lake erie western basin fishing report

Yes, this is my favorite time of year, bass fishing. Early trollers will have success fishing the open water around the Camp Perry reef complex and the Bass Islands. I hope I have the opportunity to serve your needs again this coming fishing season out there on "The Walleye Capitol of The World", beautiful Lake Erie ! Fish were also caught at Crane Creek and B-can. Tomorrow, Sunday is in jeopardy as well at this point, depending on which forecast you happen to listen to. Walleye fishing was good in the western basin during the week of May 11. The best areas have been N and E of West Sister Island, near the N end of the Toledo shipping channel, N of �B� can of the Camp Perry firing range, West Reef, W of Green and Rattlesnake islands, NW of Kelleys Island, and Kelleys Island Shoal. ___ Please fill in and submit the information below to sign up. : , ODNR Fishing Report 04/09/2014: Western Basin , OH, ODNR Fishing Report 3/25/2014: Western Basin , OH. Lake Erie fishing report for the week of April 27, 2014.: . We had one quad lost through the ice a week ago friday. And in a matter of a couple few days thereafter, the fishing went quickly from bad, to so-so, to about as good as it gets! We went out by radar, we returned safely with the the radar along with satellite guidance from GPS, chart plotters showing the way and the auto pilot insuring that we were going in a straight line out there rather then doing circles in the fog! Anglers trolling have been outperforming those casting. And that�s what we did. Most anglers are trolling crankbaits. Perch spreaders or crappie rigs with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. Both of the Richard�s bait shops are open and have the current reports to help you. Not everyone is catching, you just have to work at it and wait them out. WalleyeWhere: Walleye fishing has been slow in the western basin. Of the 3 days available, perhaps Thursday would be the best pick giving the lake a few more days to settle after all of this wind. 2 people are looking at this charter. Seems like we just cant catch a break this year. I have a GREAT idea ! Look for my reports to resume however from my home port in Ashtabula in the central basin the week after next. Fishing for us aboard �The Trophy� was very slow. We finally got a bit of a reprieve on Friday after still a cold and choppy start to the day. I did not forget this and this past winter I got my hands on a nice supply of the Savant Jake 45 Spoons, the same exact model that worked so well for me last year except this time I got a variety of colors. We have the following dates left for a western basin Port Clinton fishing trip before I leave. Yellow perch fishing has been best around the Toledo water intake, one to five miles offshore between Metzger�s Marsh and Crane Creek, between Green and Rattlesnake Islands, and around Kelleys Island. Just west of Green and Rattlesnake Islands have been hot for the last two weeks for the trollers. Trollers have been using worm harnesses with inline weights or divers, and also divers with spoons. Check back next week! This past week aboard "The Trophy" we mixed it up with a little trolling and a little jigging. Well that's it for this week from soggy Port Clinton. I think we just experienced weather related problems in 2009. And I know for a fact that I won't at least have the mud issues out east in the deep water as we have all had to fight here in the shallow western basin for 2 months. Anglers are using soft-craws, tube jigs, and crankbaits. All still on the jigs although the bite seems to be dropping off rapidly with lots of sheep head starting to rear their ugly heads. The cleaner water, what little there is of it is still around 45 degrees but you get into to the dirtier water and you can find 49 degrees just that quick. Capt. For me, it�s about a 16-17 mile fuel guzzling trip one way. As I left off last week, the weather was a bit slow to move in last week and we did get out Monday after all and smoked the fish. The best reports have come from north of North Bass Island, along the Canadian border to Gull Island Shoal, and on Kelleys Island Shoal.How: Anglers trolling are using crankbaits, worm harnesses with inline weights, divers or bottom bouncers, and spoons pulled behind divers. Fishing report for the week of April 7, 2008.: , ODNR Fishing Report for 03/31/2008: , OH. Nobody's missed anything yet. Best dates go fast so if you need to change something, call soon. The casters are using harnesses with � to 1.5 oz of weight, while the trollers are still running jets from 55 to 85 feet with spoons and dipsys out to 60 foot. Now imagine that, they don�t want to troll no more and have already scheduled next years DRIFT fishing trip! I hope to be able to just finish everyone out