Shenango

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2010/03/16 09:48:16 (permalink)

Shenango

All open. Went over the lake and it is high and in the brush.
The river is high and flowing muddy below the dam.
Go get im. lol

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    wilbur_83
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/16 11:30:10 (permalink)
    I'm open for suggestions...
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    woodnickle
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/16 11:59:03 (permalink)
    lol. Can only suggest the bays and channels. Fish may be in the brush once the water warms another 10 degrees.
    I,m sure there is something biting someplace.lol

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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/18 19:20:39 (permalink)
    Fish with a buddy on his boat yesterday at the rc marina.  Not a hit.  Fished a few hours.  Just wanted to get the boat wet after some improvments over the winter. Its early yet.  Water needs to be anther 10 degrees warmer like mika said before they really get going.
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    woodnickle
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/18 21:26:23 (permalink)
    Ya, I,m getting the ich to get out. I,m probly hitting Volant Sat. for a few hrs.
    It looks like the last of the 60,s for a while.Thanks for the heads up steel.

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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/23 16:11:38 (permalink)
    Caught this from the river last week:



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    pacarper
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/23 16:14:08 (permalink)
    And the other side:


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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/23 20:23:32 (permalink)
    Thats one ugly carp!
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/24 01:43:17 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: marliezx7

    Thats one ugly carp!


    Thank you, but it's actually called a mirror carp.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/24 09:48:44 (permalink)
    Nice one pacarper.
    I've never got a mirror myself.
    Ever get any in that lake I go carpin' at?

    "If you ever get hit with a bucket of fish, be sure to close your eyes." ><)))*>
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/24 10:59:44 (permalink)
    I am glad you clarified that, I thought it was all bad chemicals & stuff in the water making his scales fall off. Take a read at the state advisory for Shenango sometime, if you believe what they say, your parts will glow like a calum stik if you eat to many fish from there.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/24 11:08:28 (permalink)
    Ya, take them things home and bury in your garden.

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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/24 12:57:28 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Pork

    Nice one pacarper.
    I've never got a mirror myself.
    Ever get any in that lake I go carpin' at?


    Thanks. 
    Yep there's a few mirrors in that lake------I'd say maybe 5% (at best) are mirrors, based on my carp catches there over the years.  Keep on catchin' 'em there and you'll get a mirror eventually.............and a 20 lber. too.  My PB mirror came from there at 19 lbs.
    The mirror above is actually my PB carp from the river here.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/24 13:03:26 (permalink)
    Cool, on both counts.
    what'd that one above go...about 16#?

    "If you ever get hit with a bucket of fish, be sure to close your eyes." ><)))*>
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/24 13:24:24 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: fishfighter1

    I am glad you clarified that, I thought it was all bad chemicals & stuff in the water making his scales fall off. Take a read at the state advisory for Shenango sometime, if you believe what they say, your parts will glow like a calum stik if you eat to many fish from there.


    Yeah, I like to call 'em balding carp.  Or, maybe some crazy mountian man came norf and collected carp scales for bizcuits.  
    Mirror carp are actually a genetic variation of the scaled common carp.  Completely bald carp are called leather carp, but they are extremely rare here in the states.
    I've seen the advisories, especially the area of the river I usually fish for carp.  Mirror carp were supposedly breed in Europe originally to have less scales to make them easier to clean, but I'm C&R so no glowing for me.  I do have glowing carp bait tho.  I don't have a garden either, so I can't turn 'em into plant food (might get glowing vegetables if I did)................I just take a pic every once-in-awhile and release 'em after I'm done torturin' 'em.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/24 13:36:21 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Pork
    what'd that one above go...about 16#?


    Yep, pretty much, good guess..........16 lbs. 10 oz. to be exact.
    I may even enter it in the TOKS online big-four carp tourney, but that's probably only about half the size I need to be competitive in that tourney------it usually takes four 30 lbers. to place in that tourney, especially this time of year.

    I just noticed, you're a moderator.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/29 19:13:49 (permalink)
    Sooooo..... Is the lake warm enought yet?  Are the crappie hitting? or more importantly, will they be Friday or Saturday?
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/29 21:14:45 (permalink)
    Are the docks in yet?
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/29 22:27:05 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: doski

    Are the docks in yet?

    I called and they said they will be in on april 2. 724 962 4384
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/30 07:42:49 (permalink)
    Something should be biting with the temps closing in on 80 degress on Thurs. and Friday.  Water will be warming up, especially shallow, mid-day to afternoon.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/03/30 10:40:43 (permalink)
    I'm going to try and make it there sometime this week.  Anyone been catchin bass?
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    RE: Shenango 2010/04/03 16:59:31 (permalink)
    went up to shenango on saturday,water temps are coming up.had 54 degrees when i left.saw chauncy and he was doing the usual.catchin them crappies,it was nice to see him out fishing.i got 1 big striper and about a dozen whites.things will get better in a couple weeks.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/04/04 09:06:06 (permalink)
    Would have been nice if 1/3 of them were keepers. Got well over 40 in a an hour and a half. Kept half a dozen for my brother. If this hot weather sticks around another week, we'll probably have an early spawn. Have fun out there.
    ORIGINAL: striperguy

    went up to shenango on saturday,water temps are coming up.had 54 degrees when i left.saw chauncy and he was doing the usual.catchin them crappies,it was nice to see him out fishing.i got 1 big striper and about a dozen whites.things will get better in a couple weeks.

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    RE: Shenango 2010/04/05 17:50:04 (permalink)
    Fished late morning til about 4:30 this afternoon.  Caught a fair amount of fish.  No keepers.  Fished shallow brush with minnies and twisters under a float.  Got more on the plastics than live bait.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/04/05 19:03:54 (permalink)
    Same thing Sunday morning,  a lot of fish, no keepers.
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    RE: Shenango 2010/04/06 11:27:20 (permalink)
    Shenango has really gone down hill fast. But the lake has been pounded the last few years pretty hard. I'm sure there are still alot of nice crappies in there, but I know its nowhere near what it used to be as far as size goes. It will go thru its cycle. Guys won't catch as many or to many little ones and quit fishing it, then when the pressure dies somewhat the fish will get a chance to put some size on. We always caught tons of nice one this time of the year only keeping around 10 to 15 an outing and releasing the rest. The decline in the size this year is the same as what I noticed at the end of last year. Time will tell I guess. Just my thoughts!
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    RE: Shenango 2010/04/06 11:55:43 (permalink)
    There are many new Amish to the area. Don,t look for any rebound on the craps. Small ones grind up too.

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    RE: Shenango 2010/04/06 20:26:01 (permalink)
    Amish! Oh @#$% there goes the lake!
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