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WESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY REPORT WCO JOE RUSSELL I apologize to all the sportsmen who wait regularly for our report to come out every week. Due to a near fatal boat accident on Conneaut Lake last week, I was a little tied up. In the last week we have had two serious boat accidents and a BUI (Boating Under the Influence) all in western Crawford County. All of these could have been prevented with some care. The only fish I have seen caught in either Pymatuning Lake or Conneaut Lake has been CARP. The water in both lakes has been above 80 degrees, great for swimming but bad for fishing. Although two of the carp fishermen that I did talk to had approximately 150 pounds of carp in one evening. Unfortunately they were fishing behind the wire at the spillway and thanks to some concerned citizens that called with the license plate and were willing to testify they are both paying $211.50 for a cooler full of turtle bait. Boaters need to remember also that BUI is a serious infraction of the law as well, it is a Misdemeanor and can have some serious ramifications. If you have to drink while boating get a designated driver like you would a car, then everyone is safe. Everyone needs to remember that we are not out there to ruin your fun time we are out there so that you make it back home to boat another day. Hopefully the weather will start cooling off and the fall walleye run will start picking up. Until next week stay safe and enjoy the waters of Pa. |
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