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Sam @ Robinson’s Bait; filed 4/9: The Spillway has gone crazy again with anglers stacking up to
catch a few walleyes. Anglers are still having some success on crappies and perch in Stewart’s
Bay. Bridge 20 is producing a few crappies and perch. I have had reports of large crappies com-
ing out of Blackjack…if you can get into the bay due to the thick pad growth.

Jeramie Joy (Guys Mills); filed 4/7: On Friday we had a slow day at the
Spillway. I ended up with three for the table.
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Back on April 2 , I did very well at the Spillway,
leaving with a limit. Productive colors have been
blue, chrome, chartreuse with orange, and pur-
ple & white. Hopefully the weather will warm up
soon so I can get the boat out for crappies. (See
photos)
Editor’s Note: Saturday, Jeramie caught his personal best walleye at the
Joy photo of limit catch
Spillway – 11.5 pounds. See photo on cover.

Kevin Austin; filed 4/2: I made it up to Pymatuning to catch my first wall-
eyes of the year. Got them on a 3/16-oz. blade bait. (See photo)

Special Note from Area Fisheries Manager Tim Wilson currently in-
volved in spring trap-netting of walleyes at Pymatuning:
- We have been catching many Walleyes. At this point we are doing

better than last year, and the spring of 2018 is likely to be the sec- Kevin Austin’s catch
ond best year since 1989. We are averaging over 100 Walleye per
net, and the average length is 18 inches.
- Forage seems to be down from last year, but still caching plenty of Shiners, Alewives and
Gizzard Shad.
- Perch, crappies and muskies have been hit and miss in the nets as water temperatures

keep fluctuating between upper 30s and low 40s. Hopefully a real warm-up starts this
week.
- See photos of our largest walleye so far, typical net catch, pictures of forage including the
four major forage species (Gizzard Shad, Golden Shiner, Alewife, Spottail Shiner).