Page 5 - Fishing Report 5-4-15

hit and miss proposition along the causeway. Some boats on the sandbar are catching
small perch. A few slab crappies towards Tuttle Point and the Stumps. Boat Rental Spe-
cials: Pontoon – M-F 8am to 6 pm $105 plus tax; Sat-Sun-Holidays $155 plus Tax. We pro-
vide first tank of fuel. Reservations taken for ALL DAY RENTALS ONLY; call 724-927-2001.”

Ben Lipiec; filed 5/2: “Pymatuning has rebounded nicely from a tough weekend last
week. I fished 4/29 and 5/1 and bass were on fire both days. I had a couple each day in
the 3.5 to 4 pound range; lots of 2 to 2.5 pound bass in the shallows right now. With the
10 day forecast showing nothing but 70s and sun all week, even more big ones will be
making a push shallow. Now is a great time to be on Pymatuning.”

Rich and Brendan Conlon; filed 4/30: “Cooling water temps scattered the Pymatuning
largemouths last weekend but helped keep the smallmouth bite strong. We fished south
of the causeway and were able to find several nice smallmouths in the 2 to 3 pound
range – all coming on white Z-Man Chatterbaits. Brendan is pictured with one over 3
pounds.”

Jeff Frischkorn: Outdoor writer Frischkorn reports his Ohio sources indicated the warm-
ing days two weeks ago started a strong crappie bite at Pymatuning, then all the sudden
with the cold snap “…the bite went south and quickly!”

RJ Graham (Tionesta); filed 4/27: “I fished Pymie for bass the last two days and it’s really
been tough. I fished North with one keeper on Saturday. And on Sunday, my Dad and I
had 6 bass for 13 pounds on crankbaits. Bite for everything is tough after that severe
cold snap. And for crappies it is even a stranger year. We had a day stretch after ice out
with crappies in the Stumps. But they pulled out. I think this may be one of those weird
years when crappies just don’t move into the stumps good. Some fish are biting around
Red Cross.”

Woodcock Lake
Bill @ Bill’s Bait & Tackle; filed 5/4: “Customers report a good weekend on walleye at
Woodcock Creek Lake – mostly small keepers, no big fish.”

Canadohta Lake
Jerry @ VanTassel Bait; filed 5/4: “They are catching crappies in the Canal at Canadohta
Lake.”