Walleye
LAKE ERIE FISHING CHARTER
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Beginning late March or early April, the spawning exodus starts and continues for 2 to 3 weeks. With only about 10%– percent of the walleye run up the Maumee and Sandusky rivers, the rest spawn on the reef complex and need shore areas in Lake Erie Western Basin. Making this period an excellent time for jig fishing and producing many nice catches.
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April thru November
Spawn:
About mid April, heavy weight, female walleye start to move out of the reefs into deep water and stay near the bottom. After a few days of recuperation, they then move higher in the water column, and begin feeding in earnest. This is when slow trolling crank baits and spinners can produce phenomenal catches of big trophy fish.
Post - Spawn:
From about mid May a walleye’s entire existence centers on feeding in the open waters of the western and central basin. Now with the weather finally becoming stable. A trolling presentation of spoons and crank baits produce many outstanding limit catches of walleye throughout the summer.
Late Spring / Summer:
With many trophy walleye returning from their eastward migration to the area north of Huron, they begin to feed very actively in preparation for the winter months. From mid September through November trolling methods have yielded the most consistent catches of trophy walleye of the year.
Fall:
