Walleye Fishing Forum https://community.walleye.com/ This is a discussion forum about walleye fishing with emphasis on Lake Erie and the Great Lakes. en Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:52:54 GMT vBulletin 60 https://community.walleye.com/images/misc/rss.png Walleye Fishing Forum https://community.walleye.com/ 2006 Ranger 620 20 ft https://community.walleye.com/fishing-boats-for-sale-latest-listings-/16778-2006-ranger-620-20-ft-new-post.html Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:50:07 GMT Ranger 620 20 ft | $32000 2006 Ranger 620VS w/Mercury 225 Optimax, 9.9 pro kicker. Upgraded 36v Minnkota Terrova trolling motor. Lowrance HDS10... Ranger 620 20 ft | $32000
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More... ]]> Fishing Boats FOR SALE (Latest Listings) Walleye.com https://community.walleye.com/fishing-boats-for-sale-latest-listings-/16777-1997-wellcraft-240-coastal-hardtop-25-ft.html Fishing with Danny and Boyd...6/3/2026 https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16776-fishing-danny-boyd-6-3-2026-a-new-post.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:30:22 GMT When I got up at 1:45, I knew it was going to be nice out on the back deck. The wind forecast for the day was going to be less than 10mph out of the... When I got up at 1:45, I knew it was going to be nice out on the back deck. The wind forecast for the day was going to be less than 10mph out of the north. The air temperature was going to be in the low 60s in the AM, but rising to 75 by noon. I knew the sky was clear, because the moonlight was shining off the tin roof on the shed. I grabbed a cup of coffee, a couple of dog treats, and headed out the back door, so I could check all the forecast apps to make sure nothing had changed overnight. Nothing did....the expectation was for a beautiful morning on the water.

Today, I would be fishing with Danny Harris, from last week's report, and his friend Boyd, who came all the way from Utah to try Lake Erie.


I picked them up from the "Whitecaps Motel", and we headed to the Speedway on the other side of town, to gas up, get some ice, and a few snacks. To my disappointment, they were closed. I was able to gas the boat, but the store was closed. A sign stating, "Due to staffing issues, we will have new hours". They were supposed to be open at 5am, but at 5:05, the doors were still locked, and no one could be seen inside. (They were probably in back getting the breakfast sandwiches made for the display).

We left there and hit the gas station by RT2 and State Rd, to get the ice and other snacks, and then took the back roads over to Mazurik's. We arrived at 5:30 and got the boat ready. We were headed out by 5:45. I decided to go back to the area north of Kelly's that I fished with my last crew and start there.

The Ulterra and baby Merc were deployed after the FishHawk was sent down, and set to an ENE direction, at a speed of 2.3-2.5mph (FH speed). We started over 44' of water.

Danny can't stand in the boat, due to physical issues at the moment, and this was Boyd's first time on Lake Erie. He doesn't do much fishing, so I said I would set all the lines and they could just reel in their fish...they were good with that decision. :)

The dipsies went out first...running Yeck and Badmo Arrow spoons:
Zero settings at 27 on the port side and 35 on the starboard side.
Three settings at 55 on the port side and 72 on the starboard side.

Eventually, the zero settings were 33 on the port side and 41 on the starboard side...and caught fish.

The three setting at 72 was getting a lot of action, so the port side was set to 72 also.

Three Bandits and one Spro 120 Madeye ran behind the Off Shore boards. I started out with the port side at 115 and 80 back, and 130 and 67 on the starboard side. The 80 and 67 caught, so the two deeper ones were both brought up higher and set at 97 back...they started catching.

Colors were:
"Psycho Killer" (Slim Shady Custom)
"Whiskey and Water" (Slim Shady)
"Slick Purple Bengal" (stock Spro color)
And, a custom color I don't know the name of or who painted it. I checked all the sites and can't find it....sorry. That one, I put out after about an hour and a half, and it took a fish before it could get lined up. Then, it took another shortly after being set out again. I will have it out in the morning again. Might even have two out. lol
I added a couple pics of it here...

We went through a lot of fish, with several throwbacks and keepers we threw back, along with a few Sheephead, and had our 18 in the cooler by 9am.

Danny and Boyd had a good time and will be with me again tomorrow. I marked some good fish on the way back to the ramp, so I'll be starting there in the morning. If they are walleye, they will be nice ones. If not, they will be big Sheephead. But, since there is going to be a south wind in the morning, I'll start from the south and work my way back up to the line. Fingers crossed!

Stay tuned....

