Thursday, November 30, 2017

Lake Erie ice

Lake Erie ice cover at bay and giving fishermen a chance to fill their freezers with
some of the biggest walleye of the year.
Easily old enough to remember when the fishing boats were put in dry dock in October, where
they would sit until April or May back in the 1970s, this year’s weather has given the trailer boat
crowd plenty of reasons to stay up late. Layered in waterproof thermal wear, the anglers are
trolling diving plugs and spoons to catch limits of walleye.
The local breakwalls and piers are still just as busy after the sun goes down. A small box of
crankbaits, a long-handled fishing net and a lantern are the main ingredients for some superb
after-dark walleye angling. With a full moon rising this week, and the daytime air temperatures
forecast to be in the mid-40s all week, the walleye season certainly isn’t over.
This weather, however, does not bode well for the winter ice fishing for walleye. Unless there is
an Arctic blast in the next couple of weeks, this will be the third winter in a row of poor to
mediocre ice fishing for walleye.

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