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Lake Erie Fishing Reports
Walleye, Perch,
Smallmouth Bass.
Western basin reef complex, Island areas on both the U.S. and Canadian waters.
Sept. 1 2010
The fall fishing has picked up tempo as the water temperature has dropped and
the days are noticeably shorter.
Walleye ,bass and perch are definitely getting
more active.
Walleye fishing was excellent today drift fishing the shallow reefs. Coe Vanna
111 took a boat limit of 42 walleye casting 1/2 ounce weapons with #4 Gold deep
cup colorado blades tipped with 1/2 night crawler.
Drift from the deep edges up and over the shallows and circle around the reefs
so you do not spook the walleye off the shallows. You can mark the fish in the
deeper water near the reefs but the active feeding fish usually are shallow.
August 30 2010
Walleye fishing has been good for the drifters. Shallow water from 8 to 14 ft has
been the best. Casting gold weapons with a steady retrieve just above the
bottom. West Reef, Niagara Reef - Gull and King George all produced good boxes
of walleye today, from limit catches to respectable.
Smallie fishing in Canadian
waters has picked up a notch with nice size bass showing up 18-20 inches. Soft
craws fished just off the bottom. The bass have been coming from 6 ft to 22 ft.
We usually anchor on them.
Yellow Perch fishing remains strong around the Bass Islands East of Perry's
Monument- South-South East -West and North of Kelly's Island has been producing
nice Yellow Perch as well as Green Island to Rattlesnake. Anchor up and use
spreaders or crappie rigs tipped with emerald shiners just inches off the
bottom.
August 28 2010
Drift fishing for walleye was good today on both the Canadian reefs and Ohio
reefs. West Reef, Niagara , Gull and Kelly's Shoal all produced nice catches of
walleye. Best depths were from 20 to 6 feet drifting up on the shallows using
1/2 ounce gold weapons with a steady retrieve. The cooler pictured below is off
Coe Vanna IV today.
Yellow Perch action action continues to be hot with limit catches being the
normal and the smallmouth bass action is heating up also. Looks like the couple
degrees drop in water temperature and the days getting shorter have fired the
fish up and the fall bite is on!
Coe Vanna IV August 28 drift fishing
August 22 2010
Walleye fishing was tuff today we had wind for a nice drift go figure. The perch
fishing was good off the east side of Perry's Monument, south t south east of
Kelly's Island and around Green Island. I landed on some very nice Perch just
east of Kelly's.
Small mouth bass fishing was very good on the east side of Pelee. We didnt run a
bass trip but a couple other skippers did and they said they had plenty of
smallie action!
August 21 2010
Small mouth bass fishing has been very good on the Canadian waters for us. Drift
fishing and anchoring up on reef ledges using soft craws on a slip sinker rig
has been doing the trick. Best depths have been from 10 feet to 20 foot. We
turned 70 bass today 4 - 19 to 20 inch trophies and the rest heavy scrappers 14
to 17 inch out standing day!
Yellow Perch fishing has been on around the Island Areas where we dock.
Limit catches have been being taken on Carpenters Point, Lucy's Point , American
Eagle Shoal, Kelly's Island Shoal, North Bay of Kelly's, East of Perry's
Monument. South of Kelly's Island and around Green and Rattlesnake.
Walleye fishing was on the mend for the drifters today. It was limits
to respectable boxes of walleye. Coe Vanna 11 had 20 nice size
walleye drift fishing the reefs and then anchored up and took a fair number of Perch to go with them.
August 19
Perch fishing has been very good around Kelly's and the Bass Islands. Limit
catches have been caught on a regular basis.
Walleye drift fishing and
trolling is starting to pick up and will only get better as the water temperature drops.
Which won't be long! We have been running combo trips catching gators off
the shallow reefs and then finishing the day perch jerkin.
August 8 2010
We are drift fishing the shallow reefs for walleyes in both the U.S waters and
Canadian waters. Catches have been spotty. Trolling has been producing nice
boxes of walleye mainly east of Kellys Island close to the Canadian Border and
the Yellow Perch fishing is very good size yo yos from day to day and the Smallmouth bass
have slowed a bit. This is normal for mid summer.
