OhioFisherman

I remember the jugs from Pointe Au Baril, your government might have gone broke trying to mark all the hazards there.

Thanks Woodsman, I run a couple of ad blockers, they may actually protect me from that sort of stuff?

I don't see a survey on those links when I click on them John. The last time I saw Lake Erie was when Deg and Whopper from the board took me fishing in the Island area. We were on a friend of Phil's boat and we left a mud line leaving his dock in West Harbor. East and West harbor here were affected by wind direction, it didn't take too much of a breeze from the south - south west to push water out of ether of them. Hopefully this high water will help the spawn, I know some of those bays I used to fish needed a couple more feet of water the last time I fished them. Never seen the north shore of Erie, some areas here have cliffs 20 - 30 feet high at the waters edge others no.

Oh I agree Squid, like with the walleye spawns here on the Sandusky and Maumee rivers, those two get muddy very quickly because of all the farming activity south of the spawning areas.

My son and crew were out trying to get the grass cut today, he got a sun burn ( 86 degrees ) and got hit by about 15 drops of rain, 30 miles away? Severe storms and power outages.

LOL, John click on the links with your right hand? both took me to news articles that way. Oh ya the cost of shoreline repair can get very expensive very quickly, an old family friend from my Avon Lake days was in that business and always seemed to be busy when the weather was good.

High Lake Erie water levels causing problems for boaters, marinas | fox8.com https://www.cleveland.com/sports/2019/05/lake-erie-walleye-are-biting-stocked-trout-in-cleveland-area-is-a-hit-may-24-fishing-report.html?fbclid=IwAR1T4ZmItlld7NQ0fWvIdGca5bREzDSIbbl6D0urX1fZBLAzubQRdnXum7A Fish are biting? If you can get out? Another good chance of showers and thunderstorms here today.

I remember a couple of my dad's friends stopping by the house when I was young on the way home from a trip to the Sandusky River for the spring walleye run, I guess it was just about over, they had a cooler full of huge white bass though, haven't seen them that big since. Caught white bass and white perch on Erie white perch were usually a good bit smaller and yellow - goldish tint to them. It was more common to catch the white perch in back water areas.

https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/23/opinions/one-year-to-tackle-climate-change-opinion-mountford/index.html

LOL, I think Rachel at cardholder services has a thing for me! There was a news article here about how many billions of these types of calls made annually. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/02/as-robo-calling-ramps-up-consumers-increasingly-wonder-why-carriers-cant-stop-scammers-from-spoofing-their-phone-numbers.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/14/politics/fcc-robocalls-report/index.html Obviously our do not call list does not work? I also get the calls from microsoft and the irs about my past due taxes.

I used to put a big crawler on a slip float with just enough weight to keep the air injected worm drifting over the emerging weeds in the spring, it worked for bass and sometimes the only way you knew you had a bite was the float would stop moving.

High water helping makes sense Squid? More choices of spawning and feeding areas? as long as they aren't having to spawn in chocolate milk? and I could understand excessive current affecting a spawn? LOL, I woke up to pouring rain again!

https://www.ontario.ca/page/open-fishing-seasons-and-fish-sanctuaries#section-0 " For unlisted species (e.g., sucker and rock bass), the season is open year-round. " I would still feel more comfortable checking? maybe a phone call?

That has been my experience here too Wayne, years ago I came home from work and my neighbor told me that a hunter walking the railroad tracks had shot something in my back field and came onto my property to get it. I am not anti hunting, but I am anti trespassing to hunt. I called the area fish and game official and gave him the vehicle license number of the suspect, he contacted him and warned him about trespassing and returned my call and sent me his business card, and told me any more issues? just call. Haven't had a problem since.

That was a great question Squid, just from what I could find high water levels may be beneficial in a lake, maybe not so in a river? https://thesouthern.com/sports/outdoors/flooding-has-negligible-effect-on-fish-spawn/article_c96a2fd8-12d8-54c7-9fed-22ec84435375.html https://www.timesleader.com/sports/715518/outdoors-high-water-could-mean-a-big-impact-on-fish https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0075951108000418

It's been years since I have fished.

I will side with Bill on that, not saying either wouldn't possibly catch walleye, but they wouln't be in my first few choices.

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Glen, if you have it out you might want to take it to an auto wash that can clean the bottom so you can inspect it for any damage?

Just a thought, you might call the OPP? I am guessing they may have dealt with things like this before and may have a suggestion? They may know of someone that provides tows in this type of situation?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Big-Red-5-Ton-Chain-Hoist-TR9050/100594513 That seems a better option to me than a load binder, he will still need a lot of chain, and it may only move it 10 feet or so at a time?

Some of those load binders are very strong, you may need a piece of pipe to use as a handle extension to get the full strength. Most of the load binders I have seen as a former truck driver have a limited range of travel, it may be a long process using one for that purpose, you also have to be very careful of chain or cable breakage. Got a friend with a pickup? is the whole area mud? You don't want 2 stuck trucks.

Is there a Canadian version of the triple a? you may need a tow truck, perhaps your auto insurance covers it?

Port Clinton mayor declares state of emergency due to flooding, high-water levels in Lake Erie And more showers and possible severe thunderstorms due to hit around 11pm.

200 hp on a 19 foot aluminum should move well!