Fishing Reports

Over the weekend most water froze over. No reports of any ice on the bay that is safe yet. Most anglers are ice fishing Edinboro, Lake Pleasant and Eaton. The ice varies from lake to lake with reports of 3-6 inches of ice. Still proceed with caution and a spud bar. Over the next week ice on the bay should improve. Good luck to every one going out this week. TIGHT LINES!

The next 7 days temperatures will be well below freezing here in Erie. This will help ice form and get anglers out on the bay. No reports of safe ice around the bay yet. As for inland some anglers are venturing out on Edinboro and other local lakes in search of panfish. If you do go remember to be safe with a spud bar and proceed with caution. Good luck to every one going out this weekend. TIGHT LINES!

Over the weekend most anglers pursued Steelhead. Success was very hit or miss talking to people in the shop. Every one did have one thing in common, If you did find fish they were bright silver. Success came from down low on most tribs, with popular baits such as minnow, beads and egg sacs. No reports yet of safe ice around the bay. Ice anglers are fishing on some inland lakes. If you do go out use a spud bar and proceed with caution. Remember no ice is safe ice. Good luck to every one going out this week. TIGHT LINES !

The last few days we've experienced a warm up here in Erie. This has made a lot of the ice around the area not safe or at least the shore ice sketchy for entry. If you do plan on going out just be safe with a spud bar and check every few feet for safety. As for the steelhead tribs, most of them are high and off color due to the warm up causing melt off and the rain we received last night. Continue to check the stream gauges as most tribs will be fishable with in 24-48 hours. Good luck to every one going out over the weekend. TIGHT LINES !

Inland lakes are starting to freeze with reports of people fishing Edinboro, Pleasant and Eaton lake. Most anglers are targeting pan fish through the ice with jigs and maggots. No reports of safe ice on the bay yet. If you do choose to go out remember walk slowly with a spud bar to check ice safety. Good luck to everyone going out this week and be safe. TIGHT LINES!

Over the last couple days freezing conditions have made for less then favorable fishing. Most tribs have slush and shelf ice, making steelhead fishing more difficult. Some of the inland lakes have ice on them, still watch out for soft spots and always bring a spud bar for safety issues. More up dates on safe ice to come. Good luck to every one going out over the weekend. TIGHT LINES!

As of this morning most tribs in Erie are blown out due to rain we received yesterday. They should be back in shape and fishable in 24-48 hours. Steelhead fishing continues to be tough with fish spread out. Nothing on the bay has safe ice, some inland lakes do have ice but the safety of it is questionable. If you do venture out remember to take is slow with a spud bar to check for safety. Good luck to every one going out and have a safe new years. TIGHT LINES!

Anglers continue to venture out for steelhead, even thought the fishing is slow. Some fresher fish are trickling in on the lower sections of the tribs. Standard baits that work during the winter are sacs, beads and jigs. Adding a little scent to your jigs can even get the stubborn fish to bite. As far as ice fishing goes no reports of anything safe at the moment after the warm up we experienced last week. Don't for get in another week you will need the 2026 fishing license which can be bought at most tackle shops. Good luck to every one going out. TIGHT LINES.

With temps starting to fall under freezing, ice is building again. With a few lakes having frozen over completely no reports of safe ice has hit the shop yet. Yesterday some of the tribs became fishable again after the blow out we experienced on Friday. Some anglers reported having a very successful day. Continue to check back for better reports of ice on local lakes. Good luck to every one going out this week. TIGHT LINES!

Over night between the rain and snow melt every creek in Erie has blown out. Most of the conditions are not safe with how high the water is. Continue to watch the gauges to figure out when they come back into shape. As of this morning a lot of ice has also disappeared but this will come back as long as we can get colder tempts. Be on the look out for future fishing reports for ice conditions that are safe to fish. Good luck to everyone that goes out this weekend. TIGHT LINES!