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Brian @ Poor Richards; filed 9/13: “Water in streams is about 70 degrees – too warm for
steelheads to move in to stay. Few fish are in and out. Prior to the big blow over this past
weekend, perch remained inconsistent. One day you catch them but the next day at the
same spot the fish are gone.”

Presque Isle Bay
Paul @ Lake Erie Bait and Tackle; filed 9/13: “The wind and rain ruined this past weekend
for fishing. Prior to the storm, customers were picking up a few steelheads at mouths of
the creeks. Some perch being caught in the Bay, too. Everyone is looking for better fish-
ing to arrive with cool down in water temp.”

Dale Black @ Gamma Fishing; filed 9/13: “I fished the final Fisher’s of Men Bass Tourna-
ment on PIB on Saturday. Due to the storm, we were limited to fishing the Bay. My team-
mate and I finished in 5th place, which was high enough to send us to the championship
in April at Pickwick!”

Thomas Watral (Erie); filed 9/13: “Steelhead are already making short runs into the
mouths of some tributaries during the early morning hours, about 4 am to 7 am; water
too warm for the fish to hold in the streams during the day. This rain may help boost the
run. Perch fishing has started to pick up on the Bay. Perch were hitting smaller shiners on
Subiki Rigs. Crappies and bluegills are being taken on grubs and small red worms on the
Borders Dock. Our shop is having an End of Summer Sale on lures and fishing rigs; stop in
at 2407 McKinley Ave in Erie to save big. Five bucks worth of gear gets a free bag of salt-
ed minnows.”

Inland Waters of Erie County

Lake LeBoeuf/ Darl Black photos

Lake LeBoeuf
Marilyn Black (Cochranton); filed 9/6: “We made our annual frog lure trip to Lake
LeBoeuf on Labor Day weekend but were surprised at the lack of vegetation in the lake.
The normally lush milfoil weedbeds were thinned out, flat lily pads completely missing