J. Sparrow

I wish I knew........

You and me both lineman.......... I've got killer B's in blue/silver and green/silver that have teeth marks in them everywhere..... and now all I fish are harnesses....... what's up with that? I used to fish alot out of Erie, Pa, and kept good records on baits and successful presentation. I can remember fishing the trenches out of Walnut, and we'd get most fish on deep plugs on the boards until Mid July, and after that it was shallow divers or NK28's on riggers..... pre zebra mussels.... those were the days. I can remember one evening putting a 24 fish limit in the boat in 2 hours...... it was brutal.

Welcome Capt..... I've been running Garmin units for the past 7 or 8 years, and have enjoyed using them. They are simple to operate, reasonably priced, and technically competitive. I used to be a Lowrance fan, but like Lineman, had several repair issues, and swore them off......

Good stuff!

garrymny..... The best thing to do right now is wait. Warmer water will definitely help with daytime walleye fishing. I've had limited success until late June or early July, and I usually fish Ontario until then. I live 2 hours from Lake Erie, and usually can glean enough information from posts to know when and where to go. For now, get your lead core set ups ready, get a couple divers ready, and wait for the water to push into the mid 60's. Perch is another topic. For them, you gotta find them to catch them. And that can be a challenge without an information network...... But keep at it, and whether you catch 1 or a limit, enjoy the time fishing Erie. She's one of a kind...................

Taking a walleye charter out of the port of your choice would be a good way to get started....... I'll bet that if you'd have done that prior to your dozen trips, you'd have boated plenty of fish "on your own".

Certainly not a an answer from a "leadcore pro"....... You can put the core in the release, but that will "fix" the distance behind the board the lure will be running at. It will be running at 2 or 3 colors plus your leader. I like to standardize my leader length and "manipulate" the backing length payed out to the clip. Say 25 ft leaders, and 100 feet of backer. Then you have the option of letting out more backer if fish want longer leads that day. Often, the higher the fish are in the water column, the further back from the boat they want the bait. Also, getting consistant releases from leadcore in release clips has been problematic for me, as well as wear on the core sheath.

Ok..... I see that..... but I didn't realize there were hypoxic zones(DO<2mg/L) east of Presque Isle.......all the maps I've seen are a central basin phenomenon, roughly Cleveland to Conneaut. http://celebrating200years.noaa.gov/visions/ocean_research/image2.html

Colder water holds more dissolved O2 than warmer water.

I grew up in Erie, and as a kid, I remember fishing PI Bay every day one summer (1975)..... bass, bass, and more bass...... Our house was 1 block from the hill to the bayfront...... It was a great place to grow up.... and we even stayed out of trouble.....mostly.