Nothing is quite as satisfying for anglers as getting the opportunity to extend their fishing seasons just as the bite is peaking.

Great weather last week put an exclamation mark on many Northeast Ohioans’ fishing as bass, walleyes, crappies and steelhead reports ranged from excellent to fantastic.

Indian Summer hit just in time, bringing 70-degree weather and light breezes, making for easy access to Lake Erie and our local reservoirs. The coming week is looking less hospitable, but we can almost certainly count on at least another day or two of good fishing weather before the water freezes.

Last week, meanwhile, was a great time to get the boat out.

Reports from the Lake Erie anglers in Conneaut and Ashtabula were outstanding. Fishermen John Breedlove and John LaCava filled Facebook with photos of catches of steelhead, smallmouth bass, walleyes and white bass, nailed while trolling the breakwaters with spoons and crankbaits.

River anglers also scored often on steelhead, despite relatively low flow.

The rain forecast this week should encourage the gangs of harbor fish keeping Breedlove and LaCava busy to swim into the pools and riffles of Conneaut Creek and Ashtabula and Grand rivers.

The reservoirs also were productive last week, with Facebook again showing numerous posts of smiling anglers hoisting fat bass.

Mosquito and Pymatuning always can be counted on for some great late-season bass fishing, as the fish are hunting the weed lines for shad, perch and shiners in the fast-cooling waters. Their autumn appetites put them in the perfect mood to gobble anglers’ lures this time of the year.

Berlin Reservoir also has been a bass factory in recent weeks. Anglers Mike Polosky and Denny Sutek were weighing a five-bass bag at more than 18 pounds. Their winning catch included a 6.51-pound Berlin behemoth.

Crappie fishing continues to gain momentum as we count down toward November. As water temperatures inch downward, schools of crappies are following the baitfish that migrate into the marinas and creek arms where they mingle around vertical cover like docks and brush.

Anglers are picking through dozens of fish to build limit catches of crappies topping the 9-inch size limits. They also are picking up bonus fish like yellow perch and bluegills.

Walleyes are showing up regularly, too, for anglers who specialize in fall tactics. Mosquito and Pymatuning anglers are catching some nice ‘eyes on the stump flats and along the weed edges, while Berlin is producing again this month for anglers jigging Vib-E and other metal blade baits.

Shenango Reservoir near Sharon, Pa., is one of my favorite fall lakes. It never fails in late October and November, especially when the water level is lapping at the edges of laydown tree trunks and old gnarly stumps remaining on the points originally flooded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dam built in the mid-1960s.

Excellent largemouth and smallmouth fishing will continue on Shenango now through Thanksgiving.

While last week probably was the end of the season for many around Youngstown and Warren, plenty of good fishing will be happening throughout our region in the upcoming weeks, weather permitting.

Jack Wollitz’s book, The Common Angler, dives deep into the passion that anglers have for water, fish and fishing. He likes to hear from readers. Email him at jackbbaass@gmail.com.