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12:23 PM
Lake Erie has been good to all from East to West. perch fishing has fired up from Lorain to Sheffield Lake. Look for fish in 43-49 feet. Limits have been coming and size is good. Shiners have been readily available. Walleye fishing has also been good North off Lorain dump to the Vermilion weather buoy. Avon Point is also producing limits of nice eyes. Pulling harnesses along bottom or run Reef Runners deep have been best bet. Pink ,purple as well...
2:32 AM
Lake Erie has given us another great week. Walleye fishing has remained really good. Pulling worms on Avon Point, trolling cranks in tight as well as open water spoon trolling all working. Lime greens, golds as well as purple all working. Locals and charters have all taken limits from Vermilion to Avon Point with both the South edge and North edge of the dump being good as well. There has been good schools of fish along the shoreline as well as...
3:50 AM
Walleye fishing has been great. Reports are coming in strong from Vermilion to Cleveland. Its been a great past weekend with guys able to catch limits using baits of choice. Silver Streak and Stinger spoons in copper,pink and purples hot. Cranks took limits with reports of 800 Reefs and Matzuo Kinchou Minnow in firetiger , brown perch, and a variety of other colors all working. Worm harnesses double willow as well as colorados are all working....
6:59 AM
Fishing walleye has been great with good reports coming in from East to West. 26 to 46 feet from Vermilion all the way to Geneva is scattered pockets of fish. Lorain area has had a hot Reef Runner bite. Running 45 to 85 back with Emerald Shiner, Venomous as well as others are all catching fish. The harness bite is also hot, pulling double willows behind jets and dipsy's, in lines, tadpoles and Colorados in pinks and purples have all been taking...
2:42 AM
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Walleye fishing has been great. Fish are spread from Huron to Cleveland in 24 to 44 feet of water. Worm harnesses in purple and anti freeze pink and anti freeze chartreuse have all been hot. Skinny Stix and Reef Runners in bare naked , pearl ghost as well as others are all working. Spoons in purples as well as pinks are pulling fish as well. Its been a great week and you can almost pick your own poison the...
4:09 AM
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Walleye fishing has remained good from Huron to Cleveland. Look for fish inside 28 feet and deeper than 34. Reef Runners and JT Custom Husky's in Lights Out,Green Flash as well as Pink Pantie Bare Naked have been good. Pink and purple double bladed willows as well as slow rolling Colorado's have also been good. Fish depths have varied from the to 15 to the bottom 15 so dont get stuck in a pattern.
Perch fishing has...
5:50 AM
This past week gave us stable weather for the most part and we were rewarded with crammed live wells.
Walleye fishing was good from Vermilion to Cleveland. Small schools of fish have been scattered from shallow rocks, 12 feet all the way out to 46 feet. Worm harnesses and cranks ran in the to 15 feet and the bottom 10 have both been working with Ghost fish being a pleasant surprise
(Ghost fish=fish to high to see with finder). Reef Runners, JT...
4:35 AM
Walleye fishing has taken off! Limits reported from Vermilion to Cleveland. Reef Runners ran in shallow water (16-28Feet) in Red headed watermelon, Green flash as well as Pink Panties Bare Naked all top bets. Run baits as close to the bottom as possible. Boats running deeper (32-38Feet) all reported good catches on pink and purple harnesses. Dipsy's, tadpoles, and in-lines all ran deep are working. Night bite walleye is still in full swing with...
5:13 AM
Perch fishing has been spotty with with guys having to move around. Lorain to Avon Point in 38 to 42 feet has been best. Size is very good and making up for numbers.
Walleye fishing has been good. The shoreline bite has been good from Vermilion to Avon. Cranks in Pink Panties and Green Flash have both been working.
The off shore bite from Lorain to Beaver in 38 feet plus have been good, with harnesses and cranks both working. Pinks and purples...
3:46 AM
Recent rains have once again changed the game. Rivers are high and dangerous, the lake is of color. Perch and walleye fishing will be tough and will be based on are ability to find clean water. The Spring Fling Walleye Derby is in full swing with leaders as follows:
Leader Board 2014
1. Doug Fair ...
3:23 AM
Tonight we are lucky enough to have Bill Boyce and Gary Shafer here from FethaStyx/Lewis River Rod Company. They are here sharing they're knowledge as well as gathering info on what you would like to see in up coming rods. If your a rod builder and wished you had a good American Made blank with a great warranty to build on? Have a opinion on what would make a great perch rod. Would like a center pin trout rod. Don't like recoils, like recoils, fixed...
