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NW PA FISHING REPORT for September 14, 2015

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We answer the question “What’s biting in the lakes, stream and rivers of Crawford, Erie,
Mercer and Venango counties?”

FRENCH CREEK – Flowing through all four counties

Dustin Shay (Meadville); filed 9/14: “We went catfishing the other night on French Creek
with big live bait. We caught one northern, one smallmouth and one flathead catfish –
only about 20 inches.”

Matt Watson (Franklin); filed 9/3: “Last month you posted a photo of a 31-inch walleye
that I caught on French Creek. Alan Bell took the photos and sent it to you. During the 6
day period around the August Blue Moon, I caught 26 walleyes with fifteen of them over
20 inches. I caught the 31-incher two nights before the full moon, a 32 inch 12.5 pound
walleye on the night of the full moon and a 30-incher two nights after the full moon. I
caught all of these walleyes on a Rebel Cricket and Rebel Frog, except the last 30-incher
hit a #6 Rapala X-Rap. Fishing slowed down in that hole because the water is too low for
the fish to come upstream. After the last rain I did catch a couple 22-inchers and a couple
18-inchers. Last week I caught a couple nice fat 20-inchers at the mouth of French Creek
where it meets the river. The fish in French Creek seem thin, perhaps due to all the mud-
dy water this spring and early summer. I will try to get you some photos soon!”

CRAWFORD COUNTY

Pymatuning Lake
Laurie @ Duck and Drake; filed 9/14: “With the heat wave of the last couple weeks and
the storms over the weekend, the lake is like a ghost town. No one is fishing. But with
cool down and stable weather, anglers will be back for the fall walleye bite.”

Brandy @ Poff’s Bait & Tackle; filed 9/14: “The bad weather over the weekend kept every-
one away. The previous week, Patty had reports from anglers who were catching a few
walleyes in 5 feet of water.”

Norm @ Jamestown Boat Livery; filed 9/14: “The heat and humidity last week and bad
weather this past weekend kept fishing activity down. Plus the lake is down 28 inches and