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dace on a suspended float. The second drift I hooked what I thought would be a big
brown but turned out to be a 22.5 inch walleye! Then I put the biggest piece of bait on
the hook. Not long after, I landed a brilliant-colored 21-inch brown trout. The rest of the
morning I used red worms, wax worms and pieces of crawlers to catch numerous 10 to
14 inch stocked rainbows.” (See photos in Livewell)

Big Sandy Creek
Denny Beggs (Franklin); filed 5/2: “On April 27, Larry Kladny of Butler caught this nice
Rainbow on Big Sandy; he was fishing minnows. My trout fishing buddies and I caught
many trout this spring from Big Sandy. Kim Slye (Cranberry), Larry Kladny (Butler), Bill
Beggs (Corry), my brother, and I have caught many trout in area streams this spring. We
fish salmon eggs, minnows, wooly buggers and spinners- lots of fun! Here are more
from Big Sandy.” (See photos below)

Kahle Lake

RJ Graham @ Graham Jigs; filed 4/28: “I fished Kahle last evening
with a friend – Austin Weaver. We caught 29 bass all on a drop-shot rig
with Jackall Cross-Tail Shad in water from 8 to 12 feet on weed edges.
Not many big fish, but lots of fun!” (See photo)

Allegheny River
Gene Winger (Oil City); filed 5/1: “Even with the recent cold front the Allegheny River
has produced some great fishing over the past several weeks. Bass are moving into their
pre-spawn locations and the bite has been spectacular. A typical day on the water pro-
duces 40 to 50 smallmouths, mostly in the 16 to 18 inch range – but a few brutes in the
20 to 21 inch range. Most have been caught using Winco Tastee Tube Supremes and
Solid Body River Darters. Saturday my son-in-law Chris and I boated so many bass we
quit counting…the largest measured 19/2 inches. A memorable day on the river!” (See
photos in Livewell)