trolling now that I am in the groove. This should still be the case for the next week to 10 days. Back at Ashtabula the new steel wall for the bulkhead finally started going up at River Marine. Walleye fishing has slowed due to the rough lake conditions. We took a couple of handfuls of really nice fish in a couple of hours time before a strong line of thunderstorms sent us high tailing for the barn early. Someone can call me as late as the night before and we can do it. To secure your spot aboard The Trophy this spring, call me directly on the boat (216) 387-2656 and if I'm not busy fighting a Walleye, I'll gladly book you ! Anglers casting are using mayfly rigs or are drifting with bottom bouncers and worm harnesses. A tough day but somehow we got it in. The best areas have been the gravel pit W of West Sister Island, the Toledo water intake, around Niagara Reef, W of Green Island and Rattlesnake Island, Kelleys Island, around the Catawba green can, and off of Cedar Point. Your Lake Erie Walleye Charter Captain uses state of the art electronics combined with local knowledge and shared info from other Western Basin Lake Erie Charter boat captains to keep guests on active schools of foraging Lake Erie Walleye. Drifting with worm harnesses or casting mayfly rigs has been productive. Anglers are using spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom. Smallmouth Bass fishing has been very good around South Bass Island. Sunday with my ace jigging crew on board we elected to strictly drift one final day and somehow, someway we managed to capture 24 very nice Walleyes and a couple of Yellow Perch. Anglers casting are using mayfly rigs or are drifting with bottom bouncers and worm harnesses. Yellow perch have been caught N of Kelleys Island. I guess I should have just made more stops today in more different areas ! Once again it was not to be. Not bad ! Smallmouth Bass Where: Smallmouth bass are being caught around Middle Bass Island and Kelleys Island. Yellow perch fishing was best 1-2 miles N of the Toledo water intake, near the turnaround buoy of the Toledo shipping channel, off Little Cedar Point, both SE and W of West Sister Island, around �B� and �C� cans of the Camp Perry firing range, NW of Rattlesnake Island and Green Island, on the dumping grounds E of Marblehead, off of Cedar Point, and 1-5 miles E of Kelleys Island. Anglers are using spreaders with shiners (emerald or golden) fished near the bottom. What a commotion that fish raised! Smallmouth Bass Where: Fish are being caught around the reefs and islands areas in 10 to 14 feet of water, especially around Middle Bass, Rattlesnake, and South Bass islands. The best spots have been the turnaround buoy of the Toledo shipping channel, between Green and Rattlesnake Islands, around �C� can of the Camp Perry firing range, N of North Bass, NE of Kelleys Island, and Gull Island shoal. Water clarity is just right, thanks to last weeks weather. Walleye Where: Fishing has been excellent. I plan to run from Catawba State Park to Crane Creek for the ice season. Fishing report for the week of March 29, 2009: , ODNR Fishing Report for 03/03/2009: , OH, ODNR Fishing Report for 02/24/2009: Western Basin , OH, ODNR Fishing Report for 02/18/2009: Western Basin , OH, ODNR Fishing Report for 02/03/2009: , OH. Here’s hoping one of those record catches is going home with you! FREE FISHING DAY: Veterans' Day, Thursday, November 11th is a designated free fishing day in New York State. I�m off to work, anxious to see what kind of day awaits me. Walleye Where: Fishing remains excellent as the fish continue to transition to the deeper waters of the Central Basin. Right now I still have the one open day for this upcoming week, Wednesday April the 27th. Ice jams on the river caused flooding and pushed large ice sheets out of the river banks, causing significant structural damage to roads, trails and parking lots in some areas. Seems like after the jigging bite is done and over with up here, I just want to go home. Lol ! Unbelievable! Walleye fishing was fair over the past week (as of 5/15). This just plain sucks. How: Smallmouth bass have been caught on tube jigs and also on crankbaits or jerkbaits. Awesome! As water temperatures drop walleye should return to the island area from farther east.How: Anglers trolling are using crankbaits, worm harnesses with inline weights, divers or bottom bouncers, and spoons pulled behind divers. Smallmouth Bass Where: Smallmouth bass have been caught around island shorelines in less than 25 feet of water. I would have much rather seen someone else on the boat catch it but again I don�t write the script and we take it as it comes. So we got back out yesterday, Friday to once again super gusty south winds. A few captains have reported some success with drifting. Walleye: The best