PFBC fishing report for Sept. 24
The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission’s Erie County fishing report for Sept. 24, provided by West Erie County deputy waterways conservation officer Randy Leighton and waterways conservation officer Brook Tolbert:
The tribs have dropped to very low clear conditions with long range weather forecasts showing very little rain. Steelhead will be moving mostly at night if at all, with the best chances for success at dawn or dusk. Fish are scattered throughout the Walnut project waters and the Manchester Hole as well as lower Elk Creek with reports of a few fish making it up to route 5, although there are still no big numbers. The lakeshore at Trout and Godfrey Runs are producing fish at night and in the early morning hours. Many anglers have been heading for the lakeshore with the tribs so low. Several dozen anglers along wall at Walnut Creek did quite well this past weekend with a number of limits observed. Most of the fish were caught before dawn with the activity slowing dramatically after sunrise.
Low clear water and very line shy fish will dictate the lightest of presentations if you are going to give a a try. Fly anglers should do well with fluorocarbon tippets. Conventional anglers will do best reducing line strength to 4 lb. and even 2 lb. fluorocarbon line at times. Very light floats and small baits such as sucker spawn flies and single eggs may be the ticket. Anglers are reminded again that fishing from the East bank of the Manchester Hole is not permitted nor is fishing the West side of Walnut Creek from the end of the wall North to the mouth.
Boaters are still bringing in good catches of Walleye and Perch, wind and waves permitting. Boaters have been trying their luck trolling the Lake near the mouths for steelhead but there have been no reports of great activity yet.
Current Lake Erie water temperature off Toledo is 66 degrees, off Cleveland, 68 degrees, and off the Port of Erie, 68 degrees. Current west county tributary conditions as of this writing are extremely low, very clear, and little flow.
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