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and Venango counties. Fishing comments and photos are offered by regional tackle shops and area
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News Flash! The headline on the Meadville Tribune this morning reads “Dam fix could start this

month” - they are referring to Tamarack Lake. According to the article, all is finally in place to
begin work on rehabilitating the dams. Construction is projected to be complete by end of De-
cember 2018. No estimate provided on when lake might be refilled and re-stocked and open
for fishing. I know many readers will be anxiously awaiting the re-opening of Tamarack.

County by County Reports

French Creek – Flowing through all four counties

Editor’s Note: No reports were received from anglers regarding French Creek in the past two
weeks. Normally, French Creek in late November would be primed for a good walleye bite.
However, following the heavy rains from this past Saturday (11-18), French Creek is presently
blown out. Unlike the Erie tributaries with small watersheds, the French Creek drainage covers
a large section of NW PA. Typically it takes days for French Creek to carry rain water out of the
area and return to near normal flow.

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Pymatuning Lake
Dave @ Richter’s Bait & Tackle; filed 11-20: The good news is the water temp is at a good
point for walleyes. But it’s the time of year when only a handful of anglers are to be found on

Pymatuning – and the rough weather this past weekend reduced that number even more! A
handful of guys – and I mean just a handful; probably less than a dozen – are catching walleyes
with blades. A few ‘eye are being taken during the day, but the best bite is right at dusk – just
like when ice fishing. Several tons of baitfish in the South End of lake are probably keeping eve-