Back out today near intake, could only find goldie minnows, lots of fish marks but very little bitting. Had to go in early due to some electrical issues with the outboard. Hope I can get it resolved soon so I can get back out..
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Monday July 31, 2023 30 more at G can
2 hours, 30 more yellow perch
1 pole, spreader and no bling
(did have to deal with a dozen white perch)
2 farm animals and a few throw backs
(gut pile is still saying the spiny fleas are the main menu item)
nice sway and cooler today
SE of G can 22 fow, most boats are west of me
back soon,
~Water Dog
1 pole, spreader and no bling
(did have to deal with a dozen white perch)
2 farm animals and a few throw backs
(gut pile is still saying the spiny fleas are the main menu item)
nice sway and cooler today
SE of G can 22 fow, most boats are west of me
back soon,
~Water Dog
Sunday 7-30-2023 30 more at G can
2 hours and 30 more yellow perch
up and down (did better with 2 poles, 3 was a feeding and not catching thing.)
SE of G can 22 fow
many boats to the west of me only a few in my area
shiner golden mix , spreader and no bling
up and down (did better with 2 poles, 3 was a feeding and not catching thing.)
SE of G can 22 fow
many boats to the west of me only a few in my area
shiner golden mix , spreader and no bling
(gut pile says they are eating a lot of spiny fleas. no change in that)
next 4 days look good so far, back again soon,
~Water Dog
Wheatley?
I’m considering a run to Wheatley this year.
Is there anyone on here that has personal experience and willing to share how it went?
Thinking about a three day trip launching out of mazurik.
Is there anyone on here that has personal experience and willing to share how it went?
Thinking about a three day trip launching out of mazurik.
Fishing with Barry and Dave… July 28, 2023
Got up early, to get some coffee in me, and hang out with the animals, before heading off to go perch fishing, with two fellas from Indiana.
I was meeting them at the White Caps Motel at 5am. Barry said he would just follow me, to the launch. I told him we were stopping at the gas station and Hi Way Bait, before heading to Catawba, to launch. “No problem”, he said. “I’ll just follow you”.
Thankfully, Hi Way had their tanks full of Emerald Shiners, this morning, so I picked up 6 scoops. We only needed three scoops. But, I’d rather have some left over to freeze, or feed to my porch critters, than not have enough. 🙂
When we headed out of Catawba, we were greeted with a lightening horizon, and just a ripple over the surface of the lake. It was beautiful. What little wind there was, was out of the SSW….less than 5mph. The air temp was 78 degrees at 5:30AM, already, and it was supposed to get very hot today. I wanted to find some perch and get done before it got hot and muggy out there.
As it turned out, it only took about 15 minutes of searching, before I set up the Spot-Lock over what looked to be a nice school of perch… SW of Green, in 28 feet of water.
I got the men in their perch fighting seats and set them up with towels, pliers, and minnows. They had brought their own perch rods. “Cool”, I thought. “These guys must know how to catch perch.”…I smiled. Thinking to myself, “I hope that is a school of perch down there, and I hope if they are, that they are biting!” I wanted these guys to have a good morning.
“Dollar for the first yellow?”, I asked. Dave said, “I’m in.” Then, laughed, pointing back at Barry, and says, “Just so you know….Barry won’t pay out, if you win!” To which Barry laughed, and said he would. Which reminds me…Barry caught the first yellow perch…but neither of us paid him. Oops! I meant too, and then I got distracted, and forgot to…sorry, Barry! 🙁
We didn’t have to move once we set up, and the bite got better after about 20 minutes, and became a slow/steady bite…but, not too slow. We had our 90 by 8:45. The fish would come in waves. We would go through a flurry of catching, and then it would slow down again…then, pick up again.
It was a fun morning, and the company, and conversation, were great. Dave likes to sing… and, he knew all the songs on my playlist, so he was singing along to all the songs, keeping himself, and me, entertained. I doubt Barry could hear him, while sitting up on the bow…and, he was busy catching perch, up there.
We are close in age, so they grew up with the same songs, that I did.
Barry and Dave were happy to be done early, so they could get back home, to do “Home Stuff”. 🙂
I don’t have anything scheduled now until we get back from our Canadian Adventure.
But, I might go perch’n with friends…we shall see.
Stay tuned….
Be safe….
Capt Juls
I was meeting them at the White Caps Motel at 5am. Barry said he would just follow me, to the launch. I told him we were stopping at the gas station and Hi Way Bait, before heading to Catawba, to launch. “No problem”, he said. “I’ll just follow you”.
