ok here it is..my report...great day of boating..that a hint...wife got me a cabin as a present yesterday..3 friends backed out...no refund so went myself...wanted to be there at 3 and fish..2 coolers broke so did not leave till 4...got to cabin..went to check bowser launch...its toast..cant put a boat in..went to launch at ohio cabins camgropund...water too low...wheels would have dropped off end of ramp...drove to pa side..launch beside causeway looked ok..had dinner,,went to bed..up at 5....at dock at 7..all alone..got boat in water..all good!!!!....turn on depth finder I am in 1.5 ft of water...had to traverse 100 yards in .9 to 1.5 ft of water to get to lake..made it...trolled 6.5 hours..every depth..every trick I knew...never caught a fish..worst day in 3 years..talked to others ..it was same...hope you guys did better...it was still a great day...bty..guys coming in when I came in ripped up props on the rocks..becareful...ramps are a mess...keep your prop up as high as it will go...drive very slow..you should be fine!!..I will be back next week!!

That was me or, I mean my vehicle, I was actually on the other side of the lake getting ready to head for the launch.
 
Thought I was gonna have to put my "Goby Light" into operation to get back but, I remembered a nice waterways patrol officer from the "Buckeye" wrote me a warning about running such lights in open water.
 
Still dealing with the Canadian strain of bird flu but, I hope to make it back to Pymie tomorrow.
 
Marco many thanks for your tips and how to's on the use of lead core line
 
 
Certainly payed off for me today..............................
 
      22"
 
 
 
 
 
  

Thanks crappie, hope I see ya there.  I have launched at Jamestown and Snodgrass, so far I've had no problem.  I did note the submerged islands are getting pretty close to the bottom of my boat.  Did a little cultivating with the propeller in one place.

10-4 on the catching fish, but I'm thinking..... errr... hoping, that will change in the near future (as in, tomorrow near future.)
 
Appreciate the "heads up" on the Snodgrass situation, know where your talking about for sure.  Those "suddenly shallow" places are 'use to be islands' when the Pymie area was but swamp lands.   Normal summer pool is (correct me if I'm wrong) 1008 ft. and my GPS was showing 1004 ft with the GPS about 30" above the water line.  I have no Idea what the % of error is with my GPS elevation data but, I know I'm seeing much more shoreline then usual.
 
The "grapevine" says there's no relation to lower pool levels due to the current work at the spillway HOWEVER, rumors are abound concerning the SUDDEN discovery of the invasive Hydrilla weed. (OMG not that!!)
 
I'm  no expert but I do have a CDL and a CB radio which, in the minds of truck drivers, puts us in the same category of "Einsteins" (if ya don't believe that; get a CB, go to channel 19 around a truck stop and pose any question. I guarantee you'll get 10 different answers, unlike computer forums where you only get a half dozen, for the same money. (disclaimer: beware of offers from 'lot lizards'  wanting to buff your steering wheel.))  
 
Anyway about weed....... as in Hydrilla, when asked the question; "Ain't this the same weed that's been around since the invention of dam's" and of course; "No, that was a different brand.... err species"?  In response; "Oh! well paint me dumb and color me stupid"!!    The retaliation; "You have a bad attitude"!   I was dumbfounded "Moi" (that's french for me, (I drove truck, I can speak in foreign tongue.)) anyhow "Moi" (me).... have a bad attitude...., I never!!!
 
Well, to sum it up, there is some good coming from all this hype about the hydrilla (1) Uncle Charlies Aquatic Herbicide Co. stocks are about to rise, (2) The dock owners won't have to worry about the weed (bet if they could dry it out and sell it, they'd want it left alone) and, (3) Playing with their vegetation will give  the PFBC biologist something to do, now that, they've been told to "knock off destroying once fine fisheries" with their, "stupid lake specific fish" projects. 
 
  Opps............. heh heh.......  ummmm, I think it was because the tops of those sunken islands use to be, at one time, COVERED IN WEEDS which is something good for any lake having fish!  Sorry!
 
If you will excuse me, I'm feeling a little down at the moment I'll be jumping on channel 19 to make a appointment with my therapist.
 
 
Breaker one nine; HEEEEERE  lizard ....... lizard...... lizard!!!
 
 

Awfully quiet on this board, you guys keeping the reports hush hush?  Don't make me come up there!!  I will!!  I mean it!!
 
I'm certainly wishin I was fishin the last few days; mercy, what gorgeous weather.  
 
I been battling a cold (awwwww( self pity party)) and thought it be best to stay in the house for a few days.  Today however, I'm feeling somewhat, like a new person raring to go get em.  Now, I need to get the numbness in my fingers (a/k/a/; carpal tunnel syndrome), contributed to patterns of hand use, cleared up.  I'm thinking the numbness thing was brought about while recuperating as I sat around the house, fighting boredom, refreshing my memory with tying different fishing knots.  
 
Not that I am easily bored, I just find using braided lines for fishing and the knots required, to be a....... challenge.
 
Sorry to leave you with the vision of me sitting around for two days playing with my knots. Serves ya right for keeping hush hush on the fishing.
 
Hoping I return with some bragging reports.
 
Your friend and mine;
 
BTDT
 

btdt...thks for the report...I agree..will stay in my tree stand for another week.  that is a dandy perch...only takes about 3 that size to make one good meal!

marco
btdt...thks for the report...I agree..will stay in my tree stand for another week.  that is a dandy perch...only takes about 3 that size to make one good meal!

Thank goodness I can fish at the local Eagle otherwise I'd starve if it takes three Perch that size to make a meal. Took me 6 hours to catch that one and, the wife can beat me at "rock.... scissors..... paper".

Arm wrestling too!

thks for the report chaunc.  I have been chasing bambi.  I really wants a buck and walleye...dam its hard this time of year..too much to do.  As soon as the eyes start biting I will up.  if you see me hopefully you will remember my ugly mug!  keep the reports coming..they are a big help it makes me realize I am not as good of a fisherman as I think sometimes!..lol

Shhhhhhhhhh  I'm hunting the ewusive wascally whitetails..................  heheheheheheheheh!
 
 
 
Going to try my best to make it to Pymatuning bright and early tomorrow afternoon.  Unfortunately, if the lake is in a drastic (death to the weeds) draw down, I'm thinking the normal walleye bite for this time of the year............. ain't gonna happen!
 
Stupid, been around for years, invasive stupid weeds.  Did I mention how stupid those stupid invasive weeds are?  Stupid weeds anyway!
 
 

Not according to the locals I've spoken with Frost, it is said the work doesn't require adjusting the level.  However, there is a big push to rid the lake of that horrible non-native species of weed called Hydrilla https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrilla One way to rid any body of weed overtaking the shoreline is to drop the water level below the weed line during winter months.
 
The other way of course, buy as much aquatic herbicide from Uncle Charlies Herbicide Mfg. as may be required and dump it in the water to kill all the aquatic plant life in the deeper water.
 
So much for fishing Pymie this fall.

BTDT...where is the pics and the report...I hope yr not still out there stranded on a sand bar!...I got a feeling your report will have us howling!

BeenThereDoneThat.Returning to the dock just before sunset, myself along with other boaters were greeted by three juvenile delinquents taking up the full side of one dock with their fishing gear.  Not one pole mind ya, looked like each had three poles each along with tackle boxes, bait containers, extra clothing, etc. 

 
Are you allowed to fish on the docks at Pymie?  That'll get you rung up at Arthur.  After I throw you and your BS into the lake, btw.  Bad enough 3/4 of the people who launch and retrieve act like they've never done it before, but now I have to dodge idiots and their gear?  Nope.   

BTDT....your killing me!  don't give up...