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Another good day for the crew. A two man limit. 12 fish. It was a slow start :mad:then pick up then things started popping. :) What a beautiful day out there. I went to Anchor Wheels secret spot - but there were also about 100 boats there. :) I hope the fish stay there for a while. :rolleyes:
I believe the fish are out there all over. From Buffalo to Sturgeon Pt. to the Cat. to Dunkirk and beyond.
yeah was just a little crowded, still did well but not marking as strong as a week ago. Time to find a new secret spot LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by captainjoe
Took the trip to Dunkirk yesterday got 8 out of 10 with a few 6-7 pounders. Found them in 105-115 FOW in front of the stacks. Most fish were deep, 65' on dipseys/harnesses. I wish I could have released a few more but the air bladders were popping. First time out this way was a sucess! Thanks for sharing everyone!
Fished yesterday between the Catt and Sturgeon Pt and managed to fill are box. Be flexible, they are moving throughout the water column.
My wife and her sisters were going through old family pictures, and came across this. (No further info on who where or when)
http://pic90.picturetrail.com/VOL225.../409889154.jpg
Wow. That's a wild picture! It has where and who in the caption just no when. 4 miles north of buffalo niagara river by Harding miller ft Erie north commercial fisherman.Quote:
Originally Posted by B3B
Just ask anchor wheel, as that is him @ age 5, first trophy fish, circa 42:)
nope not me, mine was bigger :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by chopper5
Went Friday out of Barcelona, finished with 14 at 7 pm. got them on everything. got them on Dipsys, planner boards, and down riggers. got one nice one on a spoon also. Purple and watermelon were our colors. Also landed 7 lakers on Dream Weaver spoons (monkey puke and blue dolphin). Saturday we went out of Dunkirk and landed three with in an hour then no more walleye, all lakers. got 6 more of those on Saturday.
We went out of a tranquil Sturgeon Point Marina today. :rolleyes: That changed - with that light and variable south east wind. We got out about 6 miles to the N W and things were rolling. There were a few others out there. Not many. The smart ones stayed home. :D It doesn't look good for the next few days. Wind, rain, thunderstorms etc. We ended up with 11 walleye, 3 sliver bass and one huge sheephead. I heard someone on the radio say he was heading in. He was sick of getting beat up. :eek:
:D:eek::confused::cool:
Hey Lineman this ones for you hope it opens on here lol.
http://teespring.com/retiredlm
Thanks, I may have to get one!
Did it flip to show the back?
HahahahahaQuote:
Originally Posted by bailey
Lineman - you have to get it. :D
Yea it flipped & its probably true!
??? - There's a saying that no news is good news. Don't think that's the case here as this Fall weather over the past few days has been keeping most, if not all off the lake. Going to be interesting to see at what depth the eyes will be holding after this blow. Over the past few weeks took the majority of my fish of riggers with 85 feet of cable out. After this weather, I'm thinking that they will be running deeper. Back in the mid-1980's I had one day where I was catching them with 109 feet of cable out.
Just looked at the Sea Grant Lake Erie Surface water temp readings taken at 3:30 AM today and it showed that the lake flipped with a 58 degree surface water temp off of Dunkirk.
I don't buy that the lake flipped, there has been no thermocline set up as of yet. The water temp has been almost the same temp on top as on the bottom in most cases.
anyone locate fish today? Plan on going out of the Catt. or Dunkirk tomorrow. Haven't been on Erie for 2 months & I know the winds the last few days has moved any hotspots. Thanks for any info. in advance !
It was slow picking today. We got 1 channel cat, one big perch, 4 walleye. I was getting a lot of hits but nothing got hooked when we started. Got a late start around 11:00 am. It was a little rough. What happened to the light and variable??
Check your PM'sQuote:
Originally Posted by lineman49
Headed west out of SP. Fished 65 to 77 fow. Went 12 for 20. Took hits on everything dipsyies, lead and riggers. Best was dipsy on 3 setting 165 back. Biggest fish on the lead. Full cores on the boards. Try again in the morning. The lake really picked up had to be 3-5 on the way in. So much for the 1 ft or less.
