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[center][size 1]fishing in these areas are sourted by region each region has a list of lakes with all the informaton on what is available in the lakes and maps of how to get there[/size]...[/center] [center][url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/recreation/icefishing.htm#pocono"][#004000][size 2]Pocono Mountains/Endless Mountains[/size][/#004000][/url][#004000][size 2] [/size][/#004000][/center] [center][url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/recreation/icefishing.htm#philadelphia"][#004000][size 2]Philadelphia and its Countryside/Lehigh Valley[/size][/#004000][/url][#004000][size 2] [/size][/#004000][/center] [center][url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/recreation/icefishing.htm#allegheny"][#004000][size 2]Allegheny National Forest Region[/size][/#004000][/url][/center] [center][url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/recreation/icefishing.htm#hershey"][#004000][size 2]Hershey/Dutch Country Region[/size][/#004000][/url][/center] [center][url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/recreation/icefishing.htm#laurel"][#004000][size 2]Laurel Highlands/Southern Alleghenies[/size][/#004000][/url][/center] [center][url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/recreation/icefishing.htm#lake"][#004000][size 2]Lake Erie[/size][/#004000][/url][/center] [center][url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/recreation/icefishing.htm#pittsburgh"][#004000][size 2]Pittsburgh Region[/size][/#004000][/url][/center] [center][url "http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/stateparks/recreation/icefishing.htm#valleys"][#004000][size 2]Valleys of the Susquehanna[/size][/#004000][/url][#004000][size 2] [/size][/#004000][/center]
these regions cover the entire state
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[center][size 4][#cc0000]Hotspots for January Trout [/#cc0000][/size]
[size 1]many of the state's lakes and ponds will ice over, providing walk on water fishermen with plenty of opportunities to catch stocked trout.[/size]
[size 1]If you've never fished through the ice for winter trout, you owe it to yourself to give it a try [/size]
[size 1]The ice-fishing scene can be as festive as a summer picnic. Many anglers bring portable stoves cooking[/size]
[size 1]dishes such as chili, deap fryed turky, venison stew or burgers from whitetails harvested last fall.[/size]
[size 1]One can beat the winter blues/caben fever with an outing like this. even if the fish dont bite you will be sure to get a good bite or two off your plate.[/size]
[size 1]plan a trip with your buddies frends or make some new ones out on the ice. just think if you do this, not only will you have your summer time Charlie fisher friends you will have some winter time Joe's to keep the fishing excitement going till thaw when it will be time to grab your fly gear again.[/size]
[size 1][size 2][/size]TIOGA COUNTY
Hamilton Lake
There are no signs directing anglers to this 42-acre jewel, two miles east of Wellsboro; it doesn't appear on many maps. "They've been catching great trout there"
LACKAWANNA COUNTY
Lackawanna Lake
10 miles north of Scranton-Wilkes Barre, in the northeast corner of the state, Lackawanna Lake provides excellent hard-water trout opportunities.
The 198-acre impoundment in Lackawanna State Park receives both an October and early February stocking, ensuring plenty of trout over the long winter season.
PIKE COUNTY
Promised Land Lower Lake
Promised Land State Park, southeast of Lake Wallenpaupack in Pike County, consists of two lakes, but only Lower Lake is stocked with trout. This 173-acre impoundment on the west side of Route 390 receives a stocking in late October that usually provides plenty of fish for the ice season.
For more information on the park, call (570) 676-3428, or to make a cabin reservation, call (888) PA-PARKS.
GREENE COUNTY
Duke Lake
Duke Lake is just a little over 60 acres, but this miniature impoundment in Ryerson Station State Park, a few miles from the West Virginia border, has its share of second-season trout. The hatchery truck visits the lake in early October, mid-December and mid-February. No wonder the place is so popular with ice-anglers!
There is no mystery to fishing Duke Lake or, as it's often called, Ryerson Lake. Deep pockets in 8 to 12 feet of water hold most of the winter trout and attract most of the anglers.
For more information, contact the park office at (724) 428-4254. For accommodations in the region, contact the Green County Tourist Promotion Agency at (724) 627-8687, or visit their Web site at [url "http://www.co.greene.pa.us/"]www.co.greene.pa.us/[/url] [/size][/center] [center][size 1]BUCKS COUNTY
Luxembourg and Levittown [/size][/center] [center][size 1]LakesBecause Lake Luxembourg and Levittown Lake are in the warm southeast corner of the state, it's always a matter of conjecture whether they will form sufficient ice for hard-water angling. At the very least, the ice-fishing season is going to be short on these two impoundments. But they are generously stocked with trout and provide great fishing for many anglers, so they have to be noted.
Lake Luxembourg receives three second-season stockings from early October to mid-February. The 166-acre impoundment is in Core Creek County Park on Bridgetown Pike and Route 143 at Langhorne.
Only 20 acres in size, Levittown Lake also gets trout from three second-season stockings during the same time frame. Levittown Lake is near Tulleytown and eastern Philadelphia.
For information on the lakes, contact the Bucks County Visitors Bureau at (800) 836-2825, or visit their Web site at [url "http://www.buckscountycvb.org/"]www.buckscountycvb.org/[/url]
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DTC,
Here is a tip for people wishing to fish Lake Erie through the ice. My parents live next to Godfrey Run in Lake City PA, I try to get back there every couple of years near Christmas and the Steelhead fishing can be awesome at the mouth of the run through the ice. The heads tend to stay off the mouth and congregate under the edge of the ice near a spot of open water at the mouth, they"ll wait until dark to move into the run. You can try to cast attactor type lures (little Cleo ect.) into the open pool, but a system that worked better for years is: drill a hole near the edge of the safe ice, use sucker spawn (a type of fly, you can find it at Poor Richards on Rt 5 in Fairview or Elk Creek sports in Lake City if they're stil there) tipped with one salmon egg. Use no weight and let the current from the outflow take it 40 feet or so from the hole. If you don't get a hit reel in and keep trying, watch you're line when it speeds up coming off the reel there is a head attached. Stick em and grin. My brother and I used this system for years and it seemed to work. I haven't been back to PA since 94 so I'm not sure what the PA regs say about fishing the lake this time of year. But if it's legal, try it, it works. It also works at the mouths of Elk and Walnut Creek and Trout Run.
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Great tip I could have used that one some years back when I was fishing the saginaw river in michigan.
I knew them stealies were there while I was looking for walleyes and once in a great while some one would pull one up, but no one was realy fishing for them.
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now i've cought a brown ice fishing before , but not a steelie ! i can't wait to try this method out ! i didn't even concider ice fishing for them , thanks for the tip ! did you have to use a heaver pole rather than a traditional ice pole ?
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no coho in lake erie ? if you ever get the chance for flatrock ( south of detroit )during the spring run you might see something that may surprise you . getting them to hit is another thing . i saw some steelies from your area on another site , if i ever get down there again i'm looking you up !
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in 1996 30 thousand were released on bell Isle on the detroit river.
they have gone down river and should be comming back soon
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i've only seen them at flatrock so far , i thought it was a log at first . one look at that jaw and i was ready to jump in , but how would i explain getting my butt kicked by a fish !
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