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Click here for current Lake Erie weather   Coe Vanna offers current Lake Erie fishing reports from Port Clinton, Ohio.... Before you go fishing check here for our updated fishing reports for walleye-bass and perch. Covering the United States waters and Canadian waters of Lake Erie from Port Clinton, Ohio to Toledo to Detroit including the Western Basin reef complex - Bass Islands - Kelly's Island - Pelee Island and east to Lorain  Coe Vanna offers Lake Erie fishing charters on the United States and Canadian waters of Lake Erie.  We will recommend the best areas to fish during your visit with us on either the United States or Canadian waters. You do not need a passport to fish Canadian waters or anything special. Just a fishing license and you can get them bt calling 800-667-1940.  Purchase Canadian fishing license instantly on line same day with this link.  www2.on.wildlifelicense.com When we fish Canada you will not need a Ohio license. Purchase Ohio fishing license with this link   www.wildohio.com Oct 19  US and Canadian waters Lake water looked good not to muddy - weather cooperated and the Smallies did too. Bass fishing the East side of Pelee - John P. and crew turned 30 some bass for a 5 man crew. They were stalking the Trophies  and most of the bass were a chunky 17 to 19 inches with the best a shade over 20. Perch fishing was good  near Sheriton Point. The near shore waters in Ohio should be producing soon - Marble head light - Short Reef -  Kelly's  American. Walleye fishing on the reefs was slow, my gut feeling is the deep water bite should be on. Not a lot of boats fishing this time of year and with the weather we have had recently we have not been out much either. This is typical for this time of year we have several good weeks of Trophy fishing to go.  Oct 13 - East of the Bass Islands Canadian and US waters Deep water reefs are producing limit catches of walleye drift fishing. Nice catches have also come from the deep waters on the border between Middle Island and North Bass. The day and night bite for walleye on the reef ledges and in the shallows has been very good the last several days. Trophy walleye are now being caught in both the shallows and deep water. Get a descent wind to drift with and the catches have been very good. Perch fishing has remained stable with the Canadian waters producing the most consistent. Sheriton Point has been very steady all fall. We have some wind coming this weekend it looks like Saturday will be windy and Sunday iffy. It is suppose to be a two day wind event so I do not believe it will mess the fishing conditions up. Especially in the deep waters. Oct 11 US and Canadian waters Walleye fishing on the deep water reefs is producing walleyes not like they were before the Lake rolled over but with the unusual warm weather the bite here is improving. The deep water walleye are sputtering. We located several schools in the Canadian waters and did well one day and stubbed it the next. I have not been out for a few days now. My gut feeling is the deep water walleye will bite soon. It is normal when Trophy fishing the deep waters to beat on the walleye one day and walleye beat on you the next. That is the nature of Trophy fishing. Perch bite has been excellent in Canadian waters and small mouth bass are doing very well also. Oct. 8  Drift Fishing Canadian Deep Water October 8 - 2011 I think the walleye were here all along just dnb - dead nuts bottom and you can not mark them when they are flat on the bottom. Today they finally suspended and we located several different schools that Produced Trophy Walleye drift fishing casting weapons. The best depth was 34 feet just off the deep water reefs. Both on the east and west sides of Pelee. There also was a shallow water bite on the Ohio reefs for a few fortunate ones. All Three Coe Vanna boats fished the Canadian waters and we were spread out looking. We all took Trophy Walleye drifting. It was a very light if any wind. I am looking forward to tomorrow and hoping for a little more wind. I am excited with what I seen on the graphs and confident .The Perch fishing was very good in Canadian waters and the bass action a bit slow but good. Smallies are effected by the full moon because they feed all night and when the sun rises they sleep. It is usually a better late day bite for bass during the bright moon.  Oct. 6 - 2011 Perch fishing has been very consistent in the Canadian waters near Sheriton Point. Limits of nice to jumbos are being taken pretty much on a daily basis. We caught our nine limits of 270  nice perch in about 3 hours. I ran a medium grade so we kept 8 1/2 inch perch and better. Out of 270 we had around 30 that were 10 to 13 inches. Beautiful box of perch.  We finished off the day with some nice smallies action  and a few walleyes. Walleye fishing is still at a stand still since the lake rolled over and was rocked with a heavy three day blow. The walleye will start again question is when. Bass fishing has been very good on both U.S. and Canadian waters and the big boys are showing up! We are trying walleye on a daily basis. The next bite will be in the deep water. I  am keeping a close watch and researching different areas daily. Until the walleye bite is more stable we are recommending catching perch and smallies after giving the walleye a good shot. I  post honest reports and  when the walleye are biting you will see it here.   October 3 - 2011 Walleye fishing was very tough today we tried deep water and shallow but neither produced just one here and there that was it. How ever on the bright side the water was in good shape after all the wind from the last several days. We had a foot and a half visibility the water started clearing north of Kelly's Island. The water temperature dropped about 7 degrees I was showing 60 degrees on the surface. There was only a couple boats out today and a lot of water to cover. Traditionally as the lake rolls over singles the end of the deep water reef bite and starts the open water Trophy fishing. We did not mark a lot of fish in the open waters I checked out today but that does not mean much as the water cools walleye are prone to holding dead nuts on the bottom and you can not mark them. There was plenty of walleye around as the lake rolled over last week and the main schools should be migrating our way. I guess to sum it up I feel the walleye will start biting in the next couple days as we have fair weather in the forecast through the weekend.  Smallmouth bass fishing has been very good today best depth was 10 to 14 feet. The bass fishing is getting back to how it was 10 years ago. On a average day we are turning 60 plus bass in the 2 two 4 lb range. Bass fishing is turning up the heat with 20 inch trophies moving into the shallow waters - they are putting on the fall feeding frenzy now!as  We fished Canadian waters near Pelee today.  Perch fishing was slow on the US waters around the Bass Islands but was good in Canadian waters near Sheriton Point.  Sept 26 - 2011 East side of Bass Islands and  Canadian waters  The Lake Water is Turning Over Walleye Fishing Down.  