SUPER STORM VERMILION BREAK WALL 10/30

This shows the the Vermilion break wall yesterday morning around 9:00 am. Can't really see the waves going over the wall that well but it was really something to witness. The winds were sustained at 44 knots making it difficult to take the picture. When the waves hit the wall it was like an explosion shooting up 30 feet or more really awesome to see. The Vermilion River was almost over the dock wall and my swim platform was above the wall at my dock.  Many large logs floating down the river even saw a deer that apparently drowned crossing the river up stream. This was one super storm. I decided to keep the boat in until at least the 15th of November. Hope to get to fish in about a week. The walleyes were about six miles out and some good catches were made last Friday with several captains with limits by midday. See you on the water maybe!

CAPTAINS REPORT 10/26

The perch bite continues from Avon, Lorain, Vermilion and Huron with fish ranging to 14 inchers.  Perch caught out of Vermilion 3 to 8 miles out has been excellent. Just look for the pack of boats and you can't go wrong. Many fisherman are reporting good catches with no marks on the fish finder screens apparently the fish are hugging the bottom.  I set my Raytheon screen in the bottom zoom mode and a setting of 4x to get the best look at the bottom as possible. Walleyes continue to be caught around the Huron dump using crank baits but the numbers are still down compared to previous years. The water temperature is still running in the 57 degree area and as it cools more the walleye fishing should improve hopefully after this storm goes through next Tuesday. Pulling the boat around the 15th of November depending on the weather. See you on the water!

PERCH AGAIN 10/25

What a beautiful day sunny and little wind and the fish responded. Saw many more walleye marks today and from what I heard on the radio walleyes were being caught all over the lake. We fished on the 21 line north to 42 feet of water 150 perch for 57 lbs. 2.6 fish per lb. Lots of jumbo perch largest 14 inches. If you want to get on the water better get out today or tomorrow morning Saturday, Sunday and Monday looks bad with 6 to 8 footers all three days and a long awaited northeast wind.  See you on the water!

JUMBO PERCH VERMILION BREAKWALL 10/21

Awesome day perch fishing north east of the Vermilion break wall with a total of 50 lbs of perch or 2.8 per lb. really a great day. I attended the weigh in for the Walleye Central  Bragging Rights Tournament on Saturday after watching the Buckeyes almost lose their first game of the year. Listed below are the tournament results as listed in OGF sounded like a real rough day with the winning  weight of 32.12 lbs. Most fishermen are reporting the late evening bite produces more fish but totals continue to run 10 fish or less. Keep checking my website for notice when the large walleyes schools return to our area. I am keeping a list of customer who want to be called with the fish start their usual fall bite, give me a call and add your name. See you on the water!

BOAT # Team or Boat Name # FISH Big Fish WT TOTAL WT 1 19 GET BIT Cavin Cameron Kevin 4 8.89 32.12 2 7 RICK'S RAFT Rick Villhauer 4 7.48 27.84 3 8 PMS EXPRESS - Deb Levitan 4 6.76 23.51 4 26 Joe Stelzer 3 7.30 19.22 5 17 FISH WARS 3 6.64 17.06 6 21 LADY BRIDGE - Rick McGuckin 3 4.87 11.44 7 22 IN THE NET Jerry 3 4.83 10.01 8 3 Bugsy's Bait 2 4.69 9.23 9 5 Eric Haroldson 1 8.57 8.57 10 12 Darrell Wood 1 4.99 4.99 11 6 Jason Pelz 1 4.74 4.74

CAPTAIN'S FISHING REPORT 10/19

Perch fishing continues to be awesome with many jumbo perch being caught from Avon to the Islands. The most productive water is 38 to 50 feet from Vermilion to Huron. Night fishing is picking up on the Huron Pier and casting crank baits are the method of choice. Trolling in the day has been slow but early morning and evening pulling Reef Runners north west of the Huron Dump. Some nice fish were caught this past week 7 to 11 pounders just not the normal amount for this time of year. Also as a reminder this weekend is the 14th annual Walleye Central Bragging Rights Tournaments. Below is information taken from the Walleye Central Website regarding the tournament written by Steve Carlson. This should provide everything you need to know if interested. See you on the water.  

