Page 4 - Fishing Report 04-06-15

ERIE COUNTY

Erie Tributaries
Jeff @ Poor Richards; filed 4/6: “Streams are okay right now, Monday, but more rain ex-
pected. Hopefully some fresh fish pushed into the streams from the heavy rain last
Thursday and Friday. However the temperature of the rain is warmer than steelhead like,
so we are likely at the end of the steelhead season.”

Ric @ Trout Run Bait; filed 4/4: “Steelhead bite had been good last week before the rains
came. Streams are currently blown out. Streams may come down for a day before rains
start again this coming week. Anglers have been catching brown trout along the lake
shore. Today a school of browns chased bait into the boat ramp at East Ave and anglers
were catching them left and right. See photos sent to me by customers.”

Presque Isle Bay
Jim @ Lake Erie Bait and Tackle (formerly B.A.C. Bait); filed 4/6: “The ice is pretty much
gone from the bay as of today. Anglers are catching some crappies from the State Park
Marina docks and perch from the South and North Pier. A few browns have been caught
at the water taxi pier. Things are picking up for warmwater species.”

Chris @ Leclair Point, Inc.; filed 4/4: “We are a relatively new shop at 12 East Dobbins
Landing. We have lots of emerald shiners, but nothing to report this week.”

MERCER COUNTY

Lake Wilhelm
John @ Fergie’s Bait; filed 4/6: “We still have ice on Lake Wilhelm as of Monday morning.
The “Stumps” are open and some other areas along the shoreline and in bays, but you
cannot launch a boat to move around the lake yet; probably in a day or two. Nothing
happening here yet, but our customers report catching crappies at Woodcock and wall-
eyes at Pymatuning on blade baits.”

Dave Lehman (Espyville); filed 4/6: “I drove to Wilhelm on the 6th but could not launch
due to ice sheets on the north side ramps, and docks blocking the ramp at the Marina.
Went to Conneaut Lake, launched at Fish Commission Ramp and fished several hours –
but did not catch anything.”

VENANGO COUNTY