Walleye Fishing Forum - Blogs - capt pete https://community.walleye.com/blogs/capt-pete/ This is a discussion forum about walleye fishing with emphasis on Lake Erie and the Great Lakes. en Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:03:05 GMT vBulletin 60 https://community.walleye.com/images/misc/rss.jpg Walleye Fishing Forum - Blogs - capt pete https://community.walleye.com/blogs/capt-pete/ <![CDATA[Perch Fri April 15th & Sat April 16th]]> https://community.walleye.com/members/capt-pete/487-perch-fri-april-15th-amp-sat-april-16th.html Wed, 20 Apr 2022 22:22:24 GMT ---Quote (Originally by %1$s)--- %2$s ---End Quote--- Several years ago, I was fishing on one of Tibbels headboats along with at least 15 other...
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Due to the strong wind Friday, I had a friend suggested trying for perch back in East Harbor. There were what I think are called Terns, ( white gulls with black heads) all over the harbor grabbing shiners. We positioned ourselves over the minnow and the perch started right away. Granted there were all sizes, but no matter what size they were fighting hard. I probably threw back about 40, but managed to keep 25 nice perch. Saturday was the same thing, except the action was a bit slower.
Great place to go on a windy day. I talked to several people and they said its a year around thing back in East Harbor for perch.
Several years ago, I was fishing on one of Tibbels headboats along with at least 15 other anglers. All were live baiting with emerald shiners, except me. Once the boat anchored, I began jig-casting a 1/10 oz Sonic Baitfish tipped with a tiny piece of worm. After about 15 minutes, half the boat stopped fishing to see what I was using. About 9 out of 10 casts produced a yellow perch or a walleye. Seeing was believing that day and most other days when I venture onto a perch boat. The technique is simple...cast , let the lure hit bottom then gently bottom-bounce the metal jig back to the boat. This is exactly how I fish on a walleye boat. Specifically for walleyes, I will also cast with an Erie Shiner weight-forward spinner. Incidentally, the more modern record walleye caught was by 11 yr old Will Tibbels. It was a 14 lb walleye caught thru the ice on a silver Sonic BaitFish.
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]]> capt pete https://community.walleye.com/members/capt-pete/487-perch-fri-april-15th-amp-sat-april-16th.html Ice jigging https://community.walleye.com/members/capt-pete/478-ice-jigging.html Tue, 23 Feb 2021 10:17:16 GMT ---Quote (Originally by %1$s)--- %2$s ---End Quote---
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I'm not sure what your fishing for but if it's walleye your probably not gonna find them in the harbor. I don't ice fish but I'm thinking you need to be out of the harbor somewhere. Would like to here somebody with some experience chime in on this one.
I agree with this post. You will catch bluegill and largemouth bass in the harbor thru the ice. I have fished Lake Erie for over 50 years , recreationally and professionally, and have not been fortunate enough to find a harbor walleye. Once ice breaks up, the walleyes will migrate to the western basin shoals to spawn and panfish will migrate to marinas where water temps warm more quickly. Find a marina that you can fish for fantastic crappie fishing. Bluegills and largemouth bass will be there also. Gently, vertical jig along any dark structure that absorbs sun light. The very best jig out there is a 1/10 oz Sonic BaitFish. Glow white and glow chartreuse are my personal favorites. These baits have a vibration that is not in other highly promoted metal jigs! They are also just as good for walleyes off the western basin rockpiles. That 1/10 oz is deadly on the cast then gently bouncing it along the structure back to the boat.
Remember, there is not much color in early spring bait fish. As a result, a glow white Sonic BaitFish should be your best finish. Be well...Pete
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