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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/06 13:19:27 (permalink)
Anybody aware of any other Pymatuning structure maps similar to one below that may include coordinates not listed on this one?
http://fishandboat.com/water/habitat/mgmt_plans/lake/pymatuning.pdf
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 08:20:42 (permalink)
Don't know of any others with the coordinates, but here's a few other lake maps.

Decent depth map,

wildlife.ohiodnr.gov › Lake Maps › PDFs

Older map,

http://www.pymatuninglake.com/lakemap.html
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 08:26:43 (permalink)
Also, if you have a smartphone the navionics mobile app is great. Think it cost $10
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 08:50:09 (permalink)
Navionics website has a Web app u can look at for free too
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 08:54:48 (permalink)
Thanks guys. I have downloaded the Navionics app on my iPhone and it does have spots that are not on the map above.
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 10:49:55 (permalink)


Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a life time. ~Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919)~
 
 
 
  Old fisherman never die; we just smell that way. 
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 11:23:36 (permalink)
I seer people here writing of brush piles, I think at Pymatuning. (I could be confusing Shenango posts with Pymy posts.)
I was trying to find a nice (non spot burning way) to find some of those brush piles without being an A- hole.
That's all.  
 
Let's say I don't know where the brush piles are and I am trying to locate some of them. Is there a typical water depth/structure/lake feature that the brush is dumped into? So I could ride around the lake at areas with that depth level with my fish finder on, and when I see something that could be a brush pile I can mark that spot to come back to it? and then be relatively certain that it is brush and not weeds?
 
Thanks.
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 12:32:16 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby roygpa 2016/01/07 13:16:37
Roy, brush piles are dumped in the lake at all levels.  It's a common practice to sink Christmas Trees/brush by dragging the trees on the ice(Which may not occur this year.), anchoring with cement blocks then allowing the brush to sink when the ice melts.   Most of these fish habitat are created by volunteers or anglers wishing to create their own private fish magnets.  
 
You should be able to find what appears to be brush piles on your fish finder, unfortunately traditional sonar does not give great detail when looking for such fish habitat.  However, should you find what is referred to as a 'blob' on the sonar and there is fish symbols appearing at the same time, it would be worth marking the spot.
 
Personally I would recommend, if you are not already, becoming familiar with the north end of the lake and work your way back from there.
"The stumps" is no secrete when it comes to catching fish, including walleye, in the spring time.
 
In the meantime, use the Navionics App as a GPS/Plotter to enhance your fishing enjoyment with the kids, until such time you have built your own fish catching logs.
 
If I could find the darn fish and catch em I'd have no problem in giving you the location(s) and, I wouldn't care a bit about "spot burning".
 
PS. Trade secrete: every time I get hung-up I mark the spot, I figure it's a brush pile and I mean to tell ya, looking at my log(s) there is a bunch of brush in that lake.  My lures and baits too!  
 
Tight lines and think Spring. 
post edited by BeenThereDoneThat. - 2016/01/07 12:35:27

Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a life time. ~Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919)~
 
 
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 13:17:43 (permalink)
Thanks BTDT. I didn't realize that a lot of the brush piles were private. Makes sense.
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 15:28:01 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby roygpa 2016/01/07 15:51:18
Navionics app lets you mark way points.  Mark just about any brush pile you find, whether fish are on or not, as they might be some other time.  I'd turn off the "Share Data" in the settings, since you don't want everyone in WPA to know where you marked things...  Also, turn on the "Auto-Lock", so it doesn't go blank screen after 30 seconds of not touching your phone.  It's a great app.  Not as detailed as the chips that you can buy, but works great.  It shows creek channels and sunken road beds, which aren't always accurate, but gets you pretty close.  Just watch your depth finder drop, and throw a way point marker.  Once you get the hang of it, it will catch you more fish. 
 
I'd practice with it at home a bit.  I didn't and took me a good 10 minutes how to figure out marking way points on the water...  If you don't have a DC outlet on your boat, you will probably want to add one.  ~$10 for one at Wallyworld or Autozone, ect.  
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/07 21:23:51 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby roygpa 2016/01/08 08:53:47
roygpa
Thanks BTDT. I didn't realize that a lot of the brush piles were private. Makes sense.
 
-Roy


Your more than welcome Roy and the neat thing about those brush piles, once in the water they are no longer private.  Now go catch some fish and heed Porktowns advice on turning off the "Share Data". Not that there is anything wrong with sharing data (with me) but, they charge you for the App so, let Navionics go find they're own brush piles.
 
Hope to see ya on the water in the spring, tight lines.

Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a life time. ~Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919)~
 
 
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/01/19 08:56:47 (permalink)
A couple days late but:
 
 
I was on the east side of the lake on Saturday about 1.5 miles south of the causeway. There was 2 to 3 inches of ice. It look to me that the lake was locked up all  the way across.  Didn't fish, I'm to fat to trust 2 to 3 inches, though it didn't break or crack under my weight.
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/01 09:35:03 (permalink)
Ice was 5 to 6 inches on Saturday on the south end of the lake, and yesterday it looked like the surface was melting fast. Saw about 6 to 10 ice fishermen out on the south end on Saturday and a few on the north end. Robinson's reports the north end still has 5 to 6 inches. Richter's has a picture of a 10 pound walleye on their Facebook page  that a guy caught on Saturday. The next 4 days are supposed to be warm, so I don't know that the ice will last till next weekend or not.
 
