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Date Fished: MAY 13
Location: CONNEAUT OHIO
Water Conditions: CHOP
Posted By: "RJEWEL" ESTEWART@NOGAEMS.COM
5/14/2008 11:52:28 AM Report ID: 22073

Report: FIRST TIME OUT FOR WALLEYE ANS SMALLMOUTH. STARTED 25 FT OF WATER. TROLLING WITH INLINE BOARDS WITH PUPREL STICK BAITS. FIRST 6.2 LB WALLEYE OFF BOARDS ON LEAD CORE LINE WITH THREE COLORS. SEC FISH SMALLMOUTH AT 20 1/4 6.6 LBS. ALL FISH CAUGHT ON LEAD CORE AND BOARDS. CAUGHT 6 MORE NICE SMALLIES. LAST FISH OF DAY 30 1/2 IN WALLEYE WT AT 10.11 LB. GREAT TO BE BACK ON LAKE OUT OF CONNEAUT.

Date Fished: 5-13-08
Location: P.I. Thompsons
Water Conditions: Good
Posted By: "seejib" crauscher2001@yahoo.com
5/14/2008 10:09:37 AM Report ID: 22072

Report: Started in the afternoon around 2, fishing was good enough to keep me there until 6. Small and Large mouth were hitting little cleo, silver/blue. It was a nice day to be fishing.

Date Fished: May 13th
Location: Channel Buoys 3&4
Water Conditions: flat
Posted By: "locojoe" djjoebgcat@yahoo.com
5/14/2008 6:25:52 AM Report ID: 22071

Report: We drifted over the channel a few times in the afternoon and picked up a dozen perch in about 25' of water. All sizes but no gigantos.

Date Fished: 5-10-08
Location: lake
Water Conditions: perfect
Posted By: "Mudranger" chadkillian@yahoo.com
5/13/2008 12:11:50 PM Report ID: 22068

Report: Fished with good friend Capt.Ironhed aboard the Buckets 3, smallmouth action started slow and picked up very fast. Helmutt and I had a blast reeling in some respectful smallies and I managed 1 steelhead, a nice 8# hen. Good day, great companions....Thanks guys.

Date Fished: 5/10/08
Location: 20 mile
Water Conditions: Gin Clear
Posted By: "Mastersteel" mjm112@pitt.edu
5/13/2008 11:04:15 AM Report ID: 22067

Report: "Clamshell", If you want proof that I caught fish just shoot me an email and I will be more than happy to send you the pictures of my eventful day! Ask proof before you go bashing other peoples names!!
P.S. I didn't fish below Rt. 5(the hardest fished waters!!!) I fish up stream of 20!!!!!!

Date Fished: 5/10/2008
Location: 20 mile
Water Conditions: low and clear
Posted By: "brothersteel" mancusoryan@hotmail.com
5/12/2008 10:01:17 PM Report ID: 22065

Report: "clamshell"...it sure sounds like you didn't waste time! There is more to 20 mile creek than from the lake to rte 5. How surprising that the hardest fished and easiest accessed waters held no fish?!! If you got out of the car and walked a bit...and if you had any clue on where to look for fish in the late season, maybe you too could have found some fish! I suggest getting your facts straight and learn how to fish before you start calling other people's posts BS!!!!!!

Date Fished: 5/11
Location: 20 mile
Water Conditions: gin clear
Posted By: "clamshell" tmac@stny.rr.com
5/12/2008 2:32:16 PM Report ID: 22064

Report: This used to be a site you could rely on for honest reports. Was in the area anyway so didn't waste time/gas. Checked out 20 mile from 5 bridge to lake. Could see bottom of every hole and run. Saw 2 scarred-up steelies, several bass, and a ton of suckers. Must be the previous poster caught all the fish in the 150 fish pod.

Moderators should address that type of report, because it was BS!!!!

Date Fished: 5-10
Location: Elk
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
Posted By: "flyfisherman" chaywi68@mercyhurst.edu
5/11/2008 10:33:46 PM Report ID: 22063

Report: Decided to make one last trip and found what I expected to see. The creek is loaded with suckers / carp and there are a decent number of bass in the mix. I dont know what the deal is with these posts stating that there are hundreds of steel in the creek....As of now, the water temp is WAY to warm to support that many fish....I hope these guys arn't considering little 5 inch smolt steelhead....With that being said, Im confident to state that the steelhead season has come to a final close....see you guys in a few months!

Date Fished: 5/10/08
Location: 20 mile
Water Conditions: Low and Clear
Posted By: "Mastersteel" mjm112@pitt.edu
5/11/2008 10:15:36 PM Report ID: 22062

Report: Cruised up from the burgh early saturday mourn! arrived streamside around 7 A.M. to see low clear conditions. Lookeed at my bro and knew it was going to be a Long day. After fishing are usual pool and not getting the steelies, that were in the hole about 20 in all, to bite we went down stream to fish the faster waters. They were there!!! we fished a pod of about 150 fish all day! hook up after hook up!! turned out to be an awesome late spring trip. As for "Stream Walker" try not fishing just the deep pools and maybe try the fast water BECASUE THEY ARE STILL THERE!!!!!
Great way to end the season!

