country boy moving to buffalo...need help

[Don B]

there been times I wanted to fish but and a little nervous going out myself.

I have about the same size bassboat as you(18-19'), but I make it up to Erie a few times a year for the walleye and smallmouth. The most important thing for you is the waves, wind and weather. No fishing place is worth sinking your boat or drowning.

Waves for you should be at 3' or less. Any higher than that, which I've done, will be potential problems for you(they were for me). When you start getting higher than 10 knot winds, again, potential for problems out there.

Here's a good link for you to use for those things before you plan any outing on the lake. Lake Erie is a great place to fish, but the conditions can turn from great, to dangerous in a matter of an hour or two. That's why forecasts of wind, weather, and waves are so important to me.

http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/forecast.htm#glf

[sabercuts]

yes you cant be to careful on the big E

[jig]

a guy told me about 20 to40 ft of water out side of the mouth of the creeks until the water gets to 74 the go deep