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Corey @ Lake Wilhelm Marina; filed 5-7: It’s been a slow start to spring weather, but finally
some of our rental customers are enjoying success on crappies. One group came back in with 40
-some crappies. Two other guys really had the crappies dialed in – they brought in 99 crappies
from 8 to 13 inches, just one shy of a two-person limit. However, many other anglers struck out
completely. I guess we would have to say the bite was spotty – but great if you found the right
spot!

Shenango Lake
Scott Selle; filed 5-7: Here is a pic of a Shenango Lake slab crappie caught this past weekend by
my son Rob Selle. We kept 10 keepers to fillet. All crappies were caught on small panfish tubes
suspended below a bobber. (See photo below)

Kevin Austin (Farrell); filed 5-7: The crappies are biting at Shenango Lake. I came home with 20

fish – all 10 inches or bigger, and threw back a lot of smaller ones. I was using a glow in the dark
jig, fishing it 20 inches deep.

Rick Como (Sharpsville); filed 5-7: Shenango Lake fishing has been steadily improving with
warmer air and warmer water temperatures. Pike fishing remains good with nice size fish being
caught; they are holding in shallow water and shoreline points. Minnow-imitating lures are best.
White bass fishing are biting and these fish have started entering Pymatuning Creek and She-
nango River on the annual spawning run; the river run usually lasts through month of May.

Crappies are hitting right now and there are some nice size ones being caught; catches should
improve in next few weeks as temperature goes up. Walleye season opened this weekend and
the lake bite is starting. We are looking for a better walleye season on Shenango due to the ex-
tensive shad winterkill. (See photos below)

Hot bite at Shenango Lake:

Rick Como (white bass)

Rick Como (pike)

Rob Selle (crappie) Julie Como (crappie)