The last 3 days drift fishing with the same crew we caught 30 walleyes on day one-21 walleyes day 2 and 16 walleyes day 3. We tried the deep waters which is where the next pay loads of walleye will come from. The walleyes on the deep water reefs have fallen like the stock market. It is normal and happens every year as the lake rolls over. From here out there will be spotty bites on the reefs how ever it will be favoring late day and night fishing. The trophy walleye are in our area they will show their heads in the open waters near the Islands. It will be a couple more days for the fish to adjust to the lake rolling over. The Canadian border between North Bass and Middle Island- East to South of Chickonelle - Sawmill -near the east edge of the Sandusky Bay in front of Cedar Point these will be prime areas to focus on. Dust off your bottom bouncers and get ready for the Big Headed Trophy walleye. Small moth and yellow perch catches have remained good. A bit slower for the same reasons as above. Perch trips have been taking most of the day to catch limits this to shall change soon. Sept. 22   Drift fishing East of the Bass Islands The lake water rolls over from west to east and the walleye and perch bite was good today. This semi annual curse to fisherman is just about over. We took 26 walleye with a 5 man crew casting weapons working the deep water reef ledges. Our catch had several 26 and 27 inch walleye today. Seven pounds was our best. The walleye bite will pick up from now on the lake has finished rolling over.  Perch fishing on the wheel was good today no slam dunk as it took most of the day to get a limit. The perch fishing will pick up tempo also now that the lake water is settling. The reports  posted are from guides that fish every day.  Sept 21 - 2011 Small mouth bass  fishing has been well above average this year- especially in Canadian waters around Pelee Island. Average days we have turned 60 bass per run with a 6 man crew. Soft craws drifted just above the bottom or anchored on the reef peaks or reef ledges. The last week 10 to 14 feet have been the best depths. Salt tubes and plastic baits work well at times - how ever soft craws work most all the time.  Walleye fishing has been a bit slow since last Saturday due to winds and I believe the  lake water is rolling over now. Every year when this happens the walleye and perch fishing get spotty for a few days. We should push through this any time then look for the deep water walleye bite near the islands to start. This is the arrival of the large schools of walleye 5 to 8 lbs and it is this class of walleye that the Trophy walleye run with. You just need a little luck to get a hold of some of them. Lean on the afternoon bite to get stronger from now on as the fall progresses. The night bite has started on the deep water reefs east of the bass islands Sept. 17 2011  East of Bass Islands near Kelly's - King George - Meyers and Chickenolle and Mill Point The weather man was off - So whats new-LOL Off but good we had a nice east wind 2 to 4 foot waves just right to get the reef gators fired up! Weight forwards and weapons did very well. Working the swing getting our lures close to the bottom but not dragging and wham a aggressive hard hit today!  Very nice average size 3 1/2 lbs to 5 lbs and several 26 and 27 inch walleye. The fall bite is on.  Sept 15- East of Bass Islands Ohio & Canadian Deep Water Reefs Fishing was on the slow side in the morning but the cards were stacked with a cold front moving in and a falling barometer and as the fall progresses the evening bite tends to be stronger. The walleye did not let us down and the bite picked up later in the day. A couple 27 and 28 inch trophy walleye as well as 24's - and 18 to 20 inch walleye. This fall bite combines several year classes of walleye as they migrate back west staging for winter and spring spawning. The schools will build in numbers from now until ice up holding near the deep water reefs on the east side of the bass islands - Kelly's - Pelee - Middle to Huron - Sawmill Creek and Vermilion. You get the bonus trophy walleye mixed with 2 to 6 pound walleye to fill the coolers. This season also yields those exceptional  hot days of 6 to 12 pound walleye that will over load your cooler.  Many choose to troll the deep water for walleye how ever as you can see below that if you know the reef areas good you can pin the walleye up using the deep water reefs to your advantage. September 13 - 2011 The Lake is stabilizing out from the hefty winds last week. Bass fishing has held up and action has increased in numbers and size. Typical as the days get shorter and the water temperature drops the bass crank up big time. Walleye catches picked up yesterday and I expect it notch up each day with stable winds on the forecast. The deeper waters are now settling out and the walleye and perch bite will pick up accordingly. Big headed walleye are showing up now near the deep water reefs. September 11 - 2011 East of the Bass Islands and Canadian waters near Pelee. The recent 4 day blow  starting Labor day has slowed some fishing down. The walleye fishing has been slow the last several days due the past wind. Muddy water along with the surface water temperature drop of 10 degrees has put a temporary halt to the heavy box's of walleye. How ever this temperature drop will bring the Trophy walleye to us and we are eagerly awaiting their arrival on the east side of the Bass Islands. Prior to the wing catching was awesome but more importantly the trophy walleye were being caught. I expect good walleye fishing to get going by mid week.  Smallmouth Bass fishing has been awesome! They live on the reefs so the water their cleans up fast and the fast drop in the water temperature has these flying acrobats all fired up! Canadian waters is producing very good  small mouth bass action now. Perch fishing both in Ohio waters and Canadian waters has been good. Not nearly as fast as before the blow. Average size in Canadian waters 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 inches. Limits are still being caught it is taking 6 - 7 hours or so. The perch like the walleye are in the deeper water - just because it is clean on the surface does not mean it is not murky below. The perch and walleye have the muddy water to look to them. This will change in a day or two. As the lake settles down a bit more. Ohio Waters east of Put In Bay and the Bass Islands  Canadian waters near Pelee Coe Vanna 11 fished Canadian reefs today and took a nineteen fish walleye drift in 30 minutes! They stayed with walleye and and needless to say they caught their 42 walleye! Best depths were 6 to 24 feet working deeper as the sun rises higher. Premium - Gold weapons # 4 deep cup Colorado blades did the trick mounted behind a 3/4 ounce slip sinker. Several Big Headed walleye today. One 28 and several 27's and 26's. The Big Headed walleye will get more abundant from now on as they migrate west and stage for spring spawning. These schools of walleye will put on a feeding frenzy in the deep waters East of the Bass Islands. Where we are docked now at Catawba Landing. They will move to the western basin reef complex under the ice and we will greet them in April as the ice breaks - fishing out of Wild Wings Marina. September 2 - Perch fishing was as good as it gets. We fished 1 mile south south west of Gull Island Schoal in 32 feet of water. Anchored using our special hand tied 3 hook perch rigs tipped with lake erie emerald shiners. Two of our boats took near 20 walleye per boat drift fishing the Ohio reefs. We switched over to Perch Jerkin and both boats took 200 Nice Yellow Perch in about 2 hours. Bull - Ya - Man the perch were on. Hint do not anchor two close bto other boats that have been perch fishing unless you know them and you are taking their spot. Perch chum them selves in and the feeding frenzy is on. You need to get your own fired up. The boat that is pulling them has them under his boat.  September 1 2011  Ohio waters east of the Bass Islands  - Canadian waters near Pelee Small mouth Bass fishing two thumbs up! Drift fishing craws best depth 8 to 14 ft.  