Western Basin Walleye Walleye fishing has been extremely slow over the past 10 days, due in part to high temperatures and many undersized fish (less than the 15" minimum size limit). Look for fishing to improve as the water cools and the fish from the 2003 year class surpass 15". Yellow Perch Perch fishing has been better lately with some catches approaching limits. As with walleye, there are many fish from the 2003 year class. These 2003 yellow perch currently range from 6 to 8 inches. As the 2003 perch continue to grow the average size of the catch will improve. The best area recently has been Kelleys Island. Fish have been caught all around Kelleys with the SW and NW corners being the best. Other areas that have produced fish include the Toledo lighthouse, the Toledo shipping channel turnaround buoy, and just N of Cedar Point. A perch spreader tipped with shiners is the most popular set-up. Smallmouth Bass The best smallmouth bass fishing has been around the Bass Islands, Kelleys Island and Sandusky Bay. Largemouth bass have been caught in Sandusky Bay, East Harbor and West Harbor.
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