Thankfully, Hi Way had their tanks full of Emerald Shiners, this morning, so I picked up 6 scoops. We only needed three scoops. But, I’d rather have some left over to freeze, or feed to my porch critters, than not have enough. 🙂
When we headed out of Catawba, we were greeted with a lightening horizon, and just a ripple over the surface of the lake. It was beautiful. What little wind there was, was out of the SSW….less than 5mph. The air temp was 78 degrees at 5:30AM, already, and it was supposed to get very hot today. I wanted to find some perch and get done before it got hot and muggy out there.
As it turned out, it only took about 15 minutes of searching, before I set up the Spot-Lock over what looked to be a nice school of perch… SW of Green, in 28 feet of water.
I got the men in their perch fighting seats and set them up with towels, pliers, and minnows. They had brought their own perch rods. “Cool”, I thought. “These guys must know how to catch perch.”…I smiled. Thinking to myself, “I hope that is a school of perch down there, and I hope if they are, that they are biting!” I wanted these guys to have a good morning.
“Dollar for the first yellow?”, I asked. Dave said, “I’m in.” Then, laughed, pointing back at Barry, and says, “Just so you know….Barry won’t pay out, if you win!” To which Barry laughed, and said he would. Which reminds me…Barry caught the first yellow perch…but neither of us paid him. Oops! I meant too, and then I got distracted, and forgot to…sorry, Barry! 🙁
We didn’t have to move once we set up, and the bite got better after about 20 minutes, and became a slow/steady bite…but, not too slow. We had our 90 by 8:45. The fish would come in waves. We would go through a flurry of catching, and then it would slow down again…then, pick up again.
It was a fun morning, and the company, and conversation, were great. Dave likes to sing… and, he knew all the songs on my playlist, so he was singing along to all the songs, keeping himself, and me, entertained. I doubt Barry could hear him, while sitting up on the bow…and, he was busy catching perch, up there.
We are close in age, so they grew up with the same songs, that I did.
Barry and Dave were happy to be done early, so they could get back home, to do “Home Stuff”. 🙂
I don’t have anything scheduled now until we get back from our Canadian Adventure.
But, I might go perch’n with friends…we shall see.
Stay tuned….
Be safe….
Capt Juls
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Boat in! Finally fishing and live streaming
On my way up to the Lake to finally get the powerboat and sailboat launched. Only 3 months late.
Once I get the boats launched and settled in, I will finally begin my underwater video project. Hope to get all kinds of interesting video of walleye, yellow perch, and all the rest. Will probably start on Saturday over around Green Island / east side of Camp Perry range where the perch fishing has been hot. Try to find out what those perch are doing. If any storms don’t drive we off the Lake. Should also be live streaming from the boat, so I’ll be updating where I am and what I’m catching (fish while the cameras are deployed). Will probably live stream from the sailboat tomorrow afternoon bringing it from Port Clinton to West Harbor, unless I postpone the trip until Saturday.
You can find me on the website, on the fishing report page, at the bottom. I should have a new dedicated page for the live video once I get some time to put it on the website.
Also, if anyone would like to go out, let me know. My list of fishing buddies has become real short due to move aways, deaths, and some just not going any more. Send me a PM.
Won’t be back to view anything on here until probably Sunday evening (unless I come back early).
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Perch South of Green Island 7/25/23
Started fishing in almost same place as Saturday: South of Green and NW of the pack of boats in the south passage. Very slow bite for us today and no real pattern. 3 man limit of 90 perch (28 lbs) in 5 hours. 28-29 feet of water. Shiners on various drop shot, crappie and in line rigs. Fished 9-2p. Beautiful day on the lake.
Baha299
Fishing with Jeff, Andy, and Eric… 7/25/2023
Jeff, his son Andy, and their friend, Eric, met me at the Best Western Hotel at 4:30AM. We hit the gas station for gas and ice, before heading back over to Vermilion to launch. Being a Tuesday, I figured the ramp wouldn’t be as busy as it was on Saturday morning, at 5:30AM. I was right, we were the only ones at the launch at 5:15, so launching was a breeze.
Wait…wait…wait….let me tell you how my morning started.
As many of you know, my dog Alfie was supposed to have his balls….sorry, he was supposed to be neutered, this morning. And, like a dumbass, I did my normal routine, where I give him, and Dexter, a milk bone or two, while I sip my coffee, out on the back deck.
