June 6, 2018
Lake Erie: Many limits of walleye were caught, and those not catching their limit still brought in a good number of fish. Trolling orange and white crawler harnesses on the bottom 22 feet of water around the Dumping Grounds produced a good number of fish. Walleye were also caught while trolling with green Hot ‘N Tots 15 feet down in 20 feet of water or with pink rainbow spoons in 18 to 22 feet. While trolling from Stony Point to the Raisin River, walleye were caught in 20 to 24 feet of water on copper and green crawler harnesses. Anglers launching from Sterling State Park headed out to Brest Bay and beyond. Fish were marked in 20 to 30 feet of water and walleye were caught on crawler harnesses with bottom bouncers and spoons. Off Fermi, walleye were caught while trolling fire-tiger and hammered brass crawler harnesses in 26 feet of water. A large number of freshwater drum, white perch and white bass were also caught while targeting walleye. Yellow perch were caught off Fermi in 26 feet of water while using minnows. Channel catfish were caught in the Hot Ponds while still fishing with worms in 12 feet of water. Smallmouth bass were caught off Stony Point in 12 to 15 feet of water while casting goby colored tubes. Largemouth bass were caught in the canal at Sterling in four feet of water while casting spinnerbaits.
Michigan DNR
