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The NW PA Fishing Report provides timely angling information for Crawford, Erie, Mercer
and Venango Counties – covering all species and all waters open to the public. The fishing
comments and photos are offered by regional tackle shops and area anglers, compiled
and published twice a month. The NW PA Fishing Report is based on experiences, obser-

vations and opinions of individual contributors; information sources are considered relia-
ble but comments are not independently verified. If you would like to share your fishing
experiences or photos from any waterway in the four counties, please email to Darl Black
at darlblack@windstream.net. In providing information or pictures, you are agreeing to
your comments being edited, and posted to websites and distributed electronically.

The Landing Net by Darl Black

Mid to late fall is my favorite time of the year to fish for big bass, walleye, pike and musky. Water tem-
peratures falling from the mid-50s to the low 40s is prime time. Besides putting on an extra insulating lay-
er of clothing, I never climb into any boat without strapping on my PFD. Simply put: Cold water kills! A lot
of fishermen were upset when the Fish Commission instituted mandatory Life Jacket requirement for any
boat less than 16 feet whether under way or at anchor during the cold
water period a couple years back. Personally, I think the regulation is a
positive. In high school, my fishing buddy’s father upset his canoe while
duck hunting. I remember the father later saying that plunge into cold
water completely took his breathe away and he struggled to get air into
his lungs. As I recall, the accident happened in shallow water and he was
able to stand up. Had it been deeper, no one knows what might have
happened since he was not wearing a PFD. Today PFDs are mandatory
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from Nov. 1 to April 30 for any boat under 16’ and all kayaks & canoes.