Date Fished: Saturday May 10
Location: Presque Isle Bay and Main Channel
Water Conditions: calm, light winds
Posted By: "boats58" fishface@velocity.net
5/11/2008 3:54:46 PM Report ID: 22061

Report: The Edward John fished Saturday morning and afternoon in the Bay and the main channel along the drop offs in 22 to 28 fow. Drifting in 28fow of water with Bear Claw flicker rigs was very productive when the bite slowed down. Small pockets of fish were found east of the bell buoy. 150 perch up to 14 1/2" were caught along with 1 walleye, 4.5# smallie (both released), couple of sheephead and a gobie. Surface water temps in the Bay were 61 degs and the main channel 58 degs.

Capt John and crew

Date Fished: Sat May 10th
Location: Erie Bay
Water Conditions: Clear 56F to 61F
Posted By: "landem" d.land@verizon.net
5/11/2008 12:17:25 PM Report ID: 22060

Report: WOW THE BASS!!!
Bass are still mainly in pre-spawn mode. Bass are cruising the shallows. Todays killer pattern was a carolina rig with a Zoom Super Fluke Greenpumpkinseed. Rigged with a Tungsten weight and a 3ft. flurocarbon leader. Worked the flats 2-3 feet deep. The larger fish came working the rig up hill from the 8ft drops to the flat. Outfished the shakeyhead 5 to 1!
Good luck and tight lines!!!

Date Fished: n/a
Location: shades beach ramp
Water Conditions: n/a
Posted By: "deetz4352" deetz4352@aol.com
5/11/2008 8:21:47 AM Report ID: 22059

Report: To SMALLIEKING
yes the shades beach ramp is now open as of 5/10/08 i drove down thursday and they finished up that evening. check out my post on the discussion board i exlplain it all there , very dissapointing.

Date Fished: 5-9-08
Location: 20 mile
Water Conditions: clear
Posted By: "Stream Walker" mkmurphyne@msn.com
5/10/2008 2:28:13 PM Report ID: 22058

Report: Gentleman and ladies Steelhead fisherpersons. There is no steelhead in 20,16. Don,t waste your time. I live in NorthEast and would not want false reports put out. The season is done for now, Wait til the fall. Everyone have a good and safe summer and see you on the streams next fall.

Date Fished: May 9 2008
Location: Presque Isle Bay
Water Conditions: Light chop
Posted By: "thebear1021@yah" thebear1021@yahoo.com
5/10/2008 11:28:33 AM Report ID: 22057

Report: Was aboard the Edward John for the first trip of the season. Fished Presque Isle Bay and as usual Capt. John and crew did a great job. Approx. 100 Perch of various sizes along with Sheephead, White Perch, Blue Gill,Rock Bass and Catfish. Great night for the first trip of the season. See ya on board.

Date Fished: Friday, May 10, 2008
Location: PI Bay
Water Conditions: Choppy
Posted By: "Big Mike 77"
5/10/2008 9:26:40 AM Report ID: 22056

Report: Went out to PI with a buddy to fish the bay for panfish. A 15 mph NE wind prevented us from fishing the main bay in a 12 foot boat, so we hit the lagoons.

The weeds are almost to the point where panfish fishing is a pain, but we managed to catch a half dozen crappies (9 inchers), a truckload of bluegills/pumpkinseeds (we scrounged out 25 hand-size future sandwiches), several nice bass (14-19 inches), two hammer handle pike (<20 inches), a couple golden shiners, and one very agitated 2 foot long spotted gar.

As a bonus, we saw a gigantic snapping turtle, a bald eagle and a sandhill crane.

There were boatloads of bass fishermen flogging the bay and lagoons to a froth, so the boat launches are sure to be busy on Saturday and Sunday if the weather improves.

Good Luck,
Mike

Date Fished: 5/9
Location: 12-16-20-
Water Conditions: low/clear
Posted By: "muttly" linda50@alltel.net
5/9/2008 11:41:42 PM Report ID: 22055

Report: dont know where the guy in the post below was but i was on all 3 creeks and caught nothing --very few steel left and the few that were there were so jumpy they moved as soon as the fly hit the water even with no weight--see ya next october --done for this year

Date Fished: 5-09-08 pm trip
Location: Presque Isle Bay
Water Conditions: choppy, NE 10 kts
Posted By: "boats58" fishface@velocity.net
5/9/2008 11:15:49 PM Report ID: 22054

Report: The Edward John made her first trip of the 2008 season this evening with a crew from Penn State Plastics Engineering. Fishing was a little slow with the majority of the fish being found in 27 fow. The bite picked up after 7pm and lasted until about 8:30. Approximately 100 various sized perch to 11" perch came over the rails. It was a mixed bag with 1 bluegill, 1 white perch, 1 catfish and a couple of rock bass. All in all it was a good first trip.

