Water temperature at Keystone Lake continues to climb into the upper 50s.  Some nice sized bass have been reported in recent weeks.  Some smallmouth bass in the 5 to 6-pound range have been reported.  A few muskellunge have been reported from shore anglers and boaters, with a large 40-incher reported from shore in the cove below the Atwood Launch.  The crappie bite has been slow with a few nice sized fish being reported.

Walleye continue to provide action at the Allegheny River dams though most are sub-legal.  Smallmouth bass are biting too.  A few big crappies have been caught. 
Although the streams still have plenty of fish, trout anglers have been few and far between.

Beaver County

Raccoon Lake and Brady’s Run Lake were stocked with trout again last week.  Many anglers took advantage of the nice weather to catch a few trout.  Folks using paste baits in green or yellow color did the best.  Also stocked last week was Traverse Creek and the South Branch of Brady’s Run.  Anglers drifting worms and minnows in the deeper holes landed several trout.

Anglers fishing for walleye did alright on the rivers.  A few in the 18-inch range were caught on the Ohio River in Vanport.

Several striped bass were caught on the Beaver River over the weekend.  Anglers targeting striped bass using jerkbaits also caught white bass, crappie, bluegill, walleye and sauger.

Cambria County

Andrew Nagle, age 6, caught this nice 16.5-inch rainbow trout at Gallitzin Sportsman's Club on May 14

Indiana County

A kids fishing derby sponsored by Consol Energy will be held at Blue Spruce Lake on May 25, 2013 beginning at 9:00 am.

Boating traffic is on the increase at Yellow Creek Lake.  Water temperatures continue to climb into the upper 50s to low 60s.  Anglers are reporting good catches of northern pike from shore and on boats.  Most pike are in the 20-inch range with the largest being 31 inches.  The crappie bite has been hit or miss, but the people having success are getting crappies in the 14-16 inch range.

Anglers wishing to fish for trout should not think that they have all been harvested.  Observations showed that Bull Creek had about a dozen people fishing it after the stocking, but only two were seen fishing the next day.  The fish are still there!
Deer Creek, Deer Lakes, and North Park Lake each will get their last in-season stockings of trout this week.

The Allegheny River has been producing walleye and smallmouth at both Lock 3 and 4.  Minnows worked the best for both. 

Armstrong County

Minnows and mealworms have been working to take trout in Buffalo Creek and Cowanshannock Creek.  A good hatch of caddis occurred all along Buffalo last week that had fish rising.

Many small walleyes were caught on the Allegheny River over the weekend with only a few of legal size.

One 19-inch walleye was taken at the Crooked Creek Lake spillway.

Cambria County

Anglers report catching nice size crappie at Glendale Lake last week; however, crappie fishing has become spotty.

Anglers are catching nice bluegills and some crappie at Wilmore Dam.

Limits of trout are being caught at Wilmore Dam and Duman Dam.

Over the weekend trout were being caught with minnows in Buffalo Creek and Cowanshannock Creek.

Crappies measuring up to 10 inches are biting at the outflow at Crooked Creek Lake.

Smallmouth bass have been active near the Allegheny River locks.

Beaver County

Trout season in Beaver County is in full swing.  Anglers seemed to have better luck on the second weekend of the season.  The waters levels were down from the opening weekend and the water has cleared in many area waterways.  Limits of trout are being taken at Brady’s Run Lake and Raccoon Lake, with most of the trout being caught on paste baits and trout magnets tipped with maggots. 

Anglers also did well on the North Fork of the Little Beaver Creek.  Drifting minnows and inline spinners landed several trout.  Two golden rainbow trout were seen over the weekend and have managed to stay off the hook even though many anglers have tried.

It has been a fantastic week of fishing on the Beaver River.  Some very nice crappie were caught with several in the 12-inch plus range and two muskellunge over 40 inches were landed near the Townsend Dam.

Westmoreland County

Ayden Kelley, age 10, caught a “once in a lifetime” fish at Donegal Lake on April 21. The 8-lb, 25.5-inch rainbow trout was caught on a crankbait while trolling on the lake.