Guide to Fishing the Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua) in Pennsylvania
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- I am pretty excited to release my 5th video in my lake breakdown series. I spend roughly 26 minutes discussing core features and hot spots of the beautiful Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua) in Pennsylvania. I am pretty proud of the work that I put in for this particular video because even though its lengthy, it’s very detailed. I discuss core features of the lake like inlets and bays, timber structure, man-made structure and creek channels. I review hot spots and provide detailed information on where to find certain species throughout the lake. If you fish the Allegheny Reservoir (Kinzua) in Pennsylvania, this video should help you locate and catch more fish!
Seriously, the 12 "people" that didn't like this must be from Cleveland.
I've watched this several times and am working up to a kayak/camp trip. Thanks much, enjoy the show!
Actually it’s probs my fisherman who don’t want the spot ruined
Awesome video I have a camp just outside of Kane. Use to fish this place all the time with my dad as a kid. Recently he passed away and left me with a champion bass boat I'm in the process of redoing. Hoping to spend a good bit of time up there this summer
Once again, Thanks brother, heading up to Kinzua for my Bday on May 31
Hitting this lake this weekend after I go to spring creek for trout .im traveling from Washington county and couldn’t be more excited .
Good luck out there!
"More difficult lake to fish" is definitely no understatement.
Last July, for five days, and working over 33 miles of shoreline, only turned up two undersize smallmouth. 😅
You did an awesome job on this video Ryan. RUclips 'rs cannot appreciate just how valuable this insight is for this location. I just got back from my first canoe / camping trip last weekend in Sugar Bay. From a satellite image this reservoir was daunting. This location has shale banks, and no cover, no weeds, no structure, no shade in sight. Where to fish? After reviewing your video I downloaded fishing maps to see if I could find any help and found that the bottom did have numerous topographic features to focus on as you noted. The Cabela's fishing department guide familiar with Kinzua recommend the Strike King 3 1/2 in. Coffee Tube in Natural Goby with a 1/4 oz. tube head or a Z-Man Finesse TRD.
We ended up with not spending much time on the water this trip due to the "virus-party" crowds of jet skis and pontoons but did catch some small bass from the bank. These were mostly on a third cast per location and done.
This is a big lake which will take us a lot of casts to make more predictable. Your video helped quite a bit to help get us started.
Other than that next time I will also prepare a lure selection for fishing on a rocky bottom.
Great video! Definitely appreciate the in-depth knowledge sharing. Not enough fishing youtube channels do that. I fished this lake as a kid a few times and hoping to make it back up there this year or next.
just found your channel and as a PA resident my self I am so damn excited about this. thank you!
Jeff Zabriskie , that’s awesome man! Glad you like the content! I realized one day that there isn’t enough collaboration going on and decided to start putting out content to try and engage people and learn more myself! Hopefully you enjoy it!
These lake descriptions are awesome! Have you done a video for Conneaut Lake?
Im new to Pa. Great time saving video
Ive always good fishing in the hodge...its got that mix of shallow and deep mixed with a run. I caught a 30 inch Tiger at the back end on a plastic frog and I've got pike slightly further up the bay on the steep side...I got 20ish feet deep fast casting toward the shore and bringing a large lure toward the middle of the bay controlling speed to not hit bottom for the first 20 or feet from the shore
Awesome video i LOVED IT! the pike fishing is amazing here in any part of the zoo ranging from sept/oct. Whenever the water turns all the way through early june, i am a bank yanker as you say lol, we do very well for pike all through the seasons rigging up rainbow trout, brook trout and perch as deadbait and large suckers although i will say all of our larger pike come off of any and all of the deadbaits. With that said any and almost all of the musky we catch come from the live sucker baits as i really think musky dont really eat deadbaits too much. Willow bay, sugar bay and dunkles seem to be where we find an over abundance of northerns but dunkles by far sends the big boys out to play. Again awesome video thanks for sharing!
Thanks man! Glad you guys do well out there! Bank yanking!!! I appreciate it!
Awesome , we have a camp in clermont, we been fishing it for a long time, the video really did point out some key areas, great job will be there soon , thanks for the video. Db
Glad you liked it! Hope you do well!
He needs to do a video on East BrNch.
You talking east branch of the Susquehanna?
