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Yesterday, 08:54 PM
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Re: 5/19: Anybody do any good between SBI & KI?
A lot of reasons people don't catch fish in "packs" of boats. Maybe the bite was on earlier and it had died off when you got there. Maybe you weren't fishing the right lures or the right depths. ...
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Yesterday, 08:40 PM
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Re: Fishing Day 3 of 3 with Jason, Cindy, and John....5/19/2024
Those are some awesome photos, Juls!
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05-18-2024, 09:58 PM
Thread: Who eats sheepshead?
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Re: Who eats sheepshead?
I had to reply to this post. I know a few others who read the posts here know more about this than I do. I don’t expect them to comment, for reasons they know and I respect.
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05-14-2024, 07:59 AM
Thread: Monroe/Sterling Park
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Re: Monroe/Sterling Park
If you have a strong west / northwest wind, and you are willing to trailer to Michigan's Sterling Park, there is good walleye fishing there too, pretty much year round. In May the fish should still...
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05-13-2024, 03:40 PM
Thread: Monroe/Sterling Park
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Re: Monroe/Sterling Park
Absolutely no reason to go all the way to the west end of the Lake in Michigan if you are staying in Port Clinton. Plenty of good to great walleye fishing right there near PC in May. Once you...
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05-12-2024, 09:29 PM
Thread: Drifting Canada
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Re: Drifting Canada
Canada can and is a good alternative to the US side, but it's not necessary to go that far in May or June. Plenty of walleye on this side. Yes, some charters do go over the line starting in mid to...
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05-12-2024, 09:20 PM
Thread: Better MODIS satelilie image
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Re: Better MODIS satelilie image
Thanks Juls.
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05-10-2024, 08:36 AM
Thread: catawba state park ramp
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Re: catawba state park ramp
I don't know about overnight. Call East Harbor State Park, they are the HQ for Catawba and the Islands Ohio State Parks.
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05-10-2024, 07:01 AM
Thread: CharterCam webcam starts Saturday
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CharterCam webcam starts Saturday
The CharterCam live charter fishing boat webcam should start the 2024 season Saturday morning, the next charter. Boat should be out nearly every day afterward (weather dependent). It's on my Lake...
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05-09-2024, 12:24 PM
Thread: Better MODIS satelilie image
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Better MODIS satelilie image
There is a way to get the Lake Erie NOAA MODIS Satellite image closer to the size it used to be, and it has a zoom function.
Go the Great Lakes MODIS site:
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05-03-2024, 07:57 PM
Thread: Port Clinton Head Boats
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Re: Port Clinton Head Boats
Fishermans's Wharf, Drawbridge Marina, Tibbles, they are all good. You might have another option. Some marinas have overnight dockage or visitor dockage. Right now most marinas are over half...
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05-03-2024, 06:42 AM
Thread: Where's the walleye out of toledo
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Re: Where's the walleye out of toledo
Might be a little late for jigging, as the spawn is winding down, but you can try around Turtle Island. Some walleye do spawn there. Also, in the shallow water off the Little Cedar Point wildlife...
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04-29-2024, 04:55 PM
Thread: Weekend Warrior 5/3-5/4
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Re: Weekend Warrior 5/3-5/4
Need more information.
Assume you are spending Friday night on South Bass? On the Boat? If so, you probably don't need to run all the way to the major reef complex ("the cans") or back around... -
04-26-2024, 12:04 PM
Thread: ISO charter for 6-8
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Re: ISO charter for 6-8
June 8th is a Saturday right in the middle of the best overall walleye fishing for most people (warm, lots of fish, don't have to go far). I doubt any charter operation has a morning available, they...
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04-25-2024, 11:11 AM
Thread: Net stakes
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Re: Net stakes
Thanks for that info, Juls. Very useful to know.
This is why all Lake Erie boaters need to keep a constant, watchful eye out when running, trolling, and even drift fishing. There is such a... -
04-24-2024, 01:53 PM
Thread: Net stakes
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Re: Net stakes
Lake Erie commercial fishing regs:
"Each trap and fyke net set singly, or the first and last net in a string of nets, in Lake Erie must display one red
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04-17-2024, 10:09 AM
Thread: Net stakes
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Re: Net stakes
Thanks Juls for posting the net diagram. Fisherman should always review this before every season.
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04-11-2024, 06:45 AM
Thread: Weather - YUK!
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Re: Weather - YUK!
Another big blow starting tonight (Thursday) through Friday. Out of the west, so not going to hit the south shores directly, but it looks like another weekend of muddied up water, plus a lot of rain...
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04-09-2024, 04:02 PM
Thread: 3 Man limit on Eclipse Day
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Re: 3 Man limit on Eclipse Day
The question inqiring minds what to know is... did you notice any change in the fishing during the totality? Or a few minutes before and after? Birds stop flying (if there were any)?
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04-08-2024, 11:05 AM
Thread: Eclipse live stream
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Eclipse live stream
If anyone is stuck at home or work or knows someone out of state, I will be live streaming the solar eclipse on my Lake Erie website. One camera at home (fishing report page at the bottom), the...
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04-02-2024, 10:41 AM
Thread: Weather - YUK!
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Weather - YUK!
NOAA Western Basin nearshore forcast: YUK!
REST OF TODAY (Tuesday, April 02) ...East winds 15 to 25 knots. A chance of rain
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03-27-2024, 08:07 AM
Thread: Jig fishing
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Re: Jig fishing
Traditionally jigging is done during the spawn period, from mid-March to late April, depending on the year. This year is early, with water temps on the main reef complex (off Davis Besse nuclear...
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03-11-2024, 01:28 PM
Thread: Casting/Drifting this time of year???
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Re: Casting/Drifting this time of year???
No matter how you are fishing, the main idea is to keep the bait in the 'fish zone' (where the fish are in the water column). Fishing jigs you are going to be on or near the bottom. No wind or...
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03-08-2024, 02:19 PM
Thread: Mothers day weekend
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Re: Mothers day weekend
May 11/12 weekend is past the spawn season (bigger fish on and around the reefs), even on a late winter season (80-90% done). Your biggest issue will be, as usual, weather. Don't change your travel...
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03-01-2024, 01:14 PM
Thread: Jigging
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Re: Jigging
There was a Pro at the fishing Expo. Went to his seminar on LE walleye fishing (also last year). He almost always jig fishes, year round. Fishes the Detroit River as much as LE. He said he...
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