I am trying to get an estimated timeline on when PA muskies are spawning. Since our water is greatly influenced by the Kinzua outlfow, our water temps are way behind most of the state. In the stretch from Kinzua to Warren, the majority ofn our fish are usually pairing up sometime in early to mid-May and most are finished by the first week in June. The water immediately South of Warren is 3-5 degrees warmer due to the influence of the Chautauqua Lake tributary (Conewango Creek) so those fish are usually 1-2 weeks earlier.

My question is this: Does anyone have any input stating that most of their muskies were actually finished spawning before the old season opener which fell on the first Saturday in May?