April 7, 2016

White Clay Creek (Chester County)  — Fly-anglers were catching trout on woolly buggers and Green Weenies on this Keystone Select program water in recent weeks. Anglers fishing artificials were doing well on spinners and small jigs with unscented split-tail bodies. Tulpehocken Creek (Lebanon, Berks counties) — TCO Fly Shop reported March 26 that conditions were

Lake Wallenpaupack (Pike County) — Ray’s Guide Service reported March 26 that perch were hitting small plastic jigs and striped bass up to 26 inches also were released. Conditions were excellent, with water 44 degrees at daybreak and 48 degrees by late morning.  Harris Pond (Luzerne County) —Ray’s Guide Service reported March 26 that perch

Susquehanna River — Koinonia Guide Service reported a good walleye bite just before the season closed, and nice catches of bass up to 20-plus inches, with soft-plastic jigs and minnows and stickbaits productive. Northern pike up to 27 inches and yellow perch also were reported on stickbaits and soft plastics. Fallfish up to 16 inches

Marilla Reservoir (McKean County) — This lake, also known as Bradford City No. 3 Reservoir, was yielding trout on minnows, spinners and crawlers in late March.  Allegheny River — Just before the season closed, anglers caught some nice walleyes on various baits. Muskies and northern pike also were reported in recent weeks. Hamilton Lake (Tioga

Laurel Hill Creek (Somerset County) — Some nice trout were reported in the two delayed-harvest sections, one of which is now also a Keystone Select program water, which means it was stocked recently with a number of trout 14 inches or longer. Green Weenies were the ticket for fly-anglers.  Laurel Hill Lake (Somerset County) —

Presque Isle Bay (Erie County) — Jumbo yellow perch were hitting on minnows off Dobbin’s Landing and the Holland Street Pier in late March. Perch in mixed sizes and a few steelhead were reported elsewhere in the bay. A few crappies were reported in the canals, and in Misery Bay and the Head of the