October 8, 2015

Octararo Lake (Lancaster County) — Jim Neary’s Bait and Tackle reported Sept. 26 that the bass bite was average but improving, with plastic worms Texas- or wacky-rigged in black with red flecks productive. Chatterbaits with trailers also were working. The white perch bite was fantastic on chunks of crawler, downsized crankbaits, or two- to three-inch

Prompton Dam, Duck Harbor Pond (Wayne County) — Some sizeable smallmouth bass were reported in late September, with heavy jigs fished slow and deep the ticket. Crappies and bluegills were hitting on small jigs or crawlers below bobbers in the late afternoon to evening hours. Lehigh River — Smallmouth bass were biting medium shiners and crawlers through Beltzville Lake

Yellow Breeches Creek (Cumber-land County) —Anglers were catching trout in the early mornings and evenings through the end of September. Swatara Creek (Dauphin County) — Some nice fallfish were reported on spinners.  Susquehanna River — Smallmouth bass were reported through the end of September, with some anglers releasing nice numbers of fish in the mornings and evenings. Pinchot Lake (York County) — Largemouth

Deer Lakes (Allegheny County) — Some anglers were catching panfish, but bluegills were running small.  Allegheny River — Catfish were hitting at night around Harmar and Cheswick. One angler lost two sizeable muskies on large shiners just before dark in late September. Conemaugh River Lake (Westmoreland, Indiana counties) — Nice catches of yellow perch and carp were reported around the Livermore and Altmans Run access areas. NorthCENTRAL Region

Lake Erie  — Perch were hitting in nice numbers and some jumbo sizes in 58 feet near the Ohio line in mid-September. One angler reported catching a 7-pound smallmouth bass. Earlier in September, one angler caught some nice walleyes and steelhead in 105 feet near the Canadian line. Lots of smelt and shiners were spotted.