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Fall
ishing
F
by John Punola
photos by the author
The arrival of the month of September marks the beginning
of fall fishing, and anglers across the state of Pennsylvania
welcome their favorite fishing time. The hot weather and low
water levels have passed. The expectation of delightful warm
days and comfortable nights, plus a lot of gamefish entering
their winter-feeding stage, makes for days of carefee angling
in both streams and numerous lakes.
The outdoors are now insect free, the summer crush of
watersports and boating on lakes is gone for the season, and
kayaks are becoming less on rivers and streams, plus the
fish are now in a cooperative feeding mood as they begin
putting on fat to get them through the long, cold winter.
Yes, these are
good times for
anglers, especially
if you are able
to do your
fishing during
the uncrowded
weekdays. With
this inviting
menu of conditions, we began to plan some fishing days
on several lesser-known bodies of water in northeast
Pennsylvania. We planned to focus on catching Smallmouth
Bass, Largemouth Bass and pickerel.
My friend, Robert O'Dell of Saylorsburg,
extensively fishes the smaller northeastern
Pennsylvania lakes. He suggested we target
Frances E. Walter Reservoir, a few miles off
Route 80, Luzerne County, and Shohola Lake,
on Route 6, Pike County. Both lakes were at
ideal water levels, and we felt that bass and
pickerel would be actively feeding.
Frances E. Walter Reservoir
Spinnerbait and sinking hard plastic lures work well at Frances E. Walter
Reservoir and Shohola Lake.
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Frances E. Walter Reservoir was built in
1961 as a flood management project to protect
the Lehigh River from annual and often severe
flooding. To date, it is estimated the dam has
saved approximately $180 million in damages
to the Lehigh River. Originally, it was not
intended for fishing, camping or public use.
However, the reservoir was opened to public
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