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Well it appears the time has come for the walleye here in the Central Basin of Lake Erie to start moving in closer to shore again.

Up till now, we have been having to run out 10-12 miles to locate walleye, tonite I went out, and I found the fish are in 62 fow, instead of 70+

This is a good thing in my book, as now it's only a 5 mile run to get to them versus 10-12 miles a few weeks ago.

Got 5 nice fish, all in the 3-5 pound range.

True. To a degree.

I for one have fished in heavy East winds, and limited out on walleye very quickly.

On the other hand, I have also fished East winds and gotten skunked.

Here is a couple I got on Lake Erie.

Sounds like a plan to me, I am open till the 14th, then I have some people coming up from Pittsburgh.

On the 19th, I start my Charter Captain's training, also... Gonna be a busy end of the month, but, I am looking forward to doing some fishing with you again. Hopefully the walleye will move in a little closer by then.

I noted that the surface temp where I was perch fishing has changed a few degree's. Saturday it was 69, and yesterday was down to 65 at the surface.

With the winds we are getting now, and till Thursday, there should be some noticeable changes in the temp.

Well, found some emerald shiners, had to drive into Cleveland @Shine's.

Man is he cheaper than out my way. Here they are charging from 2-2.50 dozen.

Got them @ shine's for 1.35. It's worth the gas to drive there and get them.

Anyhow, went back out again this afternoon, same area, ended up with 60 that we kept, and probably 30 we released.

All in all lot's of good eating gettin put in the freezer for later.

Hey Crabass, does this mean you Finally got the boat in the water ? ?

DirtyDog, It was a blast !

Wanted to go back out this afternoon, and NO ONE has emerald shiners ! !

They say it's because of the "Full Moon"

Went out this afternoon from Mentor. Went out to 53' just NW of Fairport.

(The Hump)

Got 120 nice perch in about 4 hours. Even got 2 fish Ohio perch. 13" and 13 1/2"

Was slow start but all good fish.

Specialx,

If you do a search on Google, there are many different ways to do them.

Dan,

I know when we are perch fishing, the fish are full of zebra mussels!

I for one was under the impression that the only fish eating them were sheephead. And we are getting far fewer of them when dragging lures that are bumping the bottom. A least here in the central basin of Lake Erie.

Painesville Township, Ohio. Central Basin of Lake Erie.

I transplanted here from western NY, had the best of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie when I was there. Miss the fishin, But, NOT the taxes ! !

I am gonna make it out on Sat. morning, and then out on the boat for perch in the afternoon.

I have a pair a Cannon Daul Crank,s with long booms on them, with Daul Cannon Rod Holders, swivel bases and pedestals. If interested, let me know and I'll post pic's. And a price.

I hope they catch those responsible, and Prosecute to the fullest extent of the law.

Nice Looking fish.

And that's the ONLY way to set a lamprey free isn't it?

Yup. they are still WAY out there! !

Hoping with the weather getting a little cooler in the near future, that they will start to move back in closer again.

Hello Bill! Nice fish, hows the bite over there?

Thanks Ray. Been good, running about 10 miles to 70 fow to get into them. Speeds around 2.5 is still best. If you want trout, jump up to around 3-3.5.

Still getting limit catches, with an occasional fish Ohio in the mix. Most are in the 3-5 pound class.

You get a chance, give me a call, we will go out again. Bill.

Yes myself and Greg both reeled him in. And seeing I'm the dad, I got him. lol

Mentor Lagoon's Mentor, Ohio. August 15, 2007

Got a chance to fish a second day with my son Greg.

Went to a different area looking for fish. Headed out of the lagoons, and followed a WNW course of 300-305 degrees. We traveled that till we got to 68 FOW, set up with Large Dipsey divers 175,150, 135 back on 3 1/2 2 and 1 settings. We ran nothing but, stinger spoons, all in copper. We changed colors every 1/2 hour if they were not producing. Our best were in the ones in the pictures.

The walleye in the 1st pic, did in fact hit Both lures at the same time. The were on Dipsey divers on "0" settings off the back corners of the boat.

Ended the day with 12 walleye and 1 steelie. The walleye in the pic. is 30 inches long and 7.5 #

We saw a real nice 8 pt. yesterday. No velvet, already shined and ready for the rut.

Don't know where this was filmed, but, for sure this guy was using the bird as a tool to hunt with.

When you first see him the eagle is perched on his left arm, then at the end of the events, you can hear him yelling for the bird to return.

I don't know about you guys, but, this was a little too Staged for my taste's.

I am still using the real "meat" on the harnesses.

I agree, BIG waves and wind yesterday.

Managed to get a 3 man limit of 18 fish had to turn and troll with the waves and wind at my back. I need to give this Gulp stuff a try out here on Erie.

Well, after much consideration I finally decided it was time to put some work lights on my boat.

Only problem, it's a soft top model.

Well, after some thought and with the help of a friend ( because I can't bend tubing!) We came up with this for my night time fishing pleasure.

We used 1" stainless tubing, and 2 weather proof work lights (flood lights)

What time can you be here ?

Here is a picture to go with my post above.