Jimdski

Southwestern Lake Erie has no closed walleye season in the state of Ohio. The warmer snow melt there warms the feeding tributaries with the resulting lake surfaces open early and walleye contests are more available there. Snap jigging on the near shore bottom waters are really effective there. Rivers are good fishing as spawning walleyes ascend there first. The average near shore water depths are close to 24 feet of water. Check out boat ramps there along with Ohio bait dealers or charter boat services. A lot of southwest winds blow warmer waters to Eastern bays and shorelines here and the walleye catches happen here in shallows and bays. The greatest amount of walleyes reproduction comes from Ohio waters and we end up with the arrival of the warmer waters here.

Usually, we drift with heavy sinkers in 100 foot bottoms over humps out there in Cook Inlet or at other offshore areas. Hauling in an anchor is with a winch available on the boat.

In Cook inlet out from Nome, the twice daily 30 foot tidal change creates currents like under the Peace Bridge and you need a 5 pound bottom bouncer to hold the bottom with a herring bait. A big problem is cranking the line back in the boat even to check your bait.

A good catch of perch today with Jr. and Texas Gang. Due North from the Cat. in 75 foot of water. The screen showed solid fish in 56 t o 75 foot depths.

When fishing for halibut in Alaskan waters, a sack of herring in a mesh bag was attached to our anchor resulting leading schools of halibut to your boat. They track the scent of herring on the bottom current to your boat where they find your baited hooks.

The daily limit of yellow perch is fifty perch but a non separate perch catch will bring a citation that you can see a judge usually at an inconvenient time.

TO LOCATE A GOOD PERCH FISHING SPOT, Notice a boat catching yellow perch. Lake Erie is like a river on the bottom and the scent of bait such as minnows hold and lead the perch under your boat as long as there is plenty of minnows under your boat' Head boat crowds put plenty of scent on the bottom and the best place on them to fish is the stern corner of an anchored head boat. The trail of bait scent on the bottom currents lead the fish schools there first. Plenty of bait under the boat holds the perch there as long as their is plenty of minnows nearby. New York laws allow an angler the use of three lines per angler. On the three lines five hooks may be baited with minnows, there for a small boat may have fifteen minnows and if three anglers are aboard. then a school of minnows up to 45 minnows can lure and hold the school under your boat. Having another boat nearby increases your opportunities so just beware that anchor lines become tangled. With a fifty perch daily limit per angler, keep them separate in an ice filled bucket to identify your catch. Live wells with warm lake surface waters will cause the fish to begin to spoil. The eyes will not be clear and the gills will not be bright red colored.

With the offshore winds, North East coming from the latest hurricane now, be aware that cold water upwellings near shore will move the better fishing will be closer to local waters.

Dead zones on the bottom.

Lakes Erie and Ontario now have 78 F. surface water temperatures. Dissolved oxygen levels are the result of the high temperatures and fish seek cooler preferred water in deeper waters. So look deeper now unless you find bad dissolved oxygen waters that are effected by decayed biologic deaths that consume the oxygen there.

You are part of a conspiracy to defraud the government of New York State. Why would you print something to convict you as a "violator?"

Trap nets are designed not to kill fish so sport fish can be released alive. A DEC violation and conviction can cancel your fishing and hunting licenses so show up at court time appearances the date, time and place listed. Mailing in the summons is considered a "GUILTY" Plea and you are convicted.

Lake Erie water temperature the other day was 77 degrees F.

Too warm surface water temperatures drive walleyes and perch deeper into 75 foot plus and deeper water. Get out there now in August, things will change for you.

After 30 years staying at Point Breeze, fall weather over the warm lake water temperatures results in a lot of water spouts or tornadoes on the lake. Winds like 100 mph can be present so before venturing out on the lake, listen for the weather reports. One year the lake blew up and it took an hour to travel the six miles back to Dunkirk in ten foot waves. Be careful out there.

Sold now. Jim D.

lose your rights to hunt and fish in NY.

Buoys mark trap nets used to catch fish for public consumption. Legally operated. Do not steal fish from these nets.

After 40 years fishing from the Point Breeze RV Family Park, with a broken hip surgery and 81 years of age, my fishing days are over. My mobie home and set up are available. Many days we came in with three hundred large perch from 55 foot of water a mile off shore. Limits of walleyes are available from spring ice melt down till winter freeze. The boat ramp serves 14 to 24 foot boats for launching with site parking for your boat in season and covered inside for the winter. Fishing partners are freindly. 75 foot of water is five miles offshore for 78 degree water in August. Located about thirty miles from downtown Buffalo .A swimming pool is used by the children and wives . 716 336 1111 is my cellpnone#.

DOCK RENTERS REALLY DO NOT FISH!

No staff to operate night time returns at the dock.