fishing in the western basin has been NW of West Sister Island, east of Middle Sister along the Canadian border, and 5 miles east-northeast of Kelleys Island. But as those dates draw nearer, the long range forecast for next week looks to be a bit iffy for those dates. Most ice anglers use jigging spoons or jigheads tipped with shiners fished near the bottom. Many if not most that didn't have boats equipped with radar even cancelled their trips. by Bob Hesse (5/31/2007) If you plan to fish the Western Basin of Lake Erie or you just want in on the hottest walleye action on the planet, now is the time! Farther west the fishing has been good near the Toledo harbor light and �A� can of the Camp Perry range. I have never seen so many people pulled over on a daily basis anywhere as I have here in this town. And I still believe that the root of the problem is the past 6 weeks of horrific winds and flooding rains this spring that just has everything so stirred up and has all these fish just in limbo, including all the junk fish which are normally a big problem up here by now. How: Anglers have been trolling deep diving crankbaits 80 to 100 feet back at speeds of 1.0 to 1.4 mph unassisted, or adding snap weights up to 2 oz. It sure seemed like most of the time when we were catching and I would happen to look up to take a quick glance at the depth finder it would be reading right around 14 1/2 foot. You can contact me on my email or 1-877-434-9711, I will be taking only 2-3 out with me this year.Good fishinCapt Bob Hughey. The best reports came from West Sister Island, Niagara Reef, and W of Gull Island Shoal. Saturday was even rougher and we couldn�t do much at all. Perhaps if it weren't as choppy, we would not have lost as many fish and might have had a bigger box. Walt. Erie Area and Lake Erie Weather. Early trollers will have success fishing the open water around the Camp Perry reef complex and the Bass Islands. Fish have also been caught off traditional fall pier locations.How: Troll using deep diving crankbaits such as Reef Runners or Deep Husky Jerks, fished in the middle portion of the water column or higher. We would hit a few spots where we would hook doubles up, then circle around and re-run the same exact spot and never move a rod. Current Lake Erie Fishing Reports. There were no postings found. Water depths slightly to the sides of the reef anywhere from 7 to 11 feet were the best for us aboard �The Trophy�. Will this be the last of it? Many anglers are using snap weights approximately 20 feet back, with another 20 to 30 feet to the lure. Wednesday, holy foggy day Batman! But boy if every boat out there this weekend caught just even one fish, there was still a incredible slaughter that took place! Walleye fishing was good during the week of 7/27 in the western basin. May the 19th and 20th are both available should anyone be looking for an outing. Give me a call at 216-387-2656 if you would like to secure one of these last few open dates that we have left for a Port Clinton Walleye trip here in the "Walleye Capitol Of The World" ! They are only driving them in so far right now just to line everything up and then they will go back and pile drive them right down to the bed rock. August 25, 2020. Everyone that has fished with me in the past back home knows what a convenient hub for the charter fleet River Marine was. We started out jigging and caught a handful but it was very slow for us and then with the memories of the day before fresh in my head we decided to run out and try trolling. I don�t know what year these things hatched out in but it must have been a record White Bass hatch that year. Capt. Just in time for my home coming right after Memorial Day. Fish are still being taken on hair jigs and blade baits; however, trolling seems to be taking most of the fish. Drifting with bottom bouncers and worm harnesses or casting mayfly rigs has been productive. May was very pleasant for us and the fishing was good. Trollers have been using divers with spoons, or crankbaits off of planer boards. Found inside – Page 75If you look at total tonnage , you'll find that Lake Erie still supplies half the fish catch of the Great Lakes , as it ... The western basin is shallow and its hydrodynamic pattern keeps it stirred up into the most prolific kind of a ... I know of captains that came in with short limits because of wrong choices. The best areas have been west of the Huron dumping grounds and north of Cranberry Creek. Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. It seems like its awful hard to get everything just perfect. The trout and salmon daily bag limit is 2 fish with a minimum size limit of 12 inches. A 15-inch minimum size limit is in effect during the entire season for walleye. Just terrible. This Wednesday, May the 4th & Wednesday May the 11th are still open. Yellow perch fishing is improving around the islands with the best areas being W of Rattlesnake Island and Green Island, NW of Kelleys Island, S of Kelleys Island, and S of Starve Island. The black bass (largemouth and smallmouth bass) daily bag limit is five fish per angler with a 14-inch minimum size limit. They weren't exactly jumping in the boat today but we did a lot better then even I thought we would do by landing a little better then 3 limits of really nice sized Walleyes for my 4 man group. Walleye: Fishing has slowed in western Lake Erie with fewer anglers targeting walleye compared to earlier in the month. The wind changed directions overnight to the west and once again began to howl ending any hopes of getting out. Watching and hearing about the drifters struggling out there is enough to convince me of that. Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. Of coarse when I decide to start trolling, it's under supper crappy conditions LOL ! Walleye Where: Walleye fishing has slowed in the western basin and fewer anglers are targeting them. View Parent Forum. Fish have been caught by trolling with divers and spoons, and also on inline weights with worm harnesses. Gale warnings were up with winds gusting out of the west to near 50 mph at times. 2018 Summer Reports Coe Vanna Charters Llc. It started out OK. Last Monday I took my boys right back to where we fished last Sunday in close because of the strong south winds and we did even better having 5 limits of Walleyes before 11am. Water temperatures as I observed them are really trying to push the 50 degree mark now. Last season another captain gave me a great looking silver spoon to try off of Ashtabula where we troll exclusively. Where: Walleye fishing continues to be excellent for anglers trolling, mostly around the eastern and northern cans of the Camp Perry firing range. Trolling dark colored stick baits have been producing best with leads ranging from 30-120 feet back at 1.2-1.6 mph. I highly doubt though that we can milk it into the first part of May as we do many other years. Trip Info. Weird. November 2021: The daily fishing report is done for the season. If you are interested in fishing give me a call 1-877-434-9711, I'm running one shanty that accommodates two fishermen, and they fish with me for the day. It�s not so crowded and is a much more personal experience. Curt Anderson-There He Is Again Charters, Capt. Yellow perch reports have been sparse. 3 AUG 2021 Lake Erie Fishing Report. Anybody looking for a trip, well just holler. Rickards Bait and Tackle had a line out the door for bait and it's not going to get any better until we start moving the operations west to Crane Creek. Yellow Perch Fishing Finally Returns To Western Lake Erie Northeast Ohio Report For The Weekend Of Friday July 31 Cleveland. Yellow perch fishing continues to be good over the past week in the western basin. The big Divers did very well also at about the same counts. And to add to the turmoil, the rain had now turned to sleet and slushy snow. The Lake Erie water temperature is 37 degrees off Toledo and 44 degrees off Cleveland according to the nearshore marine forecast. Water TemperatureThe water temperature is 35 degrees off Toledo and 42 degrees off Cleveland according to the nearshore marine forecast. I could hardly get them out even with the darn pliers. Capt. Fishing is very good up here right now and the weather looks like its going to hold right on through. I hope to do both myself on my upcoming trips this coming week but to tell you the truth, it sure is hard to put the jigging rods away as long as they are working as well as they have! Thursday was greeted with a rip roaring N.W. We either got very lucky or these guys are just that good. Walleye are post-spawn and fish are migrating towards summer locations. 2010. As temperatures drop expect fishing to improve as migratory walleye return to the islands and also nearshore areas. But with this years record early spring, everything is WAY ahead of schedule ! I hope you've all enjoyed following along thus far and I look forward to continuing my reports from back home. A very, very nice box full ! Lake Erie'sWestern Basin Erie's Western Basin is the prized spawning area for walleyes. Happy Mothers Day to all the Moms out there and we�ll see you all again next week. Well, I wonder what this coming week will bring. Most of the day I just stood back and drank coffee and netted fish. Anyway the crawlers are on the boat now so we do have a "plan B' if need be. We seen very few other fish being netted amongst all the other boats that we fished around all day. I strongly recommend just getting your licenses yourself online ahead of time in your leisure as opposed to all of this nonsense. Anglers near Locust and Toussaint reefs are