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WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY, WCO Joe Russell Pymatuning Lake
The walleyes were biting Friday night, I checked 7 boats and everyone of them had fish. They were not limiting out but every fisherman had one or two. The same location was given for everyone of them that came off the lake they were all fishing on the north end and in the stumps. The perch were being caught by the same group as well in the same area. The secret to success was fishing the bottom and using night crawlers. No one else seemed to have any luck on any other kind of bait. Crappies and Bluegills as well as the mosquitoes were biting also around the Red Cross area and they were being caught on worms as well. I would strongly suggest bug repellant though because in the short time it took me to check 2 fishermen I received several bites. Carp are biting all over the lake as well now and are very active, as they appear to be spawning in the shallows. Conneaut Lake
The Bowfin are back and they appear to be biting rather nicely now. Several fishermen have called me with questions on them and what they are. They look somewhat like an eel and have a fin going down most of their tail and around to the underside. They have very sharp teeth and a voracious appetite. They are a good fighting fish when you catch them so they can be fun. Fishermen should return them to the water immediately unharmed after they are caught because they are a candidate species for the threatened and endangered list. Crawford County Youth Field Days took place this weekend with a good time being had by all. The weather and the fish cooperated and kids caught fish ranging in size from a 19” catfish to a 4” bluegill. The size of the fish didn’t seem to matter though because I think every kid caught at least one fish and most caught several. I would like to personally thank Al from BA’s Bait & Bassin Shop in Meadville for donating all the bait for the kids to use and for his two employee’s Dale Vukmir and Myrle Knickerbocker for their time. If anyone has ever taken a kid fishing that has never been you know how busy you can be baiting and untangling and taking fish off of hooks, Now multiply that by 180 kids and you know what they went through to help out that day. Their assistance was invaluable and greatly appreciated and I can’t thank them enough. All had a good time and I think we may have some kids hooked on fishing because of it.
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