Northwest Pennsylvania Fishing Report – August 17th, 2012
Lake Erie (Erie County) Poor Richards Bait & Tackle reported good perch fishing in 45 to 50 feet of water just west of Walnut Creek in recent weeks. Walleyes moved out a little to 64
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Lake Erie (Erie County) Poor Richards Bait & Tackle reported good perch fishing in 45 to 50 feet of water just west of Walnut Creek in recent weeks. Walleyes moved out a little to 64
Keystone Lake (Armstrong, Indiana, Westmoreland counties) The deeper waters were yielding bass to a variety of baits, from soft plastic creature baits to crawlers. Rainfall in late July and early August spurred the channel catfish

Brian Witherite sees his share of poaching.
Sayers Lake (Centre County) Catfish and carp were hitting in the evenings on corn, nightcrawlers, and chicken livers, particularly around the causeway and upper and lower Greens Run access areas. Bass, crappies, perch and sunfish

A 21-year-old man is expected to face charges in connection with a wolf-dog on the loose in a Philadelphia park that resulted in a costly capture involving multiple government agencies
Laurel Lake (Cumberland County) Largemouth bass about 12 inches long were hitting in recent weeks, with soft plastic crawlers the ticket. Conodoguinet Creek, Susquehanna River (Cumberland County) A slow bass bite was reported, with just
Lake Wallenpaupack (Pike County) Striped bass, including one 30-pounder, were hitting on live herring, drifted, in late July. Smallmouth bass were reported in 15 feet on watermelon-color tubes. Walleyes were biting in the wee hours
Octararo Lake (Lancaster County) Jim Neary’s Bait and Tackle reported a below-average bass bite in early August. The best catches were coming in deep water on jig-and-pigs fished off wood, or on swim baits before

Despite an intensive effort to save fish, state fisheries biologists were bracing for a large die-off of multiple species at Tamarack Lake
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