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WEST ERIE COUNTY, DWCO Randy Leighton, WCO Brook Tolbert Conditions:
Ice fishing is in full swing along Pennsylvanias north coast. This past weekend, ice huts dotted Presque Isle Bay as far as the eye could see with the potential for adding another zip code to the area. Anglers were doing fair to good depending on their location, with good catches of sizable bluegills and a few crappie. Perch catches were not quite as good. A few pike and steelhead were caught this past weekend as well. The best fishing on the Bay has been just off the second and third parking lots on Presque Isle and off of the Chestnut Street launch along the Bayfront highway in 20-25 feet of water. Live bait (shiners) have been working the best. The most successful anglers reported not spending too much time in one spot and trying a variety of small jigs and baits to trigger action. Ice thickness on Presque Isle Bay is reported at 7 to 8 inches in most areas as of this writing. A good number of steelhead are being pulled through the ice at the Walnut Creek basin and in the channel with very little angling pressure. Shoreline ice along Lake Erie still consists mostly of broken drift ice and is not suitable or safe for ice fishing. Most of Lake Erie is still open water at this time. Current Lake Erie water temperature as of this writing is 33 degrees. West County tribs are mostly frozen with very little open water fishing available. Support Your Local Sportsmen's Clubs:
The PA Steelhead Association will have its monthly meeting beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 9, 2005 at the Elk Creek Inn on Sterritania Road in Fairview. Nominations for officers will be accepted at this month's meeting. The public is welcome. Local Weather:
Wednesday night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 20. Light east winds.
Thursday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 40. Light southeast winds becoming north in the afternoon.
Thursday night
Partly cloudy. Lows around 30. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Friday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 30s.
Friday night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
Saturday night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
Sunday
Partly cloudy. Highs around 40.
Sunday night
Partly cloudy. A chance of rain. Not as cool with lows in the mid 30s.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of rain. Highs around 40.
Monday night
Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain and snow. Lows in the upper 20s. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow showers. Much colder with temperatures nearly steady in the mid 20s.
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