3:54 AM
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Perch fishing has been good in 28 to 40 feet from Lorain to Avon Point. Size is good with more than a few jumbos mixed in a 30 fish limit. Walleyes are also being caught by the perch fishermen. Dropping a jigging...
4:32 AM
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Rivers are flowing high and muddy and with high winds finding clean water has been a challenge. Perch fishing has remained good to guys running North of muddy water in front of Lorain lighthouse. Walleye fishing during the day has been good between Vermilion and Catawba. Trolling Deep Cranks and pulling meat has both been good. A variety of colors have been working as conditions and water color...
6:14 AM
Perch fishing off Lorain has been great in 40 foot just north of the lighthouse. Look for Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake to get good this up coming week. Bonus walleye have been reported from almost all perch fishermen.
Walleye fishing is still great from Vermilion to Catawba. Reef Runners ,Skinny Sticks and Huskys have all been working. Anglers pulling meat have also reported good catches, Anti-Freeze pink and painted pink backs have been...
6:45 AM
It looks like spring is finally here. Jigging and trolling from Vermilion to Detroit River has all fired up. Jigging the shoals has been producing quick limits with purple jigs still being top bet. Trolling DHJs, 800 Reef Runners, 300 Skinny Sticks in pinks and purples are all taking fish. Generally around 50 foot leads have been best. Night bite has also fired up with shore anglers and boaters both catching fish. Blue glass as well as silver...
5:26 AM
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4:18 AM
Steelhead have made they're way up rivers and have went straight to gravel. This will mark the end of one of the toughest seasons I've seen in years.
Walleye are hitting in the island area ,purple hair jigs and trollers are both taking fish. JT Custom pink lemonade and purple freak have both been tops this week. Night walleye has started for casters and trollers as well. Sheffield Lake and Lorain have both been good. Husky Jerks in blue glass...
10:40 AM
**NEW**JT Custom Husky-ErieOutfitters.comCream Sickle, Purple Minnow, Camo GurlSteelheading the last few weeks has been a bust ,with more rain coming its not looking real good for the remainder of this week. Look for water to clear on smaller streams and rivers by mid week with larger river possibly by the week end.Walleye fishing has heated up around Catawba/island area. Slow trolling 8-12 down at speeds from .8 to 1.2 mph has been best bet. Deep...
6:35 AM
The Building of a Legendary Reel
By Craig Lewis on March 2, 2014
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John Milner was born in 1938 in Birmingham England. He was a master machinist and immigrated to Canada in 1963. It didn’t take long for John to start repairing reels and making plans to design his own reel. In 1964 John finished his first center pin. While working and repairing reels John spent the next ten years dreaming of a reliable, durable reel.
In...
7:07 AM
Looks like spring maybe finally here. In just a few weeks we should see enough open water to pull a few cranks. Along with all the new goodies to hit the market, Reef Runner has releases a new bait called the Skinnystick. The new body bait is 4.5" long and has flat sides unlike any other Reef Runner to date. Its also important to note this bait is designed and made in the USA including the hooks. This bait should be a big hit this spring. Steelhead...
6:45 AM
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7:25 AM
Every year as the shelves fill up with this years line up of of new baits and colors, I feel the excitement of this years season. Here is a sneak peak at this years blade line up.
New size 6 Silver Streaks in holographs and glow patterns.
More than 180 color options with a variety of anti-freeze, and painted backs. Size 5 and willow options availabl...
10:56 AM
With spring soon setting in, these new JT Custom walleye colors will defiantly get the walleye blood pumpi...
11:12 AM
01/30/2014
Here at the shop the wife and I just returned from a 2 day buyer show. W.L.Baumler puts on a great show held at Saw Mill Creek resort. I like the fact they are a local distributor right here in Lorain Ohio. Its always nice to get a small jump on anglers looking for the newest products to hit the market. I will take the opportunity to tell you about a few really cool new products. Pictured above is a sample of Koppers Live Target...
