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Russ @ Gateway Tackle; filed 8/8: Anglers are catching some crappies and bluegills from
the causeway, plus a few walleyes very early and very late in the day. Some fellows in
boats are catching walleyes with Sonars and Vib-E blades. I’ve heard from tournament
bass guys that the better largemouth bite is south of the causeway right now. Lots of
catfish!

Patty @ Poff’s Place; filed 8/8: This is a pretty tough time of year. Water is too warm and
fishing in a boat on the lake can be uncomfortable with that high summer sun. There are
some guys catching walleyes at night, plus a handful that are using blades (traditionally a
late fall lure) to catch some deep walleyes. Bass and bluegills round out the action.

Gamma Re-Spool Station First catch of event

Fishing with Darl Black; filed 8/6: On Saturday morning, fishing friend Jim McClave and I
manned the GAMMA Line Re-Spool Booth at the registration site for the Pymatuning Lake
Association’s annual Kid’s Tournament. We provided free re-spool of either 4 pound or 6-
pound Gamma Line for any of the youngsters in need of fresh line on their reels. The
event was a success with around 200 children registered to fish the two day event. (See
photos above)

Ken Smith (Sharon); filed 8/4: I fished Pymatuning on Tuesday, August 2nd. The crappies
were pretty active early morning but the bite died down after 10:30 AM. Hang glided
Bobby Garland Baby Shads on 1/8-ounce heads over brushpiles and pallets in 8 to 16 feet
of water. I finished the day with 24 crappies over 10 inches plus a few bluegills and perch.
Back on August 1, we were hang gliding a deep point with brush on it and all four of our
rods went down at the same time. It was a madhouse getting four fish in. They turned out
to be four 2-pound white bass!” (See photo in Livewell)

Jim McClave (Andover); filed 7/28: There has been a big slow-down
in fish-catching on the South End of Pymatuning lately. Typical warm
summer variety of catfish, bluegills and perch are all we are catching.
Good time to be working on building new worm harnesses and re-
stocking the many swivels, hooks, and split shot that have been do-