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In the past week the Yellow Perch have left the area...Friday was Slow, Sat. was Very slow and Sunday was non-existent. Burned 5-7 gallons each day looking, so was very expensive effort with little...

This stuff catches fish but breakoffs can happen. 31 walleyes on bagleys in 1 hr and 20 minutes using 4 wire lines in one memorable trip long ago and we spent a lot of time splicing broken wire...

No walleyes to speak of at Walnut Creek yet...perch are where you find them. Girl in administration building hasn't weighed any in the past week. The only place I've seen yellow pike are at Giant...

Perch fishing was very good as early as mid-April when lots of dead and dying smelt were evident near shore. Usually, by mid-May, the Perch can be found in 20-30 ft. depths. That's usually where I...

We usually have a night bite of walleye here due to all the steelhead and brown trout smolts (6-11") being stocked. Slow(0-0.5 kt.) trolling w/ stick baits is the preferred method. Keep everything on...

Put a 9.9HP 4 cyl. OB on your boat so you can always get back no matter what happens to your main engine is my advice. You won't need to use that expensive tow service again.

Cheers, DocWet...

I was the first one in Erie, PA to use this system to retrieve my anchor and I still use the same technique. The ball should have at least 30 lbs of bouyancy (12" dia) and will slide down the anchor...

New scaled Yellow's are in PA markets for $5.00/ lb. Taken from Canadian side of Lake Erie, I'm assured. There's an old commercial fisherman's saying that goes; When the fish are gillin' (being...

That's why your perch fishing is holding up better than ours...no competition! When you consider the cost of fishing nowadays...not everyone can afford it. Unlike a lot of other fishing expeditions,...

See Prop n Rig picture for my favorite perch rig. Hooks are No 4 gold Tru-Turn.
Main line is 17# test. Used to be available from Capt. Denny's in Willowick, Ohio.
Will out catch typical crappie rig...

I usually pull the hook and move to another location if I'm getting lots of dinks. You might try the Mustad Circle hooks in size 4...as these hooks are difficult for small fry to swallow.
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Try this if you're looking for something different...Take a big flyrod, add extension butt, remove flyline and replace with 12-14# mono. Use 4" dodger and tubefly w/ big hook(3/0) or #44 Sutton...

I stopped using this stuff years ago because its causes lightly hooked fish to become un-hooked (no stretch) and even simple tangles are impossible to untangle. Its a good thing to have a little...

Nowadays with fuel at 4.00/gal ($4.14 at the Marina), a smaller motor will be an advantage. No boat in our marina (max. lgt. 23') gets more than 3 MPG and the twin engine boats only average about 1.4...

A big perch is 14" on Lake Erie...and one that length can weigh anywhere from 15 oz. to nearly 3 lbs...depending on feed and time of year. I won a contest some years ago with a 1 lb. 14 oz. perch...

The only reason all those charters are out there is that they are all getting a $600 payday...if the fish were in 30 ft of water, they would all be there in 30 ft., believe me! Its just no fun being...

This is the time of year when emerald shiners get scarce...golden ones will work, but I'd rather have emeralds...even salted ones. The guys that go out on the lake to net them can't find them...they...

One of these days, you long rangers are going to get out there and will have a very difficult time getting back when the weather turns...and then you will be in some deep blue! It doesn't have to...

First of all, you and your friends are not responsible for the demise of the blue pike in Lake Erie...environmental damage did that. While you are way out there in your outboard powered boat, what if...

25 miles out on less than a 40 ft inboard engine boat is reckless...to say the least...I speak from many years experience on the lake.

Doc W. The Right Stuff

Mechanics have told me that all Mercury OB's are Japanese imports and customer service is not friendly or helpful at all when problems are encountered.
Would like to have feedback from others about...

The depth you get with a 3 oz sinker and diving plug is totally speed and wind/wave dependent with the line test/ length being the third factor. Use of a line counter reel can give you a picture of...

You guys seem to have the better perch fishing on the north shore of Lake Erie.
Around here, the way most people fish for walleyes is by trolling plugs or spoons on planer boards (which I don't use)...