Walleye bite has been very strong all three of our boats took limits today drift fishing on the Canadian and Ohio reefs. Nice fish 3 lb average. We did not get any big ones however some 26 and 28s were taken today! Tizz the season! Best depths for walleye was 6 to 14 feet.  August 31 Ohio waters East of Bass Islands The Lake was shook up pretty good two days ago and when all settles out it moves the fish around. We had very good luck today casting weapons Copper Blades with gold beads. We had our 4 man limit of 24  in a couple hours. Nice 3 lb average - no big heads they will be here any day! Best areas was hard bottom sharp - steep drop offs into 30 feet. The walleye were in 12 to 14 feet of water close to the ledges. We were limited early so I suspect they  moved deeper as the day progressed. Perch fishing was good also size was ok. 30 feet of water about a mile west of Gull. We took 90 perch in about 2 hours. Most were 8 to 8 1/2 we had to grade them as there was a fair share of smaller ones around also. August 27 Ohio waters East of the Bass Islands and Canadian waters Walleye fishing was very good for some. The deep water Canadian reefs produced good catches of walleye for the drift fisherman. The Canadian walleyes averaged 2 to 5 lbs. Ohio walleye were a grade smaller most 2 to 3 lbs. The same with the Yellow Perch they are nice in Ohio waters and very nice in Canadian waters. Perch fishing close to Gull and in the North Bay of Kelly's. I fished Ohio waters for walleye today and worked the deep water reefs near Kelly's Island and rocks around the Island. It was 2 here 4 there 1 here and later in the day the bite picked up. Using  3/4 and 1/2 ounce copper deep cup hex pattern Colorado #4- weapons with a gold bead. Just skim your lure above the bottom. The walleye were holding right on steep breaks in 20 to 12 feet of water. Not much on the shallows for me today. We ended up having a very good day with 45 walleye.  Pictured above. August 26  Rod In Hand Drift Fishing Action Victor K and crew soli9d catch- nice box of walleye on a windless day.  August 26 East of the Bass Islands and Canadian waters  Walleye fishing was slow but produced nice catches casting weapons - working the hard bottom from 8 to 26 feet. Small mouth fishing was excellent today. We turned 60 small mouth bass in Ohio waters today. Most averaged 2 to 3 lbs. I said most! We handled a dozen bass in the 18 to 20 inch range 4 1/2 to 5 lbs smallies. Soft craws anchored or drift fishing working from 8  to to 16 foot produced the best. Bass pictures below. August 26 Bass Action JR and crew handled 60 bass today. Left five at a time! 3 nice ones and two that is nice to see. We caught all sizes today from 2 years olds to  5 lb Trophies! August 23 - 2011  Everett L and crew fished yesterday for walleye on the Canadian waters they landed 20 nice  walleyes others took limits. We had to pick up fishing licenses and whip these guys into  fishing machines! LOL. Today they are going at it with 25 walleye at 11:00 am. Thirty six is  their limit and I am sure they will be limited before 300 pm. Everett L. - Final tally 42 walleye  Bull - Ya  August 22 2011 East of the Bass Islands and Canadian Deep water reefs. Drift fishing for walleye in Canadian waters was very good today catches were from  respectable boxes to limits depending on your crew. Nice fish 3lb average with 26s showing  up more and more. The big Headed Walleye will be here any time. Bass fishing Ohio waters was excellent on the East side of the Islands. We turned 60 bass  today. Yes turned meaning all of them are still swimming as we took pictures and released  them! Lots of 3 lb bass and several 4 to 5 lb Trophies August 21 2011 East of Bass Islands and Canadian reefs Perch fishing was spotty in the Islands area as well as the walleye in the morning. Both were not active one here one there. Then the weather stabled out and the wind changed directions and came steady out of the NW - like a light switch the walleye and perch lit up! The yellows size went to 8s and better with doubles coming in. We ended up with a nice box of perch. As the wind switched the walleye turned on too. Our numbers jumped from 10 fish at 1200 noon to 42 at 300 pm - 120lb box. Hard bottom gators suspended at a five count off the deep ledges. There are a lot of 26 inch 5 lb walleye here already and the brutes are very close.  August 20 East of the Bass Islands Ohio Waters Small Mouth Bass were fired up. We anchored and drifted. Lots of 2-3-4 at a time. Eight to 14 foot was the best and soft craws did the trick! We turned 65 bass today most were 15 to 17 inches scrappy 2 to 3 lbs and a dozen or so went 18 to 20 inches Trophies! Walleye some did and others did not. Same ole. Drift fishing the hard bottom from 8 to 20 feet was best. Some boats ended up in with near limits in Ohio and Canadian waters - which is very good considering the wind quit and there was very little drift. The weather buoy north of Vermillion is producing walleye and the big headed ones are showing up early! These walleye will continue to move west and get the schools will get bigger as they stage on the east side of the bass islands near the deep water reefs for winter. Trolling is doing the best catching in the deep water near the weather buoy. Perch fishing was spotty today in the Ohio waters one of our boats took a limit of perch another 3/4 s of there perch limit. These tasty rascals can be temperamental at times. It is called fishing.  August 19 Ohio waters East of Bass Islands Smallmouth Bass fishing is getting better and better year after year for at least the last three years. Most days we are turning 30 to 60 bass per day! Bass school to size for the most part so if you are in the 17 to 19 inch range the Lunkers are there to. With a little luck you may pull A Fish Ohio Trophy 20 inches 5 Lbs or better! Today Capt. Jeff worked around Kellys Island and reported turning around 30 bass in about 5 hours of fishing. Soft craws drifted just above the bottom.   Walleye fishing casting gold weapons was good for some it takes a while to get in swing of things. The best catches were pulled working the deep water reefs and along the east side of the Bass Islands August 17 Painting boat bottoms summer routine maintenance. Be up and running again this Friday. Boat bottom painting - maintenance  I will share some of the mistakes that I have made in selecting bottom paint for boats. I use to think that cheap boat bottom paint it is antifouling and it slowly sifts off and keeps the bottom clean of algae. The problem is that the heavy paint builds up after several years and the bottom of the boat is painted but now it has high and low spots - pits and it is a hard if not a impossible job to sand it smooth. So do it right once and save your self the headache. Each pit means water drag which means more fuel. Sand blast the built up bottom paint - some use corn cobs a experienced sand blaster is ok if he has experience blasting fiberglass boat bottoms. The blasting ruffs the bottom eliminating sanding. Wipe it clean I use acetone. Put two good barrier coats on wait no more than 12 hours between coats. The barrier coat seals the fiberglass and keeps the glass from soaking up water. Yes fiberglass soaks up water and weight means fuel. Wait no more than 12 hours between coats! The pores in the paint seal and then you must sand and wipe it to get the next coat to adhere.  I use VC original copper this stuff is so thin that it does not build up creating paint pits that cost you fuel!  