ODNR Division of Wildlife - Fishing - Lake Erie

Lake Erie Fishing Techniques

 

Walleye

Yellow Perch

Smallmouth Bass

Steelhead Trout

White Bass

Winter

Shiners, jigs, jigging spoons, small crankbaits

Perch or crappie rigs with shiners fished on the bottom

Shiners, jigs, small crankbaits

Jigs & maggots, spawn sacs, minnows; fly patterns: streamers, buggers, nymphs, egg patterns

Shiners, jigs, twisters, small crankbaits

Spring

Shiners, jigs, small crankbaits, worm harnesses, mayfly rigs, small spoons .

Perch or crappie rigs with shiners fished on the bottom.

Shiners, jigs, small crankbaits, spinners, plastic tube jigs, twisters and worms, soft craws, leeches, nightcrawlers

Spoons, spinners, jigs & maggots, spawn sacs, minnows, nightcrawlers; fly patterns: streamers, buggers, nymphs, egg patterns

Shiners, jigs, twisters, small crankbaits, spinners

Summer

Drifting/casting worm harnesses, mayfly rigs, weight forward spinners; trolling spoons and crankbaits with planer boards and dipsy divers

Perch or crappie rigs with shiners fished suspended or on the bottom

Shiners, jigs, small crankbaits, spinners, plastic tube jigs, twisters and worms, soft craws, leeches, nightcrawlers

Trolling spoons and crankbaits with planer boards, dipsy divers, and downriggers

Shiners, jigs, twisters, agitators, small crankbaits, spinners, streamers, small spoons

Fall

Drifting/casting worm harnesses, mayfly rigs, weight forward spinners; trolling spoons and crankbaits with planer boards and dipsy divers 

Perch or crappie rigs with shiners fished on the bottom

Shiners, jigs, small crankbaits

Spoons, spinners, jigs & maggots, spawn sacs, minnows, nightcrawlers; fly patterns: streamers, buggers, nymphs, egg patterns

Shiners, jigs, twisters, agitators, small crankbaits, spinners, streamers, small spoons