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River Guide Jeff
06-13-2011 6:47:17 PM CST
River Report -- June 13 Allegheny River fishing continues to improve. I had the pleasure of guiding one of my most loyal clients today, a gentleman I've nicknamed "X-Man" 'cause of his proficiency with a Rapala X-Rap. Today was no exception, as we boated 45 smallies and a walleye on the X-Rap. Water temp 72 degrees, with a moderate north wind.
River Guide Jeff
06-12-2011 2:07:57 PM CST
River Report -- June 12 Things gradually picking up on the Allegheny. My clients boated around 14 smallies (up to 16 inches) and one walleye during a four-hour half-day morning trip. Most of the fish were well off the bank in current. I'd say any attempt by the bass to spawn in the river has come and gone. Rapala X-Rap was the best bait today. River running a normal level and clear; 75 degrees.
River Guide Jeff
06-05-2011 6:50:31 PM CST
Keystone Lake Report -- June 5 With the river smallies still in a finicky mood my clients and I fished Keystone Lake today, in hopes of landing a muskie or two. In the a.m. we targeted laydowns with jerkbaits, a tactic that had taken a couple tiger muskies for me recently. No tigers today, but several nice smallmouth intercepted the Case Plastics Sinkin' Salty Shad. During the second half of the day we trolled large cranbaits for muskies but blanked.
River Guide Jeff
06-05-2011 6:46:07 PM CST
River Report -- June 4 A bit better action today, but not by much. Landed more bass than we lost, an improvement over yesterday. Biggest smallie in the 16 inch range. Also a northern pike and a nice 19-inch walleye. All on LFT swimbaits.
River Guide Jeff
06-05-2011 6:42:39 PM CST
River Report -- June 3 Finally back guiding on the Allegheny. After a period of two-plus weeks of high water (from Kinzua releases) the river dropped to 7 ft @ Parker, which is fishable. The smallmouth bite was very funky. We boated a few bass, and lost six or seven. Biggest around 17 inches. All on LFT Live Magic Shad swimbaits.
River Guide Jeff
06-05-2011 6:39:17 PM CST
Pymatuning Report -- June 2 Clients and I fished the windswept waters of Pymatuning for walleyes. We boated 30 or so walleyes, mostly sub-legal fish in the 14 inch range. A couple of keepers, as well as two nice 12 inch crappies. All taken trolling Wally Divers. Drifters were also catching lots of walleyes.
River Guide Jeff
06-01-2011 4:16:41 PM CST
Kahle Lake Report -- June 1 Another good day on Kahle. Clients boated around 40 largemouth up to 3.5 pounds. We cut the day a little short when the wind picked up significantly on the back side of a minor cold front. River update: Kinzua is nearly back to summer pool. Corps scheduled to reduce the discharge dramatically. Looks like the river will be fishable by Friday, June 3. I have river trips scheduled June 3 thru June 6. Some openings available after that.
River Guide Jeff
05-29-2011 10:40:42 AM CST
Kahle Lake Report -- May 28 My client and I boated 78 largemouth bass up to 2.5 pounds during an full-day trip. Some fish still very shallow, but quite a few holding on both the inside and outside edges of the weedbeds. It appears the largemouth spawn is winding down, though a lot of bluegills are on beds.
River Update: The Allegheny is still too high for dependable fishing. Though the rains have lightened up, the Corps of Engineers has been releasing a huge volume of water from Kinzua Dam. At the time of this writing (May 29) Kinzua is about 8 feet above summer pool, but dropping at a rate of about a foot a day. Barring an significant rainfall the river should be in fishing shape within a week or so.
River Guide Jeff
05-22-2011 3:36:34 PM CST
Kahle Lake Report -- May 22 My guests boated 30 or so this morning during a half day trip. Most in the 13 to 14 inch range. A few over 15. The biggest around 3 pounds. Flukes early, then Dingers/Senkos. Most of the fish were up in the shallows right next to shore. Some on beds, but others just in the vicinity. The milfoil/coontail weeds are coming up nicely. They seem to be in three to six/seven feet of water. No signs yet of the slimy nasty weed. Water temp 66 degrees.
River Guide Jeff
05-21-2011 8:02:09 PM CST
Pymatuning Report - With the Allegheny on another of its "highs" with this year's water level yo-yo we spent another day on a Pymatuning Lake walleye quest. Another productive day. Boated 40 plus walleyes, keeping five between 16 and 22 inches. Also boated some nice crappies. All of the fish taken by trolling, with Cotton Cordell Wally Divers being today's hot lure choice. The walleye fishing should stay good until the water heats up (today surface temp was 65 degrees). Anyone interested in a walleye trip should call or email to discuss a trip soon.
River Guide Jeff
05-12-2011 7:24:18 PM CST
River Report -- May 12 Very productive half day p.m. trip. We boated 24 bass, most of them between 15 and 19.5 inches. The hot bait was a Live Magic Shad swimbait. The river's still high, but the clarity is good. The excess water is from the Corps releasing water from Kinzua, which is well above summer pool. Water temp is 58 degrees. Most of the bass were on flats close to spawning sites.
River Guide Jeff
05-10-2011 8:31:04 PM CST
Keystone Lake Report -- A four-hour afternoon scouting trip on Keystone Lake produced a dozen bass, including a couple dandy largemouths and smallies. Also boated a tiger muskie around 24 inches, lost one of the same size, and had a pure muskie in the 40-inch range follow a hooked 15 inch largemouth to the boat. The bass hit Texas-rigged Yum Dingers and un-weighted flukes. Water temperature in the 61 to 62 degree range.