This bottom paint is like alcohol it evaporates quick. Use the thin foam roller and pour no more paint than you can use in 10 minutes. The paint comes in a quart. Cost is basically the same. The cheap heavy stuff takes a good gallon to do the same job and there is nothing cheap about it when it costs extra fuel every time you go out! I paint a 30 foot sport craft with 2 quarts it goes a long way. The very first coat may take three. My experience is do it right once and the bottom paint will pay for its self over and over in fuel savings plus your engine does not have to work as hard. I pull all my boats - power wash the bottoms and re paint them every August. Open all the hatches for a couple days to dry the glass out. My boats run 3 to 5 miles per hour faster - after the summer paint jobs. The bonus is I do not power wash them when we pull for the winter and if you do you may have to repaint as power washing strips a lot of the paint off. Now the bottoms are all painted and in prime condition for the rest of the season. The little bit of algae that gets on the bottom between now and the end of October I leave as it will dry out and die over the winter and fall off when you launch in the spring. So now your boat bottom is already for next spring and the fuel savings start now!. With the price of fuel today keep your boats bottom paint in good shape - your engine in tune - plugs-cap-rotor every year and oh yes replace the spark plug wires every couple years.  Maintaining your boat bottom properly will pay for its self over and over again in fuel savings! August 14 Fishing East side of the Bass Islands August 14 - 2010 Canadian Waters and East of the Bass Islands in Ohio waters Drift fishing for walleye on and near the hard bottom produced good catches. The current was weird today and kept switching which messed with the walleye a bit but it did not bother the Jumbo Yellow Perch fishing. Coe Vanna 11 fished on the wheel and brought in a limit catch of Jumbo Yellow Perch. Perch jerkin was straight up and down. Small mouth Bass Fishing was excellent! Coe Vanna 1V turned lots of smallies in the 4 lb plus range today. Drifting soft craws just off the bottom. The stars were aliened for the bass as we had them hooked 2 and 3 at a time! The bass are sensitive to cold fronts and will move into deeper water and lay tight on the bottom. This renders your fish finder use less except for depth. Depth as always is the key. They were  tight on the bottom just off the reef peaks - 12 to 14 ft. We fished around Kelly's Island today. August 13 Limit catch Canadian waters. ROD IN HAND DRIFT FISHING ACTION!  August 13-2011 Canadian waters and U.S. waters East of the Bass Islands Walleye fishing working the rocks was very good for some and not so good for others. American Eagle- Kelly's Shoal and King George- Chickenole - Mill Point- Gull and Lucy's Point all produced walleye today. We took our limit off Chickenolle casting Copper weapons with gold beads. Skim the bottom do not drag it. As soon as you learn to control the depth of your lure and keep it close to the bottom, work the reef ledges and different depths as the day progresses you will find this fishing can be very productive.  Yellow Perch fishing near the wheel in Canadian waters is producing limits of 8 1/2 half to 9 1/2 inch average yellows with some 10 to 13 inch yellows blended in. Very nice perch! Small moth bass action was very good today also in Canadian waters. Drifting soft craws with in a foot of the bottom. Keep them off the bottom just out of the gobies reach using a slip sinker rig. East side of Pelee was on today. Best depths were 10 to 18 ft. Good numbers of Bass were turned today.  August 12 Canadian and Ohio waters East of the Bass Islands Perch fishing was on the slow side today part due to no Lake Erie Emerald shiners thanks to the full moon. Walleye fishing was very good early as we had a nice drift and worked the swing on the out side deep water reef ledges. The fall walleye bite is starting early. With the prolonged cold spring and a short fast warm up the walleye did not migrate far east and thus they are back early. Today we caught 54 walleye drifting hard bottom by 12:30 on Coe Vanna 1V  August 12 - Bull Ya !  54 - Limit - Catch - Drift fishing Hard Bottom!!! Darrel Y and family Limit Catch of 30 walleye drift fishing hard bottom casting gold weapons. August 8 Ohio and Canadian waters Perch fishing remains out standing on the east side of the Bass Islands. Twenty six feet of water from Perry's Monument to Kelly's Island.  Canada- The Wheel - North Bay of Pelee and east of Chickenolle on the deeper sand humps. Walleye fishing in the open waters has been ok for trolling. I caution you before dumping trolling gear in. The small white bass and weeds will keep you working a non stop assembly line.  Walleye fishing - Drifting-working the rocks is and always will be productive.  You need  a crew that can cast weapons or hard ware lures. The whole key here is to know where the walleye hang out on any given reef and wind direction.  Fish by your self as the shallow water fish will not stand boat pressure. If you have a descent chop they are still sensitive to noise and the calmer it is the easier they spook. I call it prop shock. Lol. When you locate a shelf that is holding walleye circle around and drift back over them. Do not run over them! I use 1/2 ounce and 3/4 ounce weights depending on the depth we are working and how much wind we have. When you feel a rattle -rattle-rattle bite it is gobies and it tells you you your lure is dead nuts on the bottom. Speed your retrieve. When you master controlling your lure depth working the swing - which means feeling the bottom and skimming you lure just above it- you will be hooked! If you are afraid to break some rigs this type of fishing is not for you. Hard to believe but  in a couple weeks the  big headed walleye will be showing up. We caught one today. The best depth was 18 to 27 feet and as the sun got lower we worked shallower and shallower finishing our boat limit of 30 walleye in 8 to 10 feet.  August 6 Ohio and Canadian waters Perch fishing was very good today around Kelly's Island 26 foot of water on American Eagle was hot. Straight up and down perch jerking. Other good areas east of Perry's Monument, Green Island, Wagon Wheel and on the border between Middle Island and North Bass. 8 to 91/2 inch average was no problem. Limit catches were taken in a couple hours. The small white bass are a good bonus fish with no limit. Have them butter fly filleted - batter and deep fry. Fresh they are very good.    August 6 Perch doubles club. 170 Perch in 2 hours August 6 Perch doubles club Walleye fishing was on the slow side today. There is no breeze and any fish are tough to catch under these conditions. You need the drift for walleye and the boat to swing on the anchor for perch. A day where trolling has a better shot for walleye. Nice respectable catches of walleye are being taken off the deep water reefs and around the Islands. Average catches from 16 to 30 walleyes depending on the skill of your crew - wind and water clarity- the rock bite can be good for those who will stand and cast. How ever this fishing is much more prone to conditions being right than the deep open water flats bite. You need a breeze and the rougher the better. Ideal is to be fishing when the wind picks up and the water starts to muddy. This will get the reef gators biting. We are now in the dog days of August hot humid and light winds. The after noon and evening fishing is a better choice for walleye as they are more active then. We are already getting cooler nights so the fall fishing for Walleye - Perch and Bass will be picking up tempo in the next couple weeks. As the water temperature cools and the days get shorter, Lake Erie's fish will fire up and gorge them selves staging in the deep waters on the east side of Lake Erie's Islands for winter. Part of the increase in the fish eating more is that their eggs are developing now for spring spawning and they need the extra energy. We take full advantage of the walleyes predictable movements each year by buying docks and and moving our boats in the areas where the walleye migrate back to and stage for winter. Trophy walleye and bass season is September and October. So if you are looking for a wall hanger this is the time.  