East branch dam in between Wilcox and Clermont Pa
I’ll take a look and see if I can help, it’s all about research and time to put those together ...
You produce such informative content dude. I went to school for 4 years about a 10 min drive from the res and never fished it. I really regret it.
Pittsburgh Angler , that’s my goal man , learn and teach and learn some more... yeah it’s beautiful up there... it’s real good for shore fishing at a few of those spots.
Nice job very well presented and alot of good information. I have fished Kinzua off and on for years, I am going up next week and will let you know how I make out. Oringinal I was going to bass fish but with the weather forecast we will be rippin waleye and musky.
Let me know! And thank you for the feedback!
Been fishing there for years.....UNSUCCESSFULLY! I saw a few things you pointed out that I have not tried out and times of year. Will give 'em a shot. See you on the pond! Thank you for sharing this info! I never really studied what the bottom is and now I can see some of why I've not been successful. Would love to hear what you have to say about Tionesta.
Sugar bay is your friend.
And use blue lures primarily
@@markbondi4556 Fished Sugar Bay several times. Bluegills or crappies only....sigh....will try again. Thanx Mark.
@@markbondi4556 Oh really? Never had a nibble on anything blue in my life. If you say so, I'll give it a shot there! Thanx again sweetie.
Great help I fished the NY side 35 years ago and am lost where to go now.
Willow bay use to have boat docks and a large number of boats, looks like its all gone now.
Looks like I will need to branch out a lot farther !!!!!!
Nice video! I have fished Kinzua many times in my boat and in my experience trolling early and late was the ticket. HOT N TOTS trolled in the 10 to 15ft depths seemed to produce the best for walleye and bass. The key was trying to get the lure to tap bottom which I believe helped the fish find the bait easier when they were pulling water. When they don't pull water fishing can be very tough. Also...October is an awesome month to fish smallmouth on topwaters in the backs of the bays. Kinzua got some real tanks and thet are personally my favorite fish to target.
Rich Goyke , awesome! Thank you very much for the comment, good Info! I appreciate you taking the time to give me feedback and the additional information! Thank again!
Love this series! Very useful info Ryan. Appreciate it!!!
Ryan Eisenhower , awesome man, I’m glad to hear that it’s useful! I was hoping that this series would help fisherman in PA , and start some good information exchanges since people keep things close to the vest. I hope It can get there someday!
Great video
Great info
Thank you Ryan. Excellent video. I'm camping at Willow Bay in Mid September. I really appreciate the preview of what to expect. On a technical note, what software are you using in the video for maps?
Thanks man I appreciate that! Thank you for the support! Google earth pro!
Dude, my cat is just as bad... wants to be on my lap while I'm working. Thumbs up!!! Been taking the Hobie around to different places in PA. Found some new spots myself. Gallitzin was amazing :)
Robalo Boat , that’s awesome man! Glad to hear that! We have a beautiful state! I was just up around Cherry Springs and the PA Grand Canyon, it was amazing! Hills Creek state park is beautiful and offers good musky fishing as well!
I was at a lake up that way a couple of weeks ago and the fishing was amazing! Please don't say the name here, thanks.
Do you have any tips for fishing at Webb’s Ferry boat launch? I’ll be in that area this week and was wondering how the fishing was off of that dock
Unfortunately I do not have recent information on that launch or the lake , depending on the water level , it may or may not be fishable. Looking at the water level on USGS sites can really help you determine if it’s worth fishing from shore. Dock fishing can be good , I’d start with live bait first and see if anything is around, maybe shiners or night crawlers off the bottom.
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead ok thanks! Good to know, I’ll give that a try and go from there. I’m hoping I’ll be able to cast far enough into that channel, but we’ll see
Great video, we are using this to prepare for next weekends trip!
Hello Ryan,
Do you have video guide to fishing Tionesta Lake?
Or the upper Allegheny just below the Kinzua outflow?
I do not , I can try to put it together this winter for Tionesta
Great video. Are you using Google Earth? Where did you get all of the points and data that are on the map such as porcupine cribs and brush piles and depths and channel?
Yes, earth, and it’s a combination of data pulled from pa fish and boat , forums , apps like fishidy , and maps that I have found. Trying to consolidate into one pane of glass!
Any way to share it?
