Quote Originally Posted by marty View Post
Water Dog, I fished this lake longer than you. What was a Great Lake is no longer. If you think the truth would be told, no one would fish. Man destroyed this lake with lampreys, zebra mussels, mud puppies and gobies. Minnow population is nonexistent. Walleyes eat the perch. Fishfinders do not lie. fish population is weak. Definitely not from overfishing.
Well I have been fishing Lake Erie since 1974, started with my Dad and I fishing from an 18 foot wooden Thompson, worked more on the boat than fishing from it.

Lake Erie is an environment that is ever changing like the rest of our world. The green algae could be added to your list.

However, I have cleaned most of my catch so I can see what they are actually eating. For the Yellow Gold, I find many gobies, spiny fleas, may flies and yes small zebra mussels. So some of the invasive species have actually become part of the food source.

The walleye catch this year was good I put away 36 in the freezer. I drift for them and love to feel the bite.

I think there is some concern in the community here, that the commercial fishing has the biggest impact on the fish populations. And maybe an overpopulation of Walleye eating the young perch.

I have put away many yellow gold in the last 4 seasons and this one is unique in that I am struggling just like the other fishermen this year.

I don't feel the Lake is destroyed, as much as it is evolving like the we all do when the environmental factors make man adapt.

Thank you for your comments,
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Water Dog