Page 5 - Fishing Report 12-15-14

VENANGO COUNTY

Bill @ Griffins Bait & Tackle Shop; filed 12/9: “With hunting season on us and the lack of ice, business has
been slow. We have been selling some heavier jig heads and live shiners, along with grubs for walleye
fishermen who like to catch their own bait. Jerry Hoover was successful in landing a 22”, 6-pound small-
mouth bass and Chad Wilkinson landed a few nice walleyes fishing the Allegheny River. Remember to
like us on Facebook @ Griffins Bait & Tackle Shop.”

Lou Letterle (Franklin); filed 12/8: “A couple friends and I have fished the Alleghe-
ny River several times during the last several weeks. Fishing with Ken Dudash
(Pittsburgh) and Tim Kier (Titusville), we have done pretty well with the walleyes.
We caught walleye on each trip, and some days we landed more a dozen. Among
them, one 9-pounder and one 7-pounder. Unlike most years when the majority of
our walleyes were caught on live bait, this year most of our walleyes have come
on artificial baits, including suspending jerkbaits, jig-n-plastic grubs, and my per-
sonal favorite fall presentation – hair jigs! I have attached a photo of Ken Dudash
with a 26-3/4 inch walleye caught on a hair jig on December 2. This walleye was Ken Dudash/ LL photo
caught right next to shore when the river was up but reasonably clear.”

Darl Black (Cochranton); filed 12/9: “I fished the Allegheny three times since the November 17 Report –
once with Dale Black and twice with Gene Winger. Each time we found smallmouth bass incredibly unco-
operative. Water temp was 32 degrees on the 11/22; 38 degrees on 11/26 and 36 degrees on 12/9. I
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landed a single smallmouth on the 22 on a Jimmy D River Bug (hair jig); not a single bite on the 26 and
one smallmouth on December 9 on a Get Bit Crawling Tube. My fishing partners caught a walleye each
trip, but no smallmouth. River temp simply dropped too much too fast in mid-November. Unless we
have an unusual warm-up, I’m done fishing the river for smallmouth until spring.”

Dan Gray/ Gray photo
DB with 32 degree smb Gene Winger/ db photo Gene Winger/ db photo

Dan Gray (Butler); filed 11/25: “Cold fishing!! Brrrr. Bites were slow and felt like mush; caught 10 decent
fish like one in photo. Got on the water a little later than I wanted, usually the bite is better first thing
then dies by lunch time. The river was beautiful, 37 degrees, clear and a little more flow than I expected
for being a tad low. Bass were caught mainly on ¼-ounce tubes in green pumpkin and watermelon.”