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mst lake erie a haven for big walleyes weekender saturday augusr23t99r p 17 outdoors mike hoyakawa fishing for walleyes on lake erie can be addictive for starters theres not too many lakes in southern ontario that can boast of hauling in fish that are almost cloned in the fivetosixpound range and have been knownto tip the scales at 10 during the dog days of summer and more often than not when you catch one it doesnt take too long to haul in your sixfish quota this factor along with the ministry of the environments report that walleyes from this lake can be consumed with no restrictions has me anxiously waiting for the weekend to come around chasing down lake erie walleyes for the first time can boggle your mind what youve learned about catching walleyes on small inland lakes you can throw out the window trolling at a relatively fast clip as much as 28 miles an hour and running your offerings off a planer board or downrigger and utilizing extra long leads almost 20 crosses off a level wind reel are the norm in enticing these leviathans swimming in suspended depths deeprunning plugs spoons and worm harnesses are the three main categories of offerings required among the more popular plugs include the luhr jensen power dive minnow fingerlings hot lips cotton cordell ripplin redfin or long a bombers northern king patri ot or lure king spoons are commonly found in most lake erie anglers tackle boxes worm harnesses are positioned at desired depths with the assistance of a dipsy diver or jet planer while it doesnt hurt to possess a vari ety of lures in different colour- combina tions traditional favourites include silver and blue black and purple or perch fin ish offerings knowing where and when to go is based on timing the lakes extreme western and eastern basins tend to get earlyseason action usually in june as water temperatures warm up and stratify the fish tend to migrate in a counter clockwise or clockwise motion with the action picking up along the lakes more central locales like glasgow port bur- well port dover and port maitland by big catch outdoors columnist mike hayakawa holds a pair of lake eric walleyes caught off port maitland late july right through to september a finely tuned graph recorder is a necessity in locating fish you know youre in the ballpark when the graph displays schools ot suspended baitfish with inverted hooks hovering nearby maneuvering your vessel in a zig zag fashion and making gradual turns often entices strikes another popular downrig- ging technique is to trip your lure when it goes through a school of baitfish gradu ally wind in your bait quite often this sudden upward movement will entice a walleye to strike on the subject of trip ping your bait be sure that your releases are relatively loose as quite often a wall eye wont trip your release clip and will just swim along with the boat another little trick of the trade is to spool up your reel with 10- to 15pound monofilament backing then run 50 to 100 yards of wire line followed by an eight to 10lb monofilament leader of about 30 feet the wire line will enable your bait to go deeper because lake erie is a relatively shal low body of water safe boating practices are vital chasing down these fish can require a fivetosixmile journey from shore before setting lines what can be flat as a millpond in the morning could do a quick about face by noon listening to the weather channel on a vhf radio will keep you abreast of wind conditions in addition to respecting the weather theres also the matter of keeping a close eye on the lake for commercial nets and gas line markers the last thing you want to do is to lose part of your trolling gear to these obstacles if the walleyes arent cooperating dont fret lake erie also hosts a healthy population of rainbow trout brown trout lake trout and migrating chinook or coho salmon in closer to shore theres a plethora of smallmouth bass and jumbo perch lurking off reefs and shoals the odds of catching walleyes salmonids bass or perch are further enhanced in that regulations allows anglers to run two lines per man on lake erie if you would like to try lake erie but dont have the luxury of a boat theres a number of charterboat guides that can take you out rob culp riverside mari na dunnville 9057743199 and bill pargeter teachers pet charters 519- 6799867 or 5 1 942691 80 are two indi viduals who ive wetted a line wjth don valley north lexus toyota athlete of the week 14yearold point guard has just completed a hectic month of basketball by attending 3 basketball camps she attended the north america basketball camp where playing one age group higher led her team to their division championship earning mvp honors being named tournament mvp at the ontario basketball championship held in april where she led her team to the ontario championship in their division jodi earned a week at the olympia sports camp near huntsville she attended this camp last week of july while there she led her team to the 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