Your Eastern Basin Walleye Fishing Report

Covering Dunkirk through Buffalo, NY Waters of Lake Erie and Canadian Waters of Lake Erie

September 4, 1999
Port Colborne Area
Today we fished a little south and south east of the weather buoy and
boated 21 walleye.  Many of the fish were in the 2-3 pound range but a
number of 6-7 pound fish were also caught.   The most popular colour
combination was pink and black using small dipseys and jet divers with 3
ounces of weight.

George from Port Colborne.
 
 

August 22, 1999
Dunkirk, NY area
fishing was slow for most but in three hours we boated nine fish, fished
any where from 75ft to 90 ft . we used stick bait  all off of boards let
out  700 ft. bett color was perch finish hot-in-tot. smallest fish was
7.5 and largest was 12 lbs. we fished northeast from dunkirk.
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July 29, 1999
Dunkirk, NY Area
Fished out of  Catt. Creek friday 7/23 set up in 82 - 85' NNW  of creek fished 2
hr. no takers. Picked up & ran on
same heading set up & fished 9 to 10  miles from creek. 3 charters fishing  same
area , took 5 eyes 6 to 9 # & 1
Rainbow  5#, good picture  with bait. Couldn't work numbers long before wind,
waves & lack of gas made us fish back towards Cr. Checked numbers for distance
to Dunkirk & they were within  1 tenth of a mile as compared to getting back to
the Cr.  Fished 85 to 90 ' of water. Little dipsies off boards 180' back & side
dipsies  165' on 3, red was hot.
  Fished out of Barcelona 7/27, set up in 70' for 1.5 hr. blank screen & no
fish. Saw some boats working deeper water straight
off port. Picked up & ran set up in 100 to 115' good pic + bait , landed  6 Eyes
2 to 6# & 2 bows 7 to 8 #. Lake was nice but could only fish till 11AM.  There
was good action around us with 4 other  boats playing jumping Bows. Same set up
as  7/23.
   Fished out of Dunkirk 7/28 ( evening), ran to numbers from 7/23. Landed 3
Eyes 3 to 4# before lake got rough, didn't go back through  numbers, fished with
the waves . 2 hr. to pound back the 10 miles to get home. Had A friend land A
21#12oz Laker last week in 130' of water NW of Dunkirk, hit A spinner & worm off
A wire dipsie ! 25 minutes to land fish, 37 inches long. He also landed 2 Eyes
in 115'. I'm going to spend some time chasing some Trout , for A change!

Hooter Dunkirk
 
 

July 29, 1999
Dunkirk, NY Area
Moved from Sturgeon Pt. to Dunkirk      Wed 7/28 7-11am fished 86-92 ft
caught three:6-6-7 lbs.  Two were caught on red/green harness, one caught on
black/pink.
Two fish taken on fishseeker set at 60 ft, one fish taken on longline with
6oz inline
weight. Trolling speed between 1.4 and 2.0.  Lost two others.  Will report
early next week.            Hunter 0543 @ AOL.COM
 

July 26, 1999
Dunkirk, NY Area
Went out of Dunkirk.......fished 4.5 hours in 105 to 93 ft. of h2o.......no
one even the charters were getting little or no fish......they were in the
same area due north of the harbor.......marked very little fish and spent
most time drifting in 2 to 4 ft. waves.....usually have pretty good luck this
way when the winds are up.......spinner and worms......2 poles of down
riggers and 2 poles held.......when we mark fish above the balls we release
them and let them drift to the serface....That was the only fish we caught
was that way today. Will try again on Wed.......Fish finder.
 

July 23, 1999
Port Colborne Area
Today we fished 7 miles south of Port Colborne in 70 - 72 ft and caught
5 fish.  3 fish came on a large dipsy off the boat (#3 setting) with a
black and red harness.  One fish came on a small fire tiger dipsy off
the boards with a fire tiger harness.  The last fish took a blue/silver
riplin redfin 66 feet down on the rigger.
 

July 19, 1999
Barcelona Harbor, NY Area
Barcelona Harbor - Fishing with my girlfriend on July 14th and 15th from 8am
to 3pm each day. We boated 4 eyes 5 to 8pds on Wed and 5 ranging from 3 to
8pds the next day.  Everthing was done on the riggers set 50 ft down in 65ft
of water.I run everything a minimum of 200 ft back. I've been having luck
with a #5 colorado (single blade) black and water melon.  This is the first
time I have logged onto your column and I really enjoy it. THANKS for the
info TEAM DIAWA

July 19, 1999
Evangola, NY Area
fished 70 ft mon jul  19 6am-10am   slow...caught two eyes....both on   black
#4
willow w/pink tape...used #30 jet off boards...most fish showing at 40-50 ft
over 70-75.
 