It was only after he ate them, that I remembered his appointment. They are not allowed any food from midnight, the night before. They had to reschedule him to the end of September, because that’s the soonest date open.
I’m sure he’s the happiest of boys now, even though he had no idea what was about to happen to him.
He’s also wearing a cone, for a flea problem he had, that has been dealt with, and just needs some healing time. So, with all that going on….I’m glad he didn’t have to endure that, too.
Walk out the door to go fishing….leave my pup behind with a big cone on his head, and a dog door he can’t get through. I take a deep breath, and just keep going. I have to go fishing… I have customers waiting.
Back to Vermilion….:)
We launched at 5:15, and headed out of the river, in the dark. A couple of boats, from up river, idled past the dock we were sitting at, as we waited on Jeff, who was parking the truck and trailer.
We followed them out of the river, but both of them went west, at the break wall…we turned east. Off we went, to the ENE (about a 1/2 ride), and back to where I was the last time over there. There were still fish out there, but not in the numbers that were there this past Saturday.
I had a novice crew today. They mainly shore fish, but have gone on charters in the ocean, and fished by kayak. So, this was a learning trip for them. “I’ve always wanted to fish Lake Erie, so my wife found your website, and said, “Why don’t you call her?”, so I did,” Jeff said. So, I’d like to thank Jeff’s wife, for the referral. 🙂
I explained, how the dipsey is designed to dive, by securing the “mechanism”, as I call it, and will rise when the mechanism is released. I explained that it always needs to go out with the “clicker” on (tension button), so it doesn’t go down too fast.
And, when checking a dipsey, that hasn’t been tripped, but the line angle has changed…the mechanism will need to be triggered. I tell them, they will have to pout their “Thumb on the spool, and give it a quick flick of the wrist…with some,
“Umph! You’ll feel it release,” I say. I continue, “A fish will drag for a long time, unless you check it every 5 minutes…so, we’ll be checking them a lot.”
Andy learned quickly, and was very helpful in checking and setting lines. So, he got promoted to “Honorary First Mate”, for the day.
We had two dipsies off each corner. The inside rod was running at zero and set at 40 back on the port side, and at 51 on the starboard side.
The outside rods, ran dipsies on the three setting at 70 and 80 back, to start.
Yeck, and BadMo Arrow spoons started the morning off. I just used the same colors that worked out there the last time. They were still working.
We changed up colors, now and then, and would get hit on those too, so I don’t think color mattered much. Other than the Sheephead really like pinks.
We went through a lot of shorts, Sheephead, White Bass, and White Perch to get our 19 keeper walleye. The size of fish was all over the place. From this year’s hatch, to 24 inches.
Bandits ran behind Off Shore boards on both sides of the boat. The port side ran Chrome Barbie, Pooh Bear, and Blue Shiner…105, 85, and 65, respectively.
Perch, Glare, and Blue Shiner ran on the starboard side at 120, 97, and 70, respectively.
We had some tangles this morning, like I’ve never seen, and the biggest one was my mistake. The line was so twisted….I knew exactly what happened.
When I was letting a Bandit out, and went to put the board on the line, I didn’t feel the pull, that I would normally feel….and, I looked out there, to see if it was on the surface with the line around the hook…just twisting away. But, I didn’t see it. I tugged one more time, and it felt like it was pulling, so I put the board on, and sent it out to the outside position. I had a nagging feeling I made a mistake, that would cost me, but I left it out there. Big mistake. lol
Needless to say, my suspicions were right…I should have brought it back in, and checked it. But, I didn’t…I was busy. Oops! So, let that be a lesson to all of you…if you suspect something, it’s better to check, than deal with the consequences of the wrong decision.
My crew had a good time, and were happy with the morning, so that makes me happy!
I’m not scheduled for the rest of the week…and, later next week, my friend, Jen, and I, are headed for Meta Lake Lodge in Ontario, for a little fishing vacation of our own. Her husband Matt is going to watch the dogs for us, while we are away. I can’t wait to get up there, and fish for Pike. It’s a magical place. 🙂
Stay tuned…
Capt Juls
Wait…wait…wait….let me tell you how my morning started.
As many of you know, my dog Alfie was supposed to have his balls….sorry, he was supposed to be neutered, this morning. And, like a dumbass, I did my normal routine, where I give him, and Dexter, a milk bone or two, while I sip my coffee, out on the back deck.
