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Laurie @ Duck-N- Drake; filed 6-5: Every time I think the weather is going to turn around and
fish are going to turn on, I’m let down by the reports that come back in. Seems when anglers
start catching a few walleyes, the bite suddenly turns off. Mid-week had a couple guys in who
were using leeches and getting some walleyes – then this Saturday and Sunday, no reports of
‘eyes. I’ve got one report of crappies in 11 feet of water and another from a guy wading to
catch crappies. Fish seem to be scattered and not where expected to be at this time of year –
been that way all month. It’s more like luck stumbling into a few fish than actually catching by
using past experience or knowledge. This has been an inconsistent spring.

Russ @ Gateway Bait; filed 6-5: Seems all my customers are struggling to catch fish. A handful
of guys are catching bluegills and catfish right now, but beyond that it is pretty slow. What of
walleyes? Maybe they are waiting for the Summer Solace later this month to start feeding. This
has been an odd year so far.

Patty @ Poff’s Place; filed 6-5: I’m hearing from a couple customers that they are doing a little
better on walleye over the weekend than the week before when they didn’t catch a single wall-
eye. Fish really seem to be scattered. It’s hard to pattern anything; nothing is reliable. It seems
like you need to be in the right place at the right time.

Jim McClave (Andover); filed 6-5: Been catching a few fish at Pymie. Nothing
to write home about. Crappie catch is down. And walleye
are really tough to find. We have been catching some
nice size ‘gills lately on minnows and worms. And an oc-

casional white bass and nice crappie or two now and
then. Not as good as past years. PS: The carp are hitting
Jim McClave
minnows in the shallows! (See Photos)

RJ Graham (Tionesta); filed 6-5: Largemouth bass are starting to hit the pads. About time!

Ken Smith (Sharon); filed 6-4:
- May 30: I fished Pymatuning with my brother Richard Smith. We boxed
19 crappies and over forty big bluegills. We used some hand tied jigs I
made, tipped with them with waxworms and suspended below a bob-
ber. (See photo)
Richard Smith
- June 4: I fished Pymatuning with Tim Oden of Farrell. He is a coach on
the high school basketball staff. We hand-glided the Jamestown area in
13 feet of water near couple humps and weedlines. Bobby Garland Ba-

by Shads were the bait of choice. We got rained on constantly but still
managed to put 25 good size crappies in the cooler along with a nice
channel cat. Fished until lightening chased us off the lake. Hear the
crappie bite is heating up in the Stumps up North. (See photo)

Tim Oden