Feeding the Fish at the Linesville Spillway
The rebuilt Linesville Spillway in Pymatuning, PA is a far cry from the small, crowded attraction my folks took me to as a kid. Instead of a small outcrop of concrete on the side of the road, the area has been built up into a large area where folks can park their cars, get something to eat and buy bread to feed the unbelievable number of carp, ducks and geese that call the reservoir home.If you are looking for someplace to take a nice little drive this summer, the spillway makes a great destination. Kids will enjoy throwing bread to the fat carp and mom and dad can relax on a bench overlooking the water. Grab a Coke and something to eat from the concession stand and you have a relaxing couple of hours.
There is plenty to do once you watch the carp crawl all over each other trying to score some bread. And if you watch the video, you will see that they literally crawl over one another for those tasty morsels.
It's about 45 minutes from Youngstown and the surrounding area. Go straight north up Route 7 to Andover, turn right on Oh 85, cross over the reservoir, turn left on Church Rd. (follow the Spillway signs because there isn't a road sign for Church Rd.) and turn left on Linesville-Hartstown Rd. The Spillway is on the right. Just look for the jumping carp.
Labels: attractions, carp, fish, linesville spillway, pymatuning, things to do
posted by Mike Prelee @ 3:16 PM
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Great Post.
I'd also recommend stopping at the nature center on the far end. It's pretty neat.
Also, You can get there on Rte. 11. On a Sunday afternoon it's quicker, and most restaurants are closed on Rte 7.
I had a feeling you would like that post.
We like the drive up 7 because of the farm country. It also allows us to hit the Belly Buster in Brookfield on the way home for meatball subs.
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