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NW PA FISHING REPORT for October 26, 2016

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We answer the question “What’s biting in the lakes, streams and rivers of Crawford, Erie,
Mercer and Venango counties?”

FRENCH CREEK – Flowing through all four counties

Matt Watson (Franklin); filed 10-13: The full Beaver Moon has finally got the walleyes
hitting again. I caught four ‘eye from 18 to 22 inches tonight on Zoom Tubes. I also caught
three nice smallies from 15 to 18 inches on the tubes. Hopefully we will get a little rain to
make them move more now that the water is cooling off.
(Editor’s note: With French Creek currently very high and very muddy, Matt may have
wished a little too hard for rain! But when the creek recedes some and clears up a bit, the
Fall Walleye Bite should be on!)

CRAWORD COUNTY

Pymatuning Lake
Dave @ Richter’s Bait & Tackle; filed 10-24: Lake temperature is around 58 degrees. Lots
of perch are being caught; some anglers reporting nice keepers. Crappie bite has picked
up some. Anglers are picking up a few more walleyes, but it isn’t really a strong bite yet.
As the water temperature continues to drop, the walleye bite should improve. We have a
good selection of blade baits for fall walleye fishing.

Patty @ Poff’s Place: filed 10-24: Fishing isn’t too bad for some people. Crappies are be-
ginning to move. Perch everywhere. Not a lot of walleyes being caught. Recent Fish Com-
mission survey says there are decent numbers out there, but with so much natural prey-
fish available for walleyes it is less likely they will hit angler’s lures and live bait. But with
the cool down in lake temp now occurring, the blade bite should pick up. We have the
blades! I have both Heddon Sonar and Vib-E in the most popular Pymatuning colors. I al-
so carry some locally made blades that sell for several dollars cheaper than the brand
name ones.

RJ Graham @ Graham Jigs; filed 10-24: I fished Pymie all weekend and never touched a
piece of bass tackle. The fall meat run is on! We caught over 40 fish each day on minnows