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Becky @ Gateway Bait; filed 4/23: As typical this time of year, reports indicated bite is hot and
cold. Last week they were slamming crappies until the recent cold snap late in week.

Patty @ Poff’s Place; filed 4/23: Some are catching them, some are not –
it’s the story of fishing. I had one customer limit out on crappies in short
order after fishing all day without a bite until they found one bay with a
pocket of 53 degree water. Another customer stopped by with nice catch

of walleye taken on live bait over the weekend. I’ve seen some nice trout
brought into the store from nearby streams including a big rainbow. (See
photo)
Poff’s photo
Bryan Stuyvesant (Meadville); filed 4/23: My buddy Mike
Reams and I fished Pymie Sunday night from 5 to 10 pm,

catching 10 walleyes from rocky shoals. Some were taken on
homemade blade baits and some on chartreuse F11 Rapala
Minnows.

Lunker Mike (Conneautville); filed 4/22: After catching some
nice bass in area ponds as a warmup, I Stuyvesant & Reams night bite catch
fished the Bassmasters of Crawford County tournament this past weekend.
Tough bite all around. I blanked along with everyone else in the club except
three guys who caught 1 legal bass each. Total weight for those 3 bass was

5.96 pounds. Water temp was 42 to 48 degrees. Looking forward to next trip
out. (See photos)

Editor’s Note: After talking with tournament anglers on the water at Pymie

Mike’s pond catch this weekend and reviewing Facebook posts, it seems this may have been a
record bad week for bass fishing at Pymie. There were at least 5 club tourna-

ments on Saturday and Sunday. Same story – only one to four small legal bass caught in each
club. Majority of anglers blanked. Normally it would take a five-fish limit going 12 to 18 pounds
to win a tournament this time of year on the lake. Story was it was tough all week long. Most
are blaming it on the unusually cold water for this time of year.

Woodcock Creek and Dam
Tabitha @ Myers Sportsman’s Connection; filed 4/23: Trout season is in full
swing on Woodcock Creek. The bite has been slow as the Corps has been

letting water out of the lake creating high and fast water in the creek. Reports
say trout are biting nightcrawlers, minnows and spinners. Fish Commission
restocking Woodcock Creek on 4/25. Excitement brewing as Walleye comes
th
back in on French Creek on May 5 . (See photo)
Myers photo