Steelie Help ....Spoontang ???

[spoontang]

Hey there Whit. Im back. I just did a 7 day fly in trip in Northern Canada. The six of us caught 812 fish. mostly eyes and a few perch. Enough bragging and on to the question at hand. If you start to fish steelies, walleye will seem fun, but not near the rush and excitement as steelies. I have always fished the North shore of Erie this time of year through Labor Day. I also fish lake Michigan and Lake Ontario for salmon and trout. This is a time when the steelies show up near Lorain. Many of the fishermen in the Cental Basin post reports with coordinates.....Hands down, the best steelie lure I have ever used is Orange Crush or Double Orange Crush. Jig is right on the money with the other color patterns. It sounds like he is also an avid steelie fisherman. Your equipment sounds more than adequate. You can run stackers above your cannon balls that gives you the ability to run 6-8 lines. Steelies like it fast. 2.5-3.5 MPH is the norm. The area I fish, we almost always double limit steelie and walleye. We catch the occasional King salmon mixed in too. Stay in touch and we can talk about making a run together.....Spoontang

[jig]

yes i fish for them when they come in to the streams in the fall and lake from shore on lake

[spoontang]

Isn't it amazing more people don't fish for them? I view them as the most fun thing to catch on the lake. I fish walleye and enjoy it, but mostly to bide time to steelie fish. I will most likely make my first trip steelie fishing this weekend and then again next weekend. I can't wait.

[jig]

Isn't it amazing more people don't fish for them? I view them as the most fun thing to catch on the lake. I fish walleye and enjoy it, but mostly to bide time to steelie fish. I will most likely make my first trip steelie fishing this weekend and then again next weekend. I can't wait.

where do you go to fish for the steelies right know and how far down would they be do you go out to the trenches in central basin

[spoontang]

I run to the North shore near Wheatley Canada. The central basin holds well too, but it is nearly the same boat ride. 40 miles or so. The fish are in the top 15 feet of water. That means lighter line and longer lead from the ball. Alot of fishermen are reporting the fish is out of the water before the line releases.

[jig]

I run to the North shore near Wheatley Canada. The central basin holds well too, but it is nearly the same boat ride. 40 miles or so. The fish are in the top 15 feet of water. That means lighter line and longer lead from the ball. Alot of fishermen are reporting the fish is out of the water before the line releases.

are you using downriggers or flat lining do you have to go claer out to the trenches to get steelies

[spoontang]

I use 4 riggers and dipseys, leadcore, deep crankbaits or whatever works. I'm not sure of the trenches you are talking about. Is that underwater structure in the Central basin? I know they catch them on the line 10 miles North of Lorain and follow that line East.