August 4 Ohio and Canadian waters Yellow perch and white bass fishing all around Kelly's Island is like it use to be. My answer to this is the absence of micro sistas algae.  The neon green looking algae on the surface. The Perch do not like this and when it is around get out of it and fish. This algae depletes the oxygen in the water. This springs record rain-snow melt from up north and Detroit Maumee and Sandusky Rivers stayed in flood April and May flushed the western basin . Lake Erie water turns over every 10 years in normal conditions. The algae is gone for now and all the prime perch areas are producing nice size Jumbo Yellow Perch. American Eagle, Kelly's shoal, Lucy's Point Sunrise Point, Ennis Reef, Taco Bell all are producing. Anchor up and use Lake Erie emerald shiners fish with in a inch or two of the bottom. Canadian waters Wagon Wheel to Sheraton Point. Drift fishing for walleye around the bass islands Kelly's and Pelee is producing nice catches of walleye. Use a 1/2 or 3/4 ounce weapon I always use gold 4 Deep Cup Colorado blade. Hard ware lures Erie Dearie, Horse heads, Parrish Peas, Tiny Teasers all are good shallow water weapons! Work the shallow reefs or shallows around the Islands. One walleye here 3 here 2 here at the end of the day you have a solid box of walleye. It takes standing and casting! If your not loosing a few lures your not doing it right. Smallmouth bass action has been on the rise also. Salt tubes, soft craws and big minnows are producing well. 14 to 22 ft has been good during the mid day hours and 6 to 14 ft early and late in the day. North Bay in Pelee, Middle Grounds, South East shoal., Sheraton Point, Mill Point and Winter reef all are producing nice small mouth action. I anchor when fishing live bait and drift with the artificial. Ohio waters - West Reef, Niagara, Toussaint, Crib, Buckeye, Kelly's Shoal. I recommend taking our combo trip for walleye and perch or bass. The deep water walleye bite is pretty much done for the drift fisherman. Trolling is still producing in the open waters. This is rock fishing season. Beat some lures around the islands shores and on the shallow reefs. You catch nice size gators and from here on out fishing east of the bass islands expect the average size of the walleye to run bigger. This is because the main schools of larger walleye are in the deeper waters east of the islands and the deep water reefs will hold a fair amount of these fish and the numbers will get better and better as the days shorten and the water starts to cool. This triggers the spawning urge in the walleye and they stage near the islands to Huron and Vermillion. Rock fishing season is Trophy Walleye Season! August 1 2011 Ohio and Canadian waters Drift fishing went very well for walleye. We are changing our schedule to what the fish want. The afternoon bite for is stronger for walleye. Today Coe Vanna 11 Departed at 2:30 pm and timing is everything- they enjoyed a limit catch of walleye casting Gold weapons working around North Bass. We know where the ledges and rocks that hold walleye are and there feeding habits. We are now into rock fishing. Perch fishing has been a given with lots of Yellow Perch being taken near Kelly's and North Bass - Lucy's Point. The Perch are very nice size for this time of year- wait till the water starts cooling even bigger perch will enter the scene. Anchor, fishing emerald shiners just a inch off the bottom. Use a limber pole for these tasty morsels spooled with power pro it will help you feel them bite. . July 31 2011 Ohio Waters Drift fishing has been going well for walleye fishing the reefs around Kelly's and the Bass Islands. Work the under water cliffs or ledges . The evening bite is better which is typical of walleye in warm water during August and September on Lake Erie. The deep water bite is slow trolling has been doing ok. Yellow Perch are on fire. Limit catches in two or three hours of nice 8 to 8 1/2 inch average size near Kelly's Island and North Bass. When you go west of the Bass Islands the perch grade for the most part drops off to just ok. Canadian waters July 31 2011 Walleye fishing in the afternoon and evenings on the reefs has been productive for the drift fisherman. It is a ditto of the Ohio report. Casting 1/2 or 3/4 ounce weights with a gold weapon. When we are in a lazy or no wind days in the summer the wind follows the sun and around 2pm you get a good east breeze usually producing white water which activates the reef fish. Ancient Chinese secret ! LOL Smallie action in Canadian waters has been good around Pelee with some big boys already! Wait for the days to get shorter and the water temperature to start dropping this bite will get stronger from here through October. Yellow Perch in the Canadian waters has been very good 8 1/2 to 9 1/2 inch average with the occasional 12 and 13 inch perch. This fishing will stay steady and get a bigger average as the water cools. Canadian water Perch are a grade above the Kelly's Island Perch and the Kelly's Island Perch are a grade above the western basin reef complex perch. A-B-C can and Niagara reef perch for the most part. Jim D had his day and way with the bass today Steve with a nice one also! July 30 July 27 Canadian waters  Walleye fishing was slow today for the drift fisherman. Perch Action was very good. July 27 Ohio waters Drift fishing for walleye was slow around Kelly's Island to the Canadian border. Trolling had better success near West Sister and the Gravel Pitts. Perch Fishing near Kelly's Island was very good. We landed our limit with a family crew of 280 Nice Yellow Perch.  Chunky 8 to 8 1/2 inch average. Our catch in a 120 quart cooler pictured below. July 27 Yellow Perch Fishing near Kelly's Island July 26 Canadian waters Small mouth  fishing started off slow how ever by days end the action picked up. We landed 15 smallies in the 18 inch range. Drifting soft craws around Pelee Island.  July 25 Ohio waters Drift fishing was very good for some others struggled. We worked the out side reefs today. 3/4 or 1/2 ounce #4 Deep Cup Hammered or smooth Gold Weapons - 8 count steady wind 1/2 to 3/4 away around. Work the wheel work the wheel none of the lond line straight draggers. You control the lure depth by working the swing. The boat is in control of  the depth on a long line. Working the swing keeps your lure in the strike zone.Coe Vanna 1V took a boat limit of 36 walleye by 11:30. We fished the Islands Areas. July 25 Canadian waters The walleye are bigger in Canada but the bite was tough for most. There were a few Captains like Rizo who pulled Limits today. The guys needed to be tuned in or it was sheap head heaven! Not a lot to report as the big Captains Deminger tournament is fished in Canadian waters is tomorrow.  So all is quiet. Who ever wins this one gets a swelled head avoid them for awhile. LOL July 24 2011 Canadian waters  Walleye fishing is getting spotty due to the heat. You need to have a good start on your walleyes by 1030 am after that the bite has been slowing down until about 3 in the after noon and not many of us can hang out fishing that long with the heat wave that has been going on. The last couple days we have been catching respectful box's of walleye drifting - 20 to 30 walleye has been the average catch.  