July 21, 2021 Lake Erie Walleye, Bass and Perch fishing Report
Lake Erie’s Western Basin – Port Clinton
Walleye Fishing remains good
Drift fishing ( casting spinners ) and trolling.
Toledo Intake, Crane Creek, A Can, B Can, Buckeye, Gull, Lucy’s Point, Kelly’s Island
Small mouth Bass fishing
Catch and Release July, August, Sept. Oct
{We are catching good numbers of Bass}
Good Perch fishing reports are coming in on Western Basin.
A Can, L Can, Crane Creek, Toledo Intake, Turn Around Buoy
July 11 Lake Erie Fishing Report
Lake Erie walleye perch and bass fishing report Port Clinton, OH
Lake Erie’s Western Basin – Port Clinton
Walleye catching continues as the annual may fly hatch is finishing up.
Limits of walleye Drift fishing ( casting spinners ) and trolling. There are plenty of walleye in the western basin not big ones 16 to 20 inches prime eaters and lots of action. Catches are being taken all over the western basin of Lake Erie from the Toledo Intake, Crane Creek, A Can, B Can, C Can F Can Crane Creek, Buckeye, Gull, Lucy’s Point, Mouse Island Reef, American Eagle, The western basin near shore reef complex.
Small mouth Bass fishing Catch and release July, August, Sept. Oct
Perch fishing starting late July-August and Sept
June 30 Lake Erie Western basin walleye fishing report
Annual May Fly hatch is in full gear and Walleye catching continues on Lake Erie’s Western Basin.
Drift fishing ( casting spinners ) and trolling.
Toledo Intake, Crane Creek, A Can, B Can, North of West Sister Island to the Turn around Buoy to Stony Point.
Small mouth Bass season opened June 26 we promote Catch and release bass fishing with exceptions for Trophy’s – Perch fishing starting in Late July – August and Sept.
May 20, 2021 Lake Erie Walleye fishing report
Port Clinton, Sandusky, Toledo
Water temperature is nearing 60 degrees walleye are getting more aggressive and the casting bite is starting. Casting on the western basin 60 to 76 degrees is prime. The trick lately is to find stained water with some algae bloom. The firing range has been holding a pretty good size area when Camp Perry is not using it.
Walleye will soon appear all over the lake on your fish finders as the deeper waters near 60 degrees walleye will come off the bottom. Fish finders mark the air in a fishes body so when they are on the bottom they are pretty much invisible combined with the lack of algae and crystal clear water puts most of the walleye on the bottom.
Trolling and drifting the gravel pits to Crooked one, The Tit, C Can, D Can to Green and Rattle snake. Crawler harnesses, bandits, jets and spoons are coming back out as the deeper waters are very clean from lack of algae. You need to get your lures close to the bottom which bandit fishing means weighting them down or just use 40 jets. There is a healthy amount of algae normally in the water we are dealing with a carry over from last years lack of algae due to last years drought on the western basin. The turbid waters closer to shore with mud bottom is warmer and some pockets of healthy algae are appearing and attracting walleye Firing Range, Crane Creek, Toledo Intake. How ever be care full what you ask for we all hope for a healthy algae bloom.
May 7 – 17
Lake Erie western basin fishing report
Drift fishing – Trolling walleye bite is on all over Lake Erie western basin near Port Clinton, OH. When you have a fair breeze drift fishing casting spinners CD, 24 to 30 feet off Crane Creek, G & D Can, Picket Fence, The Sock, Round Reef. The average size walleye impressive 2 to 4 lbs. and up! The cool weather has its blessings by keeping the water temperature down.
April 25 Lake Erie western basin fishing report
Jig bite is finishing up. Good jig fishing for the first two hours of the day beginning at first light after that its down hill for most. Drift fishing with bottom bouncers and casting weapons with a descent wind. Today the wind was to light the trips that trolled caught well a one hundred and thirty pound box and a 160 lb box. Our drift fishing trips did ok
April 18 2021
Change over time – jig fishing, bottom bouncers or trolling. Be prepared for all. This time of year fishing can be frustrating. One boats fishing jigs – another bouncers and the next trolling. Catches will almost always favor one. Near shore shallow water jig fishing is narrow window of opportunity. The 1st hour bite and you better catch a good amount then as the jig fishing typically goes to a pick at best after that.
Bouncers much more steady how ever your counting on the wind unless you slow troll.
Casting spinners is just around the corner water needs to warm a few more degrees for the casting bite to get stronger. Right now its low and slow stop n go.
April 17 Lake Erie Fishing Report
Western basin spinner bite is starting. Bottom bouncers 2 cranks up, casting spinners low and slow , slide- stop n go. 24 to 30 feet Crane Creek, A Can, L Can Big Pickerel, D can
Lake Erie Fishing Report western basin Port Clinton, Toledo, Sandusky
Jig Fishing is going by fast with the warm weather. The near shore fast jig fishing is slowing with the deeper water bite starting. 18 to 24 feet L Can, Big Pickerel, Turtle Reef, Little Pick.
Toledo Light, Pear, Turtle Island, Little Cedar Point near shore is still strong with a grade smaller fish. The mouth of the Maumee usually gets another two weeks of jig fishing shallower water.
Trolling around the Islands, south of Kelly’s, L Can to A Can, 24 to 30 feet pulling Crank baits.
February 3, 2021
Fantastic walleye hatches starting with the record walleye hatch of 2015 those fish are now 6 year olds 24 to 26 inches 4 to 6 lbs. The following years have all had above to well above to near record walleye hatches. There is plenty of shad and alewife to sustain them.
The old timers ( I admit I am one ) talk of the walleye hay day in the late 70’s and 80’s.
2021 the new hay day is here starting at ice out April for us! Trophy fisherman the earlier the better. Cold weather big fish on Lake Erie’s western basin.
