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WCO Joe Russell … Western Crawford County · 2 bass tournaments and a Walleye tournament this past weekend had most of
the boats limited out. Many of the fish caught were really nice size. A 4 LB
1 oz largemouth was weighed in at Snodgrass.
· In the last couple of days officers have seen 33 and 34-inch musky caught
from shore using minnows … the larger the better.
· Fish are turning on at the lower end of the lake now and that is where the
shore fishing has picked up. One angler caught 7 smallmouths that were all of
legal size in less that an hour in the backwater by the Century Club ( just
south of 41 bay). · Anglers need to realize that the best fishing does not occur until ½ hour
prior to sunset. Figure on starting around 6 - 6:30 PM for the best fishing
success. It is a shame when officers come across disgusted anglers that have
been out all day and gotten skunked only to be coming off of the water just
as the fish start to hit.
· Conneaut Creek has plenty of elbowroom and receives an in-season stocking
the week of April 23rd. Trout fishing south of the Erie / Crawford line
should be great the weekend of April 28th & 29th.
· Hot spots on Pymatuming now would be the south end near the dam, the
spillway, and the rock wall near the PGC visitor center.
· For bass, crappies and perch on Pymatuming would be just about any bay or
backwater, as they seem to be hitting everywhere.
· Boating … Many violations have been detected of boats which failed to have
a required fire extinguisher. In the past week there have been 3 boat
accidents (2 capsized and 1 that involved cutting the end of their finger off
with the fly wheel.). Boaters underestimate the size of waves that this lake
can produce and are tending to overload or not pay attention
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