FISHING REPORT AUGUST 13, 2010

PA Fish and Boat Commission photo of Lake Erie walleye caught week of August 9.


Lake ErieVery good walleye catches, including a number of 7- to 10-pounders were reported in 65 to 75 feet all over the lake in recent days. Perch were spotty, with the best yields in 55 to 60 feet. An occasional steelhead was reported in the deeper water. Allegheny River, Allegheny Reservoir (Warren County)A 36-inch muskie was released on a crawler by Dave Cressley of Warren off the handicapped pier in the tailrace of Kinzua Dam. Decent trout catches were reported in the river. Five sub-legal walleyes were released Saturday. In the reservoir, two anglers reported slow fishing on the New York side Saturday, catching just a white bass and a perch. Pymatuning Lake (Crawford County)The walleye and crappie bites slowed in this week’s hot weather, with no legal walleye catches reported. Yellow perch were hitting in small to average sizes. Numbers of catfish were reported. Conneaut Lake (Crawford County)Spotty action is reported on white bass, which abound in this lake, with most surface bites coming in the morning. French Creek (Crawford, Venango counties)A few smallmouth bass were reported in recent days. Allegheny River (Venango County)Decent numbers of smallmouth bass up to 16 inches were reported in recent days. Dale Black caught a 20 ¾-incher in fast water the evening of August 4. Last Saturday’s bass bite was slower, but a 2 ½-foot long flathead catfish was landed.Beaver Creek Ponds (Clarion County)Nice catches of largemouth bass were reported in recent weeks on this series of ponds off Route 208 near Kahle Lake. Lake Wilhelm (Mercer County)A few walleyes and largemouth bass were hitting in recent days, while crappies and bluegills were caught in 11 feet. A few anglers were landing panfish under the main causeway.Lake Oneida (Butler County)Tony Smith Sr. caught a 5-pound largemouth bass in recent weeks. Lake Arthur (Butler County)Largemouth bass and channel catfish were the active species in this week’s heat, and boaters needed to get into water at least 10 feet deep for most catches. Allegheny RiverA few keeper-size walleyes were reported at lock 3 dam. Flathead catfish also were hitting. Gerald Grove of Verona caught a 9-pound 8 ounce walleye August 7.
Ohio RiverMinimal angling was reported in this week’s heat, with most action in the evenings. Carp and catfish were hitting along the Emsworth lock wall and a few smallmouth bass along riprap on the back channel of Neville Island. Youghiogheny Reservoir (Fayette County)A group of anglers boated three bullhead catfish up to 14 inches, two channel cats 21 to 24 inches, nine bluegills about 9 inches, five rock bass about 8 inches, two perch, including a 14 incher, and 11 smallmouth bass up to 16 ½ inches. Cross Creek Lake (Washington County)Crappies and bluegills were hitting in 11 to 15 feet. Anglers were catching up to 15 crappies per trip, jigging or trolling. Bass and saugeyes were reported in 14 to 25 feet, although bass catch rates have been slower than in previous summers. Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County)Dave Smigas of Munhall and Dennis McKinney of Huntingdon caught 11 striped bass, 15 to 35 pounds, trolling white jigs with white trailers on lead core line at 2 miles an hour, drifting or trolling alewife and shad at 16 feet down on side planers and bobbers, or fishing from the bank at night.