NORTHWEST REGION •Jefferson County WCO Roger A. Hartless, while conducting a routine field check of a hunter during the first week of rifle deer season, saw a small stamp-sized bag fall from his wallet and
Erie tributaries (Erie County) Anglers were catching steelhead at the mouth of Trout Run in mid-December, with dusk the most productive time to fish. With each high water episode, fresh steelhead moved into the tribs,
Big Fishing Creek (Clinton County) Average flow and high, off-color water in the 40s was reported Dec. 22. Trout were in their winter spots—the slow, deep pools. Streamers were the best bet, although micro-nymphs on
Allegheny River (Allegheny County) Walleyes were reported at the mouths of tributaries and around the ends of the lock walls. Youghiogheny River Reservoir (Somerset County) Walleyes were reported in recent weeks by anglers able to
Spring Creek (Centre County) High flow was reported, along with off-color water in the 50s. Streamers, crawlers and egg patterns were effective. Hatches included midges (22-26), Tan Caddis (16-18), and Blue-Winged Olives (20-22). Penns Creek
Susquehanna River (Cumberland, Dauphin, York counties) Nice numbers of walleyes were reported on live minnows with or without jigs, or jigs and bright-color twister tails, in recent weeks. The York Haven hydro dam and the
Don’t be surprised if Pennsylvania’s deer seasons change again, perhaps in time for next fall, and maybe, in even bigger ways, in the not too distant future.
Kaercher Creek Lake (Berks County) A state stocking Dec. 11 put nice trout in the water. Lake Ontelaunee (Berks County) A good crappie bite was reported along Route 73 in mid-December, with jigs and small
Pennsylvania was the first state to pass Families Afield legislation, which included elimination of the minimum age for mentored youth hunters.
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