Presque Isle

What exactly are ya looking to catch? do you have a boat or are ya wading? 

MikeG did a good bassin the bay thread a couple years back....
a good starter for the bay, no matter the species you're looking for.

http://forums.fishusa.com/m_174788/mpage_1/key_fishing%252Cbay/tm.htm#175068

Would lie to target some 'Eyes,  or large mouth.  I'll be fishing from shore and I mostly use all artificials.

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As far as I know (which is not much) eyes are not caught too often in the bay. I have heard of a few, on occasion from the channel.

The post about fishing the bay was great. Planning a trip in may and the information will come in handy. Thanks

Summertime....One was off Erie sand and gravel...the other off chestnut st pier...total fluke both times IMO

hahaha....that's EXACTLY what happened (almost)

I saw my dad caught a 29" 10# walleye in Thompson's Bay. This was several years ago when the water level was higher. The tide would come in and out and we would hook into Pike all day.

The best thing was he caught it while jigging for panfish! It hit a split tail jig tipped with a maggot. No joke!

**edited to fix the inches.

Yeah, it was a typo. 29"

It's mounted on his wall.

Slick, back in 1992 I was fishing in Marina bay near the very back(where they use to dock that big gray barge). Believe it or not it was early July in the evening. I saw a large school of minnows swimming towards me with fish and sea gulls going wild. It was only in casting distance for about 25 minutes. I threw a silver rattl-trap in it and started reeling fast-wham. Landed a 24 inch walleye, next cast I caught a 28 inch walleye. On the 3rd cast I hooked a bigger fish. Fought it for awhile and then it swam right at me. I saw him and he saw me(about a 33 inch Northern). He turned around and headed straight for a wooden post in the water. Snap! and guess what I had no more silver traps and the school disintegrated. My brother could not believe I caught those eyes in the bay in July, but they sure tasted good!!
 

ORIGINAL: Billy35Litt

I saw my dad caught a 29" 10# walleye in Thompson's Bay. This was several years ago when the water level was higher. The tide would come in and out and we would hook into Pike all day.

The best thing was he caught it while jigging for panfish! It hit a split tail jig tipped with a maggot. No joke!

**edited to fix the inches.

Tide?

ORIGINAL: Noplacelikehome

Slick, back in 1992 I was fishing in Marina bay near the very back(where they use to dock that big gray barge). Believe it or not it was early July in the evening. I saw a large school of minnows swimming towards me with fish and sea gulls going wild. It was only in casting distance for about 25 minutes. I threw a silver rattl-trap in it and started reeling fast-wham. Landed a 24 inch walleye, next cast I caught a 28 inch walleye. On the 3rd cast I hooked a bigger fish. Fought it for awhile and then it swam right at me. I saw him and he saw me(about a 33 inch Northern). He turned around and headed straight for a wooden post in the water. Snap! and guess what I had no more silver traps and the school disintegrated. My brother could not believe I caught those eyes in the bay in July, but they sure tasted good!!

neVr happin

trust me

only weeds in july

Remember Carl from Poor Richards He also saw it and caught some from there too. Used to cast at night with Him annually, enjoyed fishing with Him 

stOrm has some gobie jigs that look pretty authentic saw them in 2 sizes at W--M--t in Edinboro thinks I,m gonna try them for some bass,walleye

I love sheepshead in the garden they grow stuff just fine