December 18, 2014

Struble Lake (Chester County) — Crappies and yellow perch were reported on minnows and jigs or minnows and twister tails through early December. Delaware, Schuylkill rivers (Philadelphia, Montgomery counties) — Shore anglers were catching channel catfish on shrimp or chicken livers through early December.  Tulpehocken Creek (Berks County) — Water was a little high and

Harveys Creek (Luzerne County) — Anglers continued to target trout through the end of November, using light tackle in low, clear conditions. Trout were in the deep pools.  Peck’s Pond (Pike County) — Willie’s Bait & Tackle reported that numbers of chain pickerel were being released in early December, but sizes were running small. Lehigh

Susquehanna River (Dauphin County) — Koinonia Guide Service reported the bass and walleye bites were improving through early December, with the Harrisburg area yielding large smallmouths to suspending jerkbaits, hair jigs and other jigs, and tubes. Channel and flathead catfish were reported around Harrisburg. Juniata River (Juniata County) — Smallmouth bass were reported in recent

Allegheny River (McKean County) — Walleyes and a few muskies were reported in recent weeks. Foster Joseph Sayers Lake (Centre County) — Water was about 5 feet below summer pool, putting it almost at winter pool, as of Dec. 3 and anglers were catching yellow perch near Lower Greens access and off the fishing pier

Monongahela River — Fishing was extremely slow in early December, with just a few smallmouth bass reported. North Park Lake (Allegheny County) — This county park impoundment open to trout fishing year-round was trout-stocked by a local sportsmen’s club in November.

Lake Erie — Creeks were muddy Dec. 6, but were coming down. Steelhead fishing turned slow after Thanksgiving, with creeks freezing and water turning very cold. Then milder temperatures turned streams high and muddy. The lakeshore was productive as conditions allowed. On the whole, more brown trout were hitting than steelhead this year, and many