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Well here we go. Good luck boys Sent from my ASUS ZenFone 2E using Lake Erie United Mobile App

Maumee River Walleye Run And so it begins, the Annual Walleye Run in the Maumee River, I’m not big on the Walleye Eye Run in the Maumee River due to the crowds, but I have a few friends that have ventured out and got a couple of limits. For me, it’s the sign that the fishing season has kicked off, the Maumee Walleye River Run is the Black-Friday of the fishing season. Within a week I will be out jigging in the Western Basin bringing home all those gifts the lake has to offer. It’s just like when I was a kid on Christmas Eve night; I can’t sleep in anticipation…

Yes, Walleye do have Wings. It's the Chin or Breast Meat. If you are now enjoying the Cheeks (the filet mignon) give Walleye Wings a try. You will find that they are good as Cheeks and if not better tasting. Several years ago (well over 25) I read an article in OOD Magazine on how to cut out and cooking "The Pecks" (now called Walleye Wings and also known as Chin & Fins, Wishbones, Bat Wings and Rabbit Ears). I had a copy of that article and showed it to numerous other Walleye Fishermen over the years to get others eating this delicious part of the fish as I have been doing since reading that article. It’s a shame how much of The Pecks (Walleye Wings) go to waste each year when fishermen could be enjoying this part along with the Cheeks. I learned from that article to make the “V” cut, which includes both Ventral Fins as shown in these YouTube Videos. Cutting out Walleye Wings How to fillet a Walleye and get all the meat! Cheeks, Wings and Fillets Recently, I came across another Video where the whole Breast Plate is cut out, which I will be doing this upcoming Lake Erie Walleye Season. Walleye Wings Breast Meat Dont toss out the Walleye breast bone meat called Walleye wings. Its easy to remove and has lots of prime meat. How to cook Walleye Wings- Savory Goodness Here is a Link to an excellent Article done by Blogger Mark Schram who is an avid tournament fisherman from Wisconsin. In his Article “WALLEYE WINGS” it has a bit of History, Cooking Methods and more along with a Picture of Deep Fried Walleye Wings. Walleye Wings - My Fishing Partner http://myfishingpartner.com/walleye-wings/ For years, anglers have known about the delicacy of walleye cheeks, but are now learning of the new rage of walleye wings. For those who have never heard of them, it is the " V " under the gill plate that is normally tossed out with the head after you fillet the fish. The bones are larger and somewhat flat and easy to pull out as you eat them. The meat is very sweet, and makes an awesome appetizer. You can bread em, fry em, grill em, smoke em then coat in BBQ sauce or use your favourite Dip. Don't forget! If you are deep frying your wings then be sure to eat the actual fins, not just the pad of meat. They have a resemblance to crispy potato chips. In June of 2015 I Posted this on a couple of Lake Erie Fishing Forums. Recently, in March 2017 I thought I would Google "Walleye Wings" looking for additional information and I find a Company from Kenora, ON called Walleye Wings Inc. who has a Website and Facebook Page. They have taken Walleye Wings mainstream with Packaged Breaded and Smoked Walleye Wings and currently distribute to several restaurants, grocery stores, lodges and gas stations in the region. It took many years for Walleye Cheeks (the filet mignon) to go mainstream and are now sold at many Fish Markets, in time I expect Walleye Wings to do the same instead of being wasted or going for Cat Food. Please tell all your fish'n buddys that don't utilize this part of the Walleye and have them read this article and check out the YoutTube Videos. I do hope more Walleye fishermen will be enjoying their Wings this upcoming Walleye season.

Fishing shallow night time I'm new to Erie spring night fishing. I would appreciate input when it comes to the benefit of using an electric trolling motor as an alternative to a kicker or main motor. How much of an advantage is the stealthier presentation & do you feel it is worth the effort?

Does anyone specifically target walleye in the fall out of Buffalo or Sturgeon point? Been trying to figure out if it's anything like spring fishing in close, haven't been able to find much.

We fished from buffalo to Dunkirk over that last few days with very little success. Ended up with only 4 18" walleye over the 3 days....very frustrating. Tried depths from 45' to 75'. Using lead and dipsys. Cant seem to find the schools or packs of boats. Any suggestions are appreciated. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Lake Erie United Mobile App

I took a couple buddies out this morning since the forecast was calling for one day in between blows. Water was not as cloudy as I expected and waves were a comfortable chop. We set up around 8:00 in front of the windmills. Got into the sheepshead immediately. We must've caught 20-25, with some real hogs, but not what we came out there for. The eyes were scattered. We picked up 6 keepers before packing it in shortly after noon. All fish came on harnesses. Not a great day but my buddies left with smiles and a few meals. Sent from my iPhone using Lake Erie United Mobile App

