Weather: overnights 50 degrees
Water Temps: high 50s-mid 60s
Schuylkill flow: high
Lower Tully flow: fishable, but high
Actively feeding fish:bass, striper, catfish, trout, walleye and crappies
Slow feeding fish: none
Hot lures: minnows, trout baits, jerkbaits, jigs, tubes
Roger Mallon and Bob Entler have been co-hosting A Great Day Outdoors for 21 years, beginning with a 1/2 hour radio show in 1990 on WEEU-AM/830 in Reading.
WEEU-AM/830, Reading, PA. Sunday Mornings at 7 a.m.
WWSM-AM/1510, Lebanon, PA. Saturday mornings at
7 a.m.
Watch archived editions of Berks County Outdoors with Roger and Bob and Berks Community Television, here.
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Chris’s Bait and Tackle
9611 Longswamp Road, Mertztown
610-682-4129
Open: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-6 p.m.
Saturday, 8 am.-4 p.m. Closed Sunday
Fink’s Bait and Tackle
433 Main Street (Route 73)
Blandon
610-916-0166
Open: Monday and Friday, 1-6 p.m; Tuesday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 6 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, 7 a.m.-2 p.m.; closed Wednesday
Four Seasons Sporting Goods
409 Main Street
Oley
610-987-3542
Open: Mon., Tues., Thurs., Fri–5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Saturday-9 a.m.-2 p.m. Closed Sunday and Wednesday.
Joey’s Skateboard and Tackle Shop
1701 Centre Ave. Reading (corner Exeter)
610-478-0454
Open: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Closed Sunday.
Reifsnyder’s Ag Center
Route 183 (1 mile north of Bernville)
610-488-0667
Open: Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-7 p.m.; Saturday, 8a.m.-5; closed Sunday
Ric’s Marine
Route 183, Bernville
610-488-6251
Open: Monday-Sunday, 9 a.m-8 p.m
Terenchin’s Live Bait Shop
Routes 10 and 724, Reading
610-777-6003
Open: Monday-Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m, Saturday and Sunday, 7 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wyomissing Creek Outfitters
519 Church Road, near Reading Archery Club
610-698-3910
Open: Thursday, Saturday, Sunday, 6 a.m.-8 p.m.; Friday, 6 a.m.-5 p.m
and Monday-Wednesday evenings only.
Big Waters:
Lake Ontelaunee:
No boating is allowed on Lake Ontelaunee. Shore fishing only, excepting during ice fishing season.
Blue Marsh Lake: Unlimited boating allowed. Lake has a picky bass population, also popular for crappies, catfish, walleye, muskie, striper and panfish.
Schuylkill River: Under-fished resource for bass, muskie and catfish. Float trips are a popular way to fish this water. Bank fishing access is wide spread.
Small Lakes:
Hopewell Lake: (French Creek Park) 68 acres, trolling motor only, offers bass, muskie, Northern Pike, catfish and panfish. Shore fishing opportunities are limited.
Scotts Run Lake: (French Creek Park) 22 acres, cold water lake. Primarily for trout fishing, although site current state record for smallmouth bass. Trolling motor only. Lots of shore fishing spots.
Kaercher Creek Lake: (Hamburg) 31 acres. Popular for bass, muskie,panfish and trout.(Winter especially). Trolling motor only. Limited shore access.
Antietam Lake: Shore fishing only, primarily for trout, year round.
Trout Run Reservoir: Shore fishing only, primarily for bass and panfish.
Trout streams:
Spring and Fall: For many anglers, the popular trout holes are on Upper Tulpehocken, Maiden, Manatawny, Hay and Northkill creeks.
Summer trout fishing: Lower Tulpehocken from below Blue Marsh Dam to Schuylkill River.
