| Some of the best spots on Lake Erie for great | | | | is sometimes good, this all depends if the |
| walleye fishing are located in Ohio and | | | | walleye migrate that way from the central |
| Pennsylvania. The most popular spot in Ohio | | | | basin. Some walleye that never leave the area |
| is the Toledo shipping channel. You have to | | | | were said to be a rather good size catch. |
| travel out a few miles to reach the channel | | | | These few areas on Lake Erie seem to be the |
| were the walleye seem to be in abundance, but | | | | general areas were anglers go to look for |
| it is worth when you bring back some nice | | | | walleye. |
| sized fish. The best way that most anglers | | | | |
| say they hook the walleye is by trolling the | | | | Some the anglers that fish Lake Erie have |
| waters in the shipping channel. The channel | | | | said that they troll in the central basin and |
| has some good fishing, but if you want | | | | use deep diving lures and spoons, dipsy |
| something a little closer to the shoreline, | | | | divers and a worm harness. Over in the |
| you might try a few other hot spots. | | | | western basin they drift while using cast or |
| | | | troll crankbaits over the reefs while using a |
| Another great place to fish walleye is | | | | spinner with a fitted bottom bouncer and a |
| Fairport Harbor in and around the central | | | | worm harness. They say they can get a |
| basin. The area has rocky formations that | | | | eighteen to twenty-eight inch walleye out of |
| attract the walleye between Conneaut and | | | | the central and western basins. Although they |
| Fairport. You will not find any offshore | | | | will tell you that best spot during falls is |
| walleye fishing here, but the further out you | | | | between Huron and Vermilion. |
| go, there are great areas for hooking a | | | | |
| walleye. Again, in this area, most anglers | | | | Walleye fishing on the Michigan side is much |
| say they catch more fish when trolling. Some | | | | different from that of the Pennsylvania and |
| of the best fishing on Lake Erie is also | | | | Ohio side. The walleye are easier to find and |
| around Sandusky. The port by the western end | | | | are abundant around certain areas. The best |
| of the basin is better for catching the | | | | time of year to hook a walleye is May and |
| walleye. | | | | June along the shallow waters of Lake Erie |
| | | | after the walleye are done spawning. The |
| On the Pennsylvania side of Lake Erie, | | | | leading hot spots are Monroe, Sterling State |
| anglers have been known to catch a walleye | | | | Park, Bolles Harbor and Luna Pier. The best |
| north, off the point of Presque Isle. It does | | | | anglers practice a slow troll while using a |
| have calmer waters in this area and you can | | | | ThunderStick Junior. This practice is only |
| sit in one place around the point to hook a | | | | good until June when you need to change bait |
| walleye. The fishing around North East Marina | | | | and methods of fishing the waters. |