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justinl8688
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2013/04/15 07:00:21 (permalink)

Bay smallies

Anyone been out for smallies yet? What is the water temp? Would like to take the boat up Sunday and catch a few
 
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    pgh_flytier
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/15 09:34:13 (permalink)
    I have been looking for a way to tell what the water temperature is around Erie. I found a site under Winds and Waves on the Fish Erie Web page. It shows the temps for the lake around Erie. I don't know how it works for the bay.
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    freshwaterdrumR
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/15 09:48:04 (permalink)
    We were on the bay last saturday(4/6) looking for some steelhead.  Temps were 40-46.  The warmest water was in marina bay and on the city side of the bay. Not sure how much that has changed since though.  We didnt catch any fish, or see any fish caught.  We talked to a group of guys that had 8 boats total fishing for bass, no one on any of their boats even had a bite. The water was stained pretty good.
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/15 11:25:12 (permalink)
    We were just out on the bay yesterday and we were reading 42-43 degrees. The water was extremely dirty, about 6" of visibility.
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    justinl8688
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/15 11:31:10 (permalink)
    Wow only 6in visibility! Because of all the rain or what? Is there still a lot of shad in the bay like the reports from ice fishing

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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/15 15:07:01 (permalink)
    Ya dead shad everywhere.
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    Pafisher4
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/15 15:49:34 (permalink)
    As eyedreamn said, dead shad everywhere. The boat launch and shore is covered with them. We ran over about 15 just launching the boat. Make sure you put the truck in 4 wheel drive as you pull out of the launch. If not, your back wheels will mash up some shad for dinner!
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/15 16:09:10 (permalink)
    Bay temp yesterday was 42.5 - 43.1.

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    justinl8688
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/17 11:01:47 (permalink)
    Well, looks like I'll scrap the trip this weekend. I have some friends coming up from DC the first weekend of May so hopefully things will improve by then. Thanks for the updates, appreciate it.

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    justinl8688
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/22 10:14:42 (permalink)
    Anyone fish over the weekend? I'm sure the water is cold and muddy after this front

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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/22 15:09:03 (permalink)
    Look for the weekly fishing report in the Erie Times on Fridays.  They'll let you know when they are moving. It's usually pretty brief, but it's a decent starting point.

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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/22 19:21:32 (permalink)
    Smallies are starting to show up in the Bay.
    A few were caught this weekend(we caught 1) during the steelhead tournament.
    Water temp on Sunday: 48
     
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/23 10:02:30 (permalink)
    No luck Monday. I think its still too early. Almost nobody fishing from shore.  Going back to Trout fishing for a while.
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    Re:Bay smallies 2013/04/24 14:37:40 (permalink)
    If you are looking for some outstanding smallie catching, hit the Ohio river. Haven't checked the water temperature(don't have to); they are hot.
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