Schuylkill River
Rainbow Trout
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission has stocked fingerling trout in the Schuylkill River between Port Carbon and Schuylkill Haven. It appears to be paying off. This trout fishery offers good action in close proximity to the Philadelphia area.

MAY
Lake Erie
Smallmouth Bass
Simply stated, smallmouth bass fishing at Lake Erie during May is the best smallmouth bass fishing on Earth. If you have never caught a 5-pound smallmouth, this is the time and the place to do it.

There is good smallmouth fishing within easy reach of North East Marina. Check in depths of 15 to 35 feet for rocky humps, depressions and dropoffs.

Struble Lake
Walleyes
Although this is just an average walleye lake by Southeast Region standards, anglers can expect to catch walleyes here to at least 6 pounds. Stick with live minnows until the water gets warmer, and then switch to night crawlers.

Lake Wilhelm
Muskies
This medium-sized lake north of Pittsburgh warms a bit faster than some of the great muskie lakes farther north. It is a good choice for the early season.

EXCELLENT		GOOD		FAIR
January	February	March	April	May	June
YELLOW PERCH	RAINBOWS	STEELHEAD	BROWN TROUT	SMALLMOUTHS	RAINBOWS
Lake Chillisquaque	Stovers Dam	Walnut Creek	Penns Creek	Lake Erie	Allegheny River
Tips: Try small minnows alone or with jigs for perch and crappie. Use grubs for bluegills and pumpkinseeds.	Tips: Be flexible. Use bait or flashy lures during winter. A jigging spoon tipped with baits is a good start.	Tips: March is a great time to fly-fish for steelhead. Sucker spawn patterns have been hot lately.	Tips: Penns Creek could still be cold when trout season opens, and flows may be high. Fish slow and deep till things warm up.	Tips: Shiners are good for spring fishing. Various jigs and blade baits are best when using artificial lures.	Tips: The best June bait is an emerald shiner. Also, try stick baits or spoons with spinning gear.
PIKE	YELLOW PERCH	STRIPERS	CRAPPIES	WALLEYES	LARGEMOUTHS
Eaton Reservoir	Presque Isle Bay	Delaware River	Shenango Lake	Struble Lake	Rose Vally Lake
PICKEREL	RAINBOWS	RAINBOWS	BROWN TROUT	MUSKIES	BROWN TROUT
Auburn Dam	Shenango River	North Park Lake	Schuylkill River	Lake Arthur	Saucon Creek
July	August	September	October	November	December
CRAPPIES	LARGEMOUTHS	STEELHEAD	BLUEGILLS	WALLEYES	RAINBOWS
Kahle Lake	F.J. Sayers Lake	Twentymile Creek	Promised Land Lake	Allegheny River	Bucks County Lakes
Tips: Try yellow, chartreuse or white jigs tipped with grubs or minnows to ey on larger fish.	Tips: The hotter the weather gets, the more important it becomes to fish early or late in the day, even at night.	Tips: Stick baits can be effective, but carry spoons and other heavy lures when longer casts are needed.	Tips: Fish around cover when possible, and then go deep using jigs tipped with grubs, worms or small minnows.	Tips: Use live shiners or chubs to catch the biggest fish, or try jigs and stick baits for more versatility.	Tips: Bucks County's big trout go for live minnows this month. Fish lively baits under a bobber for the best action
LARGEMOUTHS	YELLOW PERCH	CHANNEL CATS	SMALLMOUTHS	WHITE BASS	WALLEYES
Koon Lake	Lake Erie	Deep Creek Dam	Clarion River	Kimzua Dam	North Branch Susquehanna River
SMALLMOUTHS	FLATHEADS	LARGEMOUTHS	YELLOW PERCH	PIKE	YELLOW PERCH
Tioga River	Allegheny River	Stephen Foster Lake	Laurel Hill Lake	Glendale Lake	Beechwood Lake

JUNE
Allegheny River
Rainbow Trout
Trout fishing in the Special Regulations section of the Allegheny River between the Kinzua Dam and the mouth of Conewango Creek should peak during early June. Both brown trout and rainbow trout over 4 pounds are common. Top-end fish reach about 8 pounds.

Fly-fishing can be excellent from mid-May through most of June. Concentrate on larger nymphs. If you want to catch trout near the surface, try caddis emergers, but do not expect to catch the bigger trout this way.

Rose Valley Lake
Largemouth Bass
Rose Valley Lake, a 389-acre lake north of Williamsport, has been responding well to Big Bass Regulations. Numbers of largemouth bass over 12 inches and over 15 inches have been steadily increasing in PFBC surveys. This lake also holds some nice bluegills.

Saucon Creek
Rainbow Trout
Saucon Creek has been a fine trout fishery since soon after 1997 special regulations were imposed. Starting last year, the special regulations were modified to Trophy Trout rules.

Look for nice holdover browns in the city of Bethlehem property downstream 2.1 miles to the state Route 0412 bridge.

JULY
Kahle Lake
Crappies
Expect some hot early-summer crappie action at Kahle Lake. This 253-acre impoundment is on the border of Clarion and Venango counties.

Only electric motors are allowed. The lake is ringed by weedbeds. Largemouth bass, bluegills and muskies also provide action.

Koon Lake
Largemouth Bass
Koon Lake is a 268-acre impoundment owned by a water company that supplies water for Cumberland, Maryland. It is a likely place to find 5-pound bass. Boats are allowed with electric motors, but there is no launch ramp, so boats must be carried to the water.

Tioga River
Smallmouth Bass
Check out the Tioga Lake spillway for smallmouth bass this month. Use live minnows, jigs or stick baits.

AUGUST
F.J. Sayers Lake
Largemouth Bass
Bass anglers had some hot fishing action last summer at F.J. Sayers Lake and should expect the same this year. There are plenty of fish in the 4-to 6-pound class, but these bass have seen plenty of lures. Your chances of finding the bigger bass should improve if you get away from visible cover along the shore and look for midlake structure.

Use big lures if you want the big bass. Live bait is also very productive.

Lake Erie
Yellow Perch
Lake Erie yellow perch fishing is nothing short of fabulous. On a good day, expect a 20-fish limit of 10- to 12-inch perch. The hottest area has been west of Presque Isle and off Walnut Creek. Party boat fishing is available in Erie near Dobbins Landing.