reporting depths from 15-25 feet being best. Even as the spawn begins to wind down, limits are still being caught by anglers jigging hair jigs (with and without shiners) or vibrating blade baits in Maumee Bay, nearshore around Turtle Creek, and on some of the Camp Perry reefs. The next morning the wind was howling again but with just a change of wind direction. Walleye Where: Walleye fishing has been slow in the western basin. Please note that new regulations were implemented for largemouth and smallmouth bass for the 2019 fishing season. It was one thing after another. Fishing weight forwards and harnesses are the answer, but small boaters and a few charters have yet to learn the entrance to fishing areas. Walt, And we kept it going the following day. There are no major changes for 2014. Drifting with worm harnesses or casting mayfly rigs will be productive as fish move off of spawning grounds and into surrounding open water. ), Around Green and Rattlesnake Islands, Carpenter's Point, and Lakeside are all producing perch right now. Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. There always is ! Walleye fishing was good in the western basin during the week of June 8. Fish have been caught by trolling with divers and spoons, inline weights and worm harnesses, and crankbaits. River Marina will be like the 6 million dollar man. That and coupled together with the muddy water... Just not a good combination. Perch spreaders or crappie rigs with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. Trollers have been catching fish on spoons with divers, or worm harnesses fished with inline weights, snap weights, bottom bouncers, or divers. We will just have to see how it all plays out and as always, hope for the best. The best areas have been around West Sister Island, near Rattlesnake Island, and between North Bass and Kelleys Island. The only consolation is that most of the Walleyes that we have caught in this fashion have been very nice sized, including a 30 inch,10 1/2 pounder that we landed on Monday. Yellow perch reports have been sparse due to the weekend weather. Good walleye fishing was reported the week of 8/10 with the best reports coming from the gravel pit W of West Sister Island, nearshore off of Crane Creek and Metzger�s Marsh, around Niagara Reef, and W of West Reef and Rattlesnake Island. The best reports came from around West Sister Island. So we are down to our final week here at the western basin before heading back to Ashtabula next weekend. The best areas were between West Sister Island and Middle Sister Island, off of Crane Creek, Northwest Reef (W of North Bass Island), and between Kelleys Island Shoal and the Canadian border. Success has varied from day to day, but some limits are being caught. These boats can accommodate anywhere from 25-40 passengers and generally only include bait in the ticket pricing. Also, perch have been reported west of the islands and around the firing cans. It seems like the higher fish are the most active feeding Walleyes and therefore trolling is the preferred method now. Walt. Yellow perch fishing continues to be good over the past week in the western basin. Fishing report for the week of May 11, 2008.: , ODNR Fishing Report for 05/06/2008: , OH. Next week, Saturday April the 23rd just became available along with Thursday the 28th the following week. It�s almost like a pre-season dress rehearsal in preparation of what I do all summer long back home. The weatherman is calling for a truly wonderful summer like upcoming week with light winds and temps in the 80's flirting with possibly even a 90 ! Top Fishing Charters in Lake Erie. The best spots have been buoy 13 of the Toledo shipping channel, the Gravel Pit W of West Sister Island, N and W of West Sister Island, N of �B� and �C� cans of the Camp Perry firing range, W of Green Island, S of Rattlesnake Island, N of North Bass Island, the green buoy W of Catawba, and NE of Kelleys Island. From Ashtabula and East is the big fish bite. Nice fish. The best areas have been N of West Sister Island, around Niagara Reef, between Green Island and Rattlesnake Island, off of West Reef, and off of Ballast Island. Where: Fishing was excellent this past weekend. So we are in our final two weeks here at Port Clinton already. Be cautious when ice fishing offshore areas of Lake Erie, since ice conditions can change quickly due to water currents and wind. Aboard �The Trophy�, we fell into the category of the slow camp only capturing 19 Walleyes for my same group that fished with me both of the days. Anyway, after some pretty good fishing today and if it stays half way calm the next two days like it is supposed to, we should have even better water clarity by mid week and these fish should really be on fire.

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