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now until it hits about 44 degrees. Only two other boats on the lake fishing and one fellow on the dock
catching perch. Where is everyone this fall?”
Game Lands Pond
Ed Lawrence (Corry); filed 11/4: “I caught this 10 inch bluegill from a Game
Lands pond in Crawford County. A 2-foot largemouth follow a Jitterbug in
to shore, but was a little wary and would not commit. I can’t wait to return
with live bait!”
ERIE COUNTY
Ed Lawrence photo
Presque Isle Bay
Al @ B.A.C. Bait; filed 11/3: “They are starting to get crappies and bluegills in Marina Lake and Misery
Bay. A customer brought in a nice northern this week, too. I was out the other night and caught several
steelheads in the Bay plus a 10 pound brown trout. The wind has hampered fishing this fall. If it would
stop blowing, there would be more anglers out.”
Thomas Watral’s Bay Report
Tuesday, October 28: “Across the Bay they are catching nice-size perch in the 10 to 13-inch
range on minnows and Subiki Rigs; picking up some steelhead as well. Steelheads are hitting
spoons in silver/orange or silver/blue. Crappies are hitting in the lagoons on jigs tipped with
grubs; set the bobber at five feet. Perch bite should improve each week in the Bay until ice
forms.
Saturday, November 1: “I’ve been out in the wind and rain to fish Dobbins’ Landing for perch as
well as the new fishing areas on the old GAF site. I’m getting some large perch up to 14 inches.
I’m leaving these areas with 30 nice-size perch. I’m getting them on my home-made grub rigs
that glow in the dark. Customers are telling me the perch are on fire at the South Pier and the
marina walls. Crappie jigs tipped with minnow are catching crappies. Steelhead are way up Mill
Creek to the mall; one gentleman stopped in to say he caught 32 inch steelhead on a Joe Fly
from Mill Creek. I still have lots of tackle and all sorts of bait for sale at 2407 McKinley Ave,
Erie.”
Erie Tributary Streams
Dan @ Elk Creek Sports; filed 11/3: “The streams are low and clear – the sto-
ry of our streams. There are lots of steelhead in the streams but catching
them requires a stealthy approach – such as staying out of the water to cast,
or floating a minnow down into the pool from the pool above. Of course the
wind lately has not helped on the streams or on the lakeshore. This is a very
good returning run, but we need a good rain to get more action.”
Elk Creek/db photo
Jeff @ Poor Richards; filed 11/3: “There are decent numbers of steelhead in the creeks, but the water is
low and clear. It requires special tactics to catch fish under these water conditions. You need to go to
small flies – pastel color egg patterns; or a live minnow or single egg. Of course some customers have
been catching; the fish have pushed further upstream. Rain later in the week may help us out.”