Got it, thanks check yours.Quote:
Originally Posted by captainjoe
we fished last pm. 68 -77 fow, center rd. & west marked lots of fish in 35/14 area. had 3 footers by 8 pm. ended up with3 rite away then nothing. thanks for all info. guys
SWA Meeting tomorrow. Who's going? I should be there.
Fishkiller - bring some snap swivels please. Small ones ( torpedo )
7 walleye today for us. Nice day out on the pond. Not a great day but not a bad day. Many silver bass, white perch , and a sheepshead. :rolleyes:
Went out yesterday out of Buffalo and caught a 2lb 15oz Small mouth bass....NO Walleye.....Since the end of June our fishing luck has been horrible....only one walleye a couple sheepshead and a few silver bass...we have been skunked more times then we have caught fish....We are marking plenty of fish but they just don't like what we're serving, Harnesses with Colorado Spinners, stick baits, on walleye boards and without, trolling from .5mph to 2.5mph at various depths....any tips or advice is appreciated.
Head west of sturgeon better probably out of the Catt .Quote:
Originally Posted by Wackyracer
GO WEST YOUNG MAN!!!!.......( Horace Greeley 1854 )Quote:
Originally Posted by Wackyracer
We were down off Cat creek 2 weeks ago, once again marked a lot of fish caught one small walleye, 1-sheepshead and snagged 1-silver bass for 6hrs of fishing. These were the fish of any kind that we had caught since the end of June....going out at least once a week weather permitting. Not a sheepshead nor a sliver bass....absolutely NOTHING!
Exactly What is everyone using for spinners? line? depth? speed? Bait?I don't have down riggers. I do have one #0 black dipsy, 6 Church's walleye boards, 6-line counter reels, Berts tackle rod trees and holders, about 10 different Colorado spinners in size #5 and 6, What color harness beads and spinners have been working lately?...so many questions and so little fishing time left!
You have to fish , were the high percentages of walleyes are right now. Thats well west of sturgeon pt. At this point.I have been trying to tell guys that I work with. And they still continue to launch from the city, and then come back and say they caught nothing or maybe one. Set yourself up for failure, your gonna fail.
Go West !!
The tip of going west is some of the best advice for those of you struggling with the walleye catching. Barcelona has been good, State line a bit better. Over the past several weeks I have been doing OK in 100 to 120 feet of water. There was one day in particular that I caught 4 off a downrigger set at 85 feet down. Was doing well with a worm harness - make my own - a double 4 1/2 willowleaf in a hologram blue shad finish has been my best color. The distance I fish behind the riggers is 60 to 70 feet and I keep my trolling speed in the 2.3 to 2.5 range. Due to the amount of Silver bass that I have been catching on the worm harnesses, over the last week I started to fish a larger 4 1/2 inch trolling spoon which the silver bass still hit. Best colors for me in lures are watermelon and girl/boy. Due to the silver bass action and the fact that they hardly trip a rigger release, check your rods out every 20 to 30 minutes by releasing them to see if you have a hitch hiker.
