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ers with only five over 11 inches. Couple of ‘em were skinny white crappies but majority
were fat blacks. They hit the Bobby Garland Itty Bit Swimm’r best, followed by BG Baby
Shads tipped with Berkley Crappie Nibbles. (See photo previous page)
- 7-16: Went back to Pymie this morning with coach Odem. We hang glided the deepwater
brush and humps on South End. Put 35 crappies in the box including a couple big ones.
Bobby Garland Baby Shads did the job.

Conneaut Lake

Dustin Pegher; filed 7-22: This past Sunday I caught this nice smallmouth
on a crankbait at Conneaut. (See photo)

Darl @ Fishing with Darl Black; filed 7-19: I was on Conneaut Wednes-
day afternoon checking out the crappie and big sunfish. The crappies I
Dustin Pegher
caught were small – well below keeper size; I need to check the morning
crappie bite. But I can now proclaim Saucer-Size Sunfish Season is on at Conneaut! Quick check
of couple deepwater sites produced Pumpkinseeds in the 8.5 to 9 inch range. Now before you
boohoo these as simply pumpkinseeds, how many have ever caught even a 7 inch pumpkin-
seed in PA waters? In the realm of panfish species, these are true
trophies for our region. And fight! When bringing in one of these on
light line and light rod, I drew a crowd of watchers. My buddy Al
Moore caught three big bluegills with the biggest going 11-1/4 inch-
es while drop-shotting for smallmouth. He thought he had hooked a
big smallie. These Saucers fight! The bite does not last all summer.

Usually diminishes in late August. If you want to experience trophy
‘gill and ‘seed fishing this summer, contact me call to book a trip. Cell
Saucer-size pumpkinseed
814-720-1407; darlblack@windstream.net (See photo)

Woodcock Lake
Tabatha @ Myers Sportsman’s Connection; filed 7-24: Bowfins are apparently plentiful in

Woodcock Creek Lake now. Some anglers are leaving them on the bank to die. Bowfins are a
native fish. We have heard reports of fines upwards of $300 being levied by Fish Commission
WCOs on anglers caught leaving bowfin on the bank to die.

Paul Stewart (Butler); filed 7-24: The weekend before last, we headed
to Woodcock Creek Lake. Water level was so high we could not launch
our boat. So we fished the dam outflow. We caught several small wall-
eye, largemouth bass and bluegills. The ‘gills came on crawlers, and

other species took shiners. (See photo)

Paul Stewart @ Woodcock