River Guide Jeff
05-08-2011 6:18:10 PM CST
Pymatuning Lake Report -- If the experiences of this spring are accurate, Pymatuning is poised to regain it's status as one of the state's top walleye lakes. My partner and I boated at least 60 walleyes on May 7. Most were in the 13 to 14.5 inch range, but several keepers up to 18 inches were in the mix. The fish were taken on trolled crankbaits. Anyone interested in a Pymatuning trip should contact me to discuss pricing and scheduling.
River Guide Jeff
05-08-2011 6:10:54 PM CST
Kahle Lake Report -- May 5 Frustrated by the unfishable conditions on the Allegheny, one of my regular clients booked a full day on Kahle. Things started off slow, but around mid morning the fish started coming to the boat. The best presentation was a lightly, or unweighted Senko fished ultra slow. My noon the wind picked up, making it difficult to fish the way the bass wanted the bait shown. We picked up a few in the afternoon by focusing on a couple spots protected from the strong north/northwest wind. We ended with 13 bass boated, and five lost. Most were in the 14 to 16 inch range.
River Guide Jeff
05-03-2011 6:02:14 PM CST
River Report -- May 3 Did a quick five-hour trip today, trying to take advantage of a short window of relatively clear water at a fishable level. Smallmouth bass action was slow, but we did pick up seven, mostly in the 16 to 17 inch range, plus one 18 inch walleye. The bass were scattered. Some is the slow stuff, others in faster water, and a couple near spawning sites. The river is on its way up again. When it drops I'd expect most of the bass to be close to spawning areas.
River Guide Jeff
04-27-2011 5:57:19 PM CST
Fishing Update -- April 27. The frustration of this spring continues. The Allegheny River continues to run high and muddy, much too high to fish. Numerous trips were canceled, hopefully to be taken later this year. A scouting trip to Kahle in mid April produced only a couple of largemouth bass. But the warm air temperatures of the past couple of days should get things rolling there. I've spend more time on Pymatuning, though the last trip (this past Saturday) was unproductive. Keep checking back, as I'll be sure to put out the word when the outlook is brighter. Hopefully soon!
River Guide Jeff
04-10-2011 6:46:48 AM CST
Pymatuning Fishing Report -- My first day of the year on Pymatuning. Fished for walleyes. We boated nine, up to 17 inches. The fish were still scattered; probably two weeks or so behind a more normal schedule. Our fish came from deep water -- 22 to 26 feet -- on crankbaits and leadcore line. Other anglers are starting to catch decent numbers of fish in the shallows, so the spawn is not far away. Water temperature: 41-42 degrees.
dumpsterbear
04-04-2011 8:09:10 PM CST
fished part of the river near tionesta this morning and caught 2 muskie. both were around 36". they were my first muskie ever. the fish of 1,000,000,000,000,000 casts!
River Guide Jeff
04-03-2011 4:43:46 PM CST
River Report -- April 3 First trip of the year on the Allegheny. Water temperature 40-41. Nice level (4.5' at Parker USGS river gauge). 10 smallmouth bass up to 19 inches. Most on Jimmy D's Riverbugs. Galida's Grubz, tube jigs and Strike King Bitsy jigs also productive.
River Guide Jeff
03-20-2011 5:50:14 PM CST
Fishing Report -- March 20 My last fishing report was filed about four months ago. That's a long time, much longer than I'd have liked. FINALLY back on the water after a long winter with too much river ice, cold temperatures, and high water. While the Allegheny is still too high to fish, my buddy Dave L. and I managed to get out on a small northwest PA reservoir to see if we remembered how to fish. Not a fast afternoon, but we did put three smallmouth and three walleyes in the boat. A well deserved moral victory. Barring any significant rainfall the Allegheny should be in shape to fish by next weekend.
River Guide Jeff
11-20-2010 7:25:19 PM CST
River Report -- Nov. 20 I'd hoped the influx of water that elevated the river a couple of feet would concentrate smallmouth bass and walleyes. It probably did, but they weren't in a very aggressive mood, perhaps still adjusting to the change. Only a couple boated smallie today, and two walleyes. One bonus was the year's best walleye -- a fat 29 incher that likely went 10 pounds. We also lost several fish. All the bites on Jimmy D's Riverbugs, and Northland Fireball jigs tipped with Gulp Alive minnows.
River Guide Jeff
11-20-2010 7:19:29 PM CST
River Report -- Nov. 18 Did a half-day outing on the Allegheny out of Freeport. Guests boated a dozen or so walleyes and sauger. A few legal saugers, but all the walleyes were undersized. Also boated two smallmouth bass.
River Guide Jeff
11-12-2010 6:59:03 PM CST
River Report -- Nov 12 A productive half-day (PM) trip. Clients boated over 20 smallmouth bass and 1 walleye. Biggest smallmouth was 17 inches. Jimmy D's Riverbug was the ticket. Water temperature still in the mid-40s. Continued mild air temperatures are forecast for the coming few days; open dates remain for anglers looking to squeeze in one more bass trip this season.
River Guide Jeff
11-11-2010 8:08:29 PM CST
River Report -- Nov. 11 Another good day with 22 smallies boated. Several in the 17 inch range. One on a hard jerkbait, the rest on Galida's Grubz and Jimmy D's Riverbugs. Water level dropped nearly a foot since Tues's trip. Water temperature still around 45 degrees.
River Guide Jeff
11-09-2010 7:00:37 PM CST
River Report -- Nov. 9 River smallies a bit more cooperative today. My client and I boated 24 and lost a few others. No monster, but a lot of nice-sized bass up to 17 inches. All on Jimmy D's Riverbugs and Galida's Grubz. Water temperature 45 degrees, still fairly low, but with much more color today.
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