Trophy Walleye ,Bass and Jumbo Perch fishing fishing will pick up as the days get
shorter and the water temperature begins to drop. Late August is the usual start
time for the fall trophy fishing.
Sept and October are Big fish
months on Lake Erie
July 21-22-23-24
Walleye fishing has been good in Canadian waters all around Pelee Island and 3
miles east of Kelly's Shoal old international C can on the border. Drift fishing
working the swing using 3/4 or 1 ounce slip weights with a 10 to 15 count medium
steady wind has been doing the trick with a gold Colorado blade. Our catches
have been averaging nice boxes to limit catches of 3 to 4 lb walleye per
trip.
July 20 2010
Drift fishing was very good in Canadian
waters today some of the boats were limited by 10:30 this morning with 42
walleye! We took a little longer as we had a fresh crew but they caught on after
a little coaching. Gold weapons on the swing at a 12 count with a one ounce slip
sinker. Bottom bouncers 3 cranks up. We fished up north today.
Typical drift fishing catches this July in Canadian waters
July 19 2010
Limit catches of 2 to 4 lb walleye are being
taken drift fishing the deep water reefs and open waters from North Harbor
Island to Hen and Wagon Wheel, off Sheraton Point and North of North Bay Pelee
Island and from Point Pelee to North Bay. Average weight for 42 walleye has been
130 lbs.
There also has been a spotty bite on walleye on the US waters on the western
basin reef complex Niagara, Little Pickerel, Big Pickerel, A Can and also East
of Kelly's Shoal. The fish on the US reefs are smaller 14 to 16 inches one pound
on the average.
Small moth bass fishing has been very good to us in Canadian waters we handled
around 100 yesterday most bass were averaging 13 to 15 inch and we caught
several 19 inch Trophy's. Drift fishing with soft craws and a slip sinker rig
July 13 2010
We moved our boats to Catawba Landing and we
have been fishing both Ohio waters and Canadian waters from D can to the
Canadian border in the Ohio waters has been been producing
lots of good eaters 15 to 17 inch fish both casting and trolling.
The Canadian waters have been producing a much better grade 18 to 24 inch walleyes with some 26 and 27s. We have been
drift fishing fishing rod in hand casting gold spinners and doing very well in
both Ohio and Canadian waters.
I an anxious to fish for Yellow Perch we have been catching a good number of
good size Yellow Perch drift fishing for walleye.
That's a good indication that its time!
July 10
Bass fishing Canadian side.
Drift fishing with soft craws just off the bottom and anchoring up we turned 70
bass in the 1 1/2 to 4 lb plus range. They were scattered you could site fish
them in 10 feet of water but we did our best anchored in 20 feet.
June 25 -2010
Nice boxes of walleye and limits were caught
drift fishing on the western basin Gold spinners low and slow was the ticket
also a early start. The drifters that got a early go had 15 to 20 fish by 8:00
am and some 42 fish limits were caught drifting by 10 am this morning. If you
missed the early bite the wind quit and the rest of the day was a pick. We ended
up with 18 nice walleye on my boat and Coe Vanna 111 finished with 36.
Trolling also produced nice catches of walleye. The Turn around buoy to the
Gravel Pits to C can to the Canadian Border all produced walleyes. We fished
between West Sister and
Middle Sister
June 22 & 23
Drift fishing limits are being caught on the
western basin.
We are catching limits of 1 1/2 to 3 lb walleyes drift fishing casting gold
weapons on the swing. Best areas have been from the Turn Around buoy near the
Michigan border to just north of the Gravel Pits to south of Middle Sister. East
of Kelly's Island has also been producing.
Nice size Yellow Perch are now showing up in the western basin just in time for
the start of our traditional perch jerkin season on our end of the lake!
June 21 2010
Drift fishing limits were caught north of
West Sister today. Two drifts a mile long each netted an average of 20 walleye
per drift and ended up with a nice limit catch of 42 walleye by 1100 am!
