Central Lake Erie

Walleye fishing has been consistent from Huron to Cleveland in 38 to 41 feet of water, and around the weather buoy on the Ohio-Ontario border north of Vermilion. Spinner rigs tipped with nightcrawlers have been catching lots of fish, with Reef Runners starting to make a comeback this week. Spoons are taking a mixed bag of walleye and steelhead trout in deeper water.

The best walleye fishing off the Chagrin River has been in 65 to 70 feet of water, in 72 feet of water off Geneva and in 69 to 72 feet of water northwest of Ashtabula.

Trolling speed and depth have been critical. Divers or 2- to 3-ounce keel sinkers are needed to keep lures in the 20- to 35-foot depth range. Drift-and-cast fishermen are reporting fair to good catches when they can find large schools of walleye.

Yellow perch fishing in 40 to 45 feet of water off Huron and Vermilion has been good, with limits of perch reported in 38 to 41 feet of water from Vermilion to Lorain's Beaver Park and off Avon Lake. Perch also are being caught in 38 to 40 feet of water off the Chagrin River, Fairport Harbor and Conneaut.

Smallmouth bass fishing has been very good around rocky areas in 15 to 25 feet of water around Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, Geneva, Ashtabula and Conneaut. Tube jigs, drop shot rigs with small soft plastic goby imitations and jigs tipped with crayfish and leeches are best.

White bass are being caught almost everywhere across Lake Erie, from shoreline piers to deepwater walleye haunts.

Western Lake Erie

Fishermen are still catching a few walleye north of West Sister Island, northwest of North Bass Island and northeast of Kelleys Island Shoal to the weather buoy on the border north of Vermilion. Some walleye are still being caught west of Green and Rattlesnake islands. Water near Pelee Island in Canada has been productive.

Yellow perch fishing is good east of the Kelleys Island Airport, northeast of Kelleys Island Shoal and in deeper water between Middle Island and Gull Island Shoal.