minnows the ticket.
Woodcock Lake (Crawford County): Crappies were reported around habitat with a combination of rocks and weeds.
Canadohta Lake (Crawford County): Northern pike were reported on golden shiners, spinnerbaits and spoons with soft plastic trailers. Largemouth bass were hitting at night with anglers doing best on surface baits.
French Creek (Crawford, Venango counties): A few anglers were catching smallmouth bass on soft-shell crayfish from the stream in the Crawford County portion, and bass and walleyes were reported downstream of the confluence with Big Sugar Creek in Venango County.
Allegheny River (Venango County): Anglers were catching smallmouth bass up to 18?? inches, depending on conditions. A 21-inch walleye was reported.
Justus Lake (Venango County): Anglers were catching largemouth bass in recent days.
Shenango Lake (Mercer County): Warm water sent crappies deeper. An excellent catfish bite was reported.
Lake Wilhelm (Mercer County): A few bass and walleyes and small panfish were reported.
Lake Arthur (Butler County): Crappies in mixed sizes up to 1 pound were reported. Walleyes were hitting in the evening. A few hybrid stripers were reported. Channel catfish up to 24 inches and largemouth bass were hitting.
Allegheny River: Pete Maltese boated a 29-inch walleye below lock 3 Tuesday in slightly high, off-color water. Winners of the Lock Three Bait and Tackle Shop annual multispecies fishing tournament were Mike Shook's 29-inch carp, Tony Reamer's 31??-inch flathead catfish, Dean Kestner's 19??-inch smallmouth, and Chuck Connor's 19?? inch walleye. The Venture Outdoors Downtown TriAnglers' repoted better catches off the North Shore Wednesday, including a 21-inch channel catfish released by Tom Lippert of Spring Garden, and a 12??-inch freshwater drum released by Ella Lipick of Penn Hills.
Ohio River: Lee Murray of Cheswick and Chuck Main of Ellwood City won last weekend's X Series bass tournament sponsored by Ohio-based Vic's Sporting Center with five smallmouths totaling 9-plus pounds.
Monongahela River: Dylan Thomas of West Elizabeth released a 36-pound flathead catfish at 2:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Yougiogheny River: Good trout fishing was reported by anglers floating from Confluence to Ohiopyle. Bass were reported elsewhere on the river.
Youghiogheny Reservoir (Fayette County): Walleyes were spotty but the bass bite was good in recent days.
Deep Creek Lake (Maryland): Dave Jenco of Brownsville and Jim Gwynn of Bentleyville won the walleye division of the annual Fish for Life Tournament to benefit The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society with five walleyes totaling 7??-plus pounds. Reuben Johnson of Natrona Heights and Mike Kalafut of Uniontown caught the 3 1/3-pound lunker walleye. The bass division was won by Larry Beckman and Ben Newman, both of Oakland, Md., with four bass totaling almost 13 pounds, including a 4 1/3-pound largemouth that was the tournament lunker. John Richter and Joe Argiro, both of Connellsville, won the miscellaneous division with a 2 1/4-pound chain pickerel