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Conneaut Lake
Steve Hughes (Clarion); filed 3/31: “Tom Rizzo and I made a trip to Con-
neaut Lake on Saturday the 26th. We had an OK day fishing for large-
mouth, catching 8 or 10 on jerkbaits. We also caught a few small pike.”
Tom Rizzo
ERIE COUNTY
Presque Isle Bay
Report from Bay Rat Lures; filed 4/1: “Bass fishing on PIB has been
hot. Largemouths are in all their normal springtime places (lagoons,
Horseshoe, Misery and Head of Bay). Bay Rat pro staff member Dan-
ny Jones has been catching lots of fish on the Bay Rat Battle 1.5
square bill crankbait. Hot colors have been Black/Chrome, HD Crap- Danny Jones
pie and Chrome Feisty Shad. Smallies are not moving into the bay in
any numbers yet; water temp in the low 40s. But a couple warm days could change that.”
Rich @ Erie Sports Store; filed 3/31: “Perch fishing in the bay has been very good at vari-
ous places and times during the past few weeks. Depending on the wind and time of day,
perch hotspots for boaters have been the Head of the Bay, near the Yacht Club, the Stink
Hole, Misery Bay, and the inlets of the marinas. Perch hotspots for the bucket guys are
the North and South Piers, and the public dock. In addition, perch have been caught in
the marinas and off the Liberty Park Pier, the old Border Patrol Pier and off the Conven-
tion Center Pier. Crappie fishing in the Bay has been spotty – not sure if guys are being
tight lipped or if it’s just a slow start to the season.”
Thomas Watral (Erie); filed 3/31
- 3/28: Went out perch fishing at the marina. Caught some
really nice perch. Had a hard time keeping two rods in the
water. People around me asked what king of rig I was using
– it was a hand-tied one using Gamma Line. I got 30 perch
in the 15 to 15.5 inch range on minnows on homemade
rigs.” Tom Watral perch catch
- 3/31: “The Bay has been on fire all of March. Lots of perch in the 12 to 15 inch
range. Best baits have been minnows on crappie rigs. Best time has been from 5
am to noon, and then it slows down. Took jumbos home every day. Yes, I’m selling
bait and rigs again this year at 2407 McKinley Ave.”
