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Editor’s Note: On the 14 , I visited several popular spots on Elk and the
mouth of Trout Run and Walnut Creek. Saw very, very few anglers. This was
the only time in 30 years that I saw only one angler in the Manchester Hole
on Walnut Creek anytime during the fall. Fresh fish are moving in, but not
many people are fishing for them.

Bill Logan (Pleasantville): On the Wall at Walnut/ db
11/27: “A steelhead on my first cast! The next three hours, I only had a single
hook up and one snag. There are few fish.”
12/8: “Back steelheading again. I had three hits, landing one six-pound hen that would not cooperate
with a selfie.”

MERCER COUNTY

Shenango River
Darl Black (Cochranton); filed 12/15: “After a morning
appointment, I made my regular December trip along
an old Shenango River trail to see if anyone was catch-
ing walleyes or crappies. There were five anglers down
at my favorite stretches – more than I’ve seen there in
years. Two of them were using big chubs for walleyes,
and said they had just lost a monster at the bank. Two
were fishing small minnows for anything they could
catch – which included a catfish and a carp. The fifth
River crappie/ db photo
was fishing strictly for crappies with tiny jigs tipped
Shenango River Angler with maggots. He was catching the most fish in a current-break blowdown;
most of his crappies were on the small side – typical of this spot at this time of
year. However, he said catching anything was better than sitting at home!”

Shenango River Lake
Ken Smith (Sharon); filed 12/8: “I fished Shenango Lake on Sunday
12/7 with my buddy Ron Scarboro. We started in Campground Bay in
the deeper water – no luck. We tried a couple deep brushpiles – no
luck. Wind picked up so we had to fish secondary spots out of the
wind. We found some crappies stacked on a couple blowdowns; fished
jig-n-plastic combos under small bobbers. We took over 30 crappies
home that were 9 to 11 inches; lots of throwbacks, too. Clear sunny
Shenango drawdown/ mb Photo
skies kept us warm and allowed us to stay out until the sun was below
the tree line. I hope to get out a few more times before the lakes freeze up. It was a great day of Decem-
ber fishing!”

Neshannock Creek
Bob @ Neshannock Creek Fly Shop; filed 12/3: “As of this email we only have a few seats remaining for
the 2015 Fly Tying Class that starts on January 6, 2015. If interested, you must pay in advance by stop-
ping by the shop or calling me with a credit card. Christmas is coming up fast, so stop in, call or email us
for Gift Certificates available in any denomination. Pay by cash, check or credit card.”