It was only after he ate them, that I remembered his appointment. They are not allowed any food from midnight, the night before. They had to reschedule him to the end of September, because that’s the soonest date open.
I’m sure he’s the happiest of boys now, even though he had no idea what was about to happen to him.
He’s also wearing a cone, for a flea problem he had, that has been dealt with, and just needs some healing time. So, with all that going on….I’m glad he didn’t have to endure that, too.
Walk out the door to go fishing….leave my pup behind with a big cone on his head, and a dog door he can’t get through. I take a deep breath, and just keep going. I have to go fishing… I have customers waiting.
Back to Vermilion….:)
We launched at 5:15, and headed out of the river, in the dark. A couple of boats, from up river, idled past the dock we were sitting at, as we waited on Jeff, who was parking the truck and trailer.
We followed them out of the river, but both of them went west, at the break wall…we turned east. Off we went, to the ENE (about a 1/2 ride), and back to where I was the last time over there. There were still fish out there, but not in the numbers that were there this past Saturday.
I had a novice crew today. They mainly shore fish, but have gone on charters in the ocean, and fished by kayak. So, this was a learning trip for them. “I’ve always wanted to fish Lake Erie, so my wife found your website, and said, “Why don’t you call her?”, so I did,” Jeff said. So, I’d like to thank Jeff’s wife, for the referral. 🙂
I explained, how the dipsey is designed to dive, by securing the “mechanism”, as I call it, and will rise when the mechanism is released. I explained that it always needs to go out with the “clicker” on (tension button), so it doesn’t go down too fast.
And, when checking a dipsey, that hasn’t been tripped, but the line angle has changed…the mechanism will need to be triggered. I tell them, they will have to pout their “Thumb on the spool, and give it a quick flick of the wrist…with some,
“Umph! You’ll feel it release,” I say. I continue, “A fish will drag for a long time, unless you check it every 5 minutes…so, we’ll be checking them a lot.”
Andy learned quickly, and was very helpful in checking and setting lines. So, he got promoted to “Honorary First Mate”, for the day.
We had two dipsies off each corner. The inside rod was running at zero and set at 40 back on the port side, and at 51 on the starboard side.
The outside rods, ran dipsies on the three setting at 70 and 80 back, to start.
Yeck, and BadMo Arrow spoons started the morning off. I just used the same colors that worked out there the last time. They were still working.
We changed up colors, now and then, and would get hit on those too, so I don’t think color mattered much. Other than the Sheephead really like pinks.
We went through a lot of shorts, Sheephead, White Bass, and White Perch to get our 19 keeper walleye. The size of fish was all over the place. From this year’s hatch, to 24 inches.
Bandits ran behind Off Shore boards on both sides of the boat. The port side ran Chrome Barbie, Pooh Bear, and Blue Shiner…105, 85, and 65, respectively.
Perch, Glare, and Blue Shiner ran on the starboard side at 120, 97, and 70, respectively.
We had some tangles this morning, like I’ve never seen, and the biggest one was my mistake. The line was so twisted….I knew exactly what happened.
When I was letting a Bandit out, and went to put the board on the line, I didn’t feel the pull, that I would normally feel….and, I looked out there, to see if it was on the surface with the line around the hook…just twisting away. But, I didn’t see it. I tugged one more time, and it felt like it was pulling, so I put the board on, and sent it out to the outside position. I had a nagging feeling I made a mistake, that would cost me, but I left it out there. Big mistake. lol
Needless to say, my suspicions were right…I should have brought it back in, and checked it. But, I didn’t…I was busy. Oops! So, let that be a lesson to all of you…if you suspect something, it’s better to check, than deal with the consequences of the wrong decision.
My crew had a good time, and were happy with the morning, so that makes me happy!
I’m not scheduled for the rest of the week…and, later next week, my friend, Jen, and I, are headed for Meta Lake Lodge in Ontario, for a little fishing vacation of our own. Her husband Matt is going to watch the dogs for us, while we are away. I can’t wait to get up there, and fish for Pike. It’s a magical place. 🙂
Stay tuned…
Capt Juls
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Fishing with the Houghton Family… 7/22/2023
Picked the Houghton men up at the Walmart parking lot at 4:45, hit the Speedway for the usual stuff, and drove over to Vermilion to launch. When we…
July 22, 2023 30 more yellow perch
2 hours of 3 pole wack a perch!
1 small throw back, and two farm animals.
gut pile says they are eating the spiny flees.
SE OF G CAN 22 FOW, many…