WALLEYE CENTRAL GET TOGETHER DETAILS We are going back to where it all started in HURON, OH - with the Huron Boat Basin serving as the hub for the festivities. Here is a link to a new website with info on local facilities / lodging / boat ramps, fuel, tackle, etc. www.fishhuronohio.com Fish Huron Ohio is a group formed earlier this year by local city / township / chamber of commerce and business people in Huron, Ohio with the goal of promoting Huron, Ohio as a Fishing Destination. A huge thanks to Doug Steinwart at the Huron Boat Basin 419-433-4848 - www.huronparks.org/boatbasin.htm - also has some helpful information on local facilities. Call Doug if you want to reserve a dock at the Boat Basin - there should be some docks open. Another big supporter is Matt Solberg from Huron Lagoon's Marina (HLM). HLM will also have transient dockage avaialble during the fall fishing season. Call 419 433 3200. HLM also has a fuel dock. For places to stay - The River's Edge Motel is located right on the water just North of the Huron Boat Basin 419 433-8000. This will be real convenient for those that want to enjoy the fun at I5's Bar & Grill located where the old "JP's Down Under" was located at the Boat Basin. For those that remember the old JP's - you won't believe it is the same place when you walk in the door. I5's is a lot of fun with good food & drinks and a friendly staff that are looking forward to welcoming Walleye Central back to Huron. There will be food & drink specials starting Wednesday and running through Sunday. The Brass Pelican is also offering food and drink specials though the week so be sure to visit them also. The Charity Dinner and Raffle will take place at Mesenburg's Plaza Place which is about 1 mile to the West of the Huron Boat Basin at 545 Cleveland Road West. DO NOT BRING YOUR BOAT to Mesenburgs for the Charity Dinner. There won't be enough parking if people bring their boats. MENU from Mesenburgs: Wood Roasted Pork w Sausage Stuffing, Scalloped Potatoes, Corn, Pasta Salad, Garden Salad, Rolls & Cookies. Full Cash Bar Walski's Ramp between the Route 6 and train bridge is available as well as a ramp at Holiday Harbor Marina which is just South of town on Main Street / Route 13. Just to the East of Huron is Cranberry Creek Marina for an additional boat ramp for boats smaller than around 21 feet. Woody at the tackle shop can also set you up with the right tackle and fishing report info. 419 433 3932 is the number there. The "Braggin Rights" tournament will take place on Saturday Oct 20 of course weather permitting - (we are overdue for some good weather!) with the weigh-in to take place at the Huron Boat Basin. BRAGGIN RIGHTS TOURNAMENT DETAILS - THERE ARE SOME CHANGES TO PAST EVENTS LISTED HERE: There is NO ENTRY FEE but we do need people to SIGN UP their team during the Charity Dinner & Raffle. We will take signups on Saturday morning at the Huron Boat Basin for those that can't make the Friday night dinner. There is no official "blast off" in the morning. You an take off from any ramp / harbor. Lines can go in the water at 8AM - honor system. If you need to sign up in the morning at the Boat Basin we will have someone there to take late signups from 7:30 AM until 8:30AM. The only money involved is the OPTIONAL BIG FISH POT which will be $20 per team with 100% payback. Your team must be registered and paid CASH ONLY for the Big Fish contest by 8:30 AM on Saturday. THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE TEAM PER BOAT ALLOWED. YOU CAN HAVE AS MANY PEOPLE ON A TEAM AS YOU WANT BUT EACH TEAM IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF 8 RODS IN THE WATER. We know that some people are coming from a long distance away and not everyone will be bringing their boat. This will allow more people to get together in the boats and help everyone save on costs. We will have a signup for people at the dinner / raffle that "need a ride" - or better yet we can start a thread to allow people to arrange for fishing partners. A big part of the fun of past Get Togethers has been fishing with different people. Anyone that wants to come to the Get Together whether you own a boat or not is encouraged to attend. You will get to fish with someone if you are polite and make it known you need a ride. Just be prepared to share expenses if you need a ride. Limiting it to one team per boat and a maximum of 8 rods per team gives more people a chance to do well. You won't have to compete with a local charter or private boat that is running 14, 16, 18 rods. We know there will be some teams that will only have 2 or 3 people and you will be limited to the Ohio state law of 2 rods per person. If you want to get a 3rd or 4th person to get 8 rods invite someone to go with you. If someone does have a charter booked and wants to fish the Braggin Rights / Big Fish Contest that is fine, but no more than 8 rods in the water. LET'S KEEP THIS FUN - HONOR SYSTEM - EVERYONE HAVE A GOOD TIME... Rules are simple - staying within the rod limits covered above, the rules are the State of Ohio fishing laws and "boundaries" are the Ohio Waters of Lake Erie. OPEN COMMUNICATION IS ALLOWED AND ENCOURAGED - REMEMBER WE WANT EVERYONE TO CATCH FISH AND IT IS ALWAYS FUN TO HEAR WHO HAS SOME "BIG ONES" THROUGHOUT THE DAY. You must be at the weigh-in site by 4PM. Weigh-in site is the Huron Boat Basin Amphitheater Stage. If you have your boat ramped / docked on the Huron River - PLEASE COME TO THE BOAT BASIN BY WATER TO WEIGH YOUR FISH. There will be plenty of room to tie up along the river wall and also there will be some open docks to come in to and grab a basket and take your fish to the stage. Each team will weigh 4 FISH. Plan to take your fish with you after weighing them. There will be fish cleaning tables available at the Boat Basin during the Get Together. IF you are docked / ramping from a location other than on the Huron River you MAY bring your fish to the weigh-in site by car in a cooler but we encourage you to come by water if possible. However you choose to get to the weigh-in site, you MUST BE THERE BY 4PM to weigh your fish. If the parking lot at the Boat Basin fills up, the parking lot at The River's Edge is adjacent to the Boat Basin and should have some room. This year's charity donation will go to St. Jude's Children's Hospital. ANY AND ALL DONATIONS TO THE CHARITY RAFFLE ARE APPRECIATED AND ENCOURAGED. We've also had some generous cash sponsors from the Huron community through the Fish Huron Ohio group that have helped offset part of the cost of the dinner and hall rental, and will have volunteers to assist at the dinner / raffle and during the weigh-in. As always there will be a donation jar at the entrance to the charity dinner and your contributions go directly to the charity once all expenses are paid for. There has never been a "charge" to attend the Get Together Dinner. Just a meal donation jar. As you make your donations please keep in mind that our COST to put this dinner on averages about $10 per person. For anyone arriving in town earlier next week, please try to patronize the businesses listed above and let them know you are in town for the Walleye Central Get Together fishing event. SEE EVERYONE SOON!

