2026 Eastern basin Walleye reports

[Dcra]

Fished Saturday 6-27 off the Catt. Left the dock at 7:15 am. Headed straight out to 60', east wind so trolled towards Dunkirk. Releases were going off before we could even set up. Colors didn't matter. Had a 2 man limit by 8:50am. The bite was on. Also picked up 2 nice perch. Great morning on the water, although short.

[Slapshot]

Out of the Catt 6/28

Got a really late start. First line in at 12:15 pm and pulled lines at about 2:30pm. Stick baits out produced worm harnesses, run on a dipsey out 110 - 120 on a #3 setting and even put one on a downrigger back 30 feet down 45 and managed to get 2. Ended up with our limit. Best depth was 68 - 72 feet.

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[Tiller]

Short evening trip out of the Catt, little different program, crawling into the current looking for suspended marks using a 5/8oz jigging rap. No where seemed stacked, marks were singles and scattered. But if they interacted they ate. Couple hours time produced 7/8. 68fow seemed to be best 

[Tiller]

Took the lady out for a quick run to test a new prop, figured after several days of east/northeast winds fish would be in tight. Stopped in the first 50 and they were stacked up high 20-30 down.

Wasn’t planning on keeping anything but the first fish didn’t want to release so I figured hit a box and call it. Less then 40 minutes later we were done. 

 

Full spread of meat rigs on 2oz snap weights with boards, fire tiger willow and a Colorado Chartreuse grape dots were non stop. Dec survey kid said we were the only boat to achieve a limit today and most guys were running out deep. 

[Scott kolz]

Looking for a good character for Erie June/ July 4 peeps

[Rutnut]

Fishing is red hot off of Sturgeon point in [emoji6][emoji6] feet of water . limited out in less than two hours the last two times we were out. Running Dipsy’s on number three at [emoji[emoji6][emoji6]] feet Bottom Bouncers with harnesses in .firetiger were real hot


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[Rutnut]

Fishing is red hot off of Sturgeon point in [emoji6][emoji6] feet of water . limited out in less than two hours the last two times we were out. Running Dipsy’s on number three at [emoji[emoji6][emoji6]] feet Bottom Bouncers with harnesses in .firetiger were real hot


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I don’t know why this iPhone doesn’t show the correct numbers!? Dipsys on number three settings at one hundred twenty feet out, we found the fish in sixty five feet of water..


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[rvan]

Fished out of cat yesterday most boats out deep stopped at 55 fow good screen 2 man limit in hour and half never changed course worm harness and worm burners purple hot color 3 color on board was best followed be diwnrigger set at 30 and 50. Hard to believe it is better than last year


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[Puking Dog]

On 7/8/2026 at 10:59 AM, Rutnut said:

I don’t know why this iPhone doesn’t show the correct numbers!? Dipsys on number three settings at one hundred twenty feet out, we found the fish in sixty five feet of water..


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maybe stop with the emogi non-sence

[Rutnut]

maybe stop with the emogi non-sence

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[Rutnut]

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I never used any emoji, but for some reason it seems to convert numbers into some crazy symbols. I will try to write numbers instead of using the digits…


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[Tiller]

Ran out to the fence in 60, blank screen for a little while cruised around looking out to 63 and still blank. Ran out to 65 and good consistency all fish oriented right on the bottom. 
 

set up on west troll even with some gentle rollers and slight breeze coming from the west the ne current was heavy, sog was about 1.8-2.    2-6oz bb with harnesses and a 4oz with a thunder stick jr. they all took fish but I couldn’t get touched on a few variations of purple and silver blades that have previously been hot. By the time I hit 68fow I was boxed out. 
 

I don’t think it matters too much right now but these two harnesses were unstoppable. Both copper backs, a wonder bread copper back took a fish or two before the bottom hook broke off it. 
 

looks like low winds to continue, should be a fun weekend  

[Steelhead5]

I know it’s not as fast of a limit as Sunset but, out of Buffalo we did a 3 man limit in 3 1/2 hours. Copper backs definitely out produced silver back harnesses. 3,4,5 oz. Snap weights on the boards out produced the bottom bouncers too. Many suspended fish from 48 FOW to 53 FOW. Tight lines folks.

[Fishmaster196]

Nice report

[SchultzFishingTeamOutdoors]

7/11/26 launched from Catt creek 1st trip of the season fished from 7am to 11am 4 man limit  3 color 4 color 5 color with sticks harnesses on divers burner's on riggers didn't matter it all worked 60 to 70 fow

 

7/12/26 launched from Sturgeon point 730am very quick 30 min two man limit 60ish  fow action was fast and non stop.  Same as previous day didn't matter it all worked I think anything would work right now historical fishing. Two great days on Erie with family and friends 🇺🇲

[Thumbburn]

So easy a caveman can do it….:)


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[Sbflomike]

Anything happening out of Buffalo lately?

[Sbflomike]

Anything happening out of Buffalo lately?

Nvrmd. Went out this morning. Fished a couple hours. Bite was great but so we're the swells. Marked a ton.

 

Edited Wednesday at 05:37 PM by Sbflomike

[Tippya43]

Took a buddy and his son out off-windmills little guy reeled in 8 in 21/2 hours their first time on Lake Erie was great to see him so excited 

[sherman brown]

On 7/16/2026 at 9:13 AM, Tippya43 said:

Took a buddy and his son out off-windmills little guy reeled in 8 in 21/2 hours their first time on Lake Erie was great to see him so excited 

That is absolutley wonderful. Absolutely love nothing more than seeing our younger kids being involved in the marvellous outdoors. And a great fishing trip is a marviles place to get started.

 

And a huge KUDOS to you for getting him out there!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited yesterday at 05:36 PM by sherman brown

[Tippya43]

Started my own grandson at 5 years old now 26 and still fishes every chance he gets love to see a youngster enjoy the bounty we have thank you for your comment 

[Steelhead5]

Fished out of Buffalo on Friday. Fast two person limit, lots of fish on the boards not as many on the bottom bouncers. Sunday total opposite. Hardly any fish on the boards and all the fish came on the bottom bouncers. Most fish came in 49Fow. Went out to 55 FOW and caught a few more on the bottom.  Weird how two days makes that much of a difference. Tight lines….

[Tiller]

Saturdays big sw blow had the fish down deep, straight out of Hamburg this morning 48-52 fow had our two man by 8am. Decent marks at 30 down but no bites from them, bottom was where the action was at. Raspberry lemonade, black mamba, copper orange were the best harnesses for us. 

[Tippya43]

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[sherman brown]

18 hours ago, Tippya43 said:

Started my own grandson at 5 years old now 26 and still fishes every chance he gets love to see a youngster enjoy the bounty we have thank you for your comment 

Oh the story's i could tell about my 2 young sons fishing. I wont even try to tell them but my best memory was my youngest son who was very young, and we were fishing out of my boat when we noticed him drop his rod over the side of our boat. We asked what happened to it, and he couldn't talk good enough to tell us, so he acted like he was fighting a big fish back and forth then leaned over and the fish had taken his rod, LOL a memory i can never forget and even though he is 43 now its like it happened yesterday. We started both of them while they were still in diapers.