Ken thanks for the "heads-up" and the report on the other thread .

How was the water color today?

Any debris, in the form of personal water craft or tubers, on the lake?

Addendum to Welp:


Welp there's been a slight change in the weather forecast.

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307 AM EDT Wed Jul 19 2017

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western Maryland, east
central Ohio, northwest Pennsylvania, southwest Pennsylvania, west
central Pennsylvania, western Pennsylvania, northern West Virginia
and northern panhandle of West Virginia.

.DAY ONE, Today and Tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN, Thursday through Tuesday.

Severe thunderstorms are possible on Thursday with the primary threat
coming from damaging wind.

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However, at this time, there is only a 60% chance for these thunderstorms which means, in weather dude tongue, 40% of the area will see sumpthin else.

Keep a eye to the sky and tight lines.

Thought yinz may want to know about the "Summerfest" taking place at the park.

Bobber recommends those wishing to launch a boat tomorrow (Friday July 21) should use the recreation area launch or the Clark launch.

Mahaney launch will be open but expected to be highly congested due to the festivities.

That is all......

Good [insert time of day] Shenango fans!

Lake level hovering
a tad over summer pool and what gates that are open are open to a foot each.

I was just reading where approximately 650 visitors attended the Summerfest held at Mahaney this year. Congratulations and kudos to all the volunteers who put many hours of thier time into that wonderful event!

Dont know how Christmas in July made out. That too is a special event, raising money for Leukemia research. Thankyou to the sponsor(s) and volunteers for such a worthy cause.

Welp I'm thinkin, short of a overflow of Billy Big Botormoaters; screaming Juvenile delinquents towed on rubber replicas; PITA PWC's and the threat of, monsoons; hurricanes; or hundred year storms the lake may be a good place to try some fishing this coming week.

Anyways, my 10 day FutureFishCast; there is a slight risk for heavy baitfish pods leading to a 50% chance of catching fish. Unless you have my expertise and than your chance becomes even greater, you will catch nothing.


Till next time, tight lines.

Had a decent day Friday on the lake. Caught over forty crappies gills perch and 2 cats. All in shallow water.

All the rain that passed through yesterday barely raised the level of the lake to less than a foot above normal pool. Annnnnnd Clark Boat launch didn't get closed.

I'll be darned!!!

Emitch I can check but I'm thinking Walleyes continue to be stocked in the lake. The river got nothing I believe after some biologist said trout could survive at the outflow.


I don't get it, of allllll the biologist employed by the PFBC not one of those guys advocate Walleyes. But keep this a secrete, even the trout program is getting whacked in favor of the mighty Bass.

I hear you Mitch. I was at Pymie and watched the stocking of thousands of Musky an average of 10 inches long. There were at least 6 club members running their big motors carrying tubs of the Musky to different places in the lake. I didn't ask about survival rates or the like. I was just fascinated with the procedures.

There certainly is advantages with having organizations such as Trout, Bass and Musky clubs, it seems. I am not familiar with Walleye clubs locally.

A small lake in Two Mile County Park was once stocked with Musky, Bass and Eyes and then came the Trout. Hatchery truck would pull onto the beach, chutes attached and in the lake thousands of trout would go.

If you fished the lake on flat water you would actually see a swell when the trout would swim. I would think any remaining toothy critters would enjoy plenty of forage.

Haven't fished the lake since they screwed with the regulations because of the trout.

I want argue your point on the PFBC stupid sight. Click on the fish stocking button and you get trout.

OK man. I see that they put 72k in in '13 & '14, but only 1816 in '15. But I know I read on the site somewhere that after 72,000 for 2 years, studies weren't showing that walleye survival rates were good, so I guess that's why they cut '15 to only 1800. But it does say that those were fingerlings, not fry, so hopefully a few made it. Hard to believe that 'eyes do well below the dam in the river, but not in the lake. Now it's time for the state biologists to earn some of our license money and find out why.

Hope some of them survived, 'cause at 7:00 AM tomorrow morning I'm gonna launch at Clark and see if I can locate a few.

