January 28, 2016

Lake Luxembourg (Bucks County)  Prior to any ice formation, anglers were catching trout, crappies, bluegills, and white perch in this Core Creek County Park impoundment.  Pennypack Creek (Bucks County) Prior to any ice formation, anglers were catching trout and sunfish. Lake Nockamixon (Bucks County)  Anglers were targeting bass, northern pike and chain pickerel through Jan. […]

Beltzville Lake (Carbon County) — Wacky Worm Tackle Shop reported the surface of the lake had not frozen as of Jan. 16, and anglers were catching largemouth bass and walleyes on bladebaits in open water. One largemouth weighed 6½ pounds. A bank fisherman was doing well fishing large shiners and chicken livers for stripers and

Lake Marburg, Pinchot Lake (York County) — B & B Lures reported Jan. 16 that air temperatures were around 42 degrees as of Jan. 16 and water remained open. Anglers were catching nice-sized largemouth bass on crawlers and swim baits. Tiger muskies also were hitting, with crankbaits effective. One muskie measured close to 45 inches

Beechwood Lake, Hill’s Creek Lake (Tioga County) — Ice anglers were out in numbers as of Jan. 16, according to Don’s Tackle Shack. Ice thicknesses varied on both lakes. Hill’s Creek was yielding a bunch of perch up to 12 and 13 inches on jigs and tip-ups and waxworms and minnows. Numbers of chain pickerel

Allegheny River (Allegheny County) — Frigid weather in mid-January put the kibosh on fishing, although flow was normal. Monongahela River (Washington, Greene counties) — White bass were reported at the Point Marion lock chamber during the spate of mild weather that ended in mid-January. A good walleye bite also was reported at various locks and

Lake Erie steelhead tributaries (Erie County) — As of Jan. 16, streams were icing up. Prior to the downturn in temperatures, eastside tribs had numbers of steelhead, which high water had moved to the upstream reaches.  Presque Isle Bay (Erie County) — Water was beginning to freeze as of Jan. 16, but ice was not