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Randy @ Fish West PA; filed 11-3: The bass fishing has been really hot on
Shenango Lake during recent nicer days, although a big cold front is com-
ing. Larger bass – particularly smallmouth - have turned on recently. Hy-
brids are hitting, too. Bass on blade baits and hybrids on soft plastic
worked very SLOWLY. (See photo)

Randy with Smallmouth

VENANGO COUNTY

Allegheny River
Steve Udick (Franklin); filed 11-6: with the small creeks running high on
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the 5 , I got my minnows in the morning from backwater areas on the
creeks. Then I headed to the river in the afternoon before the storm
rolled in. I was able to land three walleyes and lost one in the grass edge.
(See photo) Although the river was high, the color was nice for roaming
walleye. The other day when on the river, I observed a bass jump and
thrash around for 10 minutes. It had a big lamprey hanging on it. That
Steve Udick photo
jumping smallmouth made me wonder whether the lamprey had recently
attached itself to the bass. Whatever the reason, the bass didn’t like it.
I’ve never seen anything like that in my days of fishing.

Jeff Knapp @ Keystone Connection Guide Service; filed 11-3: We’ve
done several river trips over past two weeks. During that time the water
temperature has dropped from nearly 60 degrees to below 50 degrees.
Rain late last week coupled with the drawdown from Kinzua has raised
the level in excess of what I’ll fish. Up until then we were catching plen-

ty of smallies, with a pronounced shift in bass location to classic late-fall
sports. Getting them on Z-Man Hula StickZ, skirted jigs tipped with craw Jeff Knapp photo
trailers, tubes, Yum Speed Craws and hair jigs. Once the river drops,
conditions should be primed for big late season smallies and walleyes.
With the river too high, I returned to Keystone Power Dam and had a
good scouting trip landing several nice largemouths. (See photos)

Bill Logan (Enterprise); filed 10-27: On Oct 26, I had a slow start on the
river, but did manage 8 bass on tubes and Galida’s Grubz. Today, it started

well with 5 bass landed before the wind came up and hampered presen-
tation. Still I managed to pick up five more even in white caps.
Bill Logan photo