The May fly hatch is finishing up in the western end of the Lake and our
catching is picking up. My last four or five runs up to today I have
fished from the 00 line to the 06 line and have been marking fair to good and
catching an average of 20 walleye per trip casting on the swing using a 8 to a
ten count and a 3/4 ounce #4 deep cup Gold Colorado blade and a medium to fast
steady wind. The fish have been coming in the middle of the swing and some right
by the boat.
June 13 2010
Drift fishing catches have been good off
Huron - Vermillion- and around Pelee Island in the Canadian waters. The western
basin reef complex has had its moments for drifters but not as consistent as the
eastern bite. The Gravel Pits to the Michigan border the walleye fishing is
showing signs of perking up as the main May Fly hatch is slowing down in these
areas. Trolling catches over all have been more productive in the same
areas but not a sure bet.
June 1
The drift fishing bite is picking up. Finally some wind and Gold harnesses are working. We have been fishing the out side reefs A -B and C cans. CV1V caught 43 drift fishing by noon on May 31 and today's drifters are doing good again. Best areas are from Crane Creek to The Islands and in Canadian waters around Pelee Island. The trolling bite is strong also.
May 29 2010
Drift fishing has been spotty there has not
been enough wind to drift most days flat water and trolling has been the ticket.
The trolling bite has been good around the Bass Islands both east, south and
west sides also Niagara Reef C can and D can areas and up against the Michigan
border.
Lake Erie Western Basin Fishing Report May 9 2010
Walleye fishing remains good fishing jigs 3/4
ounce or weapons { Carolina rig with a # 4 Gold Blade }and bottom bouncers. We
have been fishing spinners and bouncers for about a week now while others
continue to catch with jigs. The walleye are done spawning and are spreading
into the open waters of the western basin. The gravel Pits - W-NW of West Sister
are producing as well as A Can,L Can, 20 feet of water in front of Crane Creek
State Park, between Crib and Round and Niagara Reefs and D can. The reefs especially
in the deeper water between the reefs 20 feet or so. The early bite on top has
been good after that focus on the deeper waters between. Although the fast pace
of catching limits during the spawn is over we are still taking very nice
catches of walleye it just takes longer as the limit is now up to six per person
as of May 1 and the fish are spread out more.
Lake Erie fishing report May 4 2010
Walleye are just about done spawning. There
is still a jig bite for walleye off the edges of the reefs, K can to Crane Creek
State Park and in the western basin reef complex from 10 to 20 feet of
water also in the Maumee Bay from Little Cedar Point to Turtle Island.
The open water spinner bite has been on from A can to Niagara Reef, between
South Bass Island and Mouse Island and up near the border from Middle Island to
Middle Bass Island and above Kelly's Island. Both bottom bouncers and weapons
worked low and slow around the swing have been catching good. The color is
always the same GOLD!
Lake Erie Fishing Report April 28-10
We left our dock at Wild Wings Marina at 700 am as it was a bit chilly. How ever
we soon warmed up. I made our first attempt drifting across Locust Point Reef
with no success so I moved to Cone Reef because it is deeper and no boats were
on it. I started my drift in 22 feet of water and we landed 3 nice walleye on
3/4 ounce jigs John Deer green tipped with night crawlers. We caught a few fish
on top but the best was off the upwind side in 22 to 20 feet of water. As usual
it did not take long for several other charters to spot me and move in. Well
when you get a couple charter boats close together on a tuff day it attracts
attention and soon there was 15 boats too many for my likings on Cone Reef so I
moved off to another outside reef and we caught our fish by our selves nice and
quite the way I like it. I did make 2 casts with a gold weapon and caught two
nice walleye which created a change a thon. I switched everyone over to spinners
and when they did not catch as well so I switched them back to jigs. The spinner
bite is easy when you have done it as long as some of us have. 3/4 ounce weight
#4 deep cup hex gold. blade. Make a long cast working the swing scratching the
bottom from time to time and almost jigging the spinner. Its easy if you have a
good feel but hard to teach. Bouncers have been catching also when you have
enough wind. Bigger walleye are being caught with spinners and bouncers around
the Islands areas Green to Rattle snake and Middle Bass to Middle Island and
above Kelly's Island.
