Fishing Report for Lake Erie, Pa

Sixteen Mile Creek has open water, but few anglers have been there while temperatures were low. Otherwise, the only steelhead action has been through the ice at the Walnut Creek Access, and in Lake Erie off Trout Run. Catches have been a mix of jack, some as long as 26 inches. Try a black jig tipped with a grub. At times, the action has been fast. Some ice fishers have been going to lower Elk Creek, but no reports yet of catches.

Ice fishing has been good at Presque Isle Bay. Look for perch in 16 feet of water off the Niagara Boat Launch. Crappie and perch are hitting at a depth of 20 feet at the Stink Hole, off the second and third parking lots and off Ferncliff. At Misery Bay, ice fishers have been catching crappie, bluegill, perch and some largemouth bass. Quite a few steelhead have been caught off the first parking lot. Try a silver and red Swedish Pimple tipped with a grub for steelhead. Use single hooks, which hold better than the small treble hooks. For crappie and perch, try a gold and red Swedish Pimple at the end of the line, and a teardrop jig about 18 inches up the line, both tipped with a grub. Or, to concentrate on larger fish, tip the Swedish Pimple with a shiner. Wiggle the jigs occasionally. Watch for suspended crappie and perch if you have a sonar, and react immediately when you do.

Steelhead and brown trout are being taken at the foot of East Avenue.

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