 

July 14, 1999
Eastern Basin Heating Up
The fish really turned on Sunday ! I can't remember the last time everyone did
so good. I took 8 fish & dropped 12.
Everyone dropped alot of fish. I always run A 3rd stinger hook which I add to
the bend of  the second hook with 30 #
mono. All but 2 of my landed fish came on the stinger.Fishing was good every
direction &  red hot in some places.
There was A derby being run out of dunkirk over the weekend. They didn't fish
sat. because it was so nasty, just like
it had been all week. I went to the awards after fishing & got to talk to alot
of people. I couldn't believe how many guys
caught 20 + fish ! This was A three man tourney ! Several groups topped 30, in 8
hours of fishing ! Top prize went to
A 5 fish total of 42 # 10oz ! Most fish were caught in 75' to 90' of water. Any
way you could get your lure to 50' or deeper
caught fish. I did best on little dipsies, no ring, 190', o setting, off the
boards. Big dipsies, no ring, 200', 3 setting, wire, off side.  6 oz lead
clean,8' leader, 225', off the back or the boads. Hot colors, cpr ras, red slv,
red grn, blk pur, blk pnk. I tried 30 jets
 but switched to the little dipsies vs adding lead to the jets. If you run the
rings on the dipsies  you get deeper still, plus
they release when you hook up. I didn't talk to anybody who fished Barcelonia ,
so I don't know how they did.

Hooter Scooter, Dunkirk

July 7, 1999
                              Canadian Waters of Lake Erie (all basins)
    GENERAL
  Last Thursday's thunderstorms and high winds disrupted and changed fishing patterns. Generally, smallmouth bass fishing has  continued to be excellent across most of the lake; rainbow trout and to some extent salmon fishing has been very good from      Long Point to Point Pelee; walleye fishing has been slow to steady across most areas; yellow perch have made a good    showing at traditional spots at Long Point and in central basin piers; reports of pike catches have been increasing at Long Point, Port Maitland, and the Kingsville dock. Lastly, there have been increasing reports of musky being caught in places   around Long Point: remember that the minimum size limit for Lake Erie musky is 40".  The mayfly hatch was still occurring in    the western basin and probably was affecting success rates for walleye. Remember, if you catch a tagged smallmouth bass,    please remove the tag  (clip or cut off with sharp knife -- do not pull out), and mail the tag with information about date and  location of capture and total length to the address above.
 

EASTERN LAKE ERIE
       PORT COLBORNE  - PORT MAITLAND
 Recent winds have restricted offshore fishing for walleye. On Saturday, good catches of walleye were reported from the area
  5-10 miles south of Port Colborne in 60-80' of water. Raspberry-coloured worm harnesses and fire tiger thundersticks were  best producers fished from downriggers or planer boards. Smallmouth bass fishing was excellent with most parties catching      close to their limits on Phoenix salt tube jigs within the 20' contour. Best colors were white or green.   At Port Maitland,  anglers did very well on smallmouth bass. A few walleye were taken; as well some perch and pike were caught from the Port Maitland pier.

       LONG POINT BAY
 Deepwater anglers plying the waters off of the tip of Long Point continued to enjoy good catches of rainbow trout, coho and
     Chinook salmon although walleye fishing was slow. White/black backed  Lyman plugs and silver/blue NK28's were top
   producers fished at depths ranging from 35-52' in 65' of water.  Smallmouth bass fishing was good at: Bluff Bar for anglers
    using soft shell crayfish or those drifting with worms and spinners; in front of Port Dover at the 15' contour; deep channel
     Inner Long Point Bay for those using worm/spinner combinations and J7 silver/ black rapalas.  Good perch fishing was
   reported this week in the Bay. Best spots included east of Pottahawk Point, offshore waters south of Port Rowan, and the
 deep channel at Inner Long Point Bay.  There were reports of some musky being caught at Bluff Bar: remember the minimum
                  size limit for musky on Lake Erie is 40".

  CENTRAL LAKE ERIE
                   PORT STANLEY  - PORT BURWELL   - PORT GLASGOW
At Port Burwell, fishing had slowed down somewhat because of the winds.  Boats were catching various combinations of 1-4
   salmonids/walleye per trip. Fish were scattered east and west of Port Burwell at depths of 55-60'.  Deep diving body baits
     such as blue/silver bomber long A's and hotlips continued to produce. At Port Glasgow, prior to Thursday's blow, good
  rainbow fishing was located about 7 miles south of Port Glasgow.  The Glasgow pier afforded good perch and pike fishing.

ERIEAU
 Prior to Thursday's blow, anglers were consistently taking salmonids and walleye in the ratio of 60:40 from the waters east to
   southeast of Pointe aux Pins.  Both planer boards and downriggers were used with watermelon-colored spoons and deep
                                                                   divers most productive.