I didn't have to pick my crew up this morning...they were staying right down the street from Mazurik's, at "Little Ted's Cottages". So, I stopped in to grab a breakfast sandwich "to go" from Big Bopper's, before heading to the ramp. Today, I would be fishing with Mike Appell, his friend Brent, and Brent's son, Ben. I pulled in the lot at 5:05am, and was stunned when they pulled in at 5:10am. I had told them 5:30, so you can imagine my surprise to have someone show up...not only on time...but, very early, in fact. I thought to myself, "This is going to be a good day". :) We launched and headed out. The sun was just lighting the morning sky with different shades of red, but hadn't broke the horizon yet. We ran out to the area west of Gull Island Shoal, where I gave them a quick lesson on running Off Shore inline boards. They had never used them before, but wanted to learn. As they quickly learned how to set lines, I looked up to see the fireball peaking over the horizon, and grabbed my camera to capture the morning in all it's glory. You see, I'm never up late enough to see a sunset, so I appreciate the sunrises when I can see them. Anyway, our program was the same as yesterday's. We ran the root beer colored spinners with the #5 gold blades again. 1oz anywhere from 21-41 back at 1.1-1.2mph. We had 8 fish by 8:30. Then, the fishing slowed down, and we only had two more by 9:30. More boats were showing up by then, but it still wasn't too crowded yet. We caught catfish, sheepshead, white perch, and a yellow perch too. The cats took a ride, since they were willing to clean them and eat them too. That 9 inch perch that hit a 4oz bottom bouncer went for a ride too. lol After making one last pass on that spot, I asked them "Do you want to try another spot I had in mind? It could be hit or miss...I don't know...but, I would like to try it" Mike replied, "Well, it's getting to be hit or miss here too, so it's up to you, you're the Captain". I took that as a "Yes", so after picking up lines, and moving stuff back around in the boat to secure it, we moved Northwest. We headed up to the north side of North Bass and set lines starting at the Green Can on the Northeast corner. The Helix showed good marks in 28-30 foot of water, so we zigged and zagged between the two depths. We caught 2 more keepers up there to make it a total of 12 keepers today. The largest was 27 1/2 inches. The crew did a great job, and hardly had any tangles, which was very...very good! Tomorrow's trip has been rescheduled for better conditions, and for later in the summer. His wife would like to do some perch'n, which is always welcomed by me, because I LOVE Perch fishing! Woot! Woot! :) So, I have tomorrow off. Sunday's wind forecast of 15-20 out of the north needs to change, or that will be rescheduled too. I'll be texting him a "go" or "no go" Sunday morning, since they only live an hour away. Stay tuned.... Capt Juls

Picked up my crew from their hotel at 6:30, and headed to Big Bopper's for breakfast, before launching at Mazurik's at 7:30. We headed up between the islands, because the satellite picture from the day before showed that there was still clean water there. The water west of the islands (at least as far as you could see from shore) was very muddy from the three day NW blow we had. We started out trolling Bandits on a west to east troll up on the line by Middle Island. As we trolled east, we picked up a couple walleye on the Blue/Chrome color at 65 back....speed was 2.0-2.2mph. We kept trolling east past middle island, and found ourselves all alone with no one close to us, and hit a nice little pod of fish. At this time, I decided to take the Bandits off and put the crawler harnesses on. The Helix was all cluttered up with what I would guess was a Mayfly hatch going on. There had been a bunch in the parking lot at their hotel, which is right on the lake, and it looks like there are more coming up from the depths,. I figured my root beer colored beads with a gold hammered colorado blade would mimic the bug nicely. I chose the #5 Colorado blade over the larger # 6, because the water temps had cooled 4 degrees since last Saturday. I normally, like to slow down and downsize, after a cold front passes through. We were running the harnesses with 1oz inline weights at 41 back, and behind #1 Tadpoles at 25 and 27' back....at 1.0-1.2mph It didn't take long before we were picking away at them, but it was still a slow bite. My friend, Capt Kevin Swartz, was working an area about a mile west of me, and doing much better, so we picked up and moved over there. We finished out the 6 hours, and my crew asked to add another hour, so we could pick up a few more fish. In total, we went 12 for 16, not including the 4 throw backs, 2 catfish, 3 sheepshead, 2 white perch, and the 1 white bass. Woot! Woot! My guys had a good time, learned how to run Off Shore planer boards, and were setting lines like seasoned trollers by the end of their trip. The weather today was perfect, and they were able to relax and have a good time. They stated that they had never had such a nice charter in all their years coming to fish the lake, so that made me very happy. :) I'll be out tomorrow with another crew, running the crawler harnesses again. I suspect we'll have the same bite we had today. Thankfully, the winds will be down again tomorrow with a forecast of 5mph out of the South. Stay tuned.... Capt Juls

Location : North East marina, NE PA Conditions : 2-4's.....occasional 5. It was a real cookie tossing machine today.....like a washing machine. Species caught : Walleye, perch, WB, catfish and sheep-head Report : Stopped at East side angler to get bait and to get a good fishing report. Was told to head west rather than east. Decided to not follow directions and head to NE marina anyways. Left the launch and headed towards the mountain, setting up in 45 FOW. Trolled east up to about 70 FOW. Decided it was too rough to head the few miles to the mountain. Trolled with the waves till about 8:00am, NOTHING. Decided to troll against the waves back west. Picked up one 19" walleye on a stinger, a few decent drum on a tail-dancer, and one perch on a harness. Decided to return west and hit some schools I marked on the Humminbird. Set up in 62 FOW and proceeded to have a decent day with the perch, but had a hard time keeping anchored. So, decided to drift. Best fish of the day was a 10ish pound channel cat. Ended up with over 20 decent perch, 3 drum, catfish and single walleye. Walleye was grilled for dinner last night, perch and white bass will be for a fish fry......and drum will go on the open fire come Friday.