Page 3 - Fishing Report | 9-27-17

Norm @ Jamestown Boat Livery; filed 9-25:
Catfish, yes, but this is a pretty tough time
on the lake right now for walleyes and crap-
pies. Water needs to cool down some to get
the fall bite started. Lake temperature has
actually gone up several degrees since this
unusually extended heat spell started,
which makes the dead carp smell even

more.

Dave @ Richter’s Bait & Tackle; filed 9-25:
Not heard much. There is hardly anyone
fishing on the lake – in large part to the Flatheads grow even bigger: 49
Channel cats grow big in
Pymie. Schwabbie photo. smell of dead carp. I’ve only heard about inch 38.5lb. Dylan Esh released it
catfish being taken. Several anglers are still
catching walleyes below the dam in the Shenango River.

Laurie @ Duck-n-Drake; filed 9-25: Other than catfish, the only report I have is about crappies
and perch in 9 to 11 feet of water in the North End.

Becky @ Gateway Bait & Tackle; filed 9-25: With weird spring, summer and early fall weather
plus the tough bites, this has been one crazy year at Pymatuning. Right now the only thing I
have heard this week is from a few customers who are catching crappies at night off the cause-

way – and catfish of course.

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RJ Graham (Tionesta); filed 9-24: I fished the North End on Saturday the 23
for largemouth bass and did very well. We caught nice ones by flipping a Berk-
ley Jigger Craw into pads and wood cover. Then my Dad and I fished the South
th
End on Sunday the 24 . The smallmouths were eating crankbaits – including
catching two smallmouths on one bait on a single cast! Took two walleyes RJ’s walleye dinner
home for dinner. (See photo here & in Livewell)

Lunker Mike (Conneautville); filed 9-23: I was out of action for about a month
but now back fishing. This week I was catching largemouth from shore with a
jig on North End. (See photo)
Mike’s LMB
Ken Smith (Sharon); filed 9-24: I fished Pymie this past Tuesday and Saturday.

Tuesday was an ‘okay’ day. I put 15 in the box by 11:00 am by fishing deep
brush with Bobby Garland Baby Shads. Saturday was a different story. Two of
us struggled to put five crappies in the box. Between the two of us, we tried
twenty different baits – trying to find the one they would hit. Didn’t happen.