Page 6 - Fishing Report 6-4-15

MERCER COUNTY

Shenango Lake
Editor’s note: Following the May 31 storm, Shenango Lake rose considerably, and flood-
ed low areas; some ramps are closed. Check their Facebook Page for current infor-
mation if lake is open or not.

Dave Horvath; filed 5/28 – before the storm: “Fishing is red hot at Shenango Lake. Crap-
pies are on fire. I fished the Gold Run area and lost count of the number of fish caught –
including one striper. Loads of panfish came on 1/16-ounce black and white jig tipped
with Gulp Alive. But the size of the panfish was only between 7 and 9 inches – so I did
not keep anything. My buddy fished beside me trolling for walleye. He caught one about
3 pounds. Also, I caught my crappies trolling a worm harness. Others said the same
thing. However all crappies are running on small side.”

Lake Wilhelm — Reports on Wilhelm comeback!
John @ Fergies Bait; filed 6/4: “Great news at Wilhelm! Anglers are catching a lot of
walleyes as well as some very nice crappies! They are picking up walleyes by trolling
worm harnesses and shad-style plugs. We had 7 and 8 pound walleye come in last
weekend. I also saw phone photo several impressive size C&R bass. C&R bass are being
caught above the old log boom in the stumps.”

Chris Hall (Espyville); filed 6/4: “My father and I have had a couple exciting Wednesdays
– last week and this week – fishing at Wilhelm. Last week we started out jigging and
casting baits. But we didn’t catch anything. Then we went to trolling, and caught a little
bit of everything including some big crappies, perch, bluegills, bass, and a nice 24-inch
walleye. All fish came on Berkley Flicker Shad trolled at .8 to 1 mph. Yesterday, the 3rd,
we were back again. For five hours we trolled Flicker Shads, Smithwick Perfect 10 and
Bomber Long A. Again, we caught a mixed bag, including a 26-inch walleye and a small
musky.” (Photos supplied by Chris Hall)