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17 to 18 inch range are hitting crawler harnesses; best color Firetiger. No perch out that
way. Where are all the perch?

Mark Domhoff (Cochranton); filed 7/31: I was fishing with friends on
Erie in a boat out in 45 feet of water using jigs tipped with worms and
minnows, jigging along the bottom. I took home a limit of walleye.
(See photo at right)

Jeff Frischkorn, Outdoor Writer (Ohio ); filed 7/27: Darl, your readers may be interested
in knowing that our Ohio Division of Wildlife is confirming that the Lake Erie walleye
hatch the past two years was exceptional; better than originally thought with a mountain
of fish now just a fraction of inches under Ohio’s 15-inch legal keeping size. All of this will
unquestionably lead to outstanding walleye angling for the next several years that will
certainly include Pennsylvania waters of Erie, too.

Edinboro Lake
Dave Horvath (Edinboro), filed end of July: Darl, I have not been fishing lately but here is
what I could dig up on Edinboro. The best bite is largemouth bass early in the mornings
around boat docks. Cranks and topwater are producing. Catfish bit is strong in the lake
anytime, using crawler or stink bait. Some bluegills are being caught in the channels.
Pleasure boaters and kayaks overrun the lake after 9 am in mornings. Late evening is also
a good time to fish.

MERCER COUNTY

Lake Wilhelm
Vicki @ Fergie’s Bait; filed 8/8: This has been an extremely slow week. Nothing to report
from here except the occasional big largemouth.

Shenango River Lake
Mike @ CDS Grove City; filed 8/8: I didn’t get exact details, but there was a big catfish
tournament on Shenango Lake this weekend; two customers remarked about the huge
catfish that were weighed in. Other than that, it’s been quiet due to heat. We are selling
a lot of soft plastic to bass anglers, so they must be catching them somewhere. A few an-
glers are fishing for smallmouth bass in the local creeks.

Ken Smith (Sharon); filed 8/4: I fished Shenango this morning, August 4th. Using a 1/6-
ounce jig with Southern Pro Triple Tail tipped with Crappie Nibbles, I put 30 crappies
from 9 inches to 11 inches in the cooler. All these fish were black crappies. I caught most