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Canadohta
Lake-
An Overlooked Gem
of Northwestern
Pennsylvania
by Darl Black
Northwestern Pennsylvania boasts several nationallyacclaimed
fishing waters. With large, well-known waters to
choose from, it is easy for a small lake off the beaten path to go
almost unnoticed by anglers traveling to the region. However,
168-acre Canadohta Lake in northeastern Crawford County
is not overlooked by the community surrounding this natural
lake or the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC),
whose biologists utilize this natural lake as a Muskellunge
brood stock lake.
" Being a brood stock lake is a big thing, " said Jerry
Van Tassel, owner of Timberland Bait located within the
Canadohta Lake community. " It tells anglers that our lake has
strong self-producing musky population-strong enough that
the PFBC is comfortable in stripping eggs and milt from some
of our fish to grow fingerlings in the hatchery for stocking
throughout the region. It also implies we have some very large
muskies swimming in the lake-which we do. The PFBC nets
reveal 40- to 50-inch muskies each year, and I heard of one
56-inch fish a few years back, " said Van Tassel.
Van Tassel opened Timberland Bait in 2000. He expanded
it to a full-service tackle shop with an impressive selection for
anglers including musky lures. Van Tassel helps to promote
Canadohta Lake by hosting both a kid's fishing derby and
picnic in August. The long-running annual Canadohta Lake
Ice Fishing Tournament is held in February. According to
Van Tassel, during ice fishing season you see what this lake
has to offer in terms of big fish. Contestants routinely catch
eye-popping Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Walleyes, and
occasionally a huge Black Crappie.
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Timberland Bait Shop caters to anglers fishing for a wide variety of
species. In addition to fully stocked new merchandise, the shop also
offers a selection of lightly-used popular lures from the past.
When I mentioned to Van Tassel that I had never caught
a crappie on my sojourns to Canadohta Lake, he put me in
touch with Kenny Oaks, a 25-year-old angler who grew up
in the lake community. Oaks invited me to join him and his
www.fishandboat.com
photos-Darl Black
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