Last year i bought my first Erie boat, have been fishing the lake since i was a kid but always had dad with me. Now i am 28 and i buried dad 2 weeks ago at the age of 49. He knew where to fish and how to get them in the boat. We were planning a trip to the western basin for the spring, finally i was going to get to take him fishing. Me and and my cousin and a few good friends are going to do the trip in his memory. When should we be looking to come up, we are driving from Pittsburgh. Dad usually took us in May, is this a good time. Hopefully i will be able to show everyone a good time and catch some fish, i know that dad will be there with us in spirit.