Lake Erie

[Gill-T]

Having trouble catching fish on Erie lately? This might be why. Latest bloom I have ever seen!

http://coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/modis/ ... 3.250m.jpg

[jimski2]

There are plenty of walleye on the screens here in New York. The problem is getting them over the gunwales. Maybe too much feed down there. But the perch fishing especially in deep waters has been the finest in my lifetime. When you get over the schools out in 60 to 70 foot of water, the perch are on as soon as your minnows hit the bottom. Double headers of 12 inch perch are common, boxing out with 50 big perch per fisherman is common. The perch are there as were the blue pike in the 1950's.

[MCF]

more information:

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article581857.ece

[jimski2]

100 perch for two guys yeaterday in four hours. The algae is the fodder for all the forage in Lake Erie. That is why the smallest lake contains more fish than all the other Great Lakes. If you want to fish a blue water, crystal clear lake, you will not catch many fish. This is not a problem, years ago the whole lake was green, the moss on the beach was six foot solid in the summer. now some newspaper guy is trying to make an issue out of this and we will all suffer, from farmers, fishermen, consumers and taxpayers. Even Lake Ontario benefits with all the forage fish around the Niagara Bar. I hope this does not get out of hand.