how is fishing in buffalo

[jaybird904]

Guys,

New to Lake Erie. Most of my experience is with Salmon on Lake Michigan. Wondering if you guys have some advice on where to start. Its a big lake and any help is appreciated.

[copo427ss]

Guys,

New to Lake Erie. Most of my experience is with Salmon on Lake Michigan. Wondering if you guys have some advice on where to start. Its a big lake and any help is appreciated.

Where are you located ? Or launching from

[milt]

went out yesterday no fish marked alot I threw everything I had and nothing there was alot of garabage floating
capt joe congrats on the game

[copo427ss]

Milt where were you fishing?

[milt]

I was drifting in 37-45 fow from senca shoul bouy to the about first windmill I was drifting .08 to1.2 then I went to the south gap one guy had a nice eye going out tomorrow morning to try again I could use some tips if anybody has any I don't know what im doing wrong I change speeds lures depths or is that walleye fishing thx

[Wrestling Coach]

I spent the morning (6:30 AM to Noon) bottom bouncing in front of Smokes Creek/Windmill area. Boated 5 Walleyes and 2 Perch. Water was off color from recent rain/wind and wind was out of the North. Nice drift early but by midday it was too slow for my liking. The fish were in the off color water and I used Chartreuse harnesses for a little more visibility. 37 fow was my best depth but I did get 2 between 35 fow and 36 fow. Surface water temp. 62*.

Dennis

[lineman49]

Fished in front of smokes ck. bottom bounced got 13 eyes & 3 perch. We dropped 5-6.eyes? ?, 30 - 37 fow. Chartreus & orange / single blade harnesses. Drifted in the Am & slow trolled .8 -1.1 mph in Pm.

[jaybird904]

Where are you located ? Or launching from

Most likely Sturgeon Point, but can trailer to almost anyplace. Based on todays post it sounds like worm harnesses, but we have a lot of luck in WI slow trolling flicker shads year round. Do those work here at all? Could also do a ride along if you need some help or extra lines....i would pick up gas. Spent 10 years fishing lake michigan and it took 5 to figure it out, would like to quicken the learning curve.

[copo427ss]

Most likely Sturgeon Point, but can trailer to almost anyplace. Based on todays post it sounds like worm harnesses, but we have a lot of luck in WI slow trolling flicker shads year round. Do those work here at all? Could also do a ride along if you need some help or extra lines....i would pick up gas. Spent 10 years fishing lake michigan and it took 5 to figure it out, would like to quicken the learning curve.

Harnesses catch the most fish. And stickbaits catch the biggest from my personal experience. Colors vary. Riggers, dipsys, jets, torpedoes, and leadcore. Are just about nessesities when the eyes suspend and head to deeper water. Buffalo water is good now. Watch this thread for reports. Once the lake warms up. The fish head west to deeper water. Then sp and down are better.
Night trolling the outer breakwalls usually produce smaller eyes all summer. You'll almost always see boats trolling there every night weather permitting. Get yourself a good topo map of the eastern lake. One with GPS cords on it for stuff like Seneca, waverly, Woodlawn are better yet. Great bunch of guys on this board. Lots of info shared between us. Plus we're all pretty much local so it's nice to meet up with each other. This is one of the better forums I belong to. Definatly the funnest and most easy going. Ill post my report if I get out tomorrow. I'd love to blow off work and go all day. But can't afford it right now. Damn I hate being a slave to the man!!!!

[fishkiller16]

Ill be out wed morning and then ill be staying on the boat wed into thursday at sbh give me a shout on 68.