BeenThereDoneThat.
Ohio Amish say "you".

Pennsylvania Amish say "yinz".

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Welllll it ain't my fault, yinz asked for that one..... ya?

Okay. So much for that.
I crappie fished the Jamestown area friday morning. Found a good spot and it only took me an hour and a half to put my twenty fish limit in the cooler. Was done around 8:30. put the boat back on the trailer a little after nine. DONE. Didn't even have time to drink my second cup of coffee. Three triple headers and a couple doubles and your almost at the limit. I hope the guys that travel more than an hour each way can stay at least a few days or it really isn't worth their time. No walleye bite to help fill the cooler and all.

Ok... ok.... I'll work on the slapstick but till I get it right, it's just gonna suck to be you guyz.


Chauncy, as usual a good read, congrats on your catching.

Unfortunately with a small limit it bites to catch em fast and furious.



Get it "it bites to catch em" ........ ummm, sorry. 😒

BTDT, if they were using all their fingers, then they were waving.

If you start in Hamburg it's a lot nicer trail. The horse traffic has it pretty muddy though! It's alot easier in the fall than this time of year!

Emitch thanks for the headsup. So what you're saying is, they "wasn't" saying I was number 1?

Dave, we had hoped to hit Hamburg from muup river. You say the Hamburg trail is used by horses.... well go figure. Bad enough I gotta pull boat and trailer through horse apples on paved roads and now, I gotta pedal my asz through it too. Good Grief!

JM2, I believe that is the Erie Canal Tow Path Through Way. Too darned many toll booths and I don't have EZ Pass. 😋

Captain, we were upstream and the wind was outta the south. Rest assured had I caught the slightest whiff of Carini's cooking, there would be a clean clear tow path from the covered bridge down to Hamburg. (no pun intended)

Funny you mention Carini's though. After arriving home, we were talking about riding a area today where we could end the trip with a Lasagna dinner. Carini's is closed today.... dam it!😡

Another gorgeous day today guyz. Tight lines if fishin is on your itinerary .

Pymafish..... thank you. We just may make the trip. Great Ice Cream place across the street too.... yummy!!!

roygpa
Weekend Report: one catfish, one crappie from the boat on Saturday, and a few small perch from the dock. The big perch seemed to have moved. On Sunday, my wife caught a very angry snapping turtle in the foot. I distracted him by putting a stick in his mouth and removed the hook with pliers. He swam off without so much as a "Thank you."

Geez.... talk about being ungrateful. What's up with that?

Enjoyed the report Roy keep em coming and better luck next time.

Myself, I think we need some thunderstorms to bounce lightning bolts off the water to energize the stupid fish.

I'm wondering which lake is worse this time of year, Pymy or Shenango ?
It's a tie !....... they're both dead ! 
 
Lately the best part of the fishing day has been lunch ! 

Fished pymy most of the day yesterday, actually caught a walleye...was only 12" but at least I know they are still in the lake. Like everyone else I wish I knew exactly what is going on with them this year. Never had this much trouble catching them. Did catch plenty of crappie for the table and perch and a few catfish. Wind was pretty good and the water was stained more than normal.

Trout and Gills.... Fishing the Pennsylvania Wilds, at it's best.

Compliments of the PennState Fish & Boat Commission.

Brought to you by your local B.A.S.S. clubs.

The decrease in walleye everywhere seems to coincide with the arrival of alewives and shad.  Logic would say more bait fish is good, but if that bait fish out competes the fry for plankton then that could be the problem. 

Chauncy, if your struggling on Crappie I know it's tuff ! You are the Crappie King of all these local lakes without a doubt ! You pay your dues and put the time in and it pays off....most times...lol
Your a seasoned angler like me , so when we notice things are on a downfall.... something isn't right. I'm not into Crappie fishing for many years now so I don't know, but I do my share of local Walleye chasing .
 
Pymy was the biggest let down I've seen in years. Spring Walleye were just none existent trip after trip. We tried every thing we have learned over years of fishing and it just didn't click this year. We fish about 80% at night, sometimes late night , and have several areas we try, areas that have produced fish year after year , and all were empty of Walleye action. 
 
When you line 5 guys up on shore and are all casting good stick baits that work great on Walleye and fish 3 hours steady and not one bump all night...something ain't right !
 
I understand with fishing there are no guarantees, but I've learned persistence pays off 99% of the time ....this year is the 1% it didn't work.
 
On another note.....I have yet to see any Shad schools on Shenango this year yet. I'm talking those big pods of baby Shad (2"-3") up on the surface......none ! Strange ????
 
Did see lots of Shad in Pymy feeder Creeks....tons !
 

Was up waaaayyy before the crack of dawn to give it a shot with walter today. Fished normally productive spots from 3:30- 8:30 with nothing but cats and a few small perch to show. Definitely an off year. Oh well, the dog and I enjoyed a beautiful morning. Will be out pounding the gills with my dad elsewhere tomorrow.

The Dutch that where were near us this past Saturday were mostly pulling worm harnesses. Two younger guys were headed in around 9:30-10 said they had 7 walleyes in the box.