Captain Dave. www.coevannacharters.com
Lake Erie fishing report April 25 2010
The wind has been east to north east for the
last couple days and at times a bit brisk with 2 to 4 foot waves. This muddies
the shore line waters up and moves the walleye deeper. Also the walleye are
finishing up spawning so the strong spawning urge that drives them to the
shallows and reefs and clam beds in big numbers is not happening any more. The
catches are spotty and the walleye are moving to the open waters, reefs and
ledges. Today I worked the deeper water between the reefs and we caught nice 5
lb males both on bottom bouncers and jigs. Two ounce bottom bouncers with a #4
deep cup hex gold blade tied short so it runs close to but just above the bottom
baited with a night crawler worked well. We also caught on 3/4 ounce jigs
purple/chartreuse casting the jigs 3/4 up wind and working them around the swing
did the best. We were averaging 4 to 6 walleye per half hour drift and we came
in with a nice box of walleye. We would have limited out but mother nature
raised her voice and we headed in. Look for the weapon spinner bite very soon. Don't
forget the night crawlers on your next trip! Capt. Dave
www.coevannacharters.com
April 23, 2010
The walleye are finishing up spawning and are moving deeper and starting to
scatter into the open waters of the lake. Today we took one long drift starting
in 22 feet near Cone Reef and let it slide for a couple hours and picked fish
all the way. We also took our first fish on bottom bouncers. So be prepared for
the weapon bite as we are entering transition time now. Don't forget your night
crawlers. It will be bouncing back and forth depending on who you talk to a
nd
what dog you feed. One person will say its jigs and the next weapons and
crawlers. Be prepared.
Capt. Dave
April 20 2010 Fishing Report
We left the dock around 6:15 am went out about a mile and a half shut off the
key with in 5 min I here fish on 2 and three people at a time. I was Quick to
get on the radio and tell my father we were on a hot spot. We took our limit of
nice 4 to 5 ib average walleyes by 8:00 am. We fun fished till about 12:00 and
threw back 20 to 25 nice walleyes. Purple hair jigs have been my favorite all
year green and blue have been good also. Three CoeVanna boats left the dock that
day and we all limited out really close to one another. What a great fishing
day. I will be fishing tomorrow afternoon I will post another report soon Capt.
Coe Allen
April 19 2010 Lake Erie Fishing Report
We loaded up at 630 this morning with a 6 man crew of Chicago brick layers. The
water cleared up nicely over night and we were able to fish local in 12 to 16
feet of water. Green/chartreuse and blue and white jigs tipped with a minnow and
a slow jigging motion did the trick. We had our limit of 28 walleye by 11:00am.
Turtle reef, Locust Point Cone Crib and Toussaint reefs as well as L can to K
can areas are holding lots of walleye.
April 18 2010
Sunday April 18 we took out a father and son team right after the wind and we
picked away on the reefs. Not fast but ok for the lake conditions.
April 15 2010
Coe Vanna 111 and Coe Vanna 1V each took limit catches drift fishing in a couple
of hours out in front of our marina. The best depth was at daylight 12 to 14
feet and a hour after daylight 16 to 18 feet. Same ole 3/4 ounce jigs tipped
with minnows purple/chartreuse and blue/white tipped with a minnow. Cast about
45 degrees down wind wind just enough to get your line tight and jig the lure
about 3 inches. Fishing the swing worked good all day.
April 13 2010
We held off in the morning as east winds were howling at 20 to 30 mph. By noon
they had backed off to 15 mph and we loaded up and went fishing. We fished
Locust Point Reef and were very happy as we took our boat limit of 24 four nice
walleye. It took a while but the crew hung in there. We averaged 2 to 4 fish per
drift and six hours later we were done and going home with a cooler full of
walleye. The zebra muscles are now active and we used this to our advantage as
they filter and clear the water up. There was about 2 inches of visibility in
the water when we first arrived on scene and by evening it was 10 inches. This
was our secret to success to fishing right after the wind. Finding fishable
water that holds fish during the spawn. The same jigs were used 3/4 ounce
purple/chartreuse tipped with a minnow.