Capt John and crew

Date Fished: May 3 - 7th
Location: Northeast
Water Conditions: 48 - 50 and Clear
Posted By: "Smallieking68" kevinward@frontiernet.net
5/9/2008 9:35:27 PM Report ID: 22053

Report: Had an awesome trip to Erie once again. We were able to get on the lake everyday and had 240 smallies in 4 1/2 days of fishing with 5 over 6 and one 7. Alot of smaller 2-3 lb buckfish are starting to move in but probbaly averaged 3-4 lb with alot over 5. Caught all in depths 7-14 ft. Good luck to anyone going. I'm probaly done till '09. Anyone have any idea when the Shades Beach ramp is to open?

Date Fished: spring run of steelies(priceless)
Location: twenty mile , sixteen mile - north east,pa.
Water Conditions:
Posted By: "rschnars" rschnars@gmail.com
5/9/2008 6:52:05 AM Report ID: 22052

Report: the steelies have been amazing crazy this year. sixteen mile was good early a still holds some steelies a lot of suckers. twenty mile steelies have been heavy and are stating to fade but threr have been fresh fish coming in (all silver) the ones that been in the creeks are dark. twenty mile is still holding a lot of steelies and maybe this weather front will give the steelies one last shot for the die hard fishermen out there. between two of us we landed over 70 steelies this run and still counting. there have been priceless fishing momments that will last a life time its been truly crazy fishing with jordan.PRICLESS!!!!!!!!!

Date Fished: may 5-8
Location: howard eaton reservoir
Water Conditions: chopy
Posted By: "rschnars" rschnars@gmail.com
5/9/2008 6:00:11 AM Report ID: 22051

Report: crappies are slow but when you find them its priceless.the pike are hitin on jigs with a float and some choice spinners. bass are slow too

Date Fished: 5/7/2008
Location: Shenango
Water Conditions: Calm, then choppy
Posted By: "gonefishin"
5/8/2008 12:41:28 PM Report ID: 22049

Report: We decided to beat the rain and upcoming fronts and give the ol' Shenango a try on Wednesday. The crappies did not disappoint, but they remain more scattered than schooled. We picked up 23 keepers up to 13", 1 very chunky bluegill, 1 nice perch, and 1 frying size catfish. Several smaller crappies, gills, and perch were released for continuing education. Minnows were still the bait du jour, but some fish were picked up on red/white tube jigs + crappie nibble. Most fish were taken in 8-11' of water. I suspect the fish will remain scattered with the rain in fronts in the forecast.

Date Fished: 5/5/08
Location: PI
Water Conditions: clear with morning chop, calm afternoon
Posted By: "mike_cna" staindispeace@yahoo.com
5/6/2008 11:58:05 PM Report ID: 22044

Report: wow what a day off, let me start off by saying how much the drive is worth everytime. 12 largemouth bass by the fairy dock. seen an old man catching perch so i threw on a perch pattern rapala and the rest is history. but the whopper of the day was a 9 lb 6 oz pike caught by the dock, 25 minutes to get it in, it was almost 36 inches in length and wanted to run and run. glad i switched to the sufix braid cause the lure was down his throat. Ill def be back sometime soon, if anyone knows where to get into smallmouth without a boat let me know.

Date Fished: 5-5-08
Location:
Water Conditions:
Posted By: "Mudranger" chadkillian@yahoo.com
5/6/2008 6:05:02 AM Report ID: 22039

Report: Water is much too cold for mouth action, keep reporting it here and see how much of a zoo it becomes.

Date Fished: 5-4-08
Location: presqu isle bay
Water Conditions: beautiful
Posted By: "hickjb26"
5/5/2008 9:06:00 PM Report ID: 22038

Report: did good fishing for perch off of the south pier. can someone please tell me if anyone is catching good walleye at the mouths? thanks

Date Fished: May 4
Location: 20 mile
Water Conditions: clear
Posted By: "deep water blue" lakeerie1@verizon.net
5/5/2008 3:44:42 PM Report ID: 22037

Report: Catch 15 fresh steel head between two of us.Two of use 57&63 years old, are looking for a third person. to go up to N.Y.fort niagara, fishing for the big king salom.I have a boat equipted with 4 down riggers and all the lasted in eletronics.I have all the rods&tackle,coolers ect.the third person needs nothing,except to share in expense of gas,and others common needs.We are going up from may 12 to 16.those interisted reply to lakeerie1@verizon.net

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