Page 5 - Fishing Report | 12-17-15

Thomas Watral (Erie)
 11/25: “Found out the hard way about bacteria in the large Erie algae bloom after
getting stuck with perch fin while cleaning fish. Finger got infected and when to
hospital. Doctor said the Lake Erie water has a toxic algae bloom which adheres to
the slime coat of fish. He advises wearing gloves when
cleaning fish.”
 11/27: “I went to Dobbins Landing and slammed the
perch. Got my limit within an hour. Most perch were in
the 10 to 12 inch range. Bigger perch were hitting bigger
minnows.”
 12/1: “I went perch fishing in the Bay and saw the big-
gest perch I’ve ever seen caught in the Bay. It was 17
inches long and weighed 2.5 pounds. The other perch the man had were in the 15
to 16 inch range. He got them on a Subiki Rig in 20 feet of water. I caught my limit
of 12 to 13 inch perch in 1/2 hour.”
 12/11: “The warm weather this fall seems to make for good fishing in PIB. Perch
fishing is great. Guys also catching walleyes and burbot on the South and North
Pier. Walleyes on large minnows and burbot on cut bait.”

Steelhead Tributaries and Main Lake

Rebecca @ Uncle Johns Campground; filed 12/11: “We had a family from Philly stay with
us this past week. They had a grand time! See photos above. Depending on weather con-
ditions, we will be open for fishing over Christmas week.” (See photos above)

Jim @ Folly’s End Campground; filed 11/15: “Elk Creek is very low with at least 6’ visibil-
ity. There are multiple areas of fish holding in deeper water from the Legion Hole to I-79.
These pockets of water area are each holding 20 to 30 steelhead. Angler traffic has been
light. No significant catch rates with the current conditions. Based on current weather