ODNR Lake Erie Fishing Report 6/11/03: Eastern, OH,
Fishing Report Posted: June 11, 2003

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Posted by ODNR on June 11, 2003 at 22:15:43:

Central Basin-

Smallmouth bass are being caught on Ruggles Reef in 12 to 25 feet of water and in nearshore breakwall and harbor areas from 15 to 30 feet of water around Lorain, Conneaut, Ashtabula, Geneva, Fairport and Cleveland. 14 to 20 inch fish have been caught on tube jigs, jigs tipped with shiners and crankbaits. When practicing catch-and-release please return fish to the water as quickly as possible so that the bass may return to its nest to protect its eggs from goby predation.

Yellow perch are being caught within 2 miles of Lorain in 30 to 40 feet of water, 2 to 3 miles west of Ashtabula in 30 to 40 feet of water, less than 1 mile N of Lakewood in 30 feet of water and less than 1 mile NW of Wildwood State Park in 25 to 32 feet of water. Spreaders tipped with shiners are taking fish from 7 to 13".

Walleye fishing in the Central Basin has been best near Ruggles Reef in 25 to 40 feet of water, 4 miles north of Cleveland Edgewater Park in 50 to 55 feet of water, 3 to 4 miles north of Euclid in 45 to 52 feet of water and 3 to 5 miles north of Geneva in 50 to 60 feet of water. Near Ruggles Reef trolling crankbaits, spoons, or crawler harnesses and casting weight forward spinners or mayfly rigs have been most productive for fish from 14 to 28". Farther east anglers have been trolling dipsy divers with spoons or crawler harnesses for fish from 17 to 26".





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