Hoping to catch a big fish in Pennsylvania? Arthur’s the lake to do it
Bob Frye
March 28, 2023
File this one under the “you never know what might happen” category.
Lake Profile
Check out Prompton Lake’s prodigious panfish population in PA
Bob Frye
March 14, 2023
Prompton Lake, the 280-acre centerpiece of Prompton State Park in Wayne County, is home to bluegills, black crappies and yellow perch. There are sparkly pumpkinseeds, too. Green sunfish are rare, but they’re also available.
Try Pennsylvania’s Cross Creek Lake for big bluegills, crappies
Bob Frye
February 28, 2023
Consider that Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission biologists surveyed Cross Creek four times between 2003 and 2015. In every case but one, bluegills were the most common species seen, sometimes far and away the most
Try Pennsylvania’s Twin Lakes in Westmoreland County, ice or not
Bob Frye
February 14, 2023
You don’t ever to worry about being lonely at Twin Lakes Park. Westmoreland County owns an impressive 11 parks and Twin Lakes, near Greensburg, is undoubtedly the busiest, attracting walkers, picnickers, festival and concert goers,
For big bass, pickerel in the Poconos, it’s Shohola in PA’s Pike County
Vic Attardo
January 31, 2023
At 1,137 acres, this is my trophy lake in the Poconos. It’s a long way up there, a long way to get there from most anywhere, but it’s worth the effort when the slot machine
Ice fishing good but different on Pennsylvania’s Nockamixon, Towhee
Vic Attardo
January 17, 2023
Nockamixon is a giant at 1,450 acres while Towhee, at just 48 acres, is like the small bird with the same name.
Pennsylvania’s Tobyhanna, first lake to freeze, offers big perch
Vic Attardo
January 6, 2023
On a cold February morning I made a big “T” out across Tobyhanna Lake. Four holes, more or less straight out, starting at 5 feet and stretching to 8; and then, because 8 feet was
Blue Spruce Park, Indiana County
Site Staff
November 3, 2022
And trout aren’t the only fish to potentially keep anglers busy here.
Kettle Creek Reservoir, Clinton County
Site Staff
October 20, 2022
Right now is a good time to look for those fish, too.
