2/4/12 The creeks are low and some have a slight green tint and the flow is down. We fished yesterday with the fly rod and did manage to hook into 5 jumbo fish, but never managed to land one. The hot fly was a pink shrimp which was purchased from a yard sale last year. It was wound tight with a little angora hanging off the end. Early yesterday minnows were catching fish and that died off as the day went by. We went to a 5 wt fly rod which seems to be more of a struggle than the 7 wt. So if you want to add some difficultly to your fishing, try using a 5 wt for a real challenge. We did like the fact that it's weight was like a feather but landing fish was pretty tuff.
We did pick up a few pounds of big 4-6" goldens shiners and should have enough for the weekend. Our price is $8.00 a dozen. They are certified so you can use them anywhere in the tri state area and have passed the certification for NY to. Our certificate is here at the store in case anyone wants to see it. We are hearing good reports of Muskie being caught in French Creek.
2/2/12 From the reports that we are getting, it looks like we are getting a pretty good run of fish this week in the creeks. Not like November but pretty good.
Looks like the ice on Lake Plesant is going away is what we were told. No recent report on Eaton. Don't worry it's not spring yet. I looked into my crystal ball and saw guys ice fishing in a couple weeks on the bay. We got a picture of Thomac, of Elmora PA with a fish he caught yeaterday.
2/1/12 Still 50 outside and good for the steelhead fishermen and lousey for the ice anglers. The ice will survive on the inland waters. This Thursday we will have more of the 4-6 inch goldens, but no big suckers yet. Reports we are getting are very good for fish in the creeks.
1/31/12 Last day of the month and lets hope that Feb is colder so we can get some fishing on the bay. Right now ice on Eaton, Lake plesant, Edinboro, and Lake Lebeuf is all good. That may be short lived with rain on the way and near 60. With temp like that we are going to get some melt off and from what we see the steelhead fishing has been very good. Good reports from all the creeks.
1/28/12 By around 10:00 am this morning the creeks are going to be in great shape and everyone should look forward to a very good day of fishing. Not so sure how the ice faired so if anyone could give me a call that would be great. As I hear I will update.
1/27/12 The creeks are over the banks and would make fishing very difficult. It has rained all night and no doubt has taken a toll on the ice also. As we get reports of ice conditions we will post them.
1/26/12 Anglers have been doing pretty good the past few days on the creeks. We had reports on Findley Lake the crappie fishing has been pretty good with our report we got of a count of 26, 9-11 inch. Eaton & Lake Plesant has good ice for the weekend so make your plans and stop in for some bait & tackle. We managed to round up a few big golden shiners and I do mean only a few. We should have a good supply by next week and some big suckers.
1/24/12 Anglers are out on the creeks today and they do look nice. Outside temps dropped to 34 today and we were told that Eaton still has 4-5 inches of ice with 1 inch of water on top. With the cold nights that will no doubt turn into some really great ice. I got a picture of Mason Houle I'm going to put up today, this was his very first time steelhead fishing and he came home with 3 real dandys. By the way he is only 14 years old. Nice job Mason and keep up the great work!
1/23/12 Warm & windy today. The warm temps and snow melt off are opening up the creeks. We had an angler in yesterday that wanted some smoked fish and at this point we are out so he will get his own back. Tomorrow we will smoke some extra, so on Wednesday we will have a few in stock. We did get some pictures of this 14 year old and will update them Tuesday.
1/22/12 Looks like today may be it for ice fishing untill next month with the weather man calling for 50 tomorrow and rain. We saw a few fish caught yesterday on 20 Mile. The biggest problem they had, was not having a net, as the fish wanted go under the ice and they did have quite a few break offs from the ice. Portoins of the lake shore are frozen now and should make for a good run of fish this week coming into the creeks with rain they are calling for. We sure could use some new pictures on our web site so if you catch some fish stop on in so we can get some new pictures to add. We were told that Eaton was giving up some pretty nice crappie and perch yesterday.
1/21/12 Reports we are getting are 6 inches of ice on Eaton & Lake plesant. Anglers are also reporting breaking ice on 20 Mile and catching fish. We are well stocked with minnows for inland waters.
1/19/12 Good Morning everyone! Today I come bearing good news & not so good news. The creeks are looking really really good right now with super good flow and pretty clear. And the bad part is that ice is starting to form around the edges and no doubt there will be slush and we will see how long that will last depending on todays temps. More good news is that with the cold night and lack of wind we will have some areas to ice fish this weekend. Maybe by tomorrow we will have reports on Horseshoe pond, Marina Lake, lake Plesant, & Eaton that they will have around 6 inches of ice for the weekend. It should be real good ice with the rain this past week taking the snow off. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed. maybe the weather man will be wrong and we will get an artic dip next week so more ice can be made and we can get out on the bay for some perch and steelhead, and bass.