July 24 - Ohio waters Walleye fishing in Ohio waters is getting spotty to due to the rescent heat wave for both drifting and trolling. We did very well on center council with a limit catch drift fishing pictured below today.  July 24 Limit catch Father and son with -  Capt. Dave July 21 Canadian waters  Drift fishing was excellent today. It really did not matter where you were we had the perfect wind 2 to 3 foot waves nice drift covering ground all areas around Pelee Island produced nice boxes of walleye. We used 1 ounce sinkers on gold weapons and a ten count half to two thirds way around the swing and hang on.  July 21 Ohio waters  Drift fishing bite and trolling in Ohio waters was good as the picture below tells the story. Scott Point Shoal - American Eagle Shoal and on the border between middle Island and North Bass were good areas today. Jay C. and daughters drift fished with Capt. Jeff  July 21 -  Nice Catch! Ohio Waters. July 20 Ohio waters Ohio walleye fishing was good for the drift fisherman from C can Niagara Reef D can and near the shipping channel From the turn around buoy south to the number 2 buoy. Trollers did ok in these areas to. Man the captains in Wild Wings refuse to fish any more troll-troll-troll We have been casting and catching limits on a daily basis both in U.S waters and Canadian waters and if not limits at least respectable boxs. Nothing against trolling we do it to but only if asked or we feel the need to. We are producing plenty of walleye!  Rod in Hand - Drift fishing - Set Your Hook and Hang On Action! July 20 Canadian waters Drift fishing was very good early but  quickly dissipated to a pick after 10:30 am when the heat started coming on. A lot of limits came prior to this and the rest of us managed respectable boxes. I had a first time family crew that never fished Lake Erie they were great! We landed 29 walleye today everyone had a blast! The kids caught fish on Zebco 202s! Wagon Wheel to the Ohio Border between Middle Island and North Bass a area of about 8 miles is holding walleyes on the south and west side of Pelee. The walleye out of Canadian waters are at least a grade bigger than in Ohio. I fished near the Chicks today our biggest was 8 lbs. Most of the walleye are 20 to 24 inches 2 to 4 lb average. July 19  Hey Capt. Dave, it's Missy Bond.  Thank you and Capt. Jeff for the awesome trip  today.  We couldn't ask for anything better.  We caught our limit (myself going  4 casts for 4 fish to catch our last 4).  Capt. Jeff was amazing- your charter  fulfilled our needs plus more!! Capt. Jeff said if we send u a pic we'll make it  on your fishing report website.  We'll see you guys again for sure!!Drift fishing on the reef machine the 22 ft Key Largo with Capt. Jeff in the afternoon. They are pictured in the bow of the boat July 19 2011. Canadian waters July 18-2011 Drift fishing was a slam dunk on the wheel -Mosquito Bay and from 16 to 30 feet off  King George and Chickenolee. A lot of charters in the Canadian side we limited by 10 am. Walleye fishing just does not get any better than this! Ohio waters July 18 -2011 Drift fishing in Ohio waters was very good today.  Some boats were limited by 1030 am.Casting 3/4 ounce gold weapons on a ten count. We had our boat limit of 24 by 1230. Ten year old John was the first to punch his ticket casting! Trolling was good North of West Sister near the gravel pits. We drifted between D and E can. Other areas producing in Ohio waters are Gull and Kelly's shoal and near the kidney just west of west reef.  Ohio waters July 17 -2011 Drift fishing in and near the western basin reef complex remains excellent! Change your weights with the wind and depth. I keep a 1/2 ounce and 3/4 ounce in my pocket while fishing. Today we bounced from reef to reef picking walleyes off all of them. The trick to rock fishing is get your lure to skim the bottom not drag. Drift fishing from Crane Creek State Park to A - B C & D Cans. D and F can were very good. Trolling took there share today also mainly north of west sister Drifting out paced most of the trolling. Canadian waters July 17 2011 The border from Middle Island - Gull to Kelly's Shoal- King George- Wagon Wheel -Hen Island all produced nice catches of walleye for the drift fisherman. This bite will continue to strengthen in the Canadian waters as the walleye from the western basin migrate east through here. With the Lake Temperature as cold as it is for this time of year - every thing is a month behind I expect above average walleye fishing from now through August and September on the Canadian waters. Stay Tuned! This also means the big headed walleyes will return sooner (and many have not left ) in September. John L and group. Drift fishing on the reefs July 15 - 16 -17 Fishing Report July 15  Drift fishing went well again in both Ohio waters and Canadian waters. Ohio Reefs from A -B-C-D cans and NW of West Sister took solid catches working the swing drifting. Most boats trolled seems like drift fishing is becoming a lost art. More like most captains have forgot how and push there people into trolling. We do either but prefer rod in hand drift fishing action. Some times you do need to troll but that is the exception not the rule. Trollers did well NW of West sister running 60 to 70 ft leads on 40 jets and dragging crawler harnesses or spoons at 2 to 2.5 miles per hour.  Middle Sister - King George - Wagon Wheel - Gull and Kelly's Shoal - Lucys Point  and the Canadian border from Middle to North Bass - all are producing nice catches of walleye drift fishing! Focus on the shallows early and deeper water as the sun gets high.  Canadian waters July 13 2011 Areas near the border from Hen Island to Middle Island and the wheel produced well today for the drift fisherman. 10 count 3/4 same ole. It's not broke so go catch um!  Ohio waters July 13 2011 The out side shelf breaks on the western continue to produce to drift fishing limit catches of walleye. Areas from B - C - D cans and in front of Crane Creek State Park. Best depths have been 24 to 28 feet. Gold spinners 8 count 3/4 ounce sinkers on the swing.  July 12 US waters  Drift fishing was hot today as Capt. Dave on Coe Vanna 1V loaded up Rob B and gang. These guys took there 48 walleye drift fishing by 8;30 am. That's fishing 2 1/2 hours! Capt Dave was a netting machine! 3/4 ounce on a # 4 deep cup Colorado blade  working a 8 count. Between Niagara and D can. July 11, 2011 Canadian waters. Drift fisherman reported good catches to limit catches south of chickenole in mosquito bay and on the north end of the wheel. These areas are near Pelee Island.  July 11, 2011 - AM trip - Ohio waters  Western basin Ohio waters reef reports are good from drift fisherman and trolling. The last week the drifting bite has been stronger than the trolling bite for walleye. Best areas have been from B - C and D cans working the deep water near the hard bottom. Sheep head are on the hard bottom. Best depths have been from 26 to 30 feet. Today I started slow we had a descent wind but the fish were not cooperating and I was not happy with the marks so I made a two half circle stopping and trying until I hit the payload between B and C can. We took a full boat limit of 36 walleye in two hours drift fishing. 3/4 ounce slow wind on a 6 count 3/4 way around the swing picking the retrieve up just a bit faster and wham!  July 11 PM trip Ohio waters The afternoon trip was scheduled on the Center Council how ever it was raining and looking like weather might be a factor so Captain Jeff was nice and took them on the big boat. He left the dock at 2 and was limited out by 5. He as us charter guys say whacked and stacked um!  