WESTERN LAKE ERIE
     With mayfly and other insects still hatching, walleye fishing has continued to be spotty this week. Anglers reported tough
 fishing with a few 12-18" walleye taken off of Grubb’s Reef and 17-20" walleye off Colchester. Anglers were averaging 2-3
 fish per trip. Smallmouth bass fishing was great throughout the western basin where ever structure existed. The bait of choice
    was Venom salt tube jigs. Smallmouth bass and largemouth bass were taken in Kingsville Harbour.  Good rainbow trout
fishing was starting to take place just east of Point Pelee in 38-50' of water for anglers using black and purple spoons or deep

July 4, 1999
Eastern Basin,  Dunkirk Area

Wife and I went out of Dunkirk....Waves were 2 to 3 ft. from the
N.E....Fished due North of the Harbor in 85 ft. Landed 2 walleyes on spinner
and worm off down riggers at 60 and 50 ft. level...color was black and
purple..lost 2 same depth on a double hit...also lost one when he cut the
leader. We didn't start fishing till11.30 am....stayed till 4 pm.  Fishfinder

July 2,  1999
Eastern Basin,  Cattaraugus Creek Area
fishing out of Cattaraugus Creek 3 times in last week from 8-11am, got a
total of 11 fish most 6-8 lbs, 2 over 9 lbs

10 out of 11 came off a metallic blue 30 Jet Diver with a white blade rainbow
Hi Tech worm harness off clip on planer boards 350-400 feet back

The rainbow color is hot in late June and early July as walleye are feeding
off of rainbow trout minnows coming out of creeks

good luck

cuzbarney
 

June 26, 1999
Eastern Basin,  Barcelona Area
Fished 7 times from 6/10 to 6/24 15 eyes total , best day 5. Fishing is slow to
say the least. Best action off boards
fishing jets with spinner & worm. 20 & 30 foot jets 150' to 200' leads clean ,
watermellon & hot tiger best. A few
fish off wire dipsy's set on 3 or 3.5 120' to 140' watermellon again. If you
find active fish stay right on them & keep working that school. Best times have
been 10 AM to 1PM. If marking fish on the graph was catching fish I would of
limited out every day,
I,m hoping they will start to turn on more soon !!! Fish on average around 6 # ,
best 9#. I,ve seen alot of 8 to 10 # fish at the cleaning sta. at Dunkirk, best
chance ever to land that 10# + fish. Alot of boats are picking up A rainbow
while fishing for eyes,
up to15#s !! Lakers are almost always available in 90' + water, try bottom 15'
blue & siver nk alway's good. Lakers average
10 to 15 #s, caught  3 this year ( 12,14,15 #s) running 1 rigger deep total of 6
hrs in 7 trips out. Good Luck ! I hope to see more reports coming from our area
theres a ton of fish out there lets share some info!!!!! More reports to follow.
This is A great site !
Hooter Scooter, Dunkirk
June 24, 1999
Eastern Basin,  Barcelona Area
Spent several hrs evening of 6-22, all day 6-23 and half day 6-24. Very slow, two fish and one more lost
at net. Worked same area as in previous post back near Pa line. (Fish net still out there and hard to see in
poor light/ rough water DEC ought to move or put lited-higher markers out)  The fish caught/lost all
came out of top 20-25ft over 60ft on boards. Most reports on radio were also slow. Didn't fish much 6-24
the predicted 2-4footers turned into 4-7footers five miles off shore.
June 22, 1999
Eastern Basin,  Northeast PA waters
hit em real good last night 7:30 -8:30  five fish biggest 9.5 pounds four
others 6 to 8 pounds  all at 65 feet just over the east mountain.
black and purple power dive minnows off planer boards.

June 20, 1999
Eastern Basin,  Barcelona Area
Fised out of barcelona on wednesday evening  and thursday morning the 16th and 17th  east wind made
the lake rough but somewhat fishable landed two on wednesday  lost another two ,on thursday morning
landed two more before it got to rough.
all fish came off of planer boards with black, purple or blue crawler harness with 1 to 2 oz. dropper
weights.trolling speed 1 to 1.5mph.    good luck to all anglers  double "P"
June 11, 1999
Eastern Basin,  Barcelona Area
Out of Barcelona Wed 9th and Thur 10th Did well Wed three fish from 5 to 8.5#. Lost 4 more fish twice when
fish on other line and nobody to reel it in. Fish are on bottom 52'-60' of water.Back toward Pa line about 4.5
miles BE CAREFUL large fish netting in water 55' about 2-2.5 miles from harbor.All fish off inline boards
1.5-2.0oz weight 200' back.Thur. just 1 fish and 1 missed. Lake came up rough by arternoon
June 11, 1999
Eastern Basin,  Barcelona Area
daylight trolling should be getting started in the next week or so. water temp in the barcelona area is in the
mid 60's. will be giving it a try next week .
double "P"
May 5, 1999
Eastern Basin, Buffalo Harbor Area
We went out of Buffalo Harbor around 8:00 on Monday night. The fishing was
not good at all , but it was our first night out. This season looks like it
is headed in the right direction because the water is just starting to heat
up. The temperature was about 51 degrees. Talk to you in the future.
                                                the "Dancing Dips"