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NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA FISHING REPORT

Published by Blackwolfe Communications LLC Issue:

Jacob Reichel

The NW PA Fishing Report provides timely angling information for Crawford, Erie, Mercer
and Venango Counties – covering all species and all waters open to the public. The fishing
comments and photos are offered by regional tackle shops and area anglers, compiled
and published twice a month. The NW PA Fishing Report is based on experiences, obser-
vations and opinions of individual contributors; information sources are considered relia-
ble but comments are not independently verified. In providing information or pictures,
you are agreeing to your comments being edited, and posted to websites and distributed
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The Landing Net by Darl Black

Unless you were fishing for stream trout, late April was a big disappointment across the

region. Thank goodness the bite has turned on everywhere in the last few days! On Lake

Erie, anglers are catching big lake trout out deep and wall-

eyes are moving to the shoreline near creek mouths to feed

on steelhead smolts. Dale Black and friends had a near 100

smallmouth on the Allegheny over the weekend. RJ Graham

reports outstanding largemouth bite at Shenango River Lake.

And finally the crappies have shown up at Pymatuning Lake!

“Hooker” at Hills Country Store said it was like someone
threw a switch on May 1st and all the fish decided it was time

to eat! Now is the time to “GO FISH!” Tim Truitt photo—Erie Lake Trout