July 9 2011  Canadian waters Drift fishing was ok for the conditions there was very little wind but Coe Vanna 11 managed a respectful catch for a windless day. The wheel and North of the wheel were the best. The wind picked up in the evening which was the difference in the afternoon trip today. The walleye are ranging from 18 to 24 inch in Canadian waters 2 to 4 lb average. With some 6 to 8 pound fish.   July 9  Ohio waters western basin reef complex. Drift fishing the reefs in the afternoon was awesome. We drift fished on the Key Largo and caught a boat limit in 6 hours. 3/4 ounce half to 3/4 way around the swing using a 5 to a eight count. Trolling was slow in the morning and drifting was ok . The reef fish are more prone to a afternoon evening bite. The walleye bite is from 16 to 30 foot deep any where from in front of Crane Creek to Niagara reef to Round reef  A-B and C and D cans. Just do your fishing out of the boats. Walleye are spooky and boat traffic is a no no.  Lake Erie western basin Ohio waters and Canadian waters fishing reports for July 7 posted below. Lake Erie western basin Ohio waters report July 7 2011 Drift fishing limits were taken in the areas below and trolling caught as well. Drift fishing  good in the area near K can, Little Pickerel, North East of Niagara about two miles and Toussaint reef today. # 3 gold spinners 1/2 ounce when the wind was light and when the breeze picked up 3/4 ounce. The fish were biting about 3/4 way around  the swing casting using a five count and a steady retrieve. Nice catches to near limits were taken. Trolling produced well in the deeper waters from Middle Sister to North Bass along the border and in the areas listed before. Canadian waters reports July 7 2011 Drift fishing limit catches are being taken near Pelee Isand in Canadian waters! 20 to 24 inch average with the occasional Big Headed Gator ! Perch fishing has begun on the North side of Pelee and on the North side of wagon wheel. Yellow  Perch in the Canadian waters are averaging from 8 1/2 to 9s - 10s  with the occasional 12 and 13.  Smallie action was very good on the east side from the old light house on the north east corner of Pelee to winter reef and the middle grounds. Soft craws brought plenty of action. The bass were ranging from 12 to 16 inches with several 19s today. Average days we are turning 30 to 40 bass a day. Drift fishing for walleye in Canadian waters has been good. East west and south sides of Pelee have all been producing nice drift fishing catches. Today we drifted east of mill point about 2 miles in 38 feet of water using a 3/4 ounce gold weapon on a # 4 Colorado deep cup blade and a one ounce sinker on a 15 count. The trick here is to get your lure spinning before it hits the bottom and allow it to sink and spin . You want the spinner to be turning and skim close to the bottom - not drag. The walleye in Canadian waters near Pelee Island always run bigger this time of year because walleye school to size and the larger they are the sooner they migrate east for deeper cooler waters. Pelee Island with its many deep water reefs and heavy currents is a natural haven them. June 28 2011 Lake Erie fishing report western basin. Ditto of June 27 drift fishing limits. Drift fishing went very well today in the western basin of Lake Erie . Coe Vanna 1V pulled 48 walleye in 6 hours all casting gold weapons on the swing using 3/4 ounce sinkers on a five count and a good wind. If you did not wind fast enough it was sheep head. The walleye are separated above the sheep head and catfish. So if you are pulling goats speed up your retrieve. We fished the outside shelf breaks above Niagara about 1 mile. The after noon bite is stronger during the may fly hatch that is going on now. The heaviest hatch is happening in the open waters avoid these areas as the walleye are full. June 27 - 2011 Drift fishing limit catches of walleye pictured above. Drift fishing went very well today in the western basin of Lake Erie . Coe Vanna 1V pulled 48 walleye in 6 hours all casting gold weapons on the swing using 3/4 ounce sinkers on a five count and a good wind. If you did not wind fast enough it was sheep head. The walleye are separated above the sheep head and catfish. So if you are pulling goats speed up your retrieve. We fished the outside shelf breaks above Niagara about 1 mile. The after noon bite is stronger during the may fly hatch that is going on now. The heaviest hatch is happening in the open waters avoid these areas as the walleye are full. June 22 2011 Walleye is good in Ohio waters from the gravel pits to middle sister to east sister and also around D can. Canadian waters walleye bite is stronger than Ohio waters. Both trolling or drifting has worked equally well in Ohio waters and Canadian waters is mainly a drift fishing bite - fishing the hard bottom reefs.  Lake Erie fishing June 20 2011  Walleye fishing has been good both casting for the drifters and using bouncers on Both the Ohio waters and Canadian waters. We go with the flow if there is not enough wind to drift we will offer trolling and also for inexperienced kids and elderly or handicapped.  Walleye catches were good above West Sister, D can and on the border under East Sister in the Ohio waters. The average size of the walleye are smaller in Ohio as the larger walleye are now moving east. Canadaian waters around Pelee always benefits from the annual migration as its location in the middle of the lake offers many deep water reefs with heavy current and larger and mid size walleye will continue to collect in these deeper water reefs the rest of the year. Canadian waters has more fish and over all a stronger bite for Walleye-Perch or Bass from July-August-Sept. and Oct. Our boats will be docked Catawba Landing July 1 for the easy ride to the prime fishing grounds in Ohio or Canadian waters the rest of the year. We recommend Canadian waters. Roy G. and crew Nice catches drift fishing June 2011 June 16  Drift fishing was good today. We took solid catches N of west sister. The walleye were 2 to 3 lbs on the average. West Reef also produced. Trolling and drifting are both working. Today we worked a 8 count and slow steady with a 3/4 ounce sinker. Bottom bouncers 3 and 4 ounce 2 to 3 cranks up. Canadian waters is producing bigger and more walleye on a daily basis. This Canadian bite will continue to strengthen as the bigger walleye migrate to the east ! June 8 limit catch of walleye drift fishing! June 8 - 2011 Drift fishing was very good today Coe Vanna 111 caught a nice limit catch pictured above. Coe Vanna 11 took 33 walleye drifting and CV IV took a nice box of gators also. 3/4 ounce gold weapons on the swing at a 8 to ten count slow to medium wind and bottom bouncers 2 to 3 cranks up armed with gold weapons. North of Niagara Reef about 2 miles. Wagon Wheel in Canada also produced nice catches today. Trolling around West reef was productive also. June 7 - 2011 Drift fishing bite was very good with Coe Vanna 11 Limited out by 11:30 , Coe Vanna 111 ended up with 23. Drift fishing working the swing on a ten count with gold weapons on a 3/4 egg sinker. Bottom bouncers 2 to 4 cranks up. The trolling bite was ok today also. We fished NW of West Sister about 2 miles. June 6 2011 Walleye are biting both drift fishing and trolling. The trolling bite has been better than the drifters the last couple days because of little or no wind to drift with.  Today I trolled and boxed 45 nice walleye!  