Aug 16 and 17

[rscotfish]

yesterday we went perching left dock at 630 meinke west back at 1.00 4 guys 120 nice perch. started at intake fished till 10 there moved 3 times had 20 fish lake was calm so we picked up and moved to turn around and the bite was not fast and furious but steady lots of white bass doubles of big bass some huge sheapheads fun on 6 pound test. ended up with limit by 12.30 8-12 inches 34 pounds at cleaners the best bite was with the shinners cut in half. fresh fish tonight from the lake to the plate. going Saturday will report then have a good day weather looks great for the next week so fill the coolers

[Green Hornet]

Went out to g can from 530 to 730 and managed about 15. Lots of whites and 2 small drums.

[BLACK PEARL]

just got home from the dumping grounds got 77 nice perch or 20lbs at cleaners started slow but ended with a nice steady bite! Back out for walleye in da morning!

[BLACK PEARL]

Guess I'll be out again in the morning! Perchin! hit me up on 79! -Dave

PS I can't help myself!

BTW 10 Beautiful Walleyes in da box west of NORTH BASS ISLAND!

[PatSea]

BLACKPEARL, did you get those walleye by drifting or trolling?

[BLACK PEARL]

BLACKPEARL, did you get those walleye by drifting or trolling?

Trolling with dipsys and lead core

[BLACK PEARL]

Here are the size Walleyes we caught and perch to!

[B can man]

Here are the size Walleyes we caught and perch to!

My oldest (12) said "those fishing rods on top?" when your rig went by. I said "yep". "Why are they up there?" was the next question. My response was "Cuz he likes 'em up there". To my surprise there was a follow-up question. "Why does he have so many rods?". My response; "He can't figure out which one he likes the best. It's kinda like a girl with shoes." She thinks just a split second and then goes "oooohhhh" as if she was sympathizing.

I let this go on for just a minute then explained trolling to her and how it figured into my goals with a kicker motor. My second to oldest (10) was soaking this all in and simply stated "I like that Black Pearl". We (they) then speculated on how you came up with "Black Pearl". The second says "Maybe he likes pearls?". The oldest says "Maybe he finds oysters in his boat. You know, when he is not fishing". I threw out that maybe it was because the black motor was like a pearl on the back of the white boat. expressions. Last thing came from the second; "Pearls aren't black, they're white".

So there you have it from the peanut gallery.

[Root beer float]

the sandusly area dumping grounds on erie from eriedude #11072 1/4/2009 4:56:54 PM
consist of harbour and canal dredgings. they are usually 1 or 2 miles out from the mouths of the bays, harbors and rivers.these areas are furtile with oxygen and nutrients which draw the baitfish and are good "perch fishing grounds".UNLESS they are dumping in them ,which is pretty common these days,then they are a muddy mess.there is one marked dumping ground that holds some of the biggest smallies around but youll have to find that one on your own.

[Root beer float]

Found this and it sounds like other things that I've heard in the past.
Rock debri from jyarb #11210 1/4/2009 9:44:04 AM
From Michigan Sportsmen:

When shipping channels were blasted into Lake Erie's lakebed, the broken rock was loaded aboard large barges and towed away. Much of this material was used to develop breakwalls and harbors along the Detroit River, but a portion of the debris was simply dumped some distance away from the blasting sites. This created a type of "smallmouth heaven." Smallies congregate and hold in large numbers among these dumping grounds, most of which are located one-half mile east of the Banana Dike off Gibraltar. Bass aren't the only species to take advantage of this hotspot. Walleyes, pike and perch all call this area home and can be regularly caught here throughout the summer months. Also contributing to this location's good fit into the smallmouths' needs are the schools of baitfish that are drawn to these rocks. In all, the rock-infested dumping grounds may just be one of the top locations for smallmouths in our state and certainly in Michigan's portion of Lake Erie.