Capt Juls
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]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS Capt Juls https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16776-fishing-danny-boyd-6-3-2026-a.html <![CDATA[Any action between South Bass & Kelleys?]]> https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16775-action-south-bass-amp-kelleys-new-post.html Tue, 02 Jun 2026 11:29:13 GMT Heading out of West Harbor on Catawba this week for a quick evening trip. Any suggestions around the area between South Bass & Kelleys (Starve Island Reef, Scott Point Shoal, American Eagle Shoal, etc.) We'll be casting/drifting harnesses since not setup for trolling. Thanks! ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS PlayingHooky https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16775-action-south-bass-amp-kelleys.html Walleye fishing around intake? https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16774-walleye-fishing-intake-new-post.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:46:21 GMT Years ago I caught some walleye around the intake the water is still a bit muddy but can you still catch walleye around that area in 20ft of water or... Years ago I caught some walleye around the intake the water is still a bit muddy but can you still catch walleye around that area in 20ft of water or do you have to go out further towards west sister? Trolling bottom bouncers and warm harness or casting deries ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS joeywetmore https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16774-walleye-fishing-intake.html Fishing Boat webcam offline until further notice https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16773-fishing-boat-webcam-offline-notice-new-post.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:36:07 GMT The charter fishing boat live streaming web camera will be offline until I get the new equipment installed. That is tentatively scheduled for later... The charter fishing boat live streaming web camera will be offline until I get the new equipment installed. That is tentatively scheduled for later this week / weekend. Once the new equipment is installed, tested, and the system is back up and running correctly, I will make a post here.

WB ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS West Basin https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16773-fishing-boat-webcam-offline-notice.html 2021 Lund Adventure 1775 sport 18 ft https://community.walleye.com/fishing-boats-for-sale-latest-listings-/16772-2021-lund-adventure-1775-sport-18-ft-new-post.html Sun, 31 May 2026 12:20:15 GMT Lund Adventure 1775 sport 18 ft | $29000 90hp mercury 188 hrs 9.9hp mercury kicker 14 hrs Minnkota Terrova with spot lock and i-Pilot Minnkota... Lund Adventure 1775 sport 18 ft | $29000
90hp mercury 188 hrs
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More... ]]> Fishing Boats FOR SALE (Latest Listings) Walleye.com https://community.walleye.com/fishing-boats-for-sale-latest-listings-/16772-2021-lund-adventure-1775-sport-18-ft.html <![CDATA[Fishing Two-Days with Mick, Mark, and Jeff...5/27 & 29, 2026]]> https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16771-fishing-days-mick-mark-jeff-5-27-amp-29-2026-a-new-post.html Sun, 31 May 2026 08:24:43 GMT Since this is a two-day report in one, I'll keep the story short for both and it will still be long enough. Ha!

Day 1:
Picked the guys up at the Whitecaps Motel at 5am, stopped to get ice, and then headed to Mazurik's to launch. We were headed north of Kelly's, up to the line, at 5:45. When we got up there, the Garmin wasn't marking very much, so I decided to try the north side of North Bass Island. The Garmin was marking a few more fish than before, so I stopped over 34' of water.

Down went the Ulterra, and the baby Merc was started. The troll would be from east to west on the outside of West Reef, but south of the Canadian line at 2.3-2.5mph on the FishHawk.

Since we had 4 people on the boat, we could run 12 lines. 4 Off Shore boards ran on each side with Bandits in tow. Two dipsies ran off each corner in back, too.

The dipsies ran a "Worm-Burner" and a spoon on each side. The inside rods ran on the zero settings, and the outside rods ran the three settings.
The zero settings started at 25 and 27 back, and the three settings ran at 37 and 50 back.
BadMo Arrow spoons, Yeck Y11 spoons, and Worm-Burners all caught fish.

Bandit colors were:
Psycho Killer (Slim Shady Custom)
Green Lantern (Slim Shady Custom)
Blue Shiner (stock color)
Fruit Dots (stock)
Khaki (stock)
IB Infected (DJ Custom Eye Lures)
Pooh Bear (Domka Outdoors)
Buck Fever (Domka Outdoors)

Bandits were running anywhere from 117 to 57 back.

After passing the NW side of the reef, I saw the water getting dirtier, we turned and went from west to east over the same fish, but they didn't really like that direction, and we only caught two or three going that way. As the sun got higher the bite slowed down for us, so we decided to move down towards Kelly's. At that time we had two of their three limits in the cooler.

I decided to try going shallower in North Bay to see if there were any hiding up in there, like they are know to do from time to time. There were a lot of boats 1/2-1 mile off the outside of North Bay, but no one was in there, so we slid in and set up over 21' of water. We started on the west side of the bay, and worked our way around to the east side of it. We didn't catch any until we got to the east side of it...near those two humps just inside the bay. We now had 14 fish and needed two more in the next 45 minutes, before we ran out of time.

