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We do good on Erie. We troll with 3 ways, with weights ranging from 2 to 6 oz's. This is due to the depth the fish are at which ranging from 20 to 60 feet of water. pretty easy fishing just trolling at say 1.5 mph. Erie''s the only lake I know that still produces in the heat of summer. Once you start seeing fish or just look for an area where a lot of other are obviously trolling. Mostly eater size 15" to 20", but an occasional a 6-10 pound walleye is caught but that's more of an exception. Also with Erie you never know what caan bite last year we got a big musky and a 20 pound channel catfish. Also an occasion Laker is caught as well. Tons of sheepsheads, silverbassand perch. Goodluck if you want PM me,good luck

Lake Erie is a Walleye factory. The 2024 survey numbers indicated over 80 MILLION Walleye of catchable size (2 years old or older). I grew up fishing Lake Erie. My grandparents had a cottage on Pickerel Ave in Long Point, backing onto one of the "cuts". We mostly fished Bass and Pike, but if we wanted a Walleye dinner, we'd haul the boat over to Port Burwell and fish a few miles out. The fishing has only got better since the 70's and 80's. I fished with a buddy last July out of Burwell, and we limited out within 90 minutes. Plenty of fillets to take home in a short time...but it felt more like harvesting than fishing. I have to say, I much prefer to catch Walleye from a northern Canadian Shield Lake. There's just something about the pink granite and towering White Pines. The call of the Loon and the slap of a Beaver's tail add to the atmosphere. Frankly, trolling for Walleye on Lake Erie isn't that much fun...they're not the best fighters to begin with, and with heavier trolling gear you often just skip them in. I prefer to jig for them on light spinning tackle and zero in on structure...part of the challenge is finding them. You feel the bite, and you at least get a few head shakes on the way up. Besides..there's no islands to stop at and have a shore lunch on Erie..a crackling fire, sizzling fillets and potatoes, along with a can or two of beans is all part of the experience. Catching isn't everything. ps...hooking a few bonus Steelhead when trolling Erie does make it a little more exciting..

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