Submitted by Lake erie management unit (ip 130.11.48.157)

Date Fished: 7/20/1999
LAKE ERIE FISHING REPORT (For the week of July 19, 1999; No. 6) GENERAL Although winds limited fishing in some parts of the lake, walleye fishing finally took off across most of the lake. Rainbow trout were still caught in respectable numbers and smallmouth bass fishing continued to be good. Lastly, musky is continuing to be caught around Long Point and in some spots in the western basin. EASTERN LAKE ERIE PORT COLBORNE - PORT MAITLAND Winds continued to limit offshore fishing for walleye in the Port Colborne area. Good catches of big, 9-11 lb. walleye were reported on Saturday SW of Port Maitland in 75' of water using ripplin redfins off downriggers. Smallmouth bass fishing continued to be good with bass now located in deeper, 30', of water. Phenix salt tube jigs seemed to work best. LONG POINT BAY Offshore anglers experienced great fishing at gravelly bay and the Lighthouse for rainbows and salmon all week in 60-90' of water. Fish were 37-57' down and the lures of choice were ivory/white Lyman plugs and NK 28's in silver blue and silver/purple. Some walleye were taken in the same area as well as on the South Beach. At Nanticoke there was no thermocline and the warmer waters resulted in poor fishing. In Inner Long Point Bay, smallmouth bass fishing has been very good for anglers using crayfish and salted tube jigs and drift fishing down the deep channel form EC 10 to the Outer Bay. At Bluff bar, bass fishing was spotty, if you were there when the fish were there you did very well, otherwise……Yellow perch anglers fishing with worms and minnows in front of Port Rowan and at Pottohawk Point did well at times through the week. Many small perch were released. CENTRAL LAKE ERIE PORT STANLEY - PORT BURWELL - PORT GLASGOW Fishing for walleye and salmonids was excellent this week, particularly on Saturday. Walleye, and some rainbows, were caught 5 miles west of Burwell in 47-52' of water. Deep diving body baits such as blue/silver and blueberry bubblegum hotlips and green bomber long A's and took fish. The Optimist Club Derby at Port Burwell continues through to Saturday July 24th with the current leaders being a 10.5-lb walleye and 13 pound rainbow. At Port Stanley, walleye were caught 6-7 miles SE and SW of port in 64' of water. Boats were averaging four 5-6-pounders and 2-3 rainbows apiece. Blue silver and black orange spoons were good producers here. Walleye were being caught west of Port Glasgow on hotlips. ERIEAU Anglers were frequently limiting out on rainbow trout at Erieau this week although walleye were still spotty in this part of the lake. Many rainbows in the 10-pound category were taken with a few 14 pounders as well. Fish ranged from 60-65' of water to close to shore in the vicinity 3 miles east of Erieau. Anglers flatlined hotlips with 180-200 ' of line and used blue/silver spoons off downriggers. WESTERN LAKE ERIE Walleye were hot this week throughout the western basin from the Detroit River to Point Pelee. Fish were caught by casting weight forward spinners in 34-36' of water from Union to Point Pelee and in 20' of water from Colchester to the Detroit River. Smallmouth bass fishing continued to be great all over the western basin being caught on crayfish and Venom salted and scented tube jigs (Bakies Custom Tackle Kingsville). The LAKE ERIE FISHING REPORT and ANGLER DIARY PROGRAMME are possible because of the Support of the following BUSINESSES: Bags Smallmouth Bass Charters Colchester 519-738-1133 Bakies Custom Tackle Kingsville 519-733-3184 Barney's Boats and Erieau Marina Erieau 519-676-4511 Blue Goose Charters Port Glasgow 519-471-7467 Booth's Harbour Development St. Williams 519-586-2731 Caledonia Bait & Tackle Caledonia 905-765-3215 Canadian Tire (Dundas St. E) London 519-451-6260 Chante Fishing Charters Kingsville 519-733-3493 Chuck's Pro Tackle Port Colborne 905-834-5054 Eds Eau Buoy Erieau 519-676-8266 Eli's Guns and Tackle Simcoe 519-426-9042 Erie Tracker Charters Port Colborne 905-834-9218 Flatts Live Bait & Tackle Port Maitland 905-774-4577 Fin & Feather Marina St Williams 519-586-3961 Fly-In Angling Adventures Port Colborne 905-835-2547 Gobles Gun & Tackle Aylmer 519-765-1842 Lambeth Rod & Tackle Ltd London 519-652-5598 Norm Noras Outdoor Sportsman London 519-685-6334 Nicholls Marine Fort Erie 905-871-1965 Port Maitland Marina Dunnville 905-774-7500 Prime Time Charters Erieau 519-354-2807 Proctors Marine Simcoe 519-426-0653 Pro Bass Guide, Fritz Beck Long Point 519-586-2204 Riverside Marina Dunnville 905-774-3199 Ron Bradfield Port Burwell 519-874-4313 Rotten Ronnies Pro Tackle&Bait Long Point 519-586-7990 Sea Hawk Charters Port Stanley 519-782-4950 Stan's Live Bait Dunnville 905-774-5471 Sugar Loaf Harbour Port Colborne 905-835-6644 Wells Marine SimcoeTollFree1-888-525-FISH

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