Page 3 - Fishing Report - 01-15-2015

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Pymatuning Lake
Rich Sari (Franklin); filed 1/10: “I checked out the south end of Pymatun- ing
today. There was 3 inches of ice near shore but it looks bad out on the
lake. The weight of up to nine inches of fresh snow had cracked the ice
and water was seeping through the cracks to create slush. At the north end, there is 4 inches along shore;
went out 100 yards, drilled a hole and only had two inches. Shenango is about the same as Pymatuning. I
expect we should be ice fishing by weekend of 17th.”

Dave @ Richter’s Tackle; filed 1/14: “I’ve had reports of a handful of anglers out on the ice out of Snod-
grass, Manning and Tuttle Point access areas. They report 5 inches of ice, and they are catching a few
crappies and walleyes.”

Canadohta Lake
Jerry @ Timberland Bait; filed 1/14: “The ice on Canadohta is reportedly 5 to 6 inches, but I have not
heard a thing about anyone catching fish. Don’t forget, Timberland Bait will be sponsoring Crawford
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County’s annual Ice Fishing Tournaments at Canadohta on February 14 and on Conneaut Lake on Febru-
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ary 28 . For complete information, visit our website at TimbelandBait.com or call me at 814-882-8369.”

ERIE COUNTY

Presque Isle Bay
Rich @ Erie Sport Store; filed 1/12: “GOOD NEWS! Parts of Presque Isle Bay now have safe ice. Over the
weekend fishermen were on Misery Bay, Horseshoe Pond and the Stink Hole. Ice thickness was reported-
ly 4 inches in these areas. There was some drifting snow in areas that may lead to unsafe ice conditions.
In general, fishing reports were slow. Some respectable catches of panfish were reported at Misery Bay
and Stink Hole. A few nice perch came from the Stink Hole. The Erie Sport Store has a good inventory of
ice fishing gear, including huts, hand augers, power augers and battery-operated augers. We are well-
stocked with plenty of ice rods and accessories. Another shipment of Slab Grabbers due to arrive any
day.”

Dave Lefebre (Erie); filed 1/11: “Sorry I couldn’t answer my phone, and I can’t talk now either…I am
cleaning 50 crappies. I’ve had back to back limits of 11 to 14 inch black crappies yesterday and today. But
the bite is actually tough for the bluegill and perch guys…all we heard was whining and most everyone
left by midday. But we were on crappies – spots located during the fall with GPS. My first green bass of
2015 was a 4.2 pounder, and Dan Mansky caught a 10 pound brown trout. Weird and awesome week-
end. All fish came from Misery Bay; most fish were caught on chartreuse VMC Nymph Jigs.” (See photos)