Page 5 - Fishing Report | 11-09-2016

Jerry Hanna @ CDS Sports; filed 11-2: Had a chance to fish the main
lake with buddy Dave McKissick last week. Weather was great but fish-
ing was tough. We caught a few, but the main lake water temp is still
too warm for a really good fall smallmouth bite. (See photo)

Edinboro Lake
Dave Harding (Edinboro); filed 11-8: Not much to report- swapped by fishing pole for my
bow. I did see a few boats on Edinboro – appeared to be trolling for muskies or working
shoreline for bass. I think the water is still too warm for good action. Steelheads are in
streams, but PIB perch bite is light. We need cooler weather.

MERCER COUNTY

Lake Wilhelm
Vicki @ Fergie's Bait & Tackle; filed 11-8: Hardly anyone fishing down here this week.
The panfish bite is slow; no info on bass or walleye. With the boats pulled from the Mari-
na, you can now fish from the docks. Always a few panfish over there.

Shenango River Lake
Drew @ Five Points Country Store; filed 11-8: The fishing at Shenango has picked up con-
siderably. Our customers are catching crappies nice crappies up to 14 inches in about 15
feet of water on live minnows. The best bite starts around 3:30 pm and lasts until dark.

Rick Como (Sharpsville); filed 11-6: White bass and stripers are Como’s cleaning table
heavily schooled and feeding hard as the cold water period ap-
proaches. Crappies are hitting very well, also. Smallmouth and
largemouth bass are also feeding on the schools of shad that have
moved to deep water. We are even catching a few walleyes – see
photo of my cousin Gary Smiley with a Shenango ‘eye. It is an awe-
some time to be fishing Shenango! The last of the warm weather is
upon us and things will begin to slow down later in November. (See
Livewell for more photos)

Ken Smith (Sharon); filed 11-5: I fished Shenango three times the first week of Novem-
ber. The crappie bite is great. Fished jigs in the deep stumps and put some big crappies in
the livewell. Remember this…Stumps and Humps for Big Crappie Bumps! (See Livewell
for photos)