ORIGINAL: mikeg

ORIGINAL: elephanthead

Skip, love your avatar (wonder how many flies you can stick on it ?) Dave

He should know considering that's his new tying bench!

 
Yep thats it  Its hell making lipless crankbaits on it though

With the water down, now is a good time to explore the tribs. Look for where the water is running now. These will be the channels that the fish will use to move upstream. Where there is a small waterfall now won't be a waterfall when the tribs rise, but the fish will nose in these places and hold for a while. It is just tough to pass a fly in front of them. I walk a lot, usually upstream, just like the fish. Indsguiz is totally correct when he says that the condition are not the same from year to year, or even after a high water event. The fast water channels or cuts usually are the same, and if you look long enough, you will find fish in them.

ORIGINAL: FiveMilePete

After I defended you on your other question, I saw this.

This is a ridiculous question. If there were any less fished spots,
you'd have to give your right arm, and all your fishing tackle,
plus cash to get that info.  Maybe.

Think before you post, or are you a masochist?

 
Give the kid a break. So what, it's a valid question. He hasn't been to Erie, and all those articles about Erie don't tell you EVERYTHING...

Not only are there people from PA fishing these two waterways, but also people from about 5 surrounding states.  So, that should just about sum it up for you.  Of course, some spots get hit harder than others, but I have found I could always find a place to fish and be confident that there are fish to be caught where I'm fishing.  This comes from experimentation and seeking some general info being careful not to ask for too much.  Put your time in, move around, and be respectful to others and I'm sure you'll have some memorable experiences.  Good luck to you.

LOL - Pete - I knew you were jesting - hence I said what I did with the lol at the end.
 
I remember fishing 7-mile hours at a time without being converged upon.  This was even on weekends!  I remember a buddy of mine and I fishing that during a Steeler/Raider playoff game some time ago.  We fished it for 5 hrs all by ourselves.  We had a blast.
 
Interesting how streams really change over time.
 
Glad to hear you are doing well.  Might see ya during one of my trips north!
 
Doc

or take a leisurely non-fishing trip up now and go for a walk and scout places you'd like to fish!  There are plenty of maps, aerial photos, reports, books, etc on the subject that you should take the time and review for you're own sake!  You can't go to Erie thinking one spot, your best chance at success is being familiar with the surroundings, conditions, and various location...cause when the time is right you might not be able to read the stream like you can now!!  Go up and check it out yourself, firsthand, cause only you can draw the conclusion of where you want to fish.

if the original poster is actually still reading these...
Fishusa provides maps of the streams...use them.  Take a walk, I can't emphasize it enough.  You will find less crowded spots, and once we get some good rain, there will be fish throughout the streams by late october.  They move fast, you can catch them throughout the whole place, not just in holes with big pods of fish and 30 peopLE surrounding it.  WE JUST NEED RAIN!
 

Fish the easy places, leave the fast water for me.