I do not own or use lead core. Started fishing Lake Erie's deeper waters off Dunkirk in pursuit of coho's back in 1980 or so. When we discovered the amount of walleye out there and started employing planner boards, we found it necessary to add more weight to our deep diving lures as the summer moved along and the fish kept on moving deeper with the forage base. I found out that I did not like to add more than 2 ounces of weight or so as it took away from the fight of the fish - it was more like winching them in. Then I started using stainless steel monel line to accomplish getting my lures down deep. You have the weight of the steel line and because it does not stretch, the deep diving crankbaits got deeper. A decided advantage for me that I enjoyed fighting a fish with this rig as I could feel every head shake of the fish. Back in those days the Bomber 24A was one of the most used plugs. It got down to around 24 feet on its own. With wire line it hit the 40 feet mark. Ok - so here we go again having to add weight to get it even deeper as August September rolls around. That's when I added sinker releases to my arsenal of tools. First started with those made by Les Davis. Found and tried the Big-Jon Jettison Release and have been using those since. Yes - you lose the weight when a fish strikes it. My reels for this rig are filled with a mono backing - about 200 yards. Then I add 125 feet of the monel in 12# test. Next is a leader length of 20 to 30 feet. I then add the Jettison Release and tie on my snap swivel. Then attach your lure of choice, while holding unto the Jettison, I let out approximately 10 feet of line and then add the sinker weight to the release that I need to get down to the fish. This time of the year I may be using from 6 to 8 ounces. While I have yet to use them, I even added some 10 and 12 ouncers to my arsenal. I do fish these off the Off Shore Boards and let out all of the leader and monel line in addition to 20 to 30 feet or more of backing and then attach the backing to the boards. With 2 rods set up with this I can cover almost all depths of the water column where we target fish. Those Off Shore Boards will handle the 8 ounce with no problems. Recently I did try one of those 10 ouncers and that may be the limit of what those boards can take in calmer seas. There are some that may say that you will wear out your fishing rod guides. I have been using the same Shakespeare Ugly Stik 9 foot Rigger Rods for more than 30 years and have never had to replace a guide or tip top.
Did not plan on writing a book, but one last thing for those of you employing downriggers. Use your electronics. If for example you have your riggers set at 75 feet down and you mark some fish at the 80 feet level, start doing some s-turns. The lure on the side that you are turning to will flutter down to the 80 feet fish and when you turn to the other side, that lure speeds up and comes back up. With my lures fished some 60 to 70 feet back of the ball, you even have time to let your rigger down that 5 feet to cover the fish that your marking. Another thing I will do when marking fish below the level of my rigger balls is to place the motor in neutral. When I initially mark the fish I will start a 3 to 5 second count, place the motor in neutral for a 10 second count, then place the motor back in gear. Most hits with this occur after placing the motor back in gear.
Wackyracer pm sent
You don't need to travel to Barcelona to get your fish ( don't get me wrong the fishing is good there ) but I haven't had to travel more than 4-5 miles from the Catt. since the beginning of July. We are at 480 walleyes for the NY season and I didn't start till June 8th this year. Keep it simple, lead core (deep 8,9,&10 color right now), and 8oz torpedo divers 150 back. We have been catching fish from 65' to 80' around the 35/14-17 line harnesses and sticks been working good the new bay rat lures stick baits have been taking more fish than the renosky's have been. Good luck and don't over think keep it simple.
Thanks for all the info and a special thanks to all those that PM'ed me...I will be making a couple calls!
IMO keep it simple, as an example was out yesterday west of SP (last time out for Walleyes this season) Fished 7am till 12:30 caught a two man limit, had 4 rods on board 8 & 10 color running on church TX22 boards, and two rods running dipsy's. No big boards No Downriggers and I don't want them. Ran the same basic program all year but progressed with the leadcore colors, from 3,4,5 --- 5,6,7 ----6,7,8 and 7-10 color boated over 300 and didn't try to over think it. biggest thing find the bait find the Walleye. Going to try a simple 4 dipsy rod program next year, fast and easy!!. Time for some fun Bass fishing and perching now.
Sound advise AnchorWheel! Man 300 fish, great angling!! Maybe should we attach a transmitter like the ones parents do on there teenagers cars to track you next year:) Lol...nice fishing!
Yes Anchor Wheel. ;) Way to go. I'm still fishing Walleye. I need to get a few more of Baileys, Copo's etc. fish. I have had the BEST year ever. :) But not close to those numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Anchor Wheel
I fished out of Dunkirk today. 9 large Walleye. One 9.75 lbs 4 others were heavy 8.5 to 9lbs. The others were large also. One rainbow several silver bass and white perch. :eek: