| The Edward John is a 52' vessel built right here in Erie, | | | | day. He won a really nice Edward John t-shirt. Thanks |
| Pa. The boat is equipped with all the state of the art | | | | Gary and Todd for a super day fishing Lake Erie. We |
| equipment needed to operate a boat on the Great | | | | will be going again before the end of the perch season. |
| Lakes. The Edward John can take up to 40 fishermen | | | | Lake Erie is famous for the Walleye and Perch |
| out on the lake at a time. If you are over 16, you will | | | | fishing.If you are coming up to Erie, or for that matter a |
| need a PA. fishing license. The license is available | | | | resident of the area like my son and I, you can't go |
| onboard the Edward John.On the day we were | | | | wrong going out with the Edward John Head Boat. It's |
| onboard, the Captain was Gary and the First Mate | | | | super fun and the crew is top-notch. They even have |
| was Todd. We had a great crew for our trip out onto | | | | fishing rods you can rent, or you are welcome to bring |
| Lake Erie for Perch.We left the dock in Erie, Pa., near | | | | your own lucky rods and reels. Minnows are FREE |
| Dobbin's Landing a little after 7 AM and ran east | | | | and they are the bait that perch enjoy.Our trip ended |
| toward North East, Pa.. We ran for about 1 hour and | | | | somewhat earlier than expected, due to a fast |
| 20 minutes to an area where the perch have been | | | | approaching thunderstorm. We did get a little bit wet |
| hanging out. We were looking forward to loading up | | | | on the way in, but due to the diligence of the crew, we |
| the buckets with two limits of Jumbo Perch. We are | | | | were off the lake before the lightning and thunder hit. |
| having a fish fry at the campground in September and | | | | NOW that's what I'm talking about!Be sure to bring the |
| everyone will be donating fish.I think the perch have an | | | | appropriate clothing for the day along with the cooler |
| aversion to the frying pan and were all over the lake. I | | | | for your catch and a camera to remember the |
| believe this was due to an approaching storm. We did | | | | day!You can reach Poor Richard's for info at |
| start catching some perch. Others were also catching | | | | 814-881-7611 .Dave Martin is the owner of Pine Lane |
| fish, just not the numbers we were all hoping for. This | | | | Campground and also the publisher of He has a |
| was my first time out fishing for perch and I had a | | | | SUPER Erie Fishing Page located at => There is a lot |
| GREAT time. I even caught a double of two | | | | of Lake Erie fishing info and also many photos of |
| jumbo-sized perch.The BEST part of the trip was my | | | | successful fishermen and women. |
| son Danny catching the largest yellow perch of the | | | | |