Saturday, October 06, 2018

Multnomah Channel

Warm water fish are stuffing themselves this time of year just like any other fish getting ready for the winter.
Some good fall fishing is available throughout the Multnomah Channel (walleye from Coon Island to Scappoose Bay; bass and crappie elsewhere); Portland's harbor remains a good bet for crappie and smallmouth bass (try Terminal 4) and fish are safe to eat on a limited basis; Salish Ponds hold bass and panfish; Mt. Hood College Pond has panfish; Meldrum Bar and the mid-Willamette River hold bass and panfish, as does Clackamette Cove in Oregon City. So, too, in St. Louis, Canby and Bethany ponds and Commonwealth Lake.

Friday, October 05, 2018

Allegheny River (Allegheny County):

 Despite high, fast and muddy waters, a drop in water temperature seems to have benefited members of Venture Outdoors’ TriAnglers, who took advantage of a two-week extension to the summer fishing program. Venture Outdoors reported that between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, John Force of McKees Rocks released 10 fish including four smallmouths, a spotted bass, bluegill, rock bass, white crappie, smallmouth buffalo and a 25-inch channel catfish that took a chicken nugget. Frank McCormick of McKees Rocks, another TriAnglers veteran, hauled a 24-inch channel cat caught on a hot dog onto the North Shore wharf near PNC Park. Maurice Moore of Swissvale caught a 29-inch common carp on a hot dog.

Thursday, October 04, 2018

Spirit Lake


 Walleye – Good: The fall walleye bite has started with action improving. Yellow Perch – Good: Good numbers of fish are being caught with sorting needed; anglers continue to harvest numbers of angler acceptable size fish. Northern Pike – Good: Angler reports of northern pike action on the lake; best area is where there is flow into the lake.

Saturday, September 29, 2018

rainbow trout

If you want to catch some rainbow trout and don’t want to drive to Erie, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission stocking trucks will be visiting several area waters over the next month. Raccoon Creek Lake will be stocked with rainbow trout on Oct. 3. This the only fall stocking scheduled for Beaver County. Remember, the bridge replacement project over Traverse Creek prior to the dam is ongoing. If you are coming in from Route 30, you can access the Lakeside Lodge and Lakeside Boat Launch but you cannot get to the dam. You must come in from the Route 18 entrance to reach the dam area or the main boat launch.


In Lawrence County, Cascade Quarry will be stocked on Oct. 1, as will Neshannock Creek from the covered bridge to Mill Dam in Volant. In Butler County, Harbor Acres Lake will receive rainbow trout on Oct. 24.

Saturday, September 15, 2018

Lake Hendricks


Water temperatures are in the mid 60’s. Black Crappie – Fair: Slowly reel a minnow on a hook over structure. Largemouth Bass – Fair: Try near submersed rocky habitat or depth contours in the early morning.  Channel Catfish – Good: Use a large night crawler fished off the bottom near woody structure. Bluegill – Fair: Activity should pick up with cooler temperatures. Try a small jig tipped with small piece of worm off rocky shoreline or near submersed logs.

Thursday, September 06, 2018

Irish Hills:

 A challenging summer of fishing slogs on in many of the waters of this normally productive group of lakes in southeast Michigan. Bluegill anglers on Wamplers Lake and Devils Lake have encountered spotty fishing in recent days, both in the deeper water haunts of late summer, and in the shallow, nearshore areas. Live crickets or worms fished under a float are still the best bet in the shallow water, while a heavy weight placed below the bait replaces the float in the deep water fishing rig.

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Grand Rapids: Walleye fishing

Grand Rapids: Walleye fishing has been good on most area lakes, especially Bowstring, Big Sand, Big Winnie, Bowstring and Round lakes. Anglers are having bass success on Big Balsam, Loon, Pokegama, Rice, and Trout lakes. The bass fishing is expected to remain good for several more weeks.

Saturday, August 11, 2018

Little Bay De Noc:

Walleye anglers reported good numbers of undersize fish throughout the Bay. Fish that were just legal size were caught between the Second and Third Reefs when trolling crawlers or jigging in 20 to 28 feet. Fish were caught south of the Ford River near Round Island when trolling crawlers in 10 to 20 feet. The same area produced smallmouth bass when casting plastics or drop-shotting along the rocks and weed lines. Several large pike were caught off the mouth of the Escanaba River when trolling rapalas in 20 feet.