Fishing Report

Has produced some nice catches of walleye. Boat anglers are drifting or slow trolling with crawlers in 10 to 12 feet of water. Shore anglers are casting just over the pilings at the North Shore boat launch.

Walleye have been caught when jigging worms, trolling bottom bouncers or casting rapalas. Smallmouth bass have been caught along the entire lower river when casting crank baits. Several musky ranging from 40 to 47 inches have been caught.

Reported fair to good fishing for chinook, coho, lake trout and steelhead when trolling 30 to 60 feet down in waters 40 to 80 feet deep. Some are jigging for lake trout in 220 to 240 feet of water.

Anglers have been catching a few lake trout when fishing with spoons near the bottom in waters 70 to 130 feet deep. There have been a few anglers targeting walleye but with no luck. No salmon activity to report.

Good walleye fishing just west of the Clam Lake canal when using crawler harnesses. On the east side of the lake, anglers are fishing with minnows in 20 feet of water.

Anglers are catching 9 to 10 inch black crappie on minnows in 6 to 8 feet of water on the east side of the lake just off from the Junior High School. Bluegill, perch, pumpkinseed and rock bass have been caught on worms in 3 to 6 feet of water. Good numbers of bass were caught on crawlers and artificial baits.

Bass anglers reported seeing smallmouth moving into the shallows, but the bite was still slow.

Warm temperatures improved fishing conditions. Bluegills were caught in 4 to 6 feet of water while crappie and rock bass were taken in 6 to 8 feet of water. Walleye fishing remains fair in 6 to 10 feet of water. Good numbers of largemouth bass were caught on minnows, crawlers, leeches, crayfish, tube baits, and spinner baits. Northern pike were caught in shallow waters.

Lake trout fishing was excellent before the recent storms. Some boats reported catching large fish, even a few master angler entries.

Anglers reported excellent smallmouth bass fishing. The better baits have been crawlers, minnows, leeches and tube baits.

Warmer temperatures did produce some excellent walleye fishing about three miles straight out from the mouth of the Au Gres River. Limit catches were reported when using crawler harnesses in 30 feet of water

Pier anglers got a mix of walleye, pike, brown trout, steelhead, and channel catfish when fishing minnows near the bottom. Boat anglers trolling out near Buoy #2 managed to catch a few walleye and chinook salmon.

Anglers are also catching lake trout on spoons in 50 to 75 feet of water. Pier anglers are targeting walleye in the early morning or evening when drifting a crawler under a bobber. Catfish are also being caught from the pier after sunset. Anglers are starting to see limited chinook salmon activity.

Reported good lake trout fishing with an average of three fish taken per boat. Current land and water temperatures are producing fog so be cautious. Good numbers of lake trout can be found off Seagull Point and Adams Point when fishing shallow waters 10 to 45 feet deep. Try trolling with cowbells and spin-glows in shallow waters, or fishing the bottom 5 feet with cut bait rigs in deeper waters.

Walleye fishing ranged from fair to excellent, with most boats getting fish on crawler harnesses in the shallow waters, or Hot-n-Tot's out deeper. Good spots to fish were just off Linwood and the Kawkawlin River, the Black Hole and the Callahan Reef. Good numbers of channel cats were taken in the Hot Ponds. Very good walleye action was reported straight out from the Quanicassee River and straight west of the mouth of the Sebewaing River and south to Fish Point. Near Caseville, walleye were caught in waters 17 to 19 feet deep from the Slot off Sand Point. The carp are in the shallows and those bow fishing are reminded: If you shoot it, take it home and bury it!

Lake Trout and salmon fishing was fair. The fish are scattered so boat anglers are using all types of gear. The catch was mostly lake trout with a few chinook and steelhead mixed in. Pier anglers took good numbers of bass on the opener, and also a lot of rock bass.

Salmon fishing is slow with a few being taken straight out and north of the harbor 40 to 60 feet down in 90 to 120 feet of water using Dodgers with Squid, Spin Doctors, Action Fly's and Magnum Spoons. Lake trout fishing is good straight out and south of the harbor using Dodgers with Fly's, attractors with Spin-n-Glows or cut bait just off the bottom in 80 to 120 feet of water. Steelhead are hitting on color lines with small spoons and the brown trout are hitting long lines with body baits in the shallow waters 40 to 80 feet deep south of the harbor. A few walleye were taken off the North Wall when casting body baits.

Lake trout and salmon are scattered in waters 40 to 100 feet deep. Most of the fish caught were lake trout, followed by chinook and steelhead.

Is full of white bass. Anglers have done well using worms or minnows. Yellow perch have been caught at the Cross Dike east of Sugar Island. Shore anglers are starting to catch bluegill and rock bass off the pier at Wyandotte.

Has good smallmouth bass fishing. Those using live baits have done well on leeches and crayfish.

Walleye have been caught NE of Fairport Harbor in 20 to 25’ of water and 2 miles N of Euclid in 46’ of water. Fish have been caught on worm harnesses, crankbaits and spoons. Yellow perch fishing has been fair in 48 to 52’ of water off of Fairport Harbor and 1 to 2 miles N of E 72nd St. in Cleveland in 37 to 38’ of water. Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish. Smallmouth bass fishing has been good in harbor areas and in 15 to 25’ of water along the shoreline in Conneaut, Ashtabula, Geneva and Fairport Harbor. Fish were caught on jigs tipped with minnows or leeches, tube jigs, or by trolling crankbaits.

Walleye fishing continues to be excellent with many limits being caught. Fishing has been best around West Sister Island (south, west and north), from “E†can of the Camp Perry firing range to Niagara Reef, north of North Bass Island, around Gull Island Shoal, and E of Kelleys Island. Drifters are using mayfly rigs or worm harnesses with bottom bouncers, while trollers are using worm harnesses with inline weights or bottom bouncers and jet or dipsy divers with spoons. The best yellow perch fishing in the western basin has been around the Toledo water intake and Kelleys Island Shoal. Perch spreaders with shiners fished near the bottom produce the most fish.

Good numbers of walleye were caught off Luna Pier, Bolles Harbor, and Brest Bay in 13 to 20 feet of water. Those fishing near the Fermi Power Plant, the Banana Dike and the Dumping Grounds have also caught walleye as there seems to be no concentrated school of fish. Crawlers harnesses with bottom bouncers or trolling with bright colored Hot-n-Tot's have caught fish. Large numbers of white bass are providing a good fishery for both shore and boat anglers.

Walleye fishing is good. Try using hand liners at night. Perch are being caught near Sugar Island on minnows or spreaders

Seems to be the hot spot as anglers are catching atlantic and chinook salmon averaging 7 to 11 pounds. Most of the action is coming from the #3 Green Can and around the lighthouse on green and silver or blue and silver lures.