Sunday April 12 2010
Today we had the pleasure of taking out a large family crew with 5 youngsters.
The kids, moms and dads caught their share of walleye. The bite was a little tougher
than I expected. On our first stop we caught 3 nice walleye right away in 10
feet of water then it stopped. I made several more attempts in the area and
landed two more. Then we moved a couple miles west into 18 feet of water away
from the main cluster of boats and we ended up with a nice box of 37 walleye in
the 3 to 4 lb range. A slow lift on the jig tipped with a minnow on purple/chartreuse
did the trick. The zebra muscles are getting active as the water is very clear.
I could see the fish 10 feet down. This causes the walleye to extra spooky, hold
tight on the bottom and move deeper.
Saturday April 10 2010
The Lake water had cleared up pretty good over night however the water temperature
dropped on the surface from 56 degrees to 48 degrees from the recent cold spell
and winds this made the fishing a little tougher. It was not a slam dunk. I
stayed out of the boats and fished deeper water from 18 to 12 feet. Purple and chartreuse
jigs with a minnow with a slow jigging motion did the trick. I needed 40 walleye
for my 10 man crew and we had them by noon. I had been spoiled catching limits
most days with in a hour or two and then play around. Back to fishing a bit
harder and really a reality check for the captain. I had all three of my boats
out and we all caught limits. I fished for 5 hours to limit out. In a month from
now that will be a fast day when we start traveling off shore!
Frank and gang Limit catch April 6 PM
April 6 - 2010
I ran two trips two trips today and both trips were limit catches in a couple
hours. This morning was a absolute slam dunk we caught what we needed in 1 hour.
This evening took about 2 1/2 hours 3 drifts to catch our 6 man limit of 24
walleye. Most fish are being caught in 10 to 12 feet of water in the evening and
8 to 10 feet in the morning. The reason for the early morning shore line bite is
the walleye push to the shores after dark to spawn so they are heavy in the
shallow water at day break. The water is a bit clear now so between day light
and boat noise the walleye move deeper after the first hour in the morning. This
after noon the bite was very strong in about 10 to 12 of water. I fished just
inside of K can. The reefs are all holding lots of walleye in the western basin.
The area off Little Cedar Point as well as Toledo Light to Turtle Island are
producing plenty of walleye too. Jig fishing in the clear water this evening a
small side ways slide action worked the best. You wanted to slide your jig not
hop it. In very clean water most of the fish are glued right to the bottom.
. Purple and chartreuse and blue and white did the trick again.Another trick to success
is to keep away from the boats in the shallow water as it doesn't take much to
spook fish in ten feet of water.
April 2
Bachelor party today group of ten customers my self and a mate. We caught 37
walleye on our first drift. Limit catch in just over 3 hours. Nice job guys and congratulations! The
older males showed up today 50% of our fish were 5lb males. The best depth was
14 to 16 ft. We fished that depth near our marina. 3/4 ounce jigs tipped with
minnows. Purple and chartreuse was the best and blue/white
April 1
Party of 8 limit catch jig fishing reef areas 10 to 16 ft of water. The fish
have been holding a little deeper than I thought. 16 foot of water was the
best.
March 31 2010
Spring fishing jig bite is on! Limit catch today for 8 people 32 walleye in 3
hours! Jigs tipped with minnows 3/4 ounce purple and chartreuse and blue and
white worked the best. We fished in front of our marina from 16 to 10 feet of
water was the best. We worked the ledges of the reefs. Limit catches are
happening at Little Cedar Point and the Turtle Island Area. In front of our
marina Wild Wings and off all the reefs in the western basin of Lake Erie. Hope
the weather holds. Capt. Dave
Catching Limits of Walleyes Is What We Do!
March 31 2010 Limit catch 3 hours 32 walleye!
Typical catch of this falls walleye 24 to 26 inch.
Sept & Oct is when the Trophy Walleye are caught 27 to 30 inch.
Tomorrow may be your lucky day! Fall also is the best time for Jumbo Yellow
Perch fishing.
