Soft Water => General Soft Water Discussions => Topic started by: 30inthabucket on May 24, 2015, 06:00:13 AM
Title: Erie
Post by: 30inthabucket on May 24, 2015, 06:00:13 AM
Anyone have any recent reports from the big lake? Heading up wed for 5 days. We stay in port clinton and usually fish somewhere between put in bay and Kelly's this time of year. We troll a lot but if the casting bite is hot I'd much rather do that.
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Post by: holehopper on May 25, 2015, 01:29:59 PM
ohio game fish web site has a ton of erie reports from east to west.
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Post by: Optfish on May 26, 2015, 12:06:53 PM
WE TROLLED OUT OF OAK HARBOR WILD WINGS AREA 6 OF US GOT THIRTEEN WALLEYES ALL 20 PLUS. AND WHITE BASS WHERE CAUGHT ALSO.
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Post by: Bryan on May 26, 2015, 08:59:21 PM
Lots of fatties in Huron!
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Post by: snowcone on May 26, 2015, 09:06:16 PM
my go to is lorain.
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Post by: 30inthabucket on June 01, 2015, 06:41:50 PM
Well we had a great trip! Caught 5 man limits every day wed-sat trolling east of put in bay. Usually done by noon. Then went out in the afternoons to cast for fun and bass fish. Boated over 200 total. Lots of eaters but caught several fish ohios including a 30 in 10lb and a fat 28 1/2 that tipped the scales at almost 11. Worm harnesses got em all. Any blade with purple on it. Only downside was the white bass and white perch. They have been out of control the last couple years.Great weather until Sat afternoon when that front hit. Sun was unfishable for anyone with any sense so we slept in and headed home.
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Post by: snowcone on June 01, 2015, 08:56:01 PM
nice haul ,,, ;D
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Post by: g on June 04, 2015, 08:39:51 AM
Great job 30. Were you using weights or divers with the harnesses and what amount of line out? Finally going to make it up there this weekend. Been going through withdraws not fishing Erie since ice. Any info greatly appreciated.
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Post by: 30inthabucket on June 04, 2015, 05:51:58 PM
Purple jet divers. Most fish 35-45 back. 1.8-2.2 mph. And we run big planer boards to get em out away from the boat. Good luck g. Wish I was going with ya.lol
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Post by: g on June 04, 2015, 08:41:11 PM
Thanks for the info 30. Hopefully the wind forecast for Sat. will be wrong. Never know until it happens. Hopefully I can get out, will post either way.
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Post by: 30inthabucket on June 04, 2015, 08:54:18 PM
Yeah its not looking real good. Supposed to switch for Sunday but those rollers from the east are gonna take a while to die down. Be safe.
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Post by: g on June 08, 2015, 07:54:06 AM
Made it out Fri. afternoon and kept 5 eaters, 17-22 inchers. Had 1 a hair over 15 I threw back. Shrinkage in the cooler would put it close and didn't want to risk a ticket. Fished 1.3 miles out of Mazurik trolling toward Kellys water tower. Spoons 35 back on 40 jet and 65 back on 30 jet. Speed around 2 mph. Freakin veggie was hot color. Caught a 3-4 inch eye on it too. wondered why nothing was hitting my planer board and reeled in to check my spoon and there it was, a 3-4 inch walleye. Had a good laugh over it. probably caught at least a dozen shorts. Wind picked up and keepers disappeared. Too rough Sat. so we artificial ice fished in Bass Haven Marina. Caught a bunch of gills and a carp well over 10 lbs. on a jigging rapala. Sun. calmed down a lot but fish didn't cooperate. Nate lost one keeper at the boat and I had 2 shorts. Just glad to finally get out.
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Post by: slabslayer on June 08, 2015, 08:15:42 AM
Understand that. I have my first post surgery trip planned for next Sunday. Hope the weather cooperates. Glad you got out and had fun! ;D
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Post by: 30inthabucket on June 08, 2015, 05:57:25 PM
Well glad you guys at least got to fish a little. Sucks they weren't biting tho. One of the guys that was up with me went back up today with some other guys and last I heard they weren't doing very well either. Tell you the same thing I told him. Head out east northeast of kellys. That's where we have always caught the better fish in june. And ditch the spoons. I know some guys like em but the right worm harness will out fish em by a wide margin. Just my 2cents good luck guys
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Post by: g on June 08, 2015, 06:37:56 PM
I don't have much luck with worm harnesses. Most times I cast jigs or weight forwards. When I troll, it is either cranks or spoons. The way the weather was, I didn't want to make too long a run so I chose spoons. Will try again soon.
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Post by: 30inthabucket on June 09, 2015, 11:31:01 PM
Well to each his own I guess. And I hear you about the run out past Kelly's. It's an assbeater when it's rough. Good luck when you get back out.
PS been getting some decent eyes at caesars. Know you fish there so figured I'd let you know.
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Post by: g on June 10, 2015, 07:21:24 AM
Thanks for the tip. There was a walleye tourney at Caesars Sat. Winning weight was 22 lbs. and big fish was over 6 lbs., beat the second biggest by .01 oz. Heard winning team caught them on spoons. A guy I work with came in 5th, 5 fish-9lbs. caught trolling flicker shads around Walkers Island. Good luck.
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Post by: 30inthabucket on June 10, 2015, 10:45:50 AM
Think I was fishing next to the guys that won it. They were killing em on spoons. How many fish do they weigh in? 5?
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Post by: g on June 11, 2015, 07:14:48 AM
They weigh in 6 fish. Did you catch any big fish?
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Post by: 30inthabucket on June 11, 2015, 05:29:45 PM
Nothing real big. One 18 1/2 one 19 1/2. I was sick that all my spoons were at the house. Gonna try early sat. See if they are still biting.
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Post by: g on June 11, 2015, 08:26:34 PM
Good luck to you, hope you catch some big ones. Don't know if I am going to hit Caesars this weekend or go to Erie. Definitely going somewhere though.
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Post by: 30inthabucket on June 14, 2015, 12:14:22 PM
Well i tried caesars yesterday morning but not one eye. Think they have moved from where I was catching them. Got one channel and a few crappie. And hooked something big that broke my rod tip and then dragged me out to 25 feet of water and wrapped me around a tree. Fun fight until then. Had to be a big cat or carp.
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Post by: g on June 14, 2015, 05:11:02 PM
Could have been a muskie. Sorry to hear you didn't get any eyes. Didn't make it out this weekend, maybe one day this week. Going to Erie next weekend for sure. Hope for decent weather and favorable winds. Good luck when you get out again.