Lake Erie
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer (Current)
Lake Erie Overview
SLOWWind (mph)FAST
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Top Techniques Reported for Smallmouth Bass + Summer
- Drop Shot30
- Tubes5
- Hard Jerkbaits4
- Ned Rigs4
- Football Jigs3
Total Fishing Reports
255
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Smallmouth Bass53 Reports
Largemouth Bass26 Reports
Walleye16 Reports
Yellow Perch2 Reports
Catfish2 Reports
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Rock Pile
Species
WalleyeSeason
Summer
Technique
Trolling 20'+
Structure
Baitfish
Water Temperature
74°
Trolled in around 50 ft water around 4 to 5 miles out of Lorain Harbor. Fish suspended @ 35-40 ft. This spinner tipped with nightcrawlers worked well.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Hard Jerkbaits
Structure
Boulders
Forage
Minnows
Water Temperature
74°
Decided to take my 14ft boat that I had made a casting platform for during COVID out for a Wednesday night tournament. Ended up making quite the run for a 3-hour tournament using almost 1 hour of total drive time there and back. Decided to pull up to some boulders I have become very familiar with over the last couple of years fishing Lake Erie, and decided to target some suspended smallmouth on jerkbaits and underspins. Went there during practice, and watched two fish over 6 lbs chase the bait back to the boat. For the tournament, my partner and I probably hooked over 20 fish, but lost numerous ones due to tying the jerkbait to the wrong rod, but after switching to my St. Croix jerkbait rod, I was able to land more fish. I ended up losing one over 5.5lbs that ended up eating it right at the boat as I pulled it out of its mouth when I thought he grabbed it. I ended up with 11.67 lbs for 3 fish, (coming in 4th out of 15 boats) not bad for a summer tournament on Erie. Always great to be able to compete with local hammers
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