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NW PA FISHING REPORT for May 4, 2016

This Report is brought to you by PA Great Lakes Region tourism with additional spon-
sorship 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 five counties

Angler Al (Franklin); filed 4/28: “On Friday, April 22, I discov-
ered the French Creek smallmouth bass are starting to fire up.
It took switching from a live large creek chub to smaller min-
nows to catch them. They were near the bottom of current
rips. I returned to the Creek on the 25th and 27th. I suspended
3 to 4- inch creek baits below a float and drifted them through long sections of current. I
caught 5 smallmouths, 1 walleye and 1 northern pike.”

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Canadohta Lake
Jerry @ Timberland Bait; filed 5/2: “The crappies and bluegills are beginning to hit at
Canadohta throughout the shallows. Trout fishing is in full swing in this area. There are
plenty of trout in the streams. I suggest trying Oil Creek, Muddy Creek, or my favorite,
Pine Creek near Titusville.”

Conneaut Lake
Loby @ Loby Entertainment; filed 5/1: “I’ve been fishing Conneaut for bluegills off and
on recently, but it wasn’t until this past weekend that I really got into them good. As usu-
al, they are in emerging weedbeds in select areas. I also caught some jumbo pumpkin-
seeds. It takes some time locating the right area. I have also
been fishing Pymatuning shoreline for the spawning bite, and
doing well. But that is about over.”

Pymatuning Lake
Norm @ Jamestown Boat Livery; filed 5/2: “It was a pretty slow
weekend on the South End of the Lake. This long stint of NE Loby on Pymatuning
winds, gray days and lack of warmth has things running behind.