9/18/25 Lorain Walleye

Only two of us in the boat so we only needed 12. We got them. Departed from Hot Waters about 6:30 with our lights on. The water was rippled but smooth enough that I could go full speed without beating up boat or people. We went straight back to the 44' "reef" system 9 miles NW from Lorain. (For exact GPS coordinate, see my post: "7/25/25 Trolling Report"). Sure enough, the great marks were still there 2 months later. This time, we did not troll to the weather buoy. We just trolled back and forth over the SE end of that line. Two other boats showed up in the vicinity but didn't stick around. We got all 12 right there - plus two lost and one throw-back. Three were only 16", but one was 28". No other species. We caught on bandits, reef runners, flicker minnows and spoons. The hot lures were a smaller blue and chrome reef runner (7?), and a watermelon-color spoon. The cranks caught between 60 and 110 back unassisted. The spoons caught between 30/30 and 30/70 with a 4oz snap weight in between. 2.5 mph speed over ground. Great day on the lake!

Thanks for the great report! This has been a banner year for walleye. Has all the reconstruction work been completed on the Hot Waters launch? We've been fishing Geneva for the past 2 months or so, but looking forward to fishing Lorain this fall.

Hot Waters construction doesn't look like it will be done any time soon.
They have one dock open and two ramps, although one ramp is pretty clogged with seaweed. There are two porta-potties but I couldn't see them on the way in because there is very little lighting. No fish cleaning station. Lots of potholes. Signs saying "park at your own risk." But it's free.

Thanks for the update. There is another launch over by the Black River Marina... its very small/short and they charge $5, and parking is limited. Thanks again!