Walleye fishing on the Michigan side of Lake Erie near Monroe has been on the slow side for over a week. We trolled Thunderstick Jr. from the front of Toledo Beach Marina to the North West corner of the dump and boated 2 walleye, one being a 6 pounder. We trolled towards Turtle Island caught […]
Steve VanDerLaan is a busy guy this time of year. As the Michigan Department of Natural Resources’ statewide fish-stocking biologist, it’s VanDerLaan’s job to get the annual hatchery production – in the vicinity of 18 million fish weighing 395 tons – out to the state’s lakes and streams during a roughly eight-week window. Stocking events […]
Jeff Tyson, head of Lake Erie fisheries management for the Ohio Division of Wildlife stated – “This year’s Western Basin perch hatch is the fourth best since we began keeping records in 1987.” With two back-to-back good perch hatches, the perch fishing should keep getting better over the next couple of years.” There were lots […]
Perch fishing has been good around Stoney Point in 25 ft of water with some really nice fish. The trick is finding them! One day you catch them, then go back to the same area and they are gone only to be found again a 1/2 mile away. Up off the Raisin River has been […]
Perch fishing is finally getting back on track this past week after the Labor day weekend blow. Perch are being caught from the Raisin River south and west. I looked for perch for two days to the North and found a a few but not enough for a good meal. Caught lots of junk fish […]