HURON DUMP 10/13

Fished Saturday in the first IBEW Local 246 Tournament held out of Vermilion. Team Budman won the tournament after catching both perch and some real nice walleyes. We fished two miles northeast of the Vermilion break wall for the perch and managed 115 pounds of perch for three boats. We ran west of the Huron dump 28.5-30/30-31 lines and fished for three hours. Our team caught the most walleye with four ( 2@26, 27 and 28) all while trolling in a westerly direction. No pull downs running west to east. Good number of marks with most of the fish 36 to 38 feet. We pulled three fish on Reef Runners with two once inline weights back 100, 170 and 190 and one fish on a high diver 85 back (RR Ripsteak).
The largest tournament fish was 29 3/4 inches caught on a Reef Runner with a two once weight 190 back. There are more walleye marks in the Huron area than Vermilion but this should change soon. If anyone wants to share your walleye success with other walleye fisherman  just enter your information here in the post comment window below. Sure hope we get some relief from the wind it has been a very slow September and October. See you on the water!

FISH HURON OHIO WALLEYE CHALLENGE 10/7

I attended the weight in for the Fish Huron Ohio Walleye Challenge yesterday and the tournament was once again a big success. A total of 169 fish were caught for a total weight of 961.16 lbs. Congratulations to the  winners, Scott Geitgey, Jason Kopf and Jay Gullett with a total of 42.85 lbs.  A big thanks to the Fish Huron Ohio (FHO) board members, South Shore, Steve Carlson and the Huron businesses and organizaions that sponsored the tournament. Anyone wanting to get additional information on the tournament or view pictures can visit fishhuronohio.com. See you on the water!

VERMILION PERCH 10/5

Perch fishing continues to be awesome in the Vermilion area. 120 perch in 2 1/2 hours for a total of 36 lbs. including two at fourteen inches. Short run only 1 1/2 miles off of the break wall 38 feet of water. This area has produced fish all week with many boats limiting out every day. All of the charter captains are still waiting for the walleyes to appear in Vermilion, walleye fishing should start any day. See you on the water.

HURON WALLEYE CHALLENGE 10/3

The fall Huron Walleye Challenge will be held this Saturday October 6 with a large field of 80 boats.  Just wanted to wish all participants good look in this years tournament. Anyone interested in watching the weight-in it starts at 3:15pm at the boat basin. This will be an interesting tournament since the walleyes have not been cooperating during the month of September. Fishing has been slow and everyone was anticipating the arrival of the large schools from the east. While pre-fishing this week many fisherman were reporting good marks but the fish have not been active. We'll see whats in store for the weekend. Once again good luck to all. See you on the water!