The crappie are active at the north end of Conneaut Lake.Įffective immediately, The U.S. Up in Lawrence County, anglers are catching trout on the Neshannock and Slippery Rock creeks using a wide variety of baits and lures from flies to stick baits and live bait. If you are not a fly fisherman, the best bait for catching rainbow trout is corn and dough baits and for brown trout use worms, maggots and minnows.Īt Lake Wilhelm anglers are catching panfish, crappies, and Largemouth Bass in the stumps and down by the dam. The lake is a Panfish Enhancement Lake where crappie must be nine inches and bluegill seven inches. Cross Creek Lake has a limit of 10 horsepower on all motors. One of the best spots for crappie, bass and bluegill is Cross Creek Lake in Washington County. The panfish are abundant and of good size. The blue cat weighed 16.86 pounds and hit a chunk of cut bluegill Britt was using for bait. Britt caught his fish at the Montgomery Dam on the Ohio River. Preston Britt of Beaver Falls recently took the lead in the blue catfish category of Reddi Bait’s Big Fish Fight Club.

Anglers are also catching bigger catfish. Fish and Boat Commission reports are that the musky bite has slowed over the last couple of days but should pick up with the warmer temperatures. Good sized crappie are hitting on the Beaver and Ohio rivers at New Brighton. Draining operations have not started at the Upper Pond in Raccoon Creek State Park. The number of trout stocked remained the same, it is just how the schedule unfolded.Īt Raccoon Creek State Park and Bradys Run Park, anglers using paste baits are catching trout in the lakes, while maggots and wax worms are catching trout in the creeks. In previous years, stocking continued into May, but his year April 29 was the last time a stocking truck rolled our way.

The Beaver and Lawrence counties trout waters have all received their final spring stockings for the year. But then I get a few phone calls and check some reports and I realize I am missing some really great fishing right about now. Now don’t get me wrong, I’m having a heck of a time while my boys and I are chasing turkeys.

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