June 3 - 2011The walleye are finally biting! All three of our boats took limit catches of 3 to 5 lb walleye - Drift fishing. Coe Vanna 1V forty two by noon, Coe Vanna 11 and 111 had boat limits of 30 and 36 walleye. The gravel pits west of west sister was on fire! The reefs had nice catches from both drifters and trollers and Canada caught well on the west side of the wheel. We have finally got the water warmed up and it is like you hit a light switch-Western basin walleye are bitting! Canadian fishing license call 800-667-1940. It takes 3 weeks to get them by mail and it is cheaper. Good news, the Lake Erie Charter 1-Day Fishing License will be available starting April 14.  This is a new license that will allow customers to purchase the license in advance of an anglers scheduled trip, but wait to validate the license until they are at the dock and know for sure that they are going out that day. To validate the license, anglers sign it and fill in the date once at the dock or on the boat.  If however, the trip gets cancelled, anglers keep the un-validated license until they are able to re-schedule and actually make it out fishing. This license will be available at licenses agent sales locations and on-line at wildohio.com. Cost is $11.00  1-866-703-1928 can be used to purchase 1-day and 3-day fishing licenses.  May 26 2010 We are going to have a prolonged fishing season due to the cold spring and cold water tempatures. The walleye have just finished trying to spawn. Sheap head are spawning heavy and the first white bass are just showing up. To put this in perspective for you this usually takes place the last week of April. So we are in the interchange between jigs and spinners. The spinner bite is spotty and will continue to be until the lake water warms up. Trolling has been taking walleye also. The western basin walleye fishing will all be taking place a month late. I expect June - July and August walleye fishing to be good. July and August will be above average this year. We have been taking nice catches of Yellow Perch off the outside reefs. The perch are spawning now and there is a nice mix with 12 and 13 inch yellow perch.       Update on May 2011 Walleye Mortality Event in Lake Erie (Ohio DNR)   ·         The walleye die-off began in late April - early May, peaked during the 2nd week of May, and greatly subsided by the 3rd week of May. ·        The kill appears to be perhaps in the 1,000s of fish range based on public reports and DNR field inspections (boat, aircraft); direct observations of dead fish typically resulted in ten to over a hundred fish at any particular site on a given day. ·         The dead fish were primarily found from Davis Besse to the islands, suggesting it involved mostly reef-spawning walleyes in Ohio.  Other jurisdictions in Lake Erie (Michigan, PA, NY, and Ontario) have not observed unusual numbers of dead fish. ·         The dead walleye typically are males of spawning size with external fungal infections, often indicative of spawning stress.    ·         Mortality of other species has been at a normal level. ·        With a population of over 20 million fish, a few thousand dead walleye will not have a population impact.  ·        While it is an unusually high mortality event, it happened in the face of unusual spring weather during the spawning period when some fish die each year ·        We are on the backside of it … dying fish are not showing up in unusual numbers any longer ·        Six fish were tested for VHS by the UT lab and none were positive; VHS is not transmittable to humans but can kill fish, although that does not appear to be the case here. ·        The poor fishing in the Western Basin right now is not related to the kill; anglers are marking fish on sonar and healthy fish are being caught in some areas,but water conditions have been less than ideal in much of the west basin due to the frequency and intensity of storms.   In short, the issues appear to be more aesthetic than biological from a fish population standpoint.  We will continue to monitor the situation and believe that the worst is behind us.  Weather is affecting the fishery more than any other factor right now and we expect to see improvements in both over the ensuing weeks.       Roger   Roger L. Knight Lake Erie Fisheries Program Administrator ODNR, Division of Wildlife 305 E. Shoreline Drive Sandusky, OH 44870 419-625-8062 419-625-6272 fax     Coe Vanna Charters presents our fishing guides reports from around Lake Erie Walleye, Yellow Perch and Smallmouth Bass fishing from our charters on the western basin reef complex to the Island areas east to Vermilion on both the U.S. and Canadian waters. May 19 2011 The Spring From Hell Thirty plus years on Lake Erie I thought I seen it all. We have not had any reports to post since the beginning of April. Wind , record rain fall, and below average temperatures have made for poor fishing.  We have been moving trips for a long time now because of adverse fishing conditions.  The spinner fishing is getting started almost a month late. Descent catches from the Canadian waters are starting to happen and The Gravel Pits has a spark of life also with some clean water. The walleye are scattered all over the Lake in muddy water and have not schooled to size with four year classes being caught in the same areas in Canadian waters. There are plenty of walleye marking in the deeper waters any where along the outside shelf breaks in the western basin and the out look looks like we are going to get our chance as fair weather coming down the pike.  April 24 Wind wind and more wind. We have not been running because of adverse lake conditions. Walleye were being caught yesterday and today on the reefs and in front of the moose. Can we string 3 days together with out a devastating wind? Thats all it is going to take just a little time to settle the reef and shore line water down.  April 14 The  walleye bite was good today. The water temperature is 45 degrees and these fish are tired of waiting and the spawn is on! The reefs were the best and just off the edges. 3/4 ounce jigs black/purple. A slow lift keeping the jig near the bottom did the trick. Now if we can only get some descent weather the slam dunk jig fishing will be on. April 4 - 2011 Descent catches of walleye were taken in the deeper waters off the reef edges. Turtle reef to A can was descent 16 to 20 ft seemed to be the best. Cone , and Toussaint also produced. The fish were glued to the bottom so a slow easy lift with jigs did the trick. This is the warm spell we need to get the spawn in full swing. Keep your fingers crossed that the water does not get to stirred up. The walleye will be on the reef tops and shallows if our forecast for 60 degree temps hold true.  April 1, 2011 The cold weather has the walleye fishing slow on Lake Erie and in the rivers. We have averaged about 10 degrees below average for temperatures for over a week. The Lake water has cleaned up on the reefs but the walleye are staged in the deeper waters in the Lake and in the rivers and have not made a good spawning surge since the below average temperatures. All we need is a day or two of cooperation from mother nature and the annual walleye spawning run will be  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. 2010 Lake Erie Fishing Reports  click here If we are booked for the date you need, we can get you a good Captain and Charter boat for your date Captain Dave Whitt Coe-Vanna Charter Service 1759 Carroll Erie Rd.. Port Clinton, Ohio 43452 E-Mail 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! . Get Directions to our docks: Click on the get directions link. Coe-Vanna II, Coe-Vanna III and Coe-Vanna IV Fish with Experience   "See you soon and welcome aboard,  Capt. Dave Whitt  I am a full time guide on Lake Erie and I do not check e mail regular.   Questions about our fishing adventures on Lake Erie. 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