Page 4 - November 2014 Fishing Report

Ric @ Trout Run Bait: filed 11/2: “Lot of anglers up fishing, but not everyone is
catching fish under the low, clear water conditions. The really good steelheaders
are catching them; however some guys may be snagging them with so many fish
in the streams. I’ve been cleaning fish all morning.”

Uncle John @ Elk Creek Campground; filed 11/2: “Guys in the campground had a
very good weekend. More fish caught on Saturday than Sunday. I have people
from all over the US and from all sorts of professions coming to stay at the
Campground and fishing Elk Creek. We have webcams on the stream at the
campground and show the feed on our website
(www.UncleJohnsElkCreekCamp.com) so people anywhere can see when the Cleaning fish/db photo
fish are biting.”

Brian Mullaley @Uncle Johns Elk Creek Campgrounds; filed 11/4: “The fish-
ing has been good here on the banks at Uncle Johns. The common baits
have been pink salmon eggs, meal worms, skein and minnows. I did see a
gentleman limit out on cocktail shrimp – perhaps they were fish with more
refined taste. Most fishermen going further upstream are seeing high num-
bers of fish but they appear to be spooked and are not hitting. See photos

Elk Creek/db photo of our guests.” (Photos on Steelhead Season Photo page)

MahrKi’s Report; filed 10/27: “The steelhead bite is on! I went fishing in Elk Creek for steelhead and
there was no shortage of large steelhead. Anyone who has ever caught a steelhead can tell you what a
tricky fish to catch. I found that if take a 3-foot leader of 4-pound test and tie it to a 15-pound test main
line with an inline swivel, the fish will not see the leader but you can rest easy about the integrity of your
line. Steelheads were biting minnows and small shiners, but other baits worth mentioning are night-
crawlers, egg sacks (which I left in the fridge by the cheese for my Mom to find). To my surprise I even
caught fish on Strike King Coffee Tubes. So if nothing else is working, tie on a Coffee Tube and give it a
try!”

Ed Lawrence (Corry); filed 11/4: “I caught this 8 pound hen steelhead from the Erie tribs at the end of
October. These fish fight so hard that it is a tug of war to bring them in. There’s a ton of fish in the creeks
this year!”

MERCER COUNTY

Lake Wilhelm
Vickie @ Fergie’s Bait; filed 11/1: “Anglers are reporting the water temp at Lake
Wilhelm is between 57 and 59 degrees, with the bite picking up. They are doing
fairly well for bluegill off the Sheakleyville Bridge, as well as the Ice Skating area
and Falling Run. Ants tipped with grubs or waxworm have been working. Fer-
gie’s top selling lures right now are Vib-E blade bait and Swedish Pimples –
which indicates anglers are stocking up for the ice fishing season. We have
Shappell S3000 Ice Shelters in stock, too.”

Wilhelm ‘gill/db photo