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Lake Erie Tributaries continued...

Jeff @ Poor Richards; filed 10-10: The creeks are low and clear. There are a few steel-

heads in some streams down low; fish have been reported in

Elk up to the Legion Hole. With water conditions, steelies are

spooky with best bite very early and very late in the day. Min-

nows and single eggs are best. Fly fishermen are using Sucker

Spawn and Blood Dots in soft colors. Along the lake shore at

creek mouths, anglers are casting spoons and fishing egg sacks

– catching fish when it’s not blowing. Lake has been pretty

rough lately and not many boats going out. Perch have become

Pink salmon/Poor Richards spotty again, and walleyes seem to be moving back west. Best
perch depth has been 71 feet and walleye catches are reported

from 73 feet from Walnut Creek west.

Becky @ Elk Creek Sports; filed 10-10: We had a pretty good weekend with lots of peo-
ple hooking fish – just not that many landed. Creeks are low and clear. We are desperate
for some all-day soakers to get levels up and steelies moving.

Mike at Folly’s End Campground; filed 10-10: Only a few steelheads this far up Elk Creek.
We need rain. Lots of fish waiting, but if we don’t get rain, they are not going to move.
Looks like the same situation as last year when decent numbers of fish didn’t show up
until October 22.

Eaton Reservoir (aka Bull Dam)
Danny @ Bay Rat Lures; filed 10-10: We have been catching some good bass at Eaton
Reservoir. The lake is super low and you need a small boat to get in, but fish don’t seem
to mind. Most bass we caught have come on topwater baits and chatter baits.

MERCER COUNTY

Lake Wilhelm
Vickie @ Fergie’s Bait; filed 10-10: The biggest fish we had re-
ported this week was an 11.5 pound walleye which measured
29 inches. It was taken on a crawler harness.

Angler Al (Franklin); filed 10-8: For this report I will share my
neighbor John Holden’s good fortune. While fishing the other 6 pounder at Wilhelm/ Angler Al