What are you catching?

[NEPA]

We fished a small lake in Wayne County, PA on Saturday from 9 to 3. We rigged four tip-ups with large shiners and jigged some holes using Swedish pimples with meal worms. I had over 20 flags landing one bass and about a dozen pickerel. A few of the pickerel were big and the bass was about 16 inches. We also caught a mess of perch and blue gill while jigging. Lots of fun and action.

[iceman30]

we have been getting lots of blue gills and a good bit of perch and crappie all jigging

[flyrodfool]

a buddy and me pulled 44 out last friday and 61 yesterday. all crappie and perch on swedish pimples tipped with minnows and waxworms. we were fishing a lake in york county. does anyone know what the ice is like on little buffalo in perry county.

[iceman30]

a freind of mine said that guys have been fishing on it

[fillabukitquik]

DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE THERE IS SAFE ICE IN OR AROUND SOUTH CENTRAL PA? THIS RAIN KILLED THE ICE ON MY HOME LAKE!

[NEPA]

From what I hear you may have to travel north to find some good ice. Even some lakes in Luzern Country are not that safe and must be approached with caution. I am fishing up in Wayne County in elevations around 1500 feet. We have good ice over 10”. Consider a trip north. Good Luck and be safe.

[flyrodfool]

are there any state parks lakes in wayne county worth making a weekend road trip to. im trying to round up some buddies to split gas and a room 2 maybe 3 weekends from now. any reccommendations would be appreciated, im not from that area.

[NEPA]

There are many State Parks and Fish Commission Lakes. I can tell you that one of the best trout lakes in the state is Upper Woods Pond. White Oak Pond, Prompton Dam, Lower Woods pond, Duck Harbor (monster browns) and Millers Pond are all good spots. My personal favorite is a private lake with a public access called Long Pond. It has big perch, trout, and bass. If you set out some tip ups the pickerel will keep you running flags all day. You can also score some nice bass on a good day. All of these lakes are only a few miles apart.

There are also many good lakes in neighboring counties. The big lake (Wallenpaupak) is also in Wayne (and Pike) County. I don’t fish the Paupack as I prefer smaller waters. I would be happy to provide directions and the location of good bait shops.

[NEPA]

Here is some additional information.....

You can check out the lakes by visiting the PA Fish Commission Website.
http://www.fish.state.pa.us/mpag1.htm

Some direct links are listed below.

Upper Woods Pond
http://www.fishandboat.com/water/lakes/ ... _woods.htm

Lower Woods Pond
http://www.fishandboat.com/water/lakes/ ... _woods.htm

Miller Pond
http://www.fishandboat.com/water/lakes/ ... miller.htm

Long Pond
http://www.fishandboat.com/water/lakes/ ... 00long.htm

White Oak Pond
http://www.fishandboat.com/water/lakes/ ... iteoak.htm

You can view the County Guide on the page at the link below. Select Wayne County, then check “Boat Access” on “Detailed Info”, and refresh the map. The lakes I identified can be seen.

http://pfbc.state.pa.us/CountyGuide/County_Guide.htm

[flyrodfool]

thanks for all the info. depending on the weather and ice, a trip the second saturday in feb is looking good. of course this will have to be run by the women. i may need some recommendations for motels and bait shops later. thanks again for all the help.

[NEPA]

I will be happy to provide the information. My email address is kwilliams@intecweb.com. Put something in the header so it doesn't end up in the junk mail.

The fishing over the past two weeks has been very slow. I fished last Saturday (1/23) and this Sunday (1/31). This week was the worse. I had about 8 flags and produced one perch. It hit a live bait over 3” long. Nothing on the jigging rod, but then again I don’t move around too much. More unbelievable, no pickerel.

Last week was salvaged as a huge pickerel that hit my little Swedish pimple. He was on for about 10 minutes and I had him to the hole a few times. Of course, he bit through the line, but I had a great time watching him peel line of my little reel.
This week I am going to rig two tip ups with fat-heads and two with large shiners. I am sure that the perch were after the live bait but it was too big.

I have only been to Long Pond this year. I would like to make an evening trip to Prompton (never ice fished at night before), and a trip to Upper Woods for the trout and some of the big bass I have been hearing about.

I am interested in hearing how everyone else is doing……

[flyrodfool]

the ice down here is beat for the season. we were out last weekend and caught easily 100 fish each. mostly crappie but the perch bite was on sunday. swedes tipped with fatheads or waxxies took all the fish. a few fish on tip ups. they were all perch. hows the ice up north?