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The NW PA Fishing Report provides timely angling information for Crawford, Erie, Mercer,
and Venango counties. Fishing comments and photos are offered by regional tackle shops and area
anglers. The NW PA Fishing Report is based on experiences, observations and opinions of individual con-
tributors; information sources are considered reliable but comments are not independently verified. In
providing information or pictures, you are agreeing to your comments being edited for clarity and brevity,
and posted to websites and distributed electronically.

NW PA FISHING REPORT for

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NW PA FISHING REPORT for January 18, 2018

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Published by Blackwolfe Communications LLC

ICE CONDITIONS ALERT

Review of current ice conditions on individual lakes as re-
ported by local tackle shops and anglers as of Tuesday, Janu-
ary 16, 2018. There is no guarantee of the stated ice thick-
ness. Ice cover can never be absolutely safe. There is always
risk entering upon a frozen lake regardless of reported thick-
ness due to irregular freezing. Use extreme caution entering
lake ice after a significant thaw & re-freeze.

CRAWFORD
Pymatuning Lake: Varies widely, 3 to 8 inches reported.
Conneaut Lake: No report; no one observed ice fishing on lake on the 15th
Woodcock Lake: Unstable due to rise in water level in flood control reservoir
Sugar Lake: 6 inches reported

Canadohta Lake: 10 inches of ice; some weak spots around shore

ERIE
Presque Isle Bay: Varies, 6 to 10 inches reported with thinner ice in Head of Bay
th
Lake Edinboro: No report; no one observed ice fishing on lake on the 15
Eaton Reservoir: 5 inches reported