Freshwater Fishing Reports

On this page we will talk about fishing reports culled from excursions to freshwater lakes, dams, streams, creeks, and rivers. We will detail the action, or lack of action, and the fishing news from inland waters, mostly in Berks County Southeastern Pennsylvania.

The catfish bite looks to be on at Blue Marsh Lake from this July 16, 2014 report. Blue Marsh Catfish report

Here's a July 10, 2014, report about big largemouth bass at Antietam Lake. Antietam Lake largemouth bass

Here's a May 2014 report about the striped bass bite at Blue Marsh Dam in Berks County. Striped bass at Blue Marsh


Take a look at some winter trout fishing done on the Tulpehocken Creek, just outside of Reading, PA.

First is a trick for creating some action. Tulpehocken Creek trout fishing


Then here is a story about kids and fishing. Tulpehocken Creek trout fishing II

Here are some reports from Blue Marsh Lake, a Army Corps of Engineers dam northwest of Reading, PA.

Click here for a report about walleye fishing at Blue Marsh. Walleye at Blue Marsh
Here's a sad story about late winter bass fishing on Blue Marsh. Sad story

Spring was here at last. This is what happened on Opening Day of trout season 2011 at Antietam Lake, in Southeastern Pennsylvania, where the action was unbelievable. Trout opener at Antietam


Four days after Opening Day 2011, inaction on the Allegheny Creek vs. action on the Wyomissing Creek. Wyomissing Creek
Did you ever go fishing on a private pond? Here's a story about taking a young fisherman to one on his first fishing trip. Lil' Johnny goes fishing.