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VENANGO COUNTY

Angler Al Venango Diary
- May 16 & 17: Tom Yancy of Bellwood, PA and I fished
Sugar Creek. We drifted nightcrawlers and wax worms,
cast flashy spinners which were hammered by stocked

trout. Fly fishing was also good. Bead Head Prince
nymphs, green and black crazy legs, purple San Juan
Worm and Olive Wooley Bugger caught fish.
- I did manage a few hours on Justus Lake. Drifted large
creek baits and caught two smallmouths and one large-
mouth bass. When temps begin to heat ups, so will the Tom Yancy on Sugar
fishing at Justus.

- My brother spent a few hours drifting live medium fat-
head minnows on Lake Wilhelm. He caught a fair num-
ber of 10 to 11-inch crappies and a few reached 13 inch-
es. Came from 14 feet of water.
- Guests and friends had a good time landing largemouth
and smallmouth bass, trout, crappies and bluegills from
my pond.

Sugar Creek
Denny Beggs (Franklin); filed 5/18: Attached photo of fishing
buddy Kim Slye with four rainbow trout Steve Bell on Wilhelm
he caught at Sugar Creek. The largest
measured 14 inches and were caught on
salmon eggs. He caught 18 trout during
three hours of fishing this morning,

keeping just these four.

Kathy Wood/ Bell photo
Kim Slye on Sugar Creek