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Trout Streams
        Bill @ Griffin’s Bait & Tackle; filed 4-30: While fishing Woodcock Creek
        with his children, Elias Raber caught this 21 inch 4-pound Golden Trout!
        (see pic)


        Farm Pond Hawg                                                                    Elias Raber with sons
        Michael Finazzo; filed 4-26: Caught this 25-3/4 inch largemouth bass
        from a local farm pond. Full of eggs; I quickly released it after photo and
        length measurement. Online size charts to the nearest 1/8 inch say it
        weighed approximately 10.7 pounds. I used my G. Loomis 843 rod, with
        Power Pro Super 8 Slick 30 lb. test. Farm Pond Hawg! (see pic)





        ERIE COUNTY                                                                            Michael Finazzo

        Presque Isle Bay & Main Lake
        Mike @ Erie Bait & Tackle; filed 5-8: We’ve had some rough weather lately so not a lot of an-
        glers out recently. However, they have been doing very well on smallmouth bass that are mov-

        ing into the Bay right now. Perch fishing is hit and miss with most of the catches coming from
        the North and South Pier. No reports on crappies. Likely the reason for poor perch and crappie
        fishing is the missing schools of emerald shiners. Up and down the Lake, emeralds have not
        shown up like they should have by now, and everyone is concerned.

                                Andy @ Presque Isle Angler; filed 5-8: If you love to fish in wind, rain and

                                cold – this is the place to have been this past week or two. It’s been tough.
                                Perch are hard to come by. But smallmouth fishing is great – some boats
                                are getting triple digits in half day of fishing. This is best bass fishing I’ve
                                seen in years. Sportsmen are not catching perch in any number or size
                                after a good ice out season however, commercial boats are getting them

         Andy’s on Erie Lakers   good out in lake. Lack of emeralds is a major problem and investigation
                                needs to be done – bait is down all over lake according to Ohio and New
        York reports. The main Lake is colder than normal for this time, with temps offshore in the mid-

        40s. I’m still fishing for lake trout and catching a few nice ones – but they are spread out and
        not grouped up. I’m not seeing baitfish schools on the main lake. (see pic)
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