Regional Fishing Report
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
23 September 2011
By Bob Frye
» The fall walleye bite on the Allegheny River hasn't kicked
in, but the few fishermen venturing out have caught some mostly
sublegal fish on fatheads, according to Transue's Tackle in
Kittanning. One angler caught a 26-inch walleye.
» Anglers are catching catfish on the Beaver County portion
of the Ohio River using panfish, hot dogs and chicken liver,
according to a Fish and Boat Commission report. Bass anglers are
getting fish on rubber worms and tubes.
» Few anglers have been fishing the Ohio in Allegheny
County, according to Wayne Lykens of Island Firearms of Neville
Island.
» At Quemahoning Reservoir, anglers are getting smallmouth
bass and walleyes, as well as channel catfish. Panfish are
hitting, too.
» At Lake Erie, anglers are picking up steelhead fishing the
mouths of Walnut, Elk, Sixteen Mile and Twenty Mile creeks. Perch
up to 13 inches are hitting in 56 feet of water in the main lake.
» Anglers were fishing Lower Twin Lake for carp and bass
this week, but there were few catches.
» Anglers were fishing Virgin Run Lake over the weekend, but
there was no word on catches, said D.R. Plants of Shadlure in West
Elizabeth.
» Fishermen are catching some nice bass at Youghiogheny
River Lake, with a few walleyes and one northern pike mixed in.
» Pressure has been light at the Yough Dam outflow, but
anglers have been getting a few trout, according to a spokesman at
S&S Bait in Chalk Hill.
» Canonsburg Lake saw a little fishing pressure early in the
week, but catches have been sparse.
» The Monongahela River was giving up channel catfish and
the occasional smallmouth bass, according to Jim Ozohonish of
Ozie's Sport Shop in Rices Landing. Minnows and nigthcrawlers have
been the top baits.
» Few people are fishing Loyalhanna Creek, which has come
down to more manageable levels this week.
» At Lake Arthur, anglers fishing the Bear Run area are
picking up hybrid stripers using Erie Dearies. The occasional
musky also has been caught, along with a few walleyes, according
to Glenda O'Donnell of O'Donnell's Sports Supplies in Prospect.
The crappie bite has been slow.
» At Laurel Hill Lake, fishermen are picking up a few
largemouth bass, bluegills and yellow perch, mostly on
nigthcrawlers.
Bob Frye can be reached at bfrye@tribweb.com or 724-838-5148.