This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: As has much of the country, Erie has enjoyed an unusually mild winter so far. Temps over the few weeks had been cold enough at times to cover Presque Isle Bay and most of the tribs [...]

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Some of your favorite fishing sites in northwestern Pennsylvania might be due for a visit from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s winter stocking program in the coming weeks. In Ere County, the basin ponds at Presque Isle State Park, Lake Pleasant and the Upper Gravel Pit Pond will be stocked. Chapman Dam Reservoir in [...]

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A reminder from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: The Walnut Creek Access office will be open Dec. 23 from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and will be closed for the winter season as of Dec. 24. Portable restrooms and Dumpsters will remain in the area.

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Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, said burbot are coming into play for anglers on the North Pier: “Most burbot are accidentally hooked by unsuspecting perch anglers using minnows and perch rigs. However, more and more anglers are going after them. Anglers specifically targeting burbot will typically use [...]

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This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: Heavy rains Tuesday sent the Erie tribs into blowout mode with with conditions high and muddy. The week’s forecasts seem to indicate that these levels should subside and again creating good to excellent conditions. Anglers had been having fair [...]

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2012 licenses are available from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and its issuing agents starting today.Those who don’t have a 2011 license get a free month of fishing in December by buying now. Resident annual licenses are $22.70. A trout-salmon stamp or Lake Erie permit costs $9.70, or get a combo permit for $15.70. [...]

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This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: Off-and-on rain Monday and an all-day soaker Tuesday brought the the Lake Erie tributary levels up to fast and muddy conditions There is  rain and possible snow in the forecast which may help to which may spawn additional [...]

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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is drawing down Crawford County’s Tamarack Lake by approximately four feet in order to perform engineering investigations on recently discovered dam seepage. Engineers began lowering the lake level Tuesday and are expected to finish by Nov. 28. Anglers can continue to fish at the 562-acre lake during the drawdown, [...]

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Walnut Creek Access Area made a Field & Stream blog — not for its fine steelhead fishing, or even its overcrowding, but as the centerpiece of an article on illegal snagging on the Erie-area tribs.  

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This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officers for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: The  rains from last week raised the trib levels and brought a significant number of steelhead in. However, as dry as conditions have been, it didn’t take long for water levels to drop back to near [...]

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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is encouraging those who own stream frontage on Four Mile, Conneaut, Crooked, Elk, Walnut and Twenty Mile creeks to attend a public meeting about public fishing access and conservation easement programs Nov. 1. The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in the Big Green Screen Theater at the [...]

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This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: The rain started off and on this past weekend and by Sunday afternoon the Erie lake shore was experiencing gale force winds up to 40 knots, 8 to 10 foot waves and plenty of rain. The [...]

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This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: A dry spell has left the area tribs very low and very clear in all areas with some areas less than ankle deep. As such there is very little flow, making drift fishing difficult. Steelhead angling [...]

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Waterways throughout Pennsylvania are being stocked with trout this fall by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, including a number in northwestern Pennsylvania that were stocked this week. See if your favorite stream is included in the stocking …

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This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: Significant rainfall over the past week has kept the tribs high and flowing with  muddy conditions at times. The days of steady rain this past weekend had the tribs high and flowing hard, but not blown out, with [...]

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This week’s Erie-area fishing report from Randy Leighton, deputy waterways conservation officer for the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission: September and early October often present a variety of  of opportunities for area anglers and this year is no exception. Earlier this week temperatures soared into the 80s, slowing the steelhead migration but at the same time allowing [...]

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WICU reported on the validity of rumors circulating that the community activist organization known as ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) has been engaging in voter fraud in Erie County.  According to WICU, ACORN has not had a presence in Erie for the last 15 months and the Erie County Elections Office has stated it [...]

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If you’re reading this, you’re seeing our new site. Here’s a post with more information about it. Don’t worry, until all the domains get transferred, you’ll notice our domain for the moment is burghblogs.com. It’s just a placeholder. Now, on to today’s post. ErieBlogs readers = stunned. Senators McCain and Obama engaged in the second [...]

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In an extremely unfortunate accident, 88-year-old thoroughbred trainer John Wilson was killed at Presque Isle Downs and Casino when a horse he was tending to reared up and kicked him in the head. He was taken by ambulance to Hamot Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead on Saturday night. Cara Milani, who was injured [...]

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The Erie Community Foundation has received an anonymous donation of $100 million. Yes, $100,000,000. It is believed to be the largest anonymous charitable donation EVER. Much of the money, $85 million, will go 46 nonprofits in the Erie area. A big reason why Erie nonprofits are so successful is the Erie Community Foundation. The foundation [...]

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Scully’s Pub at 408 State Street in Erie is for sale. I don’t know the asking price – yet. About 1,000 years ago I bartended there while I was going to Gannon. They started a quarter draft night one year and then gave it up for the Summer. The next year I restarted it. Week [...]

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He doesn’t want to race the truck but he does want to get into a race. Pat Harkins announced he will run against Linda Bebko Jones for the Democratic nomination for the 1st District seat in the state House of Representatives. Harkins is a driver for UPS. During his announcement he cited that Jones voted [...]

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Republican Christine Pontoriero announced she will be a candidate for the 1st District of the state House of Representatives. The seat is currently held by do nothing Democrat Linda Bebko-Jones. Pontoriero is a Republican. The Erie Broadway Series presents “42nd Street” at the Warner Theatre on Jan 2, 2006 at 7:30 pm. Tickets run $49.50, [...]

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The election results for Erie County Executive between Republican Dale McBrier and Democratic Mark DiVecchio was the subject of an emergency hearing on Saturday morning. The unofficial count has McBrier up by 6 votes. Two items prompted the action. First, in a TV interview, workers at the elction office said they had already deemed 20 [...]

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