Pymatuning Status

Check out the Pymatuning Lake Report thread.  There are 6 pages of stuff.  I'm not up there to confirm but I heard the water levels were coming down.

Fished it today....various surface temps from 62.5 to 65 were recorded as the day progressed. The water level is still up a few feet, but nothing to worry about. We launched at Bay 41 and had to walk through a little water to get onto the dock.

Trolled for muskies Bogey and doing some lure testing....Had one rip, thats it. The new lure ran like a dream.

Fished sat from 7 to 7, caught around 40 walleye between my buddy and myself with only 7 keepers. Good to see the numbers but couldn't locate any big females. Caught a some nice perch and crappie too, kept a few of the bigger ones. Water down a little, temp 65.

caught crappies and a 38 inch muskie in a bay on south end from shore the crappies were about 50-50 spawned out so yes they are spawning. kept enogh for a couple meals and releaded quite a few also and for all you muskie fanatics it was released unharmed after a short fight on the noodle rod.

Hows the bite?

I fished Pymatuning on thursday, May 19th.  I fished the North end and mostly trolled. Due to the high water you can troll in places normally too shallow.  The water temp was in the low 60s.  I found walleyes, largemouth and crappies in 9 ft. of  water and concentrated trolling in that depth.  There are many walleyes shorter than 15 inches.
 
It was cold and raining daily last week, the first nice day was thursday.  I would not be surprised to see the water temp rise and the fish go deeper.
 
If you are using a boat boots are necessary as the water level is over the ramp in most cases.

How were the boat ramps today..still flooded? Going up tomorrow to bake in the sun and see if there are any walleye hitting after todays tourney.. Anyone do any good in it?

I found fishing great again today at pymatuning, launched at manning went straight across to ohio side my wife and I hammered the slabs and also nice perch she caught only 5 walleye today all 14.5 inches. Bings if you thing the amish were bad where you where you shouls have seen the 200 or so were we were.!!!!!!! Whos farming and making furniture they were all fishing today!!!!!!!!!!!!!Straw hats and blue denim shirts were the uniform of the day!!!!!!! Many Many boats out!!!!!!!!!!!

icenut(Bill)

there where plenty of straw hats all over the lake today.Most of them where in the eye tournament.I do belive at 3:00 they where in 4th place.

Went out yesterday and fished from 8 to 3 at a few spots around the lake, and I only caught 2little preach. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I was using minnows and crawlers and I even threw out a fire tiger rapala. Anyone have any advice???

Alright outasync trying to one up me.. i can do this all day..

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DFA Outdoors and FishErie member Mr. Twister with a nice pymy eye

Had a great couple of days on the Lake.  Fished Friday evening and most of the day Saturday.  Lots of pressure of sure.  Looked the D-Day armada! Loads of short walleyes and crappies.  Only 3 legal eyes but one was a hefty 25incher!  Crappies were all very nice as well.  Enjoyed catching the walleye even if they are small.