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the metal blades; none were caught on Ghost Blades! We will see if that pattern holds
true as the season progresses.” (Following photos supplied by Jason Hagg)

Ed Lawrence (Corry); filed 6/14: “I caught several trophy size walleyes – largest on over
10 pounds – on Erie a couple weeks ago. I also had terrific smallmouth fishing on my
trips to the big lake.”

Inland waters of Erie County

Thomas Watral; filed 6/12
 Crappies are hitting on Mini Foo jigs tipped with a minnow in the evening at LeBoeuf

Lake by the old swimming area.
 The upper half of Six Mile Creek still has lots of nice trout.
 Best bait for trout at Lake Pleasant is corn; also getting large sunfish on green Power

Bait from shore.
Ed Lawrence; filed 6/14:
 Still catching plenty of trout in many area streams and pressure is not an issue! All

the large trout I caught this spring, including a 20 inch golden and 18 inch rainbow,
were caught on spinners.
Bill @ Bill’s Bait; filed 6/15:
 Crappies have been biting at Edinboro Lake

MERCER COUNTY

Lake Wilhelm
Editor’s Note: Read the reports and see the pictures. Lake Wilhelm is on fire right now,
especially for walleyes and crappies. A few large specimens of largemouth bass are
showing up, too. Maybe the last couple severe winters have finally knocked down the
gizzard shad population. Fisheries biologists and anglers postulate that the high number
of shad in the lake was a significant reason for the downturn in gamefish catches in re-
cent years. The shad explosion in the lake is due to excess nutrients entering the lake –
most likely runoff from poor agricultural nutrient control practices.