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Hooker @ Hill’s Country Store; filed 8/18: “In the truest sense of walking the walk and not
just talking the talk, I took my own advice and followed the crappies from overhanging
shoreline cover along the ridges, points and ditches to the deepwater humps of summer.
Guests on Hooker’s Fishing Taxi continue to catch good numbers of both black and white
crappies. The fish are positioned near stumps located on humps topping out at 15 feet.
The transition was if coordinated, with all the fish moving at the same time. It took a cou-
ple weeks for them to make the journey, but they are there now. Zac Olechovski and his
grandfather Bob fished with Hooker for his 75th Birthday. Using old school bottom bounc-
ing rigs (snap swivel, bell sinker, and #8 snelled hook) with live minnows, we caught crap-
pies. We adjusted the sinker size for the changing wind condition, and boat control was
not easy. Fish were at 15 foot and you had to be at that depth. By the end of the after-
noon, they had a bunch of fish to take home, including quality perch and a 20 inch
catfish. (See photos on Livewell page) A customer at Hill’s says the perch have moved to
the 18’ depth and are ganged up. Once you find the right depth, stay with them.” Hooker
also added he is giving a free pack of Bobby Garland Crappie baits with every purchase of
a filler spool of Gamma Line while store stock supplies last. (See photos on Livewell page)

Conneaut Lake

Darl @ Fishing with Darl Black Guide Service; filed 8/24: “Starting about the first of Au-
gust, the big bluegills finally schooled up in deeper water. But I had not located any de-
cent crappies until last week when they suddenly showed up chasing schools of small
minnows on select weed flats. Panfish is definitely the hot bite on Conneaut right now.
Book a 5-hour trip for panfish in September and receive a sample spool of GAMMA Pan-
fish Line. Email me at darlblack@windstream.net or phone my cell at 814-720-1407.”

Other areas of Crawford County
Jerry @ Timberland Bait & Tackle; filed 8/24: “Several of my customers report catching
walleyes at the spillway of Woodcock Dam this past week. I continue to hear about
norther pike in the spillway of Union City Dam in Erie County.”