Danggggg Emitch, wished I'd a knowd you was having so much trouble at the launch. I woulda been there in about 30 minutes to get some pictures. Sucks about that fishing rod though. I found one of my Croixs like that last time I was out few months back.

Fuel problem likely a connector if I was a guesser. Check your o-rings and any clamps. Also Very slight possibility the check valve in the primer bulb could be faulty. But usually when the valve goes bad it stays open and you can't prime.

Which leads me to mention, "not being able to prime" problems, to this who may or will experience priming problems.

a. o-ring or connection at the tank.

b. Check valve in primer bulb faulty.

c. You hooked the hose backwards..... dummy.

I hear ya on the fuel line. I had a fuel line on my Roughneck that turned and stained your hand black. Evinrude Brand to match their junk oil injection systems.

I know about stupid plastic fuel tanks that have manual vents too. Crack that sucker open on a full tank sitting in the hot sun and fish with gasoline tainted hands.

I think all the launch sights are pretty much the same as far as the ramps. "Stupid" with a capital "stupid". This Spring I couldn't get my boat off the trailer without nearly getting water in my 4-Runner at the Rec. Area off of 18. Did get the boat to launch at Mawhiney but barely.

Had some chyts and giggles last year when the park stopped charging launch fees hoping to get more boating activity. How about a stupid dock on the ramp so people can get their boat in the water without chest waders.... HELLO?? (or getting wet feet)

HELL I'm surprised the docks are still in the water. Ummm they are aren't they??

That's when things can get interesting for guy wanting to fish. Unless ya got a wet suit and a Yak.

Which ain't a bad idea cause with out docks your chances are next to nil, getting your asz run over by some big fat shirtless hairy dude, running his V-8 straight pipe exhaust in circles, pulling screaming kids on a giant rubber replica of Nessy.

Certainly sucks about the fishing rod. Truthfully, I would stick with a moderately priced graphite rod. When Croixs hit the market they were one of, if not the only mfg producing a well balanced true graphite rod. At the time I began buying mine, Croix rods were fully guaranteed. Now the rods that carry a full guarantee ain't in my price range.

I have a few and I believe accidents (aka, doing stupid chyt like stepping or sitting on one) comes in threes. So when I bust two more I'll package them up, ship em back and pay a service fee to have them repaired. I could buy a moderately priced graphite that will work just as nice but hell, then I couldn't brag about fishin with Croixs.


Don't know if you do, but I'm predicting a long hard early freeze up this year. Gonna be some great hard water fishin, coming soon to a lake near you.

Lake and Park is a Corp of Engineers project. Any wonder why the ramps and docks are such?

Tionesta is the sameway. Docks 10 to 30 yards from the ramp and nothing to assist in launching or retrieving ones boat. Parking area similar to that of Shenango Rec. Area launch, 150 yds. away and straight up.. both ways. lmao

PFBC & PGC are responsible for law enforcement of game, fish and, boating laws. PFBC Chief Biologist is responsible for what fish you will fish for when and where?

Hmmm, Biologist & Engineers responsible for .....

Emitch, you may be onto something, the PFBC should build the boat launches and the Engineers stock the fish. That could work, Priceless!!!

The Shenango River Lake Dam was built to control flooding. The recreation was secondary and is offered as the proverbial 'olive branch'.

Toward the RR bridge, across the lake, from Mawhiney(⬅Spellcheck please) you will find some tile and concrete fish habitat. Remnants from, what once was, somebody's septic system who was likely forced from their home. In addition you can find harbored along Shenango's shoreline, other remains of block and stone foundations.

Don't give up, Shenango River Lake is like any other body of water. Just takes time to learn when and where she hides her fish. Once learned, fish on!

Unless you're fishing with me!!! Stupid fish


The dam do it's job though, preventing flooding downstream.

Captain, I use Clark 'cause it's the first launch I come to comin' up Rt. 258, and like I said, I didn't have any problems last year. I think it's because the water is up, which means more shallow ramp. I have a four door Ram with an 8' bed and I had to get out in water, and still my trailer fenders weren't under water. It's 25 ft. deep just out from the launch, but I may look at the other ramps should I decide to go back to Shenango. I can catch walleyes anywhere on the river, but I have a hard time solving reservoirs.