We trolled out of the bay and to the east...through the cut between the island and the shoal, and caught a few more in the cut. We needed one more fish to finish out their limit....had it on, and lost it at the back of the boat, so they only had 17.
We had thrown several shorts back and one that was 15 inches. I don't keep them unless they are 15 1/2", and only if the customer wants to keep it. (15 1/2" because they shrink when they get on ice, and I don't want one shrinking under 15 inches from the cold...that would cost ME a ticket!

They said they enjoyed the morning, learned a lot, and had a great time, and that makes me happy!

That night, the forecast was showing much stronger winds from the north for the next morning, and calm winds for Friday (today), so after discussing it with my guys, they decided to fish Friday instead of the next day.

Of course, it wasn't the same forecast when I got up the next morning, and we could have fished, but they had made plans for the day, and were still good with going the next day.

That brings us to this morning....Day 2:

Initially, my plan was to drive over to Lorain (55 minutes from my house), and launch at Hot Waters, but that changed. I was given good reports from the island area, and decided to nix the two hour round trip that would go through miles of construction on RT 2, and stay closer to home. My guys were good with that decision.

Mick didn't make the trip this morning, due to feeling sick, and stayed back, while Mark and Jeff headed to the truck. Same routine...hit the gas station for ice, and then head to the launch. This time, we used Catawba. At 5:30 we were on our way north to the west side of the islands.

As we approached the west side of Green the Garmin screen was showing a decent amount of fish over 31' of water, so we set up there.
This time, we could only run 9 lines, so I only set up 8, to keep it simple. Two Off Shore boards on each side and two dipsies on each side.

Dipsies: zero setting at 27 and 30 back
Three settings at 50 and 60 back

Slim Shady's "Psycho Killer" Bandit took the first three at 80 back on the port side, so I put another one out on the starboard side at 80 back, too, but it didn't pull any....so weird.

Other colors that eventually worked were:
SunSpot at 50/45 w/2oz (stock)
Blue Shiner (stock) 107 back
Marvin (Domka, I think?) 97 back
And a "Slick Purple Bengel" Flicker Minnow 11 at 95 back

We worked from Green to the east side of Rattlesnake...the north side of Rattle to West Reef, and then back down in front of the west side of the islands....back to Green. We marked fish, but they weren't that interested and most that did hit were not aggressively hitting, and were barely hooked.

We only ended with their two limits today, and I was kicking myself for not going all the way to Lorain this morning. But, I really had higher expectations for the area we fished this morning. Oh well....another wrong decision to put in the books. The road construction was my biggest deterrent in that travel plan.

We worked hard for them this morning (changed a lot of bait colors), and it was a grind to get the 12 we did (plus 4 throwbacks that went back). The day ended with a big sheephead that took both of them reeling it in. Jeff handed it off to Mark, who eventually got it in.
While they fought its roley-poley body in, I started pulling the dipsies, because it was time to head in, and that way I could cut the baby Merc off, and slow the boat down, so they could get it in the boat easier.

They both said they had a good time, and enjoyed the beautiful weather. There were no bugs out there today, either...yay!

I just received a text from Mick, who stayed on shore today, stating he was feeling much better...thanked me for everything and said, "See you next year", and that makes me happy! :)

I'm off the next two days, an will be back at it on Monday with Steve Jeziorski and his friends. Right now, the forecast for Monday looks really nice. Fingers crossed!

Stay tuned...

Capt Juls
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]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS Capt Juls https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16771-fishing-days-mick-mark-jeff-5-27-amp-29-2026-a.html Geneva https://community.walleye.com/central-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16770-geneva-new-post.html Sat, 30 May 2026 18:59:44 GMT Got a 3 man limit drifting 48-51 fow straight outta Geneva Gold harnesses with worms. Only 1 throw back and 18? average Got a 3 man limit drifting 48-51 fow straight outta Geneva Gold harnesses with worms. Only 1 throw back and 18? average ]]> Central Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS nickpaolini81 https://community.walleye.com/central-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16770-geneva.html Friday 05/29 report https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16769-friday-05-29-report-new-post.html Sat, 30 May 2026 12:33:16 GMT Fished 8:30 - 2pm. Sunny and no wind in the morning, dead calm, light in the afternoon. Started between South Bass and Kelleys Islands in the pack.... Fished 8:30 - 2pm.
Sunny and no wind in the morning, dead calm, light in the afternoon.
Started between South Bass and Kelleys Islands in the pack. Moved around the north side and then the NE side of Kelleys.
Started with drift fishing then switched to trolling (not set up well for trolling).
One Sheephead caught.

