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Richard @ Someday Isle Tackle Company; filed 5-7: Despite lousy weather, we’ve been out and

about. The smallmouth fishing in Erie has been good by fishing a jig under a bobber from the
piers. Got nice gills at Chautauqua and managed a few walleye keepers at Kinzua on opening
weekend. (See Livewell pics)

Pete Cartwright @ Smallies on the Yough; filed 5-4: Back on May 1, I was
helping a friend put in a new boat in water at PIB and fished for an hour be-
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fore storms rolled in. Caught a 5.6 pound smallie on 412ube. Today the 4 ,
I fished the Bay for a few hours today under blue skies. We caught 8 nice

smallmouths on a soft bite. The biggest was a 19 inch 4.8 pound smallies on
a 412ube from 412bait Company. We caught fish in 4 to 6 feet and 9 to 12
Pete’s 5.6 pound smb feet. (pic at left and more in Livewell)

Danny @ Erie Bass Charters; filed 5-1: I’ve been out to PIB a few times this week. Smallmouth
bass are on fire. They are coming into the Bay in full force and should start
spawning in next couple weeks depending on weather. May and June are
the best months to catch smallies. Dates are filling up so book your trip to-
day.

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Paul Stewart (Butler); filed 4-24: Went perch fishing afternoon of April 23
in PIB. Beautiful day Fishing was slow but got a nice one. Heard the bite was

better in the morning. (see pic) Paul Stewart

Erie Tributaries
Jeff @ Poor Richards; filed 5-8: Creeks are blown out. No recent catches to repot. Before the
rains, they were catching a few steelheads in Elk. With the wind and waves, no one was fishing
for walleyes from the shore during opening weekend.

Dan @ Elk Creek Sports; filed 5-8: No one was fishing the creeks recent days due to high water;
might be fishable this week. Last reports said the bass had moved out of
lower Elk and likely went higher in stream. Catfish are moving in already.
There was a run of fresh steelhead into Elk 10 days ago, but spring runs
don’t hang around…hard to say if any will be there when creek comes down.
No one was fishing for walleye from shore due to weather.

Edinboro Lake

Dave Horvath (Edinboro); I can’t believe his crazy weather. Edinboro Lake
bite was just starting to heat up until the cold and wind and rain. There was

Dave Horvath photo