1/18/12 There is going to be a small window of oppertunity to fish the creeks over the next 2 or maybe 3 days. Right now they are still rolling pretty good but they are fishable. Later this afternoon the smaller creeks will be in good shape and tomorrow the rest will be good untill they freeze up again. By tomorrow night Eaton Resivor will have a good 6 inches of ice and 3 days ago one of our customers caught a 14 inch perch there. Other places that should be good for the weekend, would include lake Plesant, lake Lebeof, and Edinboro Lake. We are well stocked on certified Emerald Shiners however we will not have any of the larger suckers or Golden Shiners. There may be a small chance that we could get a few Large Goldens. We will try our best!
1/17/12 It's around 45 right now and we just got over 1/4 inch of rain so all the ice in the creeks is gone and most of the snow on the ground, making the creeks blown out at this time. It looks like a small window to be able to fish the creeks mabe later on this afternoon and no doubt tomorrow morning. Should remain fishable untill they freeze back up. No report the last couple of days as the creeks were frozen and no place to fish. Plus all the wind was just horrible. It should get cold later on today but warm back up in a couple days. Edinboro Lake had ice that was safe to fish and if gets cold enough it should be good again in a few days. With all the warm rain I doubt that Edinboro or Eaton is safe any longer. We will try to keep you posted.
Here is a little something that I picked up from another web site, it is all the listed trout tournaments, derbys etc for PA residents. copy & paste if the link doesn't work.
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1/14/12 We got about 6 inches of snow along the lake last night and just took a look at the creeks and they look pretty nice. A bit of good news here: There are fresh fish back in 16 Mile creek, not many but some. The fish commission is disecting the dead fish found there to find out what killed them. Just maybe with all the snow and cold air the lake temp will drop and that should bring in a fresh run. When the creek is colder than the lake not many fish will migrate up the creeks. We did see a couple of 9+ lb fish this week that got exchanged for some smoked. Plus a couple of local anglers relayed that they did pretty good the past few days. From what we see the experts at fishing are doing very good while the novice is having a very difficult time catching fish. This is my fovaorite time of year to fish with all the snow making it quite peaceful and quiet. The roadways are slippery. We would think that with the lack of snow that PENDOT would have the roads pretty clean by now and melted with salt. Funny you see a truck with the plow up and not spreading any salt. Saves on wear & tear! LOL!
1/12/12 The creeks are on the rise but still fishable at this time. Quite a few angler did pretty good yesterday. Orange sucker spawn and pink did the trick and for the spinners it was emerald shiners. We found a couple of good areas with fish so stop on in for your bait and tackle and find out where. The temp is still at 42, imagine that! The creeks are running fast and they are colder than the lake so that may be why we are not seeing many fresh fish coming in yet. Once the lake temp drops a bit we will see more fresh fish coming in. Looks like this coming week that may happen with snow expected on Monday.
1/11/12 Another day that the creek conditions are going to be pretty good, with nice flow and good color, although they may be clearer than most anglers like. Next weekend we should see enough thick ice to fish Eaton and maybe Lake Plesant. Got plans to do some perch fishing? We know of a couple spots that have been giving up some perch so when you stop in for your minnows we can tell you then. Looks like rain is in the forcast for tomorrow so get er dun!
Do you have a pond that you would like to add some Lake Erie Emerald Shiners to for bait fish, or know someone that could use some? With the lack of ice on the bay we are overstocked and need to move some minnows. We have an air pump and 55 gallon drum that we will let you borrow so your minnows will make it there alive. Here is the best part, at only $5.00 a lb with a 8 lb minimun. The minnows we have are currently around 300-400 per lb count. We have a few all ready set up so please call ahead and make an appointment. This won't last long so don't delay.
We have also started to do fishing reel repairs so stop on in for details.
1/10/11 The creek conditions are good for steelhead fishing.
(Down at the bottom of this page is a link for the wave forecast.)
4 mile creek access
Anglers are NOT permitted to utilize the foot bridge at the dam in order to cross the stream.
Anglers must enter the stream from the footpath located on the stream's east side located between the Lawrence Park ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Wave report for the Lake; click on the link below:
Please remember that the conditions can change from minute to minute or hour to hour. If we post a report that someone caught fish at some point in time or place, that they may have swam away by the time you get there or the conditions have changed & is no longer fishable, which does happen quite often.