Lake Erie Fishing Reports

The Lake Erie Western Basin - Is There Anywhere Else to Fish?

Walleye fishing has been good in the western basin recently. The best walleye fishing has been from North Bass Island and Niagara Reef to “F” can on the Canadian border, and on Lucy's Point of Middle Bass Island. Fish have been caught by casting worm harnesses or weight forward spinners like Big John's or Erie Dearies. Trollers who can afford the gas prices, have had success with spoons on jet divers or dipsys. You might as well stop at the fish company and save yourself from the elements - trolling is the lazy man's way to fish IMO.Great yellow perch fishing has been reported around "A, B, and C cans" off of the Camp Perry range, off of Kelley's Island shoal, between West Reef and Rattlesnake Island, north of the Marblehead lighthouse and due north of Cedar Point. Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish that have averaged around eight inches with several catches averaging in the nine to 10-inch range. This real perch fishing guys (big perch) - take advantage if you can. Also, North of the Toledo water intake, at the Toledo Harbor Light, near the turnaround buoy of the Toledo shipping channel is reportedly turning in some heavy stringers.

Be careful of shipping lanes my friends, the last time I fished the outside of the Sandusky Bay shipping lanes, I almost got crushed into matchsticks by a large freighter that was hugging my side of the lane. After becoming certain that I was in the right place (legally), I had to reel in my rods, haul the anchor and bury the throttle lever, as I screamed out of the wake of the freighter that almost killed me. His wake alone, almost capsized my little 19ft. I/O, and I sat there trembling from the near mishap while screaming expletives at the freighter passing my fishing spot. I'm quite sure they fell on deaf ears. Don't trust these large vessels just because we are led to believe that expert pilots are at the bridge and aware of everything around their ships. I assure you they are NOT touted highly enough for me to ever trust the close passage of one again in the future. Don't forget to bring home some pictures of your haul - I use my Canon PowerShot S45 in a waterproof digital camera case. They take great shots - I'm not a scuba diver or snorkeler but it keeps my little digicam high and dry for fishing trips!