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ERIE COUNTY

Lake Erie – West Side
Jim @ Lake Erie Bait & Tackle; filed 8/24: “Not hearing a lot of reports from either the
Bay or the main lake. Best bite going seems to be big sheephead. This has been a tough
year for Erie fishing – perch never schooled up and stayed put. Walleye has been good
when able to get out, but we had a lot of windy days with big waves. However, as a point
of interest, our best-selling baits have been Storm Thundersticks in the UV colors. Now
we are gearing up for steelhead season.”

Jeff @ Poor Richards; filed 8/24: “No steelheads in the streams yet, other than an occa-
sional brown near the stream mouths in the lake. Weather has been rough and anglers
not able to get out very often. The last perch reports we had placed some perch in 43 to
53 feet of water, and walleyes in 65 to 75 feet on the west side. We have emerald shiners
right now, although they have been hard to come by some weeks.”

Dan @ Elk Creek Sport Store; filed 8/24: “Not much fishing-wise happening right now.
Monday we had 10 to 20 mph west winds with waves to 6 feet and building. Wind has
been the story of this summer. Perch are here today, gone tomorrow – not holding to-
gether in big schools; fish are moving all the time. I received reports of walleye in 80 to
100 feet off the Point, and perch around 54 feet from the Peninsula to Walnut. The good
news is the charter fleet has been picking ups lots of steelhead out in the trenches while
walleye fishing. Some boats are getting 10 to 12 each day. We have not seen these kinds
of numbers in August for over five years. Everyone here is hoping for a great steelhead
return to the streams this fall!”

Rich Weber @ Erie Sport Store; filed 8/24: “Perch fishing on Lake Erie has been on the
upswing during the past several days. Limits of perch off Walnut Creek have been report-
ed. Best spots are north of the Creek mouth in 50 to 55 FOW. Good reports several miles
West of Walnut in 48 to 55 feet. The perch seem to be moving in those depths. Some
perch anglers are moving several times before they hit the right spot. Walleye fishing has
been very good off the Point in 80 to 100 FOW. Please note: We are a running our end-of
-season outdoor sale, including Eagle Claw Lead Core Line Combos for just $69.98; other
rods and reel combos are also on sale!”

Paul Stewart (Butler); filed 8/24: “I finally got out on the perch boat
for a Saturday evening trip. It was a slow start with an East wind. But
after moving, we hit perch all on the large size. We got 40 between
the two of us!” (See photo)