Lake Erie: The perch bite was excellent midweek out of Walnut Creek in 47-55 feet. Walleye fishing slowed a little, but mixed sizes were still coming in 75-80 feet. Anglers were also picking up a few steelhead up to 10 pounds while trolling for walleyes. Although a few brown trout and even fewer steelhead have been showing up at the creek mouths overnight, it is not worth a trip to Erie to target them, according to Poor Richard's Bait and Tackle.

Allegheny River/Allegheny Reservoir (Warren County): White bass were available to anglers drifting golden shiners in the reservoir. One angler limited out on walleyes in Willow Bay. Catfish were biting in the river.

Pymatuning Lake (Crawford County): The walleye bite improved last weekend, with anglers doing well on jigs and crawlers in 14-22 feet. Crappies were hitting in 14-20 feet around stumps, brush piles and other structure. A few slabs up to 15 inches were reported, and a few muskies up to 39 inches were released by anglers trolling plugs.

Conneaut Lake (Crawford County): Butch Ritter and his son won last weekend's local bass tournament with a limit totaling 14 1/2 pounds, including the lunker, a 6 1/3-pounder caught on a drop-shot rig. Bass in mixed sizes, including many sublegals, were reported by other anglers.

Tamarack Lake (Crawford County): Slow fishing was reported, with small panfish hitting fathead minnows and red worms.

Woodcock Creek Lake (Crawford County): A few walleyes and smallmouth bass were reported this week.

Canadohta Lake (Crawford County): Bill Logan of Titusville reported seeing three muskies following a 10-inch lure, and brought a 24-inch walleye to the boat. A few largemouth bass were reported.

Allegheny River (Venango County): Anglers reported very good smallmouth fishing, with big numbers in mixed sizes from sublegal to 18 1/2 inches over the past couple of weeks. Chris Wolfgong caught a 30-inch northern pike Sunday. Chuck Sari and his son caught 21 smallmouths and four walleyes on live chubs last weekend, but the walleye bite was spotty.

Lake Wilhelm (Mercer County): Al Means of Sandy Lake released three bass, averaging 2-3 pounds, in 12 feet, Wednesday. Warm water in recent days has sent fish deeper. Small panfish also were reported.

Lake Arthur (Butler County): Dan Lynn of Renfrew caught a 5 1/2-pound, 21 1/2-inch largemouth bass with 15-inch girth Sunday. Water temperatures had dropped to the mid-70s prior to this week's heat wave. A little evening hybrid striper and walleye action was reported. Catfish were hitting. The crappie bite slowed.

Allegheny, Monongahela, Ohio rivers: Ron Pate and Mike Rychorcewicz, both of Butler, won Saturday's Keystone Bass Buddy Circuit tournament out of South Side Riverfront Park on the Mon, with a six-fish limit totaling 8 1/3 pounds. Dan Lyle of Kittaning caught the 2 1/2-pound lunker. In all, 86 two-person teams caught 176 fish totaling 193 1/2 pounds, including 159 smallmouths, one largemouth, and 16 spotted bass. Eleven teams weighed limits.

Cross Creek Lake (Washington County): Bluegills and crappies remained the dominant catch again this week, with the bass and walleye bites down. Anglers were catching larger bluegills drifting mealworms and maggots in deeper water. Crappies were hitting in 10-15 feet for anglers trolling yellow and brown Joe's Flies or prop jigs tipped with minnows.

Youghiogheny River: A trout stocking by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission was slated for today.

Youghiogheny Reservoir (Fayette County): Lee Dively of Confluence released a 19-inch smallmouth, and other anglers reported limits earlier this week.

Virgin Run Dam (Fayette County): The Fish and Boat Commission is slated to begin drawing down water to control aquatic plant management next week.

Somerset Lake, High Point Lake (Somerset County): The Fish and Boat Commission is slated to begin drawing down water for plant control next week.

Raystown Lake (Huntingdon County): A slow bite was reported for largemouth, smallmouth and striped bass.

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