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ERIE COUNTY

Mike @ Lake Erie Bait & Tackle; filed 9/24: If we get the rain expected from Monday through
Wednesday, it’s going to be a Steelhead Weekend in the creeks! Steelheads are staged at the
mouth of the creeks with only a few entering the tributaries. But if we get a good amount of
cold rain, and the creeks rise then fall on Thursday, the weekend could be a wild one! Walleye
bite is still going on out in the lake when the guys can get out – lots of windy days lately and can

only expect more into October. But walleyes are everywhere – one customer caught three ‘eye
off the North Pier over the weekend. Another caught a walleye on West Pier in only 5 feet of
water. Panfish are slow, but crappies might pick up shortly. Perch are just starting to filter into
the Bay according to a couple of my regular customers who are out there every day.

Jeff @ Poor Richards; filed 9/24: It’s been a slow start to steelhead season. Every morning be-

fore the sun rises, 3 or 4 four are caught at the mouth of the Elk, Trout and Walnut – but the
fish disappear as soon as it is full light. Walleye fishing is still very good with guys getting limits
in a short time – if you can get out on the lake. Walleyes are in the 68 to 78 foot depths. Worm
harnesses and spoon in melon, purple/black, and copper. Perch fishing is very slow.

Dan @ Elk Creek Sports Store; filed 9/24: We’ve got fish! Just need water!
This is the first week with 5 to 6 people a day saying they’ve caught a
steelhead in the streams. We had our first 10-pound fish brought in last
week – as you can tell by the color it had been in the creek awhile (see

photo). Then this weekend we got our first 1- pound chrome. With the
amount of rain expected early this week, I anticipate the first big run of
fish moving into the creeks. If you can get out on the lake, walleyes are
biting in 75 to 80 feet of water. Charter boats are saying the big schools
out deep have made the turn to the west. No perch to report.

Dave Horvath (Edinboro); filed 9/23: Erie West report…walleye bite is still strong. Fish are in 70
to 76 feet of water on the OH/PA line. Spoons have worked best for me at 40 feet down. Any-
thing with purple and chartreuse has been hot. We did pick up a couple of steelhead, too. I
heard steelheads are being caught at the mouth of Elk Creek. We need more rain and cooler
temperature to get them moving. Tight lines, Dave.

Danny Jones (Erie); filed 9/20: My advice for fall smallmouth on Lake Erie: Get
several Steelshad Blade Baits and jig them along the bottom. The bite has

started.