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CRAWFORD COUNTY

Pymatuning Lake
Norm @ Jamestown Marina; filed 8-7: This past week I’ve been seeing a number of walleye
come though the livery. For this time in August, it’s been pretty good walleye bite. One group
of three guys came in with three limits of walleyes; said they got them on blade baits – but un-
known how they are working them or where. But I do know they rely on top end electronics to

find the fish – depthfinders on their boat look like TV screens. Lots of perch are being caught
but not many crappies. Water temp at 10 feet down has fallen several degrees from a week
ago – early cool nights impacting temp; now 73 degrees.

Dave @ Richter’s Bait & Tackle; filed 8-7: Fishing this week in one word – slow. Not many peo-
ple out. However, some guys caught walleyes good under the windy conditions we had on Sat-
urday. Fishing Frank and my son Bean went out night fishing a couple days ago, but did not
catch a single walleye…several smallmouth bass but no ‘eye. Channel cats are the number one

fish being caught.

Laurie @ Duck-n-Drake; filed 8-7: One word to describe fishing at Pymie this past week?
Catfish, catfish, catfish – I guess that’s three words. A couple of my regular customers had suc-
cess for walleyes by trolling Rapala Shad Raps south of the Causeway, but that was the only
‘eye report I have. The NE OH Crappie Club will be holding an open tournament on Pymatuning
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on the 19 of this month. They are going out of the boat launch across the street from Duck-N
-Drake. Register the morning of the event; check their website for more information.

Becky @ Gateway Bait; filed 8-7: Bluegill and catfish – that’s all I am hearing right now…and
the occasional musky. Crazy year!

Ken Smith (Sharon); filed 8-7: I fished Pymatuning on this past Saturday for crappies. Didn’t do
well. Couldn’t get the crappie bite going – fished both deep and shallow but no luck. Packed up

and headed to Shenango.

Darl Black (Cochranton); filed 7-30: Tried several moderately deep summer crappie brush
spots on South End. All I could catch were a couple very small crappies. Headed back to Con-
neaut Lake.