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Causeway. Some fishermen were reporting walleyes in the evening in 6 to 8 feet of water
on twister tail jigs. Other anglers caught some walleyes in 20 to 21 feet of water on Berk-
ley Flicker Shads. Late last week crappies finally started to move into the bays.”

Hooker @ Hills Country Store; filed 5/4: “The month of April was a true test for area an-
glers. If you applied the same tactics that would be expected for the calendar dates on
Pymatuning, fishing was pretty tough. For those who adjusted and figured out the puz-
zle, some good catches were made. Then as if someone had thrown the magic switch on
May 1st, the fish were heading to their shallow haunts. In the morning of May 1st, we
could only catch crappies in the 7 to 10 foot range on the first major break out from the
spawning areas – then the rain and wind and overcast skies rolled in. The fish decided it
was time to move and on May 2nd we were catching beautiful 12 to 15 inch black crap-
pies. We were sight-fishing them in wood on points using 12-pound mono and small jigs
tipped with Bobby Garland plastic. While on the subject of tackle, I wanted to share this:
I was fishing with Dave Kohta on Tuesday last week in a pad field with long poles, slip
bobbers and jigs when I hooked a 40 inch plus musky. That fish had my GAMMA 4-pound
Polyflex line twisted around every pad stem in the cover. I was untangling from a snag on
the port side while the fish was ripping it up 20 yards away on the starboard side. Even-
tually it was the hook that failed and the fish got away. Let me tell you, Black Knight In-
dustries make a heck of a product with that GAMMA line. It’s the only line I use on Hook-
er Fishing Taxi. GAMMA Line and Bobby Garland Baits can be found here at Hill’s Coun-
try Store on the Ohio side of the lake at the corner of Rt. 7 and Rt. 322.”

Norm @ Jamestown Boat Livery; filed 5/4: “It was a slow Saturday on the South end of
the Lake. But there was a pick-up in fish being caught on Sunday. Some customers came
in with walleyes, and others reported that crappies were finally moving shallow. Water
temp on the lower end of the lake this Monday moving is 54 degrees, up several degrees
from Saturday. We have the Charlie Brewer Crappie Sliders available at the Marina Shop
– one of the hottest crappies baits.”

Dave @ Richter’s Sporting Goods; filed 5/4: “Some walleyes have been hitting on min-
nows and worms drifted in deep water. One customer stopped by with a phone picture
of a 50 inch musky she caught over the weekend. I asked her to send to my email so I get
up on our website. Crappies finally started to come in this past weekend – not hot and
heavy but it’s starting. The PLA Crappie tournament was this past weekend. The individu-
al who had lunker was staying my cottages – his black crappie was 16 inches long and
weighed 2.2 pounds.”

Brian @ Espyville Marina; filed 5/2: “Pymatuning Lake Association Crappie Tournament
today…everyone seems to be headed to the stumps at the North End. Fishing has been