Hittin Sugar Bay trolling flutter spoons off planers for staged browns and rainbows. Theyll run the creeks here soon. Lake run trout will always run to their place of origin in the fall through winter to spring. Theyre not particular to structure moreso to baitfish and temperature.
Any tips for fishing in mid July? Headed out on a pontoon with some buddies and we are looking to just catch fish. More about numbers than size this weekend. What’s best? We have mostly bass lures. Willing to buy live bait. Thanks for the help!
I fish kinzua every July/August and more often than not hook into at least 1 real nice pike. I have found that early morning and around shallow points is best. Or any mouth going into a cove.
It is always in that 5-9am window, once the sun hits the lake they go back deep I would imagine.
When you talked about the dam was it including the lower spillway
Are there fish at the onoville marina this time of the year?
Taking my kayak out to Redbridge today hopefully gonna land some bass and maybe a walleye or 2
Sweet man! Good luck!
Great video. What weight jig head and what length body is your go to?
Angelo Gazzara thanks man, I appreciate the comment and the feedback! The jig head weight is sort of something I play by ear, it depends on the water depth or the system I’m fishing. I usually go with 1/8 to 1/4 ounce for most lakes and water depth up to 15ft to 20ft. I do like the 1/2 ounce or 3/4 ounce for rough days and moving water like on rivers. As far as the body, I’m assuming you mean the trailer? I use medium to large shiners usually. I like to use bigger baits for the profile. Hopefully I answered the question!
The locals call kinzua lake the Dead Sea, I can see why . Army Corp of engineers made an ecological desert by leaving no structure and vertical cliff shorelines, sparse if any waterfowl habitat, on 21000 acres! There is very little shallow water and no gradual transitions. Your in 30 feet of water 6 feet out from the shore in most of the lake. Hard fishing indeed, and you forgot to mention all the crazy boat, water skiing and jet ski traffic. Seemed like I'd find few fish way over here and way over there, but never anything consistent or repeatable. I fish on the middle Allegheny river now with great results. Good to know about the man made structure, it was never in place when I fished it. Something to try if I ever fish it again.
Fished there a good bit as a kid. It was always hit or miss, but when it was on...IT WAS ON LIKE DONKEY KONG!
In addition to the man-made structure in PA, the Seneca Nation has been adding lots of structure every year to the NY side of the Reservoir where most of the fish spawn in the spring. Its been a real help for walleye, crappie, and smallmouth recruitment. It's still a challenging place to fish but the Zoo is one of the few bodies of water in Western NY and PA where the fishing has actually been getting better over the past 10 years and not worse.
when you mention dam fishing for walleye and muskie, I'm assuming your talking about below dam? should I fish the river or the lake side?
Honestly both , but the outflow river sides is where I focus personally!
Hey if you are still responding to comments on this video I’m gong to dewdrop camp ground on the 12th and was wondering if you could tell me what is the best bait/lures to use at the reservoir and what is the best rig was thinking of getting a new combo rod for the trip 70-100$ budget PLEASE HELP ME OUT! NAME BRANDS PLEASE!
Honestly if you just wanna catch fish , I’d go with shiners or fat head minnows. You could always get a few worm harnesses and drop some night crawlers on em and drop em to the bottom and drift , that works for me well. Go with a ugly stick lol 50-60 bucks and they are decent for how cheap they are ...
looking for information on East branch
wear did you get this map of structures? Did you make it yourself?
I made the map using Google earth and I took allot of information from the pa fish and boat habitat improvement plan and other resources online.
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead is there any way you could share that map?
I am not even sure if I have the kmzs anymore , I got a new Pc because my original one for RUclips production died , I didn’t really do a great job of backing those up , you would always print a map online and mark it up based on the video
@@FishingPAwithRyanRead 😭
nothing says "a quiet day on the lake," like a little HEAVVYY METTALLLLLL
I just saw baby Muskie but I thought it was a Pike and then I looked it up
Cool!
It was in Wolf Run close to a dead carp
Well let me tell you something - I live in the eastern part of the state and have fished this lake a number of times - traveling that far isn't worth it because I can be in Ontario Canada traveling the same distance - and I'll tell you there ain't any comparison to the fish I catch up there - catching your limit of big walleyes and bass is normal -
you forgot the big snags you can catch lmao