Fishing Reports

Over the weekend high wind speeds gave many anglers problems. It was a mixed bag of success with about 50/50 with reports of good numbers of smallies. Walleye anglers did the best at evening into the night. With some casting plugs off the beaches while others trolled the shallow water. Continue to watch the weather to pick the best possible wind for fishing. Good luck to every one. TIGHT LINES !

Going into the weekend looks good on weather. Finally a weekend without storms and rain. Smallmouth continue to come into the bay. Anglers are getting a good number of Largemouth while Smallmouth fishing. Some anglers have reported getting a few walleye off the beaches at night time casting plugs. This can only get better for the month of May. Good luck to every one. TIGHT LINES !

For the next couple days wind speeds are going to be from 5-15mph. The bay could be bumpy at times. As for over the weekend, If you braved the weather you got rewarded. Anglers said the largemouth bite was better then the smallmouth. Small crankbaits and square bills took the win for the weekend. Fish will continue to get better over time with more smallmouth showing up in the bay. No reports from walleye anglers because of wind on the lake. If you can get a calm night on the lake casting from shore or trolling the shore line can be very rewarding in the month of May. Best of luck to every one going out! TIGHT LINES.

Smallmouth fishing continues to be good. Anglers are getting them on everything from small crankbaits, swimbaits, jigs and minnows. Continue to watch the weather, Erie is suppose to get rain and storms till Wednesday. Good luck to every one going out over the weekend and be safe. TIGHT LINES !

Spring is in the air with the bass fishing heating up. Over the weekend there have been reports from multiple anglers having good success in the bay. But, this is also just the beginning, so it can only get better. Crankbaits seemed to be the ticket along with small swimbaits. As for the Tributaries, the lower sections have bass in them also for the wade fisherman. Jigs were the ticket or if you were fly fishing, stripping streamers also had success. Good luck to every one going out and TIGHT LINES !

Recent reports in the shop have been the Smallmouth bite continues to pick up in the bay. Also, a good number of Largemouth have been being caught in Misery Bay and the Presque Isle Lagoons. If your looking for perch , some guys are still catching them in the bay , and they have been good size but not a lot of numbers. As far as weather forecast, it doesn't look great with a chance of storms today and rain and wind on Saturday. Sunday looks like its going to be the best day to get out. Best of luck to everyone this weekend.

Hopefully everyone had a good Easter weekend. If you were able to get out to fish over the weekend some perch, smallmouth , largemouth and some pike have been reported in Presque Isle Bay. Also, some smallmouth have been caught in the tributaries. Today looks like a blow day , but with the weather looking to continue to warm up the next couple days, the fishing should continue to improve. Best of luck to everyone who gets out!

With the weather warming up the fishing is starting to heat up. Smallmouth fishing is slowly starting to pick up in the tributaries and in Presque Isle Bay with fish moving in. Also, panfish, specifically perch continue to be caught around Presque Isle Bay. Also, at Pymatuning good numbers of perch and crappie are being caught. Some anglers are fishing for Walleye , but most reports have been that it has been slow , but fish are being caught,

Over the weekend there was a mix of different species caught. Anglers out in the man lake trolling caught a decent amount of brown trout and steelhead. As far as the Erie tributaries, its starting to come to an end. Smallmouth and suckers are showing up on the lower sections of the tributaries. Anglers in the bay over the weekend caught a mix of panfish, bass and pike. Water still needs to get a warmer but its a good start. It can only get better from here on. Good luck to every one and TIGHT LINES !

Going into the weekend Erie Tributaries should should have good flow with the rain the last few days. Steelhead are still being caught on the lower sections but it is coming to an end. Brown trout are still in spots that they did stockings for the opening day of trout. Some reports of Smallmouth being caught at the mouths of the Tributaries. With warmer temps in the future this can only get better. Panfish and perch are still being caught in the bay. Moving around to find the fish is the key for success. Pike are being caught around the Peninsula also with soft swimbaits and hard baits. Good luck to every one going out. TIGHT LINES!