Let's Talk Pymatuning

Live in New Castle but drove past Pyme today. Saw a few spots of open water up north. Won't be long. Please keep us updated on docks and fishing conditions and water levels. Won't be long.

Thanks Frost. What launch do you usually use? Can't wait to get out. I picked up a bunch of spinning jig heads I can't wait to try this year.

I use all launches on the pa side, depends on what I want to catch and/or where I want to fish. We keep our pontoon at linesville marina but I usually use my 17' bass boat. Snodgrass is the closest launch, but I like orchard, snodgrass and manning for crappie and walleye and Jamestown, causeway and linesville for bass. Really just depends on what I'm feeling like.

Ok, so here I sit.  50 years of pymatuning experience, all boat fishing.   Ready to get the boat in but now surgery says that won't happen for a couple more weeks?  Any places, areas, in general that I could wet a line with a reasonable chance at some action?  Not really looking for table fare, just something to keep me from going stir crazy til I get out on the north end.  Unfortunately, wading is out.   Boat docks?  Causeway worth any effort?    Appreciate any input

Thanks,CF   Wasn't quite clear but had surgery over a week ago, just cant do anything yet.  I know I can't wrestle a boat around or bounce up and down.  Hurts to sit, hurts to stand, so I figured I would rather hurt standing with a rod in my hand tossing crankbaits rather than watching the idiot box.  Stilll hurts to climb in and out of the boat to get it the rest of the way ready.  Oh well....

guys launching at linesville,manning, andespy today. have fun. wire

Thanks guys.  Went out for a few hours yesterday, caught a few nice crappies.  Just good to get out.  Frost, only way I'm on the Spillway is with a loaf of bread!  Now in July you will find my Black Starcraft in stealth  mode all along that causeway/spillway area.   Big Cats! 

VJPaczek74
Hi all.  Me and my brother are heading to Pymatuning for the first time next Friday.  Will be there for 9 days.  Normally we are after Pike/Musky, Walleye or Crappie.  I know the lake is huge so any suggestions on some starting points to find any of these species this time of year would be much appreciated!

I would start here
41o37'17.03"N
80o18'28.86"W
 
Good Musky and Pike here also got a lot of crappie here.

Never saw or heard of a pike in Pymatuning and I've fished it a couple of years!!  I just made the Conny reference cause that's what comes up with those co ordinates

That sounds like an interesting story

VJ   Since you  asked about Pymie, I'll talk to that point.    Can't go wrong with the north end this time of year (actually all year if you ask me, lol)  Anywhere from Tuttle Point over to Linesville and points North.   Looking at mostly 10fow or less.  If the weather is right, start in the stumps anywhere around Whaley or Harris Islands.    Because this lake is shallow, beware.  This lake can kick up its heels in a hurry.  It will start rolling whitecaps in a heartbeat with a stiff wind out of the North so plan accordingly and keep and eye on the weather.  Good Luck   Might see you toward the end of  your stay if you are on the north end.   Black and silver Starcraft with Merc20

Yep, Frost.  That's what i thought you meant.  I like the causeway (at least that's what  I call it) that straddles the lake and the reserve too!   Not up by the spillway, but down further, heading towards Livesville.  Some nice bays in there also

Thanks for all the responses.  We were actually talking about driving over to Conneaut a few times as well.  We'll be staying at Linesville so the North end of Pym will probably be where we spend most of our time.

yeah, well those "smaller" tournaments are getting a little goofy up there.  I know of a few weekends where I was there before daylight and there are guys in line to launch for a tourney that doesn't start til 7a!  Talk about a cluster!  Course they did look pretty with their jerseys and all.  Had to laugh, kept drifting past one guy in his "bass boat" and everytime we were within earshot we picked up a nice largemouth.   He, on the other hand, not so much.  Month of May I pretty much stay away on the weekends.   When I had a little smaller boat I used to put in down by the spillway and come out under the old railroad trestle, but this boat is too big, and that bay is just choked stupid with lily pads in May.

Ya, couple years ago.   He heads to college and I'm down a partner   But his middle brother has come back to the sport, and my wife loves fishing.   Actually the first date we went on was a trip to Linesville   Picked her up at 5am and she was ready to go.