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Lake Erie Fishing Reports - What To Look For
Mark Fleagle 
Mark Fleagle
oldfishinghole.com
When you are looking for Ohio fishing report information for lake Erie there are two main hot spot areas that you need to Focus on. The majority of the many fishing reports you can find for the Ohio Lake Erie Area will concentrate on the Western Basin and Central basin. Both These areas are excellent fisheries for multiple fish species, but proper planning is important when going on a fishing trip to these areas. A good Up to date fishing report is a must to pinpoint where you want to fish and for what type of fish species you are going to target. For example if you are going to target Walleye You need to make a decision On what area of lake Erie you are going to fish in. Refer to the current fishing Western Basin and Central Basin hot spots I copied from the Ohio Department of Natural resources below. If i was planing a summer trip i would identify only the information that is specific to walleye. When I review the carts below, I can see I need to find specific fishing information for the Western Basin areas of West Sister Island, Northwest of North Bass Island, East of Kelleys Island, Toledo Shipping Channel. And Central basin areas of. Ruggles Reef, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut; inshore early, offshore late. Now you need to locate a good source for accurate detailed information for these areas. A good fishing report web source will provide you with up to date current fishing report information, a link for the current weather conditions, Ohio's fishing regulations and a source for fishing maps. Here's a link that can help you: Lake Erie Fishing Reports
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Western Basin Fishing Hotspots
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Walleye |
Yellow Perch |
Smallmouth Bass |
Steelhead Trout |
White Bass | |
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Winter |
Breakwalls; Huron, Huntington Beach, Lakefront State Park, Fairport Harbor. |
Breakwalls; Huron, Huntington Beach, Lakefront State Park, Fairport Harbor. |
Nearshore, harbors and marinas; Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Cleveland artificial reefs |
Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs from Cleveland east. |
Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain , Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula. |
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Spring |
same as winter, plus Grand River and nearshore areas from Vermilion - Conneaut. |
Breakwalls and nearshore locations: Huron, Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Mentor Headlands, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula. |
Nearshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Cleveland artificial reefs |
Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs from Cleveland east. |
Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula. |
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Summer |
Ruggles Reef, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut; inshore early, offshore late. |
Nearshore to offshore: Huron, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut |
Nearshore to offshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Lakewood, Cleveland artificial reefs |
Offshore depth-controlled trolling from Lorain Sandbar - Avon, Cleveland - Fairport, Geneva - Ashtabula. |
Nearshore areas near harbors; Breakwalls; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula. |
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Fall |
Huron, Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut; eastern locations early |
Offshore to nearshore: Huron, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut |
Nearshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Cleveland artificial reefs |
Piers, beaches and breakwalls from Cleveland east; Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs during high water in mainstems. |
Nearshore areas near harbors; Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula. |
Article submitted Saturday, July 12, 2008
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