Page 4 - Fishing Report - 01-15-2015

Ric @ Trout Run Bait; filed 1/9: “They fished Misery Bay yesterday. Four inches ice reported. Only three
inches at Stink Hole. Lake starting to freeze. Some folks did catch some fish in Walnut Basin yesterday
after throwing rocks through the ice. Crazier than I are they!”

Steelhead Streams
Gary @ Poor Richards; filed 1/14: “Steelhead streams locked up with ice; stream fishing pretty much
over until we get substantial warming. They are now ice fishing on Walnut Creek Marina Basin and
catching a few steelheads.”

Lake Pleasant
Jerry @ Timberland Bait called with an angler report that Lake Pleasant has 5 to 6 inches of ice and an-
glers are catching trout.

MERCER COUNTY

Shenango Lake/ db photo Wilhelm not safe/ db
Lake Wilhelm
Vickie @ Fergie’s Bait; filed 1/14: “No one is ice fishing at Wilhelm. Ice is not safe. Angler reports say
maybe three inches at some spots, but walk out a few feet and it may only be one to two inches in next
test hole. Ice very unstable right now.”

Shenango River Lake
Dave @ Richter’s Tackle; filed 1/14: “Reports from two anglers who were on Shenango the other day –
only small crappies. Ice reportedly 5 inches.”

Shenango River
Editor’s note: Looking for open
water to fish? While checking NW
th
PA lakes for safe ice on the 11 , I
discovered that sections the She-
nango River were running warm-
er than French Creek or Alleghe-
ny River – the result of warmer
water coming out of Pymatuning
Lake and Shenango River Lake.
Both French and the Allegheny
Shenango River @ Jamestown/ db
had edge ice with slush and
Shenango River @ Sharpsville/ db
chuck ice floating downstream.
However, the Shenango from Pymatuning Dam to south of Jame-
stown was pretty much ice free. Also the Shenango for a couple miles below the Shenango Dam was ice
free as well. River below Pymatuning Dam holds some walleyes, crappies and occasional musky; the
river below Shenango Dam yields pike, trout, walleye and crappie. (See photos)