Weekend with the Grandsons

Brought my grandsons (age 7 and 8) up for their first trip to Erie. Day started on Friday with the perch bite up on the line being slow with just 5 perch and 2 kids losing interest fast. Papa was starting to think what to do...where to go. Got a call from a buddy that was picking up some eyes off the Huron dump. Decided to make the trip around Kelleys down to Huron. Got east of Kelleys and was marking fish so thought why not. Let's try it. After a few hours we had our limit of 24 and heading back in with 2 smiling kids from ear to ear. This afternoon headed back to the same place...same program (dipsy and spoons). 2.5 hours and a little more sorting we had our 24 again. 1/2 of both days fish were 18" to 20" and other half ranging from 22" to 25". Now have 2 exhausted kids and a tired and super happy Papa. Times that I'll never forget !

Nice job. Can't wait till my grandkids are old enough to take. This makes my decision to fish walleye tomorrow easy. How Far East of Kelly's did you end up.

Few miles east...40 fow or deeper. Marked alot of fish.

Good tip thanks. Took 3 tickets today east of Kelly's 40 fow spoons changing throughout he day. Fished 8-1 few shorts. Keepers between 17-26 range. N to S troll line

Nice work!!

I'll agree on the good tip. Wife and I had our limit by 11:00. 17 to 24 inches. Slow trolling harnesses with snap weights.

What speed? I haven't trolled for a few months hope I remember how haha. Thanks

Speed was 1.1-1.3 gps

I was running 2.3 to 2.6

Gwlank,

Wife & I are headed up for a few days latter part of this week. Never fished for walleye in September. We hammered the perch this season with limits every time around Islands. Question, we are staying in Port Clinton, like to try walleye trolling, is it best to launch from Mazurik's boat launch for access to 40' walleye water East of Kelly's? OR drive to Huron boat launch and head North to 40' feet. I looked at map, seems a toss up? Thanks everyone on the info shared on this site. We have been very successful due to your comments. Regards, Herk

Herkimer, you are exactly right, Either location will be good. From Port Clinton you will be fishing quicker to launch from Mazurich than driving all the way to Huron. Benefit to Huron is it's usually bigger fish.

Thank you Eriegardless, Your Post and the others following up helped me a bunch. I have been fishing on a buddies boat in Bula but am happy to be back in the west on mine. We picked up 18 Monday after perching but they were not as big as yours. How far south did you troll? Past the dump near Cedar Point?

don't know that area east of kellys very good...are you guys fishing north or south of the 35 line..thanks

I'm back home and leave my boat there so I can't check but I'm pretty sure I was right on the 35 line. I was about 4 or 5 miles straight east of the south side of Kelly's

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This where I was. The dump only had white bass but all around the outside was steady pick.