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Wally Ranger
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 05:41 am |
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I've done most of my Walleye fishing on the river. I do plan on making it out to Erie more this year. How soon does the trolling bite get good?
Dennis Powers
Last edited on Sat Feb 16th, 2008 05:52 am by Wally Ranger
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mbarkley
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 06:18 am |
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| I THINK it starts to get going good in May. At least most that I know start then. Don't see any reason to leave the river in the spring (I like it all year!)
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Lunapier
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 11:34 am |
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I follow the spawners out of the river, Mid-May and start trolling near the Banana Dyke and around in front of Estral Beach. The wallies seem to stage there and fill themselves on forage fish. Both BB's and Cranks work then. As the weather warms up, just head east until you get tired, lol!
Jerry Hinton
Last edited on Sat Feb 16th, 2008 11:35 am by Lunapier
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steve schoonover
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Posted: Sat Feb 16th, 2008 04:46 pm |
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| i am a brest bay guy from mid may on, pulling harnesses, and drifting when you have a decent wind. i do plan on spending some time near the mouth of the river this year in late april early march
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ebijack
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Posted: Sun Feb 17th, 2008 12:52 pm |
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| like others mentioned, after the first flights of walleye spawn in the river some move back out into the lake and start to feed.. big time. the warm waters from fermi ( and alot to do with natural migration) will help to draw the fish (mainly bait fish) to that whole area.. banana dyke thru brestbay. also the fish that spawn on the reef town near the toledo light will be putting on the feed bag. so bolle's harbour/luna pier are also turning on in mid may.
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mschaller
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Posted: Mon Feb 18th, 2008 09:05 pm |
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Not me.....I'm a year round river kind of guy 
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B Tirpak
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Posted: Tue Feb 19th, 2008 02:32 pm |
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Productive trolling can be done from Ice out to ice up year in and year out. My nicest walleye were caught between April 1 and May 1 last year on the lake. I hate playing bumper boats on the river anymore. That time a year on the lake i might not see another boat which is fine with me  .
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Eco
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Posted: Tue Feb 26th, 2008 02:20 am |
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The Lake can be good as soon as the ice is gone and it is possible to catch some very nice fish. The weather is the biggest factor to deal with and there are lots of days you can not get out, so the river is most often the way to go.
Trolling is the best bet for big suspended fish and slow trolling cranks like the Husky Jerks, Storm Thundersticks, Reef Runners and Rattlen Rogues usually produces. The area around the Toledo light and Maumee Bay is a good starting point. Most boats do very well drifting over reefs and structure in this area while jigging. Jigs or blade baits both catch loads of fish.
You also must be carefull with the weather and water temp, so keeping the boat in good running condition is important. There arent alot of people around to often if you are in a jam
Bret you know jigging the river is your favorite way to fish.
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B Tirpak
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Posted: Tue Feb 26th, 2008 08:13 pm |
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You caught me Van! I love river fishing till about April 10 then i just can't seem to get enough of trolling. Nothing like having an Off-Shore board pulled under like a bobber!
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C Tirpak
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Posted: Thu Feb 28th, 2008 12:24 am |
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| I like dragging chain in the spring for a while then move the party out to the lake!!!
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Paul George
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 01:00 am |
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I like this post very much! It shows just how some of us fish this stretch of water durring those times of year. I love to fish the river. Jigging is my favorite. I just can't get enough when a nice SLOB walter crushes my jig. On the other hand it is good as well as fun to switch things up a bit. I love trolling spinners with Bret and some other guys. There both fun in there own ways.
Paul
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Lunapier
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Posted: Mon Mar 3rd, 2008 02:36 am |
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 Amen Brother!! As long as I'm on the water, I can adapt!!! I enjoy it all and my favorite is what I'm doing right then.
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