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CRAWFORD COUNTY

Pymatuning Lake
Dave @ Richter’s Bait & Tackle; filed 4/9: Weather wise it’s been a rough spring so far which
translates to a difficult fishing success. Crappie bite has been up and down
day to day depending on the weather. I had a good day on crappies up
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North on Wednesday the 4 . Returned on Thursday and I didn’t get a bite
as the cold front rolled in. So Saturday I went for walleyes down South and
struck out. Meanwhile other customers report a very good crappie bite up
North on Saturday. However, the walleye bite is improving for those will-
ing to put in the time. There is a good late evening/night bite for waders if

Night bite—Richter photo you pick the right location. Casting Rapala Minnows or similar minnow
lures are producing, as well as some are getting them on Sonars and Vib-
Es. Anglers may not be catching a lot of walleyes, but they are getting nice size ones. Hoping
improvement in the weather for later this week brings on a better bite
and more anglers to the lake.

Laurie @ Duck-N-Drake; filed 4/9: Everything has slowed down after
that major cold snap pushed into area. Crappies have lockjaw right now.
Walleye bite is spotty; a few waders are picking them up at night. Bring
on some warmer weather!

Russ @ Gateway Bait & Tackle; filed 4/9: Reports are of fewer fish in
last few days with latest cold snap, but the ones they are getting are nice
Dale Clemmer
size – crappies, perch and walleyes. A few anglers are catching walleyes
by walking the causeway in the evening and tossing a Rapala Minnow or Sonar.

Patty @ Poff’s Place; filed 4/9: Reports indicate a fairly good bite at the Spillway some days,
followed by a slowdown the next. Anglers are catching some impressive
‘eyes – some over 10 pounds. Of course not everyone is having success.
Seems the crappie bite has slowed down since last week. I had a couple
state citation crappies come in last week. (See photo)
Editor’s note: Angler Awards is the new name for the old “citation” fish
program. The minimum weight for a Crappie Angler Award is 1 pound 4
ounces.

Big crappies at Poff’s Place