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2018/06/11 01:55:36 (permalink)

Walleye

New to Erie fishing, what's the hot bite for walleye this year. Looking for advice on tackle and methods, best places to launch.
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Re: Walleye 2018/06/12 08:15:49 (permalink)
We’ve been going out of port Clinton drift fishing with worm harness... had success with Erie dearies as well... we’ve only used gold color....
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Re: Walleye 2018/06/12 16:07:25 (permalink)
Drift emerald shiners of the bottom on little spinners from eagle claw. I use 2 spinners. 1foot off bottom and about 1 foot above lower one. 1 or 2 ounce weight on bottom.
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Re: Walleye 2018/06/14 11:17:10 (permalink)
Thanks for the tip.
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Re: Walleye 2018/06/14 22:47:49 (permalink)
Just wondering do they still make or sell the Golden Nugget lure up that way....been years but that was a hotty back in the day.
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Re: Walleye 2018/06/29 10:09:02 (permalink)
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The only thing better than 1 day of fishing is 2 days of fishing.
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Re: Walleye 2018/06/30 09:07:38 (permalink)
Jets and spoons
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Re: Walleye 2018/07/16 20:18:58 (permalink)
Curious if anybody is casting for walleyes with Erie Dearies instead of trolling.
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Re: Walleye 2018/07/16 22:28:16 (permalink)
A friend and I spent two days last week drifting Erie Dearies and worm harnesses and limited out both days. The big thing is finding the right depth and to repeat it each drift. We did troll some with dipsy's  but would rather catch fish by feel instead of dragging lures. We also caught a bunch of other fish but no yellow perch.    Lou
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Re: Walleye 2018/07/17 09:08:17 (permalink)
I have been casting EDS with the help of a knowledgeable captain we have been getting limits most days.
Its much more fun feeling the hit and fighting them on light tackle in my opinion.Trolling will produce more fish faster and maybe bigger ones but I am hooked on casting.We have limited out in less then hour couple times yesterday it took 3 hours.Its can be a hard bite to detect some days.
WCW
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/15 22:58:27 (permalink)
Everybody on the edward john is
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/17 07:53:14 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Fisherlady2 2018/08/17 14:19:29
Early AM, 50-60 FOW, riggers 50-100 back, top column. Dipsys 85-105 back, set on 3
 
Day time, 60-70 FOW, riggers 50-100 back, bottom depth range. Dipsys 170-185 back, set on 3. 
 
Bay-rats, reef runners, hot-tots, deep Rapalas. Custom colors from FishUSA in purple for Bay-rats have been stellar. Big spoons, hammered back in gold/brass, greens (mt. dew) and purples/reds. Bigger the better, run towards 2.5-3.0 speed. 
 
If you are a caster.....willow leafs and the good old Erie Deary are great. Tip with a worm. Just adapt to the west coast style and you will get them if you are on them. It is the simplest form (but forego the hair jig). 
 
Dropping a perch rig will take many fish as well. 
 
 Spoons are producing walleye and pellet-heads.....bigger taking bigger fish, smaller taking fish quicker. Purple seems to always win, but the orange (especially steelie-dan) are taking the Pellet-heads in the top column. 
 
Cats are biting if you are drifting with crawlers. 
 
The junk has been shallower for me.
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/20 08:54:17 (permalink)
Boy, how a day or two can change things. The pattern on Friday certainly changed for Sunday (somewhat). The below are my results, and may differ from others (in other words, someone else day might have different results).
 
We ended up with 11 walleye, all in the 17-21 inch range.
 
Fish seemed more scattered with the east wind turning north. Waves were probably 1 foot, maybe a bit bigger. Action was slow when the wind shifted and the lake laid down for an hour or so. Started out of East Ave at 5:30, headed north of the dumping grounds in 55-60 FOW. Action was slow with 1 fish coming in on a dipsy (3 setting, 140 back, red/purple/yellow stinger). Marks were far and few between, bait was non-existent.
 
Picked up and headed more north easterly into 65 to 70 FOW, again, limited marks and limited bait balls. Picked up 1 on rigger, 20 foot back (I know, too short of lead for some guys), purple bay-rat, set 55 foot down - and 1 on 5 color lead down the chute using the same purple bay-rat. After that, nothing.
 
 Headed back towards the north east corner of the dumping ground in 58-62 FOW and found what we were looking for. Fish were still scattered a bit, but not as spread out. Lot's of bait, and lots of bottom huggers. The wind shifted predominantly out of the north (less than 2's). Once we fine tuned the game, we proceeded to quickly add 8 more to the ticket. 5 color down the chute took the bulk and you could not seem to keep it in the water. Purple bay-rat won the day. 
 
Only 2 fish on riggers, one keeper and one undersized.
 
Dipsy bite was slower than on Friday.
 
Leadcore with all 5 out seemed to be the ticket. We tired raising the riggers and dipsy(s) up to match the roughly 40-45 depth of the lead, but just didn't produce. 
 
Water picked up around 10, rollers slowly became a chop.  
 
I was happy to finally see a perch pack of boats. They were off Shades, probably int he 55 foot range. Maybe 20 boats all stacked up (sure some were walleye jigging too). 
 
