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FALL 2009
Summer 2009
Regional Reports Index
 
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Photos below are selected from the Regional Reports and other sections of our website, listed with PFBC region.

Southwest  
October 14, 2009

Mike Schiffbauer from Uniontown, PA caught this nice smallmouth bass in the Youghiogheny River.  It took longer than he wanted to remove the hook so he didn’t take the time to measure and weigh it.  It was estimated to be 20 inches and 4 pounds.

Smallmouth bass

Northwest  
October 14, 2009

Eugene Bailey, Natrona Heights, PA, 10 lb 15 ½ oz, 29”, 17 ¾” girth; and 10 lb 13 oz, 17 ¾”, 28 ½” girth; Black Mini Foo and Maggots, Walnut Creek.

Stellhead
   
15 yr. old Cody Weimer, Irwin, PA, 9 lb 4 ½ oz, 27 ½”, 17” girth; green Little Cleo, Walnut Creek channel wall. Steelhead
   
Antonio DeVitis, Canonsburg, PA, 11 lb 7oz, 29 ¼”, 19” girth; white spinner, Walnut Creek. Steelhead

Southeast  
October 7, 2009

This sturgeon was found washed up along the Delaware River in Delanco, NJ last week.

Sturgeon

Northwest  
October 7, 2009

Greg Zawatski, 48" musky, 9/27/09. Pymatuning Lake, caught while fishing for bass.

Musky

Northeast  
September 28, 2009

Nick Belfonti from Dauphin County recently caught this bluegill out of a pond during a visit to the Fairmount Springs area of Luzerne County. Nick caught and released several nice-size bluegills. Worms on a bobber rig did the trick. Nick enjoys fishing and is looking forward to his next outing.

Nick with bluegill

Northwest  
September 23, 2009

Alex Takacs (age 11), Clinton, PA—9 lb 8 oz walleye, 29”, 17.5" girth, 100’ water off the mountain on Chartreuse/Purple worm harness.

Walleye
   
Greg Zawatski, 7 lb 4oz, 29" caught 9/20/09 at Pymatuning Lake. Walleye
   
Erica & Brian Shaffer, East Berlin, PA with walleye catches. Erica’s: 9 lb 4.5 oz, 30”, 18.75” girth. Brian’s: 8 lb 14.5 oz, 14.25” girth. Both caught in 75’ water, 2nd trench on Renowsky Deep Divers. Walleye

Southcentral  
September 23, 2009

Flathead catfish, caught north of the Falmouth boat launch. Bait used was a night crawler. Flathead was measured at 3 feet 2 inches and weighed 20 pounds even.

Flathead catfish
   
Zachery Arcaro caught this smallmouth bass on the Juniata River. Smallmouth bass

Southeast  
September 23, 2009

Seven year old Juliette Pettersen recently caught this beautiful black crappie while fishing at a lake in Monroe County on September 19th. The fish was between 16 and 17 inches long and was caught on a minnow. Juliette was just introduced to fishing this year and was very proud of her catch. She even reeled it in all by herself! After a few photos the crappie was quickly returned to the water after. A big congratulations to Juliette!

Black crappie

Southeast  
September 21, 2009

While competing in the Summer TOKS Big Four International (June 25 - August 25), Dan Parodi of Pennsylvania took 2nd place by landing four carp weighing a total of 108.07 lbs. Dan Parodi caught these carp from the Deleware river, the heaviest weighing 33.01 lbs.

Carp

Carp

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