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In terms of our local fishing, the one area I've noticed tech has had an impact is on yellow perch. Many will disagree, and I get that. But back in the day, the common tactic was marking fish (or catching fish without marking them) and throwing out a marker. You'd then attempt to anchor your...

looks like a great day on the water

The east end of Lake Erie, including the upper Niagara river is over-run with loons. Almost as many as cormorants this year.

42nd spoon is one of my favorites out there, and not far off of that colour pattern. The bows love it, as do the occasional coho.

Just goes to show the difference across the lake. Different weather just 40 miles away.

So strange that those fish want to stay up in that top warm water column. Maybe they just shoot up to feed, and back down.

What are the temps in that top 25ft of water down at your end of the lake? I only ask, as we fish bows in the deeper water (100ft+) and we find them down 55 to 75. Our top 30ft is surface temp.

Strange it was that rough in the longpoint area. Biggest waves registered all day at the weather buoy off Port Colborne were 2.6ft.

Oh I know, and trust me I eat my fair share of Erie fish. And I'll continue to do so. I just never heard of this issue until it was linked up above in this post. Taking a second look at the consumption guide, they list it as #6 but none of the fish were tested for it.

I normally follow the Guide to Eating Ontario Sportfish, but man I have to say, after reading this and looking up other news sources (which includes Great Lakes Fish Commission), this is pretty eye opening. It appears they haven't really been testing for PFAS up until recently. And its VERY...

This is why I'm convinced there are so many more salmon in Lake Erie than we give credit for. They are so easily misidentified by many anglers.

Off all the good bites on Lake Erie and St. Clair river, night time shore walleye is the most under utilized I think. Right now is prime time for night fishing all along shore.

What I have found over the years is one boat doesn't do it all. I have resorted to keeping a towable aluminum boat for fishing those shallower waters you mention, or rivers, north etc. For Erie, I run a 25ft walkaround style offshore boat (Proline) and love it. Erie is basically an inland...

I think many people fail to realize just how small black legged deer tick nymphs are. Both of my kids over the last 2 years have had ticks removed, that tested positive. The one on my daughter was no bigger than the head on a ball point pen. My wife just happened to notice a mark when...

I find this to be very accurate, and easy to read hour to hour. https://tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov/ofs/ofs_mapplots.html?ofsregion=le&subdomain=0&model_type=wind_forecast

Unfortunately you can't compare truck engine and boat engine hours. Trucks are geared in a way that allows the engine to run at much lower RPMs. Boat engines are quite often at higher RPM. So in those 2100 hours on a truck, the engine may have spun half as many times as a boat engine with...

The absolute easiest and crispiest fish batter out there is one I learned from an old timer who ran a fish fry truck. Cold beer, and here's the secret......Self Rising Flour. Has to be self rising. Mix it to the consistency you prefer, dip the fish and fry. No egg wash, no pre-flour, just...

Strange, because here in the Eastern basin I can wash a live target smelt for hours, while everything else is getting absolutely smoked. For such a good looking smelt bait it just never seems to do well for me at this end.

That's what I figured too. And in that case, why not close that off? If wild fish from nearby are drawn to that location for whatever reason, they're vulnerable to over harvest being stuck behind an impassable barrier. Just because they can't pass, and the spawning conditions below aren't...

I wasn't questioning the regulation. I totally agree with it. Fish are piling up behind a dam, leaves them vulnerable. I'm just curious as to whether these are just roaming fish from other nearby tribs, or stockers wandering in there after bait and temps. You'd think a spot that isn't...