Lake Erie Fishing Report: Midwest Fishing Mecca!
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Lake Erie has two excellent fishing areas you need to familiarize with when you read any any lake Erie fishing reports. The two hot spots you need to focus on are the Western and Central Basins for lake Erie. Most Fishing reports on Lake Erie will concentrate their reports on these to fisheries. The Western Basin and Central Basin hold some of the most pristine fishing areas in the Midwest. If you are planning a fishing trip to one of these areas do your homework. These area are excellent fishing areas but Lake Erie can be dangerous if you don’t do some pre-planing to understand her weather patterns.
A good up to date fishing report is a must to pinpoint where you want to fish and for what type of fish species you are going to target. For example if you plan on targeting Lake Erie’s Small mouth bass you will need a fishing report that tells you where the small mouth bass are located and what baits they are hitting on. Once you have decided to fish the western or central basin, you can get local fishing and weather reports for these areas. You can read below to see the hot spots I have copied from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for your convenience. The hot spots included are for a variety of species in both the Western and central basins of lake Erie. If i was planing a summer walleye fishing trip i would identify only the information that is specific to Walleye.
If I wanted to plan a summer walleye trip in the Western Basin of Lake Erie I would concentrate my pre-planning in the areas of:West Sister Island, Northwest of North Bass Island, East of Kelleys Island, Toledo Shipping Channel.
Once you have identified the area you want to fish and for what species you are going to target you need to locate a good local fishing report.Now you need to locate a good source for accurate detailed information for these areas. Make sure your report includes up to date information and includes weather conditions. You can find your information on the Internet by using a simple search on “google”.
Western Basin Fishing Hotspots Walleye Winter- Breakwalls; Lakeside, Marblehead, Catawba. Ice Fishing; Reef Complex, Bass Island Area, Catawba, Marblehead.
Spring-Maumee River, Sandusky River, Sandusky Bay, Reef Complex, Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Marblehead
Summer-West Sister Island, Northwest of North Bass Island, East of Kelleys Island, Toledo Shipping Channel.
Fall-Kelleys Island, Bass Islands, Breakwalls; Lakeside, Marblehead, Catawba
Yellow Perch Winter-Ice Fishing; Catawba, Bass Islands, Marblehead, Sandusky Bay
Spring-Catawba, Marblehead, Bass Islands, Kelleys Island
Summer-Catawba, Marblehead, Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Toledo water intake, Metzger’s Marsh Pier
Fall-West Sister Island, Toledo Shipping Channel, Marblehead, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Bass Islands, Toledowater intake
Smallmouth Bass Winter-Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Marblehead
Spring-Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Marblehead, Sandusky Bay, Reef Complex
Summer-Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Marblehead, Sandusky Bay, Reef Complex, Maumee River, Portage River, Sandusky River
White Bass Winter-Bass Islands, Sandusky Bay, Marblehead
Spring-Maumee River, Portage River, Sandusky River
Summer-Bass Islands, Sandusky Bay, Marblehead.
Fall-Bass Islands, Sandusky Bay, Marblehead
Additional Opportunities Winter-Bluegill (ice fishing, harbors and marinas); Catawba, Marblehead, Sandusky Bay
Spring-Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike; East Harbor, West Harbor, Sandusky Bay
Summer-Largemouth Bass, Bluegill; East Harbor, West Harbor, Channel Catfish; Sandusky Bay
Fall- Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Northern Pike; East Harbor, West Harbor, Sandusky Bay
Central Basin Fishing Hotspots Walleye Winter- Breakwalls; Huron, Huntington Beach, Lakefront State Park, Fairport Harbor.
Spring-same as winter, plus Grand River and nearshore areas from Vermilion – Conneaut.
Summer-Ruggles Reef, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut; inshore early, offshore late.
Fall-Huron, Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut; eastern locations early
Yellow Perch Winter-Breakwalls; Huron, Huntington Beach, Lakefront State Park, Fairport Harbor.
Spring-Breakwalls and nearshore locations: Huron, Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Mentor Headlands, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.
Summer-Nearshore to offshore: Huron, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut
Fall-Offshore to nearshore: Huron, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut
Smallmouth Bass Winter-Nearshore, harbors and marinas; Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Cleveland artificial reefs
Spring-Nearshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Cleveland artificial reefs
Summer-Nearshore to offshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Lakewood, Cleveland artificial reefs
Fall-Nearshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Cleveland artificial reefs
Steelhead Trout Winter-Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs from Cleveland east.
Spring-Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs from Cleveland east.
Summer-Offshore depth-controlled trolling from Lorain Sandbar – Avon, Cleveland – Fairport, Geneva – Ashtabula.
Fall-Piers, beaches and breakwalls from Cleveland east; Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs during high water in mainstems.
White Bass Winter-Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain , Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.
Spring-Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.
Summer-Nearshore areas near harbors; Breakwalls; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.
Fall-Nearshore areas near harbors; Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.
Mark Is a dedicated fisherman with 30+ years of experience and has published numerous articles on fishing. He offers free fishing information and “how to articles at his websites. Visit his site at central basin report and download a free copy of his “78 fishing discoveries unleashed” You can also contact him his e-mail address:
admin@oldfishinghole.com
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