keystone power dam - what's up

we're planning to head to keystone power dam for the first time in years - used to fish it regularly (walleye, bass, perch - my buddy hauled in a 21inch small mouth - thought we were in erie) then the straw hats essentially eliminated the forage base and things went down hill fast.  any reports from this year (2017)?  will post when we get back.
thanks
phish

the blue army pretty much eradicated most of the quality fish that once swam in this   now a shell of its former self

The musky in my pic was caught at KPD. Most of the luck we had was suuuuuper early at the butt crack of dawn casting in the coves by the dam. Lots of small ones following our baits. The one in my pic was caught trolling the other end of the ****. If musky is your thing fish big and keep trying...they are in there...Apparently the "hump" or "island" in the middle of the lake used to produce a lot of fish when its submerged but we never fished it much to be honest...

Anyone been over to KPD lately?  Local bait shop mentioned bass and crappie have picked up.  Thinking about taking a day off and hitting this lake or driving up to fish the Allegheny around pool 6 or 7.

Will be using a kayak.  I did hear it is very low right now, but have come to expect that this time of the year.  Was just surprised when I heard the crappie fishing was picking up there.  Haven't had much luck with crappie this year other than one day at Arthur in the spring.
 
Might take a drive over tomorrow and check it out.  Considering just heading up to pool 7, then possibly hitting KPD on the way home.  Contemplating one last day trip somewhere within the next week before I hang the kayak up for the season since I do not have the gear for cold weather paddling.

 
"Kahle lake wow, used to fish that pretty often as a kid late eighties, great perch stringers, sorry not about kpd, just brought back memories. Straw hats hit that lake heavy then, watched em clean out bottom of aluminum boats at the launch with everything, undersized or not..i still aint complainin, sometimes that's what a lake needs. Id like to load up a few van fulls of those blue shirted fellows and take em to some overrun stunted lakes I know...the can eradicate stunts in a week"




I chatted with a few of the amish one day at KPD - they had a mess of small gills - I asked how do you clean these - the response was that they grind up the entire fish to make fish cakes.  I guess that's a real efficient use of the resource???

need to drop the blue army off at Brady's Run for a weekend or 2 then, thin out the crappie, bluegills, and largemouth. There is the odd 15"+ largemouth but for most part it's stunted dink city.

Yep, sounds about right. They don't really know how to fish though, id be concerned if they brought throw nets. Heck, I spent my younger days partying, burning after hours on many lakes, never littering, rather pickin after others, didn't know they were slobs that way, haven't seen that. And ive stepped in more dog crap around a lake than anyone I know, so you shouldn't have a dog around the lake...maybe ya missed a pile here and there...does that argument apply too?

Blue Lagoon, I haven't fished it this year yet but possibly next week I'll get a chance. I was supposed to be up at Pine Creek but canceled due to high water with more rain expected in the next couple of days. But I wanted to mention that I read in our local newspaper that the lake is still 10hp rated. They are trying to change it but nothing has been finalized and probably would not take place until this fall if it happens. In fact there is a Pa Fish Commission sight to present comments if you wish to see it changed.    Lou

Fished KPD today. Probably a half dozen boats on the lake. Caught a number of crappies but mostly 8" or less, a few bass and a couple perch. Nice to be on the water, although it got pretty warm in the afternoon.   Lou

KPD most beautiful lake I think I ever fished been there all last weekend . I realize I need to learn the lake only caught and seen small bass nothing worth even talking about .   

I gave it a go yesterday for the first time this year.  Couple smallies in the morning and a small perch mid-afternoon, all on minnows.  No hits on any artificial either.  I am on a kayak and usually launch before sunrise, often the first one on the lake.  Got there yesterday before sunrise and already about 6 buggies in the lot, and about 3 more rolled in before I got unloaded.  When they say the blue army hits this lake hard, they are not joking.  No better way to start your day than to drag the kayak through horse **** on the way to the water.  IF I ever try this lake again, I will use the Rt. 85 launch.  Didn't seem to be that many cars in the lot when I paddled by.  The Rt. 210 launch was packed when I loaded up last evening, with several trailers parked in the grass.
 
Honestly have not had much luck anywhere since the water warmed and probably won't take the yak out again until after labor day.  Picked up an inflatable paddle board designed for fishing in early spring so plan to spend the rest of the summer learning how to not fall off of it.