Page 8 - Fishing Report | 05-10-17

VENANGO COUNTY

Allegheny River
Steve Udick (Oil City); filed 5-8: The river has been high and muddy for
some time, but I was able to catch this flathead catfish on a Mizmo Green
Pumpkin tube. It put up a nice fight, pulling the drag before I finally land-

ed it. I’ve been catching a few bass along the edges, mostly on drop-offs.
The low visibility has kept me to one or two bass per time out. Black tubes
work well in the stained water. (see pic)
Steve Udick

Gene Winger (Oil City); filed 5-8: Rain, rain go away, you’re screwing up my fishing day! Be-

tween the two storm fronts that produced the heavy rains and high mud-
dy water, we’ve managed some days where the river was fishable and the
smallie bite was heating up. Most bass were found in shallow backwater
eddies and shallow current breaks using jerkbaits, tubes and Winco’s 3.75
River Darter Swim Baits. Frank Malek and I had a memorable day on April
28 landing lots of bass, some 4 pound plus, and all mix with a ton of
laughs. We started in Oil City and fished North hitting all the hot spots to
Tionesta but the further North we went the fewer fish we caught…so we

headed back to Oil City where Franks split his time between pulling bass
Frank Malek/ Winger and snatching up jerkbaits he had lost on a previous outing…not just one
photo bait but two baits recovered! Luck or skill? (more pics in Livewell)

Matt Watson (Franklin); filed 5-6: I had some fun last night at mouth of Oil Creek...caught four
walleyes between 20 and 24 inches on crankbaits!

Jeff @ Keystone Connection Guide Service; filed 5-4: In between high wa-
ter events my middle Allegheny guide trips have been productive, with
smallmouth bass showing up near spawning flats and nearby staging are-
as. Catching very few bass under 12 inches; most between 14 and 20 inch-
es. I’ve seen no evidence of bass on beds yet, the spawning process re-
Knapp photos
tarded due to persistent high water and cool temps. The water temp was
59 degrees on my last river guide trip on May 1, before the next slug of high water. Rapala
Husky Jerks and Winco’s Solid Body River Daters are producing. (more pics in Livewell)

Bill Logan (Pleasantville); filed 4-17: Yea Bay...bee!!! A fiver! Okay, it was actually 4 pounds 14
ounces. Taken on the hottest smallmouth and walleye grub on the Allegheny River: Galida
Grubz – the only one I fish. Watch for some news from Galida Grubz in the near future! (see
fish in Livewell)