Oct 1 - 13 2009
October has been producing nice catches of 4 to 11 lb walleye. Drift fishing the
reefs and fishing the deep waters off Cedar Point, Huron and Sawmill. When we
have descent weather for a couple days fishing has been good. We have not been
taking limits but Trophy fishing is not about limits it's Big Walleye. On the
average day we catch from 15 to 30 walleye drift fishing. Remember these fish
average 5 lbs and up and most days we see one to three walleye in the 9lb plus
range.
Perch fishing has been good off Huron dumping grounds, Sand Bar and in 40 ft of
water out from Cedar Point.
Bass fishing has been the best it has been in 10 years. Best areas are around
the Bass Isands and Pelee and the western basin reef complex. Fishing was a bit
slow for two days after the big winds but as soon as the water clears up bass
fishing is back on track.
Sept 11- 15
We have been catching nice boxs of walleye and perch drift fishing. Most of the
walleye are 3 to 6 lbs with an occasional bigger one. Small mouth bass fishing
has been the best it has been in years both around Pelee Island and the western
basin reef complex. Most of the smallies have been ranging from 15 to 17 inches
a solid 3 lb average with some trophys of 20 inches.
Typical box of this falls walleye caught
drift fishing casting gold weapons.
The Weapon
Gold , Gold and more gold is the color my favorite set up is number 4 deep cup
colarado blade either smooth or hammered.{ I tend to lean on the smooth one.}
Make the casting rig about 10 to 14 inches long, use three or four beads
in gold or orange/ red and finish with a medium size hook a mustad all
around sproat hook size # 4 works fine.. When fishing for suspended fish always
try different methods of retrieve. Slow steady, Medium steady. Stop and go etc.
Until you find out what is working the best for the day.
Capt. Dave.
Walleye:
Best
months for limit catch action is April, May, June, July, August, September and
October
Smallmouth Bass: season is open in Ohio and Canada .Smallmouth Bass fishing is looking good from the numbers of smallies I have seen while walleye fishing. We will be running Bass trips on the US and Canadian waters this year. Best times are Sept. and October.
Yellow Perch fishing. July, August, Sept, Oct
and Nov are the best times for yellow perch.
Jumbo Yellow perch fishing is at its best in Sept. and October
Yellow Perch limit is 30 per person per day.
No commercial netting of yellow Perch in the western basin. This is great news. The western basin is a line due north from Huron. This eliminates the nets around Kelly’s Island and the east edge of the Sandusky Bay. What this means is better size perch fishing especially around Kelly’s Island as Kelly’s borders the 45 feet of water and is where the western and central basins meet. Kelly’s has always been a hot spot for fall jumbo perch fishing .
The walleye bite was very good in the Canadian waters in September and October last year and we will fishing there again this fall. I will be docked at Catawba Island in September and October this gives us the same run to fish the deep waters off Huron or fish the Canadian waters off Pelee Island. So we can go either way where ever the fishing is the best.
You do not need pass ports or any thing special to go to Canadian waters and fish except a Canadian fishing license. We have all the permits on our boats to allow us to take you fishing over there and back with out a hassle. Here are the numbers to call and get your Canadian fishing license. It takes 3 weeks to get a Canadian license by mail and it is nice to have them. We can stop on Pelee Island and pick them up if we have to. There will be a fuel surcharge of $100.00 per boat on Canadian trips only if we go a long way into Canadian waters. East or North sides of Pelee. Canadian License call 800-667-1940 fax 705 755 1677.
Our lodging at Wild Wings Marina is about a 15 minute easy drive on high way 2 to our docks on Catawba Island and I appreciate it if you lodge with us every bit helps during these tough times.
Hope to see you this fall for the Trophy Walleye, Bass and Jumbo Perch fishing.
Coe Vanna IV is a 30 ft. Island Hopper powered
by a 350 HP 3116 cat. Cruises up to 25mph. She is 14 ft wide, coast guard
inspected and licensed to carry up to 10 people, remember if you have more than
six people this boat can handle those larger parties!
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Capt. Dave Whitt
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