Lake Erie is a top waterway for many species: the largest smallmouth bass, white bass, drum, steelhead trout and lake trout. The biggest of the fish was 7 pounds, 7 ounces and measured 22.5 inches long. He was using Carp Bait USA pineapple boilie for bait.īessemer Lake was a good place to find big largemouth bass for Bob Succor of Murrysvville, who caught three of the top five bass of the year in that Lawrence County waterway. James Leiser of Shohola reported catching the largest carp, a 37-pound, 2-ounce fish that measured 39.5 inches long on Nov. The top three carp of 2022 were caught there. If you are looking for carp, head to the Delaware River. It’s been phased out for 2023, as the agency is offering other ways to recognize good days on the water. The Biggest Fish of the Year Program was an honors-based program where anglers reported the massive fish they caught. The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s report of the biggest fish caught in 2022 can help you target some of the real trophies swimming in the Keystone state.

Pennsylvania waterways have some big fish, but do you know where to find them?

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