I didn't fish either day, was doing work on the cottage.
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/07 16:55:17 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby roygpa 2016/02/08 15:24:02
  Finally got a Walleye boat today for mup there .   Hope I can get out a few times with my sons this yr. for Eyes & Panfish. Dang just got 'round 4000 BF ov rough cut for camp 
OwwE wHell there's always next yr. maybeE..
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/07 18:26:11 (permalink)
Congrats on the boat. I'm heading to Harrisburg to the sports show going to make a day trip,leaving at 5:30 AM returning sometime late at night. The ice is Ok and going to get better with the cold weather coming at Author,not my favorite lake but I need some fish,not into bass fishing,but medium 7" to a few 8"s gills are easy pickin. Mix a few nice crappie and few perch and it's a fry. Good luck with the boat, your boys will have ball.
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/07 20:38:58 (permalink)
Thanks BT,
 
 They have enough fun as it is!
Muddy Creek is just a short dist. out my front door thru the wood. Love that place. Have a good un at the show.
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/08 15:31:26 (permalink)
Congrats on the boat crappiefisher. Maybe I will see you at Pymy this summer.
Was at Pymy on Saturday and ventured out on the ice to about knee deep, just to see what it was like walking on unsafe ice. Ice was 1 to 2 inches thick. Very thin at the shore. Could hear the ice starting to crack as I moved across it and spudded the thickness every 10 feet or so.
Looked for bait fish in a small creek not far from our place and spotted a couple of 3 to 4 inch long gizzard shad (I think.)  Found a few fossils in the rocks along shore, then called it a day and went back into the cottage and build some shelves in the laundry closet to store my fishing tackle. :)
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/08 18:18:59 (permalink)
  Thanks Roy,
Nice that there are little cricks scattered through out the area for bait. I have to rip out built-in wormy chestnut shelves, darn Amish built 'em wall to wall, floor too ceiling covering the windows?? If u c  a young man working a foot control ripping crank baits while I relax waitin' for a snuff cans to trigger in a 16'.5" blue & silver Rebel ss, honk. Prob. stay up there 70% mid March 'till end ov yr. workin' on the place. 
 

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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/10 00:41:33 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby old dog 2016/02/21 11:13:03
 
    Anyone try making rod holders with those plastic milk crates for drifting? You can keep the minnie bucket in it & have some tools etc. attached to the front or back with the pvc any angel on each side. Or you could flip it over & have a nice foot rest.
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/21 00:48:44 (permalink)
Any open water at Wilson bay Stuart's the causeway or spillway decent drive for me but quite over this winter
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/21 10:37:40 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby old dog 2016/02/21 11:19:16
Drove by spillway yesterday VERY little open water I'm talking a small circle of it. One guy at the wire. Didn't see any open shoreline water anywhere else.
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/21 18:22:36 (permalink)
Was at the spillway this afternoon. Open water the width of the spillway out to the rock barrier. Fished it for about an hour - no action.
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/21 18:38:50 (permalink)
Soon Vib-E time.
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/21 18:44:39 (permalink)
Tried a few today and sonars -  Nothing
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/21 21:28:35 (permalink)
Anyone been to Wilson?
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/21 22:35:22 (permalink)
Anyone know how thick ice is at misery ?
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/23 22:27:52 (permalink)
Fishing today...........where is that Walleye stocking truck ?    No luck........but a nice day 


A nice safe improvement  / a gravel walkway
 



Think Spring ! BTDT 


Still iced up but it won't be long ..............
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/23 23:17:30 (permalink)
Geez Captain, you must of just missed the ice rescue operations that unfolded in the area of Jamestown launch today.
 
There is a thread of the rescue along with some pictures under the forum 'Rescue at Pymatuning 2/23/16'.
 
 
 
Isn't that area of the river beautiful, thankfully the PFBC hasn't trashed the water with trout..........  yet.

Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a life time. ~Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919)~
 
 
 
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/23 23:49:42 (permalink)
Wow.....all quite around 4 pm. today
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Re: PYMATUNING FISHING REPORT 2016/02/24 00:23:08 (permalink)
I've been talking with Bill about the incident but never thought to ask him what time of the day it was.  Bill is an avid walleye angler and fishes Pymie almost any day he can launch his boat.  We both have been getting antsy waiting for the Jamestown boat launch to rid itself of ice and just yesterday, were wondering how things were looking.  That's when Bill figured he would take a trip and see what he could see.  Lucky for the guy, who is Amish, that Bill decided to visit the area, had a phone and, knew what to do without hesitation.
 
I for one, am proud to, call Bill a friend.  BTW, Bill may be a distant neighbor of yours.
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Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you will feed him for a life time. ~Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1837–1919)~
 
 
 
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