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pads with a ½ oz. tungsten sinker and a Chigger Craw on Gamma Torque

Braid. My co-angler also got 4 bass – with one being the lunker for day
two at 4.87 pounds; he finished 3rd overall out of the back of my boat.

Conneaut Lake Co-angler lunker

Fishing with Darl Black Guide Service; filed 9-12: The only lake I’ve been guiding on this

month is Conneaut. In early August we experienced outstanding crappie fishing, but the

crappie bite slowly dwindled going into September. Don’t know why for sure – but I think

the unseasonably warm water at Conneaut (80 degrees this past week) has crappies hiding

in deep weeds during the day and perhaps feeding at night. However, bluegills and pump-

kinseeds remain active biters through the day. Throw in the incidental catches of large-

mouth bass and smallmouth bass while fishing for panfish with light action rods and 4-

pound-test, and suddenly you are having a lot of fun. I’ll be continuing discounted panfish

combo trips at Conneaut through the end of the month. (See photos below)

Still few nice crappies

Tom on a Bass Trip

Canadohta Lake

Jerry @ Timberland Bait Shop; filed 9-12: With the rough weather this past weekend, not

many anglers were out. I did have a report of one good northern pike and a 45 inch musky

taken while trolling. We had 35 kids at our Kid’s Fishing Tournament at the Timberland Bait

Shop pond. However the threat of storms kept many kids from attending. So we are going

to have another Kids Tournament sometime before Archery Season opens. Watch the

newspaper and check our website for the date.

ERIE COUNTY

Jeff @ Poor Richards; filed 9-12: This past weekend, the wind and waves on the Lake kept
most boats in. They had been catching perch in 45 to 55 feet straight out of Walnut Creek
and a bit west, too; the best bite was in morning until about 9 AM, and then again in the
evening. They were getting a few walleye in 47 to 75 feet out to the Second Trench – but
bigger fish were coming in 60 to 65 feet of water. Worm harnesses are working – if you can
put up with all the junk fish. Purple/black and copper blades are reportedly working great.