Junk still seems shallow.  
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/22 08:08:57 (permalink)
 Keep in the 60-64 FOW and you will find a decent walleye bite of medium fish, with a few throwbacks. In my opinion, the fish have pushed a bit further east once you get into PA water. Rather than East Ave, might be best to move towards Shades or NE Marina. NE marina is the best and quickest way to get to decent water depths. 
 
 It is easy pickings right now, with many limits coming quickly. If you are not marking fish or bait, move. You can cover a lot of unproductive water when they are a bit scattered. I am still not seeing the schools like we did last year, but the fish are considerably larger (16" to 20", rather than the 14.75" of last year).  
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/27 07:33:17 (permalink)
Out on 8/25 (Saturday), fighting the nasty south wind. Got out to the 50 foot mark off of the point and she got nasty, moved back into 40 FOW and decided to see what daybreak brought. Set up in 43 FOW at 6:00am, figuring we would not do much good. 
 
Started off with a 20" walleye off a #1 dipsey, 76 back, set on 3. Was using a small in-line spinner (mepps style). 
 
Took 1 sheephead (3 pounder) on a stinger, dipsey....85 back in 50 FOW (set on 3). Took a second sheephead on 5 color down the chute. He was pushing 7 pounds. He hammered a "Flashy Muff" deep diving Bay-Rat.
 
Ended up trolling north, with the waves, even though I knew it would make a rough ride back. Made it to 58 FOW, but had to turn east as the wind shifted. Lake kick up to 3'-5', so figured keeping it east would be the best. 
 
Found some bait hugging the bottom in 55 FOW, so as a last resort to get 1 more,  decided to slide out a large stinger spoon (green/purple) to the 140 mark. Wham, as I slid it back she hit hard. Ended up with a great battle with a 8# walleye.
 
We turned back to the south and realized it was time to pack up (around 8:am). Waves were really starting to cap, and was taking a few over the nose. Ended up cruising back in at a brisk 6 MPH.....lol. 
 
Should have stayed in bed. I looked at the Walnut creek buoy when I left Meadville, was in the 2.6 range, with 15mph south winds. When I looked at 8am, she clocked in at 20+ MPH, and was tossing 4.1. I am guessing it got worse as the south wind turned southwest. 
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/28 23:22:22 (permalink)
Appreciate the report, we got up at 0430, checked the buoy and wind forecast and went back to bed, lol. We had fished that area on Friday with a 4 man limit but it was a slow, steady pick. Dipsys bumping bottom with big spoons or stick baits and storm thundersticks on 5 colors worked for us.
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/29 06:40:06 (permalink)
Fisherlady2
Appreciate the report, we got up at 0430, checked the buoy and wind forecast and went back to bed, lol. We had fished that area on Friday with a 4 man limit but it was a slow, steady pick. Dipsys bumping bottom with big spoons or stick baits and storm thundersticks on 5 colors worked for us.



Thank you Fisherlady2 ! We should have stayed home Saturday, but had a new guy wanting to head out and didn't want to disappoint him. Even with only a handful of fish, the 8#er was his personal best, and I was glad I got to be part of it. He certainly got his taste of Erie fishing.......and Lake Erie's cranky reputation !  
 
Glad you picked up a 4 man limit ! I love days where there is a steady pick of fish......even if it seems slow by some peoples standards. It gives time to enjoy what is around you, and gives time to think about the fishing. Nothing better than talking with with friends while waiting for the next rod to bounce ! However, it seems the days where 4 or 5 rods go off at once are when I only have 2 guys in the boat !! Talk about stressful.  
 
I have been really happy to see the number of smaller boats out this year. With the weather data, and new weather buoys, people are able to make more confident decisions about heading out to enjoy the fascinating fishing the last few years. It is so awesome to see the dad in the 17 foot boat taking his 2 kiddo's out to try their hand at the great resource. If anything good has come from the web, it is the ability to track weather in real time. It is also a blessing that good fishing can be found shallower (30-40 foot), as well as deeper. I haven't had to make the 9 mile runs the last few years to chase them down !  
 
I try to give a good report, and a factual report. When I see that 3000+ people have looked at this, I hope people are getting useful information that helps them catch more fish. I hope to be out Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday......but the weather isn't looking great. May have to plan my days around the rain and wind.  
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/29 16:26:08 (permalink)
this is website yinz are using for buoys?
 
http://wqdatalive.com/public/55
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Re: Walleye 2018/08/29 17:57:13 (permalink)
Yes, that is it... keep in mind, for east and South winds it is only a very vague tool at best. The buoys are relatively close to shore and wave conditions change rapidly as you get further out on south or east wind days. On north and west the are a better true time reflection,but again it has variables and conditions. Recent swings in wind directions can 'knock the tops off of waves', creating a lower wave height reading but makes for a pita day for boat control and a washing machine affect till previous days wind effect fades off.   Look at the history of the past 2 days and an hourly forecast for a nearshore point for the day you are planning especially on smaller boats or if you need to devote one person just to boat control.  There is no single tool or source which will give you a whole picture, rather it needs to be a cumulative thing based on many factors. Recent history, Potential wind and electric and ease of boat control (expected troll direction) being our primary concerns. 
 
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