My first perch fishing trip started off with a bang. I moved about 8 times to sample different areas and all but a few produced perch. Turtle Island area from 12 to 14 feet of water produced some nice yellow perch with out to much junk fish. I tried a few spots along the Maumee […]
Walleye fishing has been very productive along the dumping grounds, and near Bolles Harbor in 20ft of water. Wiggle warts and hot & tots have been helpful keeping the White Bass and White perch fended off. If the water is stained painted baits seemed to have an edge over plated baits. 70 and 80 ft […]
Lake Erie walleye fishing has been good from the dumping grounds to the number buoy of the River Raisin. Wiggle warts 70 to 80 back. Most colors seem to catch fish. Green spec, orange spec, rainbow trout were best with a few painted baits also taking walleye. Mini discs produced with spoons but seemed to […]
Fishing has been good from Bolles Harbor to Luna Pier. Try the “Swamp” between Luna Pier and Turtle Island from 13 to 16 feet of water. Wiggle warts and Thunder sticks worked best trolled 40 to 50 feet back, 2.0 knots. Fire Tiger, Pink Flamingo, Rainbow seemed to be the best colors. Walleye are also […]
The water temp is starting to warm a little and getting the walleye in a biting mood. Fishing has need good from Toledo Beach Marina north to Bolles Harbor in 12 to 16 feet of water. Most of us are pulling body baits very slow 50 to 60 feet back. The fish never really picked […]
Jerry Romanowski watched thousands of 6-inch Atlantic salmon dance across the water Tuesday, minutes after they dove into Lexington State Harbor. Romanowski, a director of the Flint River Valley Steelheaders, drove from Lapeer to set off small fireworks to scare cormorants hoping to make an easy meal of the young fish. “It’s important for the […]
Underwater explorer Barry Clifford said he found sunken off Haiti what he thinks is the wreck of Santa Maria, Christopher Columbus’ long lost flagship from his first journey to the Americas. Clifford, working for an operation funded by the History Channel, claims he led a team that found and investigated the wreck in the exact […]
While walleyes and yellow perch fill the needs of Lake Erie anglers most interested in the culinary aspect of the activity, those seeking smallmouth bass tend to be concerned with the sport end of things. Few fish possess the fighting ability of the smallmouth bass; few places offer bronzebacks in the numbers and size as […]
Super windy conditions have shut Lake Erie Western Basin down this past week around Monroe, Brest Bay and the Toledo Light due to high winds mainly from the North East. As of yesterday the lake was a mud pit as far as I could see from shore at Toledo Beach Marina where the wind was […]
As Chris Vandergoot lowered a portable receiver into the water above one of western Lake Erie’s many reefs, he listened intently through his headphones as the sophisticated electronics searched the depths for that reassuring tone. It comes quickly. That distinct “ping, ping, ping” is the sound of success. “It’s wow, they’re back,” Vandergoot said this […]