Thread: Pennsylvania icefishing

Thought I’d start an informational board for icefishing in our state. Post pics of your catch and what lake you’re fishing. Info on ice thickness is appreciated but not necessary. Your choice. Please don’t give coordinates to the spot as other people may get upset. You know the ones that think they own the spot and don’t want company, those ones.
Sunday, 1/16. I fished the swimbeach area on Shenango lake. Caught some nice gills in 8ft on plastics. Also caught this 14 1/2” crappie.

The drag back to the parking lot was treacherous. No snow on the sandy beach and grass. Should be much better after the big snowstorm we had a couple days later.

Friday 1/21. I fished the Jamestown area of Pymatuning lake. Ice was solid 5” and 2 more of refrozen on top of that. Found a nice school of 7 to 9” bluegills. Caught over sixty but only kept 25. All 8” with a few 9’s thrown in. They were deep, 18ft, and hit both jigs and plastics and jig and waxworm. Every color I tried worked. Fished about three hours and called it a day.


Couldn’t find the crappies so just enjoyed myself on the gills. Got a nice mess of fillets.