4/2/15, Lake Erie, Bolles Harbor, Fishing Report

We had unstable weather today from the get-go with two fronts coming through as we fished. The fishing was good through the first front, but when the second front blasted us, the walleye bite slowed. It didn't matter though as my customers had limited out by about noon with a impressive catch of walleyes including two that were 10+ pounds. We did take a few smaller males today for the first time this year, but even those were all over 24". Our average weight today was still about 8 pounds. I set up this morning with four Gray Scale Thundersticks on the starboard side and four gold/black/orange/green Thundersticks to port and did not change any lures all morning taking about equal hits on each. The fish were biting lighter today compared to yesterday as we lost more for sure, including some hogs. This is when very sharp hooks will add fish to the catch. There was also a lot more woody debris floating out there today, so we had to keep a sharp watch out for hazards. The best trolling speed today was 1.0 to 1.2 mph. When the wind kicked up, I had to drop in drift socks to slow things down and keep the fishing productive. I have a fair amount of openings over the next two weeks for Lake Erie trips and this fishing should continue to be very good for trophy fish with the unseasonably cold water temperatures delaying the spawn a bit keeping those hogs out in the Lake longer than normal. The water temperature where we fished is still in the 30s.



Capt. Mike Veine

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4/2/15, Lake Erie, Bolles Harbor, Fishing Report