Only saw occasional walleye caught on other boats. It appeared to be a slow day for most.
Talked to guy at fish cleaning table in marina. He fished the same area between the islands and got his limit trolling off the bottom, but it took him 6 hours.

Big blow on Thursday followed by diminishing winds overnight with clear skies and a near full moon and the big insect hatch all probably attributed to the slow day. ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS West Basin https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16769-friday-05-29-report.html Bugs https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16768-bugs-new-post.html Fri, 29 May 2026 15:43:49 GMT Planning a trip next Thursday. Any signs of the bugs being goine then Planning a trip next Thursday. Any signs of the bugs being goine then ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS Buckeye Bob https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16768-bugs.html Lorain. 5/27 https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16767-lorain-5-27-a-new-post.html Thu, 28 May 2026 16:22:15 GMT I drove to Lorain Public Launch, went out from the lighthouse, 2 of us caught 7 eater walleyes by noon. Variety of Green custom Bandit, Green Perch... I drove to Lorain Public Launch, went out from the lighthouse, 2 of us caught 7 eater walleyes by noon. Variety of Green custom Bandit, Green Perch Flicker, and small spoons. Now it's time to vacuum out all the dead midges, and clean the smashed ones off my seats. Finally, and most important, clean all the midge guts off my Ulterra, and spray the shaft with furniture polish, then lightly wipe off. ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS SLICK WILLIE https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16767-lorain-5-27-a.html Fishing webcams online https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16766-fishing-webcams-online-new-post.html Thu, 28 May 2026 16:01:27 GMT Headed up to install new equipment for the walleye charter fishing boat live streaming webcam. Hopefully have it up and running for Friday. If not,... Headed up to install new equipment for the walleye charter fishing boat live streaming webcam. Hopefully have it up and running for Friday. If not, then hopefully Saturday.

Also hope to live stream from my buddy's boat tomorrow (Friday) if we get out walleye fishing in the morning.

Working on getting the Lyman launched hopefully sometime next week. Have to replace an in-hull transducer and do some before launch maintenance. Once I get it launched, I'll be live streaming every time I'm out fishing. Looking to have the location and success listed on the camera.

Lake Erie Live Webcam Webcams Web Cam

You may have to click the stream more than once to get it to start.

Friday and Sunday looking good wind and weather wise. Saturday forecast is another NE blow.

Hope everyone has a good weekend, enjoying the nice weather, even if you aren't fishing.

WB ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS West Basin https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16766-fishing-webcams-online.html West Sister North Side Was Good https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16765-west-sister-north-new-post.html Thu, 28 May 2026 02:46:19 GMT Bite was fairly steady and good today north and west of the island. 31 plus feet of water and a basic east to west troll and back was our pattern.... Bite was fairly steady and good today north and west of the island. 31 plus feet of water and a basic east to west troll and back was our pattern. Caught very few on bandits but the small spoons were on fire. NASCAR and nascar uv along with a blue and chrome hammer pinged spoon took the most fish. Blue chrome bandits took the fish. Spoons on high and low dipsies were hitting often and size 10 20 and 30 jets with the spoons on boards did well also. Size of the fish was wide ranging today. Cigar sized to 24 inches were caught, a lot of 18 to 20 inch fish. Very slick water today also. There were plenty of wranglers trying to herd the schools of walleye into the live wells also.
Tight Lines All ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS Steelie Don https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16765-west-sister-north.html Wed 5/27 Nothing great, Bugs galore https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16764-wed-5-27-bugs-galore-new-post.html Thu, 28 May 2026 00:53:18 GMT Left Venetian marina about 8am and flat across the bay headed towards the dumping grounds. Checked a few spots on the way with no marks. Hit the... Left Venetian marina about 8am and flat across the bay headed towards the dumping grounds. Checked a few spots on the way with no marks. Hit the dump with very few marks. Went north up the east side of kelly's and midway up, plenty of marks and about a dozen boats. Only got four eaters in about three hours. Three on bandits buckfever, blue chrome and a perch. One on a spoon. I think they were ranging from 75 to 120 back. Bugs were almost intolerable. Boat is filthy. Won't be going out until I hear they died down. Fishing certainly has. Good luck. ]]> Western Lake Erie Fishing REPORTS cheeseheadinohio https://community.walleye.com/western-lake-erie-fishing-reports/16764-wed-5-27-bugs-galore.html