Lake erie conditions report?

Hey guys,

Just wondering if you had any info on the lake conditions out there as of recently?

Water clarity, temps, etc…. and most of all any fishing reports? LOL!

Thanks

Water temp was in the high 30’s before the massive cold front came through yesterday.Temps were around 10 degrees last night.The water is pretty muddy around the nearshore reef complex.We have had some nasty winds lately,keeping the lake stirred up.The Walleyes have started their annual spawning run up the Maumee and Sandusky rivers,so I would imagine that when the lake conditions cooperate,the reefs should be full of fish.

Thanks Lewis! Good to see you here! Hey everyone, Lewis is my tournament partner for the 2002 season and has agreed to risk his sanity and reputation by being seen in my company. An excellent angler, his one shortcoming is a tendency to get sidetracked by those Green Fish, you know, the ones without teeth.

Mr. Lewis Ramsey…

I’m sorry, but we’re going to have to ask you to leave! We won’t stand for any bass fisherman….. Naw, just kidding. Welcome and thanks for the update on conditions.

Thanks Lewis for the update. A friend of mine were just talking the other day and we both commented on how windy this winter has been here in Mn. Seems as though we have had at least a 10-15 mph wind all winter long. I normally welcome the wind on most occasions, but when the temps are in the teens and 20’s, that wind can be mighty raw sitting in the boat.

Glad to see the spawning run has started. Do you fish in the rivers quite a bit or stick to the reef complex out there this time of year?

Did I catch that you chase some smallie out there on Erie? I have been dying to try them out there, but each time I am out there, I am spending all my time on ol marble eyes. I would love to take a day or two here in April and fish some smallies.

Anyone have an open seat for a day?

Thanks again guys, keep us posted on the progress!!!

Man…I hear you about the wind.It has been a very windy winter and early spring.

As far as the early season Walleyes go ,I normally fish the nearshore reefs.Launching out of Fenwick Marina, its only a 5 minute run to be on top of loads of fish.

As far as fishing the rivers,I am not knocking anyone who does ,but that style of fishing is not for me.

It is elbow to elbow fishing with sometimes 500 guys in one little stretch of water.On top of that the ODNR is everywhere,including the tops of buildings with spotting scopes to catch the unethical snaggers.Its just not a real comfortable environment to fish in.Tried it once and never again.The fish can be in there so thick at times that it is almost impossible to keep from foulhooking a few.With that being said though,only about 10 percent of the Lake Erie Walleyes spawn in the rivers.The remaining 90 percent spawn on the reef complexes in the lake.Jigs will work,but bladebaits such as the Vib-E are dynamite on these fish.Looks like I might have to give the old Bass a rest this season.My tourney partner Jim Corey is gonna keep me pretty busy with our tourneys and prefishing.Thanks everyone for the welcome.Nice website you have here.

Thanks for sharing your info here and welcome aboard.

Glad to hear from you and stay in touch with everyone here on the site.

Have a great season, I will be out there April 11th!!

Cannot wait!

Hey guys,

Anyone been out on the Western Basin yet?

I understand she blew pretty hard last weekend?

Any water temp reports yet?

Thanks

Steve,

The weather here has been up and down the past couple of weeks. It settled down late yesterday and is starting to look pretty good for the weekend. They are predicting 1-3’s for the next couple of days. If that happens the water should start to clear up. I personally haven’t been up to the Islands area. I have been hearing reports of fishing being caugth drifting jigs tipped with shinners over by Davis Besse. A friend of mine said that he caught two jacks trolling north of Kelleys last weekend.

I am headed up in the morning to prefish for the WWA Catawba Event. I’ll post more info here when I get back on Sunday evening or Monday.

Here are some Erie Links that might help you out a little.

Waves & Temps

http://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/textdata.html

Webcams of the Lake

http://www.lakevision.com

What day are you coming up for the PWT?

Here is another site of interest to any angler that fishes Erie http://www.lecba.org/