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Erie West Basin Fishing Reports.
2004
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Report 6/14/04:
Huron River:
I received a report of a 25 inch, 10lb Flathead catfish caught at
Huroc Park on Saturday 6/12 on a leech with a split shot. River
fisherman are also taking 15" to 18" smallmouth bass in
the backwaters on worms and bobber rigs.
West Basin: Since about last Tuesday conditions
have been darn near unfishable. Water is dirty all the way past
West Sister and I hear all the way to Kelly's Island. Boats
fishing north of West Sister on Sunday caught fish but had to
work hard to do so. Fish are running a little bigger toward West
Sister. In Michigan waters the area in front of Fermi is loaded
with fish based on fish graph echos. Boats fishing in this area
on Sunday caught more fish than those around West Sister but the
Fermi fish are smaller. The water in front of Fermi appears to be
the clearest currently available. Generally, crawlers on bottom
bouncers was the most successfull technique Sunday.
Report 6/11/04:
West Basin: My
work responsibilities have kept me off of the water so I am
counting on reports provided by all of you who visit this page.
The best report I have received this week came on Tuesday from
West Sister but the location was not any more specific. This
report had a five person limit running gold wiggle warts 200-220
ft back. No speed was mentioned.
I have many reports of poor water conditions on our side
(Michigan side) of the basin. It is my guess the most recent
rains and wind have only degraded the situation. There are fish
off of Fermi but water conditions are poor, if you are able to
make the trip to West Sister this weekend it sounds like the best
prospect.
Report 5/30/04:
Detroit River:Not
much to report from the river but did talk to two guys who fished
the Trenton Channel yesterday and caught two walleye
West Basin: I finally have my boat in the water
so expect reports much more frequently. Walleye action is still
limited to Ohio with the best action coming from the 'A' can
south of West Sister and from the waters just outside of Michigan
between Michgan waters and the Maume channel. The most active
fish are west of Sputnik to about 1.5 miles west and south one
mile. I have been running crawler harnesses on 3oz bottom
bouncers 30 ft back trolling 1.5 to 1.8 mph. Blues and purples
working best. Easy multi-limit catches on the 29th, wind made
fishing much tougher on the 30th but still caught eight. Fish
running from 16" to 25".
Report 5/18/04:Detroit River:No new
infomation on the River.
West Basin: Best reports are coming from just
east of the Maume shipping channel between the Toledo Light and
the Sputnik. Most effective is a troll slow, .8 - 1.5 MPH. Crank
baits and crawlers both doing well.
Report 5/9/04:
Detroit River:Sorry
for the lack of reports but this has not been a great year to
report on. The past 10 days in the river have improved with
jiggers and handiners both doing well. When trolling baits blues
and greens are the best colors. Jiggers are doing best with baits
tipped with shiners. Mostly just eaters are biting. Fishing has
picked up all over the river but the best report I have received
is for the Ambassador Bridge and north.
West Basin: I don't even know if this counts as
the west basin for the audience I believe views this fishing
reports page but the best thing I have is from Marblehead.
Marblehead, Ohio for those who don't immediately recognize the
spot. Michigan waters are closed and I have not been able to fish
the Ohio waters close to Michigan so this is the best I can
report. I understand fishing 'eyes in Marblehead has been hot!
Report 4/20/04:
Detroit River:The
river has been slow the past weekend. The MWT held a tournament
and only 24% of the participants recorded 5 fish for two
fisherman during each of the two days of fishing! Best fishing in
the river seems to have come from the Canadian side, the Trenton
Channel scored a second. The upper river on the American side was
very slow.
As many of you readers of this
web page know we held a club tournament as well this weekend.
Results were similar to the pros. I do not know of anyone in the
club fishing the Canadian side. Second and third place in the
club tournament were caught in the Trenton Channel.
West Basin: Michigan waters are closed to
walleye right now but one team including yours truly fished the
Ohio side of the border. Jigging shallow for smaller fish was
very slow. The troll bite was not hot but we found big fish
around 'B' can. We managed to record 31.4 lbs for 5 fish in this
area which would have been the second best weight recorded for
all those fisherman in the MWT tournament. When working the lake
troll very slow, >1.0 MPH. Our best bait was Reef Runners Deep
Rippers in various colors but Bubble Gum, Irridescent, and Red
Hot Tiger were our most successful colors.
Report 4/14/04:
Welcome back
to the 2004 Lake Erie West Basin fishing reports. My personal
work schedule has me far behind were I usually am in preparation
for the fishing season but I have received some reports from both
the lake as well as the river. Fishing regulations regarding
walleye have changed dramatically from last season for Michigan,
Ohio and Ontario. Enough has been printed about these changes so
I will not repeat it here. If you are not up on the latest
fishing regulations for the area you fish please review them
before you head to your favorite fishing spot.
Detroit River: It seems to be a little past prime time in the
Trenton Channel but fish are still being caught. Best areas seem
to be up river in Wyandotte to the Ambassador bridge. The
traditional spots around BASF, Mud Island and the Steel plant are
producing the best. The Canadian side is quite dirty. Like last
year, the jig bite is producing better than handlining.
Lake Erie: Walleye on the Michigan side of the lake south of
Bolles Harbor to Luna Pier was great before the MICHIGAN SEASON
CLOSED FOR WALLEYE IN THE LAKE ON APRIL 1st! You can still find
good walleye fishing on the Ohio side of the border trolling
shallow running crank baits in 10 to 18 foot of water or jigging
around Turtle Island. Ohio limit in April is 3 fish. There are
also new regulations for treble hooks in Ohio in April so check
them out before you go fishing. 10+lb fish are being taken from
both the West Basin as well as the river!
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