the run started a few weeks ago

I wouldn't call them runs but "Sprints"
 
Fish are in the creeks, but the lack of water so far is holding them back. Crystal clear water and 2-4lb line if you plan on catching anything.

WG666666
Plenty of fish around since late August....

Those things spread around so much. Some people apparently are catching them in the Tribs that early and we were getting good numbers trolling 12 miles offshore in about 100 FOW. Don't know which group of fish was confused haha.

Has any boats been trolling outside the mouths of Elk & Walnut at all in 20-30 ft water and nailing them

freshwaterdrumR

LetMeBeFishingHas any boats been trolling outside the mouths of Elk & Walnut at all in 20-30 ft water and nailing them

I dont know about the west side, but we have been hammering the steelhead on the east side.  From the bay down to 20 mile in the lake there are big schools all over.  On sunday we watched a few schools pushing bait balls to the surface to feed on.  Kinda neat...like something you would see in the ocean.

Dang, that sounds awesome! I need to keep my boat up there longer next year, it'd be nice if it was easier to start the engine in such cold weather haha.

You should also check the OhioGamefishing web site if you also have an Ohio license.  Someone was talking about the good luck he was having trolling around the Conneaut break walls and shore.  Seems like he was doing really well several trips.

pikepredator2
LetMeBeFishing, ask yourself this question.  If you ventured way out on the lake and fished into Canadian waters do you think the Canucks will pinch you for not having a Canadian license?

Caught some of my best steelhead and walleye this year right next to and at times about 10 yards in to Canadian waters, didn't even realize we crossed over until I checked the map LOL :). Odd thing was that there were tons of fish for one week then they disappeared, but we were the only ones out there...

davef
Divemaster:   I'm not positive but I was told if you only have a Pa. license and launch in Ohio but cross the line and only fish Pa. you would probably have trouble with the law if you were checked upon your return to the Ohio launch.  How could you prove you didn't catch the fish in Ohio?

I think that'd be more up to the individual officer to decide. But, if you're going to be fishing in PA waters then it'd be worth the extra driving distance to launch in PA. Same goes with if you're fishing in OH, NY, etc. I'm not sure how strict the other states are but like I said I didn't see any Canadian enforcement out in the middle of nowhere along the border (or any other boats, for that matter), so I doubt they're concerned or angry if a US fisherman is fishing that close to the border. I wouldn't imtentioonally cross the border without a license though as by the time I realized we crossed over for about 2 minutes, we were already back in the US. I also doubt the PFBC would be angry if a Canadian fisherman crossed 100 feet over the US border for a short time on a troll, so long as they were fishing fairly (not snagging, keeping reasonable limits, etc, etc), at least that's my opinion. Maybe the Great Lakes states and Ontario should create some joint liscnese that allows everyone to fish in both country's waters, or all the states on a certain lake should do that for their waters, like that'd ever happen haha. It'd be awesome if it did, though!

Divemaster

davef
Divemaster:   I'm not positive but I was told if you only have a Pa. license and launch in Ohio but cross the line and only fish Pa. you would probably have trouble with the law if you were checked upon your return to the Ohio launch.  How could you prove you didn't catch the fish in Ohio?

I think that'd be more up to the individual officer to decide. But, if you're going to be fishing in PA waters then it'd be worth the extra driving distance to launch in PA. Same goes with if you're fishing in OH, NY, etc. I'm not sure how strict the other states are but like I said I didn't see any Canadian enforcement out in the middle of nowhere along the border, so I doubt they're concerned or angry if a US fisherman is fishing that close to the border. I also doubt the PFBC would be angry if a Canadian fisherman crossed 100 feet over the US border on a troll, so long as they were fishing fairly (not snagging, keeping reasonable limits, etc, etc).

You might wanna do a little research on guys losing their boats and having to pay fines over crossing into canada when they shouldnt be there.  Crossing the border is crossing the border. Doesnt matter if you are 1 foot or 10 miles in.
 
That being said, there is a hotline you need to call and answer some questions before entering, that and a canadian license and you are legal to cross as long as you dont touch land.  Boats out west do it all summer long.

We will have to wait until May to see how good /bad the "run" is this year as the run is an appx 9 month event of fish comin and going lol

I remember about 2009/2010 ish when we were catching a fair amount of fresh fish in the springtime but hey like you said I might have just been on some of those stragglers

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