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NW PA FISHING REPORT FOR APRIL 20, 2015

This Report is brought to you by PA Great Lakes Region tourism with additional sponsor-
ship from Wiegel Brothers Marine and Gamma Fishing.

We answer the question “What’s biting in the lakes streams and rivers of Crawford, Erie,
Mercer and Venango counties?”

FRENCH CREEK – flowing through all four counties

Bill @ Bill’s Bait and Tackle; filed 4/20: “French Creek has been experiencing high water
most of the spring due to an abundance of rain. There has only been an occasional report
from anglers having success in French Creek. Currently French Creek is bank full and mud-
dy. However, everyone is looking forward to the opening of walleye season on French
Creek in a couple weeks.”

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Pymatuning Lake

Darl’s first two crappies 2015 Jim McClave with Pymi crappie

Dave @ Richter’s Bait & Tackle; filed 4/20: “Given the nice weather over the weekend, not
many anglers out on the lake. They must have gone trout fishing. The crappie bite in the
northern mud bays is tapering off, and the bite will now spread southward. They are
catching a lot of perch and bluegills right now. Waders are out every evening for walleyes
and doing fairly well with either a jig & tail, or Rapala Minnow.”

Norm @ Jamestown Boat Livery; filed 4/20: “Not a lot happening yet on South End. An-
glers are catching walleye during the day on VIB-E blades from boats and in the evening
wading near shore on Rapala Minnows.”

Hooker @ Hill’s Country Store; filed 4/20: “The walleye bite is hot and heavy near the
creek mouths in the evenings with either a jig-n-minnow or Rapala Minnow. I had a re-
port of two young brothers catching a 24 inch and 26 inch walleye at dusk. Crappies are