Fishing report
Anglers still looking to catch some trout might want to try the tailrace at Youghiogheny River Lake in Confluence.
Red and pink eggs and night crawlers have been the most productive baits there, said Scott Gates of S&S Bait and Tackle in Wharton Township.
Weighted stick baits have produced trout and walleye at night, Gates said.
In the Yough River at Ohiopyle State Park, night crawlers and quarter-ounce Kastmaser spoons in gold and silver and green have worked well. A few trout have been caught on woolly bugger flies, he said.
Big Sandy Creek still has some trout. Gates recommends fishing slowly with red worms.
Fly anglers have caught trout in the delayed harvest section of Meadow Run using #14 and #16 sulfas and midges. A few fish have been caught on woolly buggers, Gates said.
Wax worms and spinner baits have produced nice catches in Laurel Hill Creek.
Smallmouth bass fishing in the area has been good with anglers reporting good action using spinners, #3 and #5 Rapalas in silver, gold and trout patterns. A few bass have been caught in High Point Lake in Somerset County in plastic baits and a few pike and pickerel were caught on shiners.
In Yough Lake, catfish are biting on a variety of baits, Gates said. Several fish exceeding 10 pounds have been caught he said.
The lake is also producing pike on large shiners, buck tail spinners and buck tail jigs with minnows.
A few crappie and perch have been caught on on worms.
The walleye has slowed down, but some are still being caught in the lake by anglers trolling worm harnesses and jigging around submerged brush. A couple fish have been caught on Hot N Tos and Reef Runners.
At Deep Creek Lake in Maryland, anglers reported catching smaller walleyes and perch.
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission reports good fishing for catfish in the Monongahela, Allegheny and Ohio rivers.
The Ohio River is also producing decent sized hybrid stripped bass, walleye and smallmouth bass.