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The NW PA Fishing Report provides timely angling information for Crawford, Erie, Mercer,
and Venango counties. Fishing comments and photos are offered by regional tackle shops and area
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County by County Reports

French Creek - Flowing through all four counties

Dave Horvath (Edinboro); filed 12/10: I observed several anglers fishing French Creek
where Conneautee Creek joins French. Reports from anglers indicated a good walleye bite
during recent high water period.

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Pymatuning Lake
Dan Bickel, Pymatuning State Park Manager; filed 12/10: All ramp courtesy docks on
Pymatuning have been pulled except for the ones at Jamestown Ramp. We will leave those

docks in through the winter so they will be available to late and early season anglers.

Dave @ Richter’s Bait & Tackle; filed 12/11: Not many anglers on Pymatuning this past
weekend. Now during that little warm up after Thanksgiving, an-
glers were catching crappies and perch pretty good, including
getting them from shore in the backs of bays over mud bottom.
There were a lot of very small fingerling bluegills in the warmed
up shallows, and it seemed the larger crappies and perch were

feeding on them. Bobby Garland Baby Shad baits did the trick for
my buddy Frank and me. However, the bays iced over this past
weekend. The main lake is still open, and Jamestown boat ramp
bay is open. If anyone wants to get out for walleyes, better do it
this coming weekend during the anticipated warm up – may be
your last chance! (See photo)