FISHING REPORT
Lake Erie and tributaries
(Erie County): The midsection of Elk Creek was perfect for steelheading, with emerald shiner fly patterns and egg sacs being most productive. In Union City Reservoir, anglers caught muskies, Northern pike, largemouth bass and panfish. Light rain and 42-degree temperatures Friday were expected to turn to snow overnight. A winter storm was considered possible Saturday with snow showers Sunday.
Tionesta Lake, outflow (Forest County): No open water on the lake, but much of the ice was questionable and the boat launch was closed. Below the dam the outflow was high but fishable near the wall, and Trout Stocked Waters Open to Year-Round Fishing regulations apply.
Allegheny River
(Forest County): Anglers reported catches of walleye and Northerns in high water in the Tionesta Pool stretching from Route 36 to Sherman Island.
The Sand and Gravel launch was open.
Ross Run (Forest County): The Kellettville Sportsmen’s Club plans to stock trout in the Children Only Fishing area April 23.
Buffalo Creek (Butler County): Fly and spin anglers can catch and release in the Delayed Harvest Artificial Lures Only section, which was stocked with browns and rainbows Saturday.
Little Mahoning Creek (Indiana County): The Catch-andRelease Fly Fishing Only stretch was scheduled to be stocked with brook and brown trout Saturday.
North Park Lake (Allegheny County): At this Stocked Trout Waters Open for Year-Round Fishing impoundment, the state Fish and Boat Commission stocked rainbow and golden rainbow trout Tuesday. Less than an hour after the stocking, Steven Seims of Etna released two rainbows in the 14-inch range caught on a white twister-tail jig tipped with mealworms.
Twin Lakes (Westmoreland County): State stocking trucks made a delivery of rainbow and golden rainbow trout at the upper and lower lakes Monday. Oliver Rhames of Greensburg reported the release of two rainbows and one golden rainbow Wednesday, and said he saw anglers catching additional trout. Catch and release trout fishing is legal until opening day on both lakes managed for Stocked Trout Waters Open for Year-Round Fishing.
Cross Creek Lake (Washington County): Panfish? Maybe in a giant pan. A crappie measuring 17 inches, 2 pounds, 10 ounces was caught from shore using a small jig on March 4. The angler’s name was unknown, but the fish was photographed and released. Multiple catches of big bluegills were reported before this week’s plunging temperatures as males made a pre-spawning run to shallow water. Largemouth bass in the 2- to 3-pound range were caught.
Canonsburg Lake (Washington County): Managed for Stocked Trout Waters Open for Year-Round Fishing, the lake was stocked with rainbows and golden rainbows Saturday.
Dunlap Creek Lake (Fayette County): Rainbows and golden rainbows were stocked Friday. The lake is managed for Stocked Trout
Waters Open for Year-Round Fishing.
Youghiogheny River (Fayette, Somerset counties): Brown, rainbow and golden rainbow trout were stocked Wednesday in the stocked Trout Waters Open for YearRound Fishing section from the dam to the mouth of the Casselman River in Confluence.
Clear Shade Creek (Somerset County): Rainbow trout are expected to be stocked in the Catch-and-Release Fly Fishing Only section March 18.
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— By John Hayes