Erie Smallies Saturday with a PB

[Aaron Shirley]

I took a buddy Mitch and his friend Greg out for Lake Erie smallies on Saturday, and it was absolutely beautiful out there. It almost felt like a summer day with the sun shining and very little wind. A rare occurence for Lake Erie at this time of year. I started to search for bigger fish hoping to find a small school of tanks, but it was difficult to cover water without wind. After only getting a few bites jigging Mr.Champs, we began to employ three-way rigs with jointed Shad Raps and covered water like last week.

 

It was slow but steady picking up a fish here and there, and we even managed a couple of double headers. Still, the tanks eluded us for the most part. Greg's first fish of the day was a personal best for him. It was only a 'good' fish by Lake Erie standards, but he was thrilled with the mid to high 5 pound smallie. He didn't care if he caught another fish all day, that made his trip But... he was on fire getting fish after fish in the morning. A great introduction to a new lake for Greg!

 

A very happy Greg with his PB smallie

 

 

While Greg was on cloud nine, Mitch and I were wondering where the big fish were, as neither one of us cracked 5 pounds all day. We still had a great day and got about 35 hard-fighting smallies and a walter. We got most fish on jointed Shad Raps, but we also got a bunch jigging Mr. Champs and one on a Trigger X tube.

 

I saw a buddy Dean out there, and he wasn't washing lures lol. He had a great day with the three-way Shad Rap technique, and he also got a PB. He got about a 5 pound smallie beside us jigging a blue and silver Champ in the afternoon. I zoomed in and took a few shots, and they turned out well from about 150-feet away It doesn`t look like a big smallie cause Dean is a giant dude!

 

 

 

 

The water was clear and approx 53 F., with only a small ripple on the water. it's still a little warm, and the bigger fish should come out to play when the temps dip a little more. We covered a lot of spots in the Eastern Basin with similar results. I can't wait until the action really heats up, and the tanks start to bite more consistently!

 

Good to have you guys out, and thanks for the deadly veal on a bun Greg! Congrats on your PB`s boys!

 

Good fishing!

 

Aaron

[msp]

Awesome job as usual Aaron. Get em while you still can !

[Guest Johnny Bass]

Nice football! Congrats on the PB.

[Leecher]

WOW awesome looking bronzies

Thanks for sharing Aaron!!!

Leechman

[spinnerbaitking]

Some beautiful colours on them Smallies Congrats on the PB's

Richard

[spincast]

beauty fish - and nice report.

[Aaron Shirley]

Thanks guys. I can`t believe we had a day like that at this time of year

 

The season will come to an end soon, so get out there and enjoy it while you can!

[Guest Johnny Bass]

Thanks guys. I can`t believe we had a day like that at this time of year

 

The season will come to an end soon, so get out there and enjoy it while you can!

 

When are you going to air that gerogian bay gar episode?