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2007-07-05 07:06:26
Lake Erie, Ohio - Freshwater Fishing Report
Western Basin in Ohio
We managed a near limit catch while drift fishing near the Canadian border July 4th, but we had to work harder and fish longer than the easy fishing of June.
Rod Bender was in the area near the border NE of C Can in big waves and the fish were scattered and hugging the bottom as several weather fronts moved through the area. We turned to mayfly rigs and worked the bottom very slowly. We also dropped several bottom bouncers and they took fish.
Overall the day was good but the waves wore out the crew and made fishing tougher than recent weeks.
Trollers were having a lot easier time taking fish but were working hard in the heavy chop. Dispies and jets were both producing.
Stable weather should improve the bite.
Fish Species: walleye
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About The Author: Captain Bob Hesse
Company: Rod Bender Charters
Area Reporting: Lake Erie Western Basin
Bio: I have fished Lake Erie since the 50s and started running charters for walleye, perch and smallmouth bass when I formed Rod Bender Charters in 1999. Come join me, Captain Bob Hesse, aboard Rod Bender for an absolutely awesome angling adventure charter fishing for walleye on Lake Erie, the world's premier walleye lake. We are a AAA charter service that specializes in drift fishing, but we will blade, jig, drift or troll, whatever the lake conditions dictate. Call us for a walleye, perch, smallmouth bass charter experience of a lifetime on the walleye capital of the world -- Lake Erie.
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