SC REGION REPORTS
REGION COUNTIES -- Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lebanon, Mifflin, Perry, York (
County Guide)
April 18, 2018
Juniata
County
Weather
conditions and changing water levels continue to make fishing challenging on
local trout streams. If water conditions
are cloudy or slightly muddy, try using power bait or worms for trout. Water temperatures on local waters are still
quite cold, therefore try fishing waters where sunlight can hit the water, making
fish more active.
Juniata River is high and muddy
now. Check water levels before heading
out on the river. Be safe when boating
and wear your life jacket.
Caidence
with a nice Rainbow Trout caught on Delaware
Creek.
Perry
County
Juniata River is high and muddy
now. Be sure to check water levels
before heading out. River temperatures
are still below normal for this time of year.
Larger
local trout streams are high and muddy.
Try fishing the small trout streams until water levels come down.
Addy with her dad and a limit of
nice trout caught from Panther Creek
and Big Buffalo Creek.
Blair
County
The
fishing conditions for trout are good. Mandatory life jacket wear on all
canoes, kayaks and vessels under 16 feet is through April 30th.
Dauphin
County
Rainbow
Trout are hungry and happy to feed on paste bait, worms and minnows.
There are also some of the Golden Rainbow Trout left as well!
Lebanon
County
Try spinners,
worms and minnows on the recently stocked Snitz
Creek and Mill Creek.
Adams
County
As
a reminder, mandatory life jacket wear on all canoes, kayaks and vessels under
16 feet is in effect through April 30th. Even with warm air temperatures, the water
temperatures are still chilly. Also,
boat registration stickers designating the year “18” are expired. Boat registrations expire on March 31st
of a given year.
April 11, 2018
Franklin County
Charles, Athan,
John, Brayden, and Stan were rewarded with several nice Brook Trout
while braving the cold at Cowan’s Gap
on statewide Mentored Youth Day.
Bedford
County
Tyten caught &
released this nice Golden Rainbow Trout while fishing on Wills Creek outside Hyndman, PA on statewide Mentored Youth Day.
Juniata
County
Many
anglers are still catching trout on local streams. As weather warms up and stream temperatures
rise, trout catches should increase for anglers. Try fishing deeper waters with small baits
such as wax worms, meal worms or maggots.
Bree with a 16-inch Rainbow
Trout caught out of Tuscarora Creek.
Perry
County
Anglers
are catching trout on local streams and Holman
Lake (Little Buffalo State Park). As
the weather warms up and water temperatures rise, trout become more active.
Colin and Aiden show
off beautiful trout caught on Little
Buffalo Creek near Little Buffalo State Park.
Huntingdon
County
Logan with his
trout and PA Fish and Boat Commission’s Bill Savage Thanking Anglers on
Mentored Youth Day at Whipple’s Dam
State Park.
Reports compiled by Adam Spangler (
RA-FBSCFISHNRPT@pa.gov), Southcentral Regional Education Specialist, using information provided by Waterways Conservation Officers, Area Fisheries Managers and other PFBC staff.
