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smallmouth bass. And there is a big musky bite going on too – perhaps the result of the
stained water we have in the lake. All in all, fishing is good this summer.”

Patty @ Poff’s Place; filed 7/26: “Feels like summer has finally arrived and the catfish are
biting all over the lake! I’m still getting reports of walleyes being taken by trolling Hot-N-
Tots on the South End. Plus a few anglers are catching some crappies by fishing directly
over the deepwater cribs. Also, they were catching crappies off the causeway in the even-
ing over the weekend.”

Laurie @ Duck-n-Drake; filed 7/25: “Marty Miller caught a beautiful walleye on the North
End of Pymatuning on the 25th in 10 feet of water off the Stumps. It measured 29 inches
and weighed 7 pound 14 ounces. He was trolling a Rapala Shad Rap in blue and white. Al-
so on the 25th, John DiGiando caught a 14 inch crappie on the South End!” (See photos)

Hooker @ Hill’s Country Store
 Filed July 19: “Hey Darl, with Pymatuning Lake water the color of the Illinois River on
St. Patrick’s Day, the fish are staying very shallow for this time of year. Guests on
Hooker’s Fishing Taxi having remarkable crappie success in the still flooded trees
and overhanging bushes. We are fishing small Bobby Garland Baby Shad jigs under
small floats, pitching and flipping to the little tunnels and holes in the cover. Many
locals are catching jumbo perch in 8 feet of water on gravel points. The fish are not
where we think they should be for this time of year, so we just fish where they are.”
 Filed July 25: “Hey Darl. Well it’s almost August but for this unusual year crappie
fishermen should be thinking about typical fish locations for mid-June. The water
level has dropped about a foot since last weekend, pulling all the bait and predators
away from the bank. The fish are following the points and ditches out to their deep
water haunts. They have taken advantage of the shallow feeding and packed on
some weight. Larger Bobby Garland baits like the Swimming Minnow and Long
John are working. These larger baits can be fished a little faster to generate a reflex
strike, exciting the entire school.”

Brendan Conlon (Butler); filed 7/21: “I caught a nice musky on the Sunday during the Me-
morial Tournament for Ken Pate. I hooked it during the last 15 minutes of the tournament
so we did not have time to measure it, but I guess it was in the upper 30 inches in length. I
caught it on a white spinnerbait with double willow blades – don’t remember the brand
since I’ve had it for years!”

Canadohta Lake
Jerry @ Timberland Bait; filed 7/27: “I am completely sold out of Storm Hot-n-Tots – all my
new stock as well as used ones on the rack. During the last week, Canadohta walleyes have