Fishing Report Lake Erie Western Basin

If you are going to fish for walleye in the western basin of Lake Erie it would serve you well to do a search concerning that area. In fact you could narrow your search by using Fishing Report Lake Erie Western Basin. That search would get you current data on what is going on in the fishing world of the western basin.

If you are going to spend your hard earned dollars on a fishing trip there are some things you really need to know and you will find them in the fishing reports for that area.

The first thing you will need to know is where the fish are. Depending on the time of year the walleye may not even be in the western basin in any quantity. In the spring they are there for the spawn and remain there for most of the summer months. As the water temperatures rise the walleye begin a slow migration eastward to deeper and cooler waters. So it’s important to check the current fishing reports.

The second thing you need to know is what lure presentation is working best. It might be casting or it might be trolling. It might be a combination of the two which it has been at the time of this writing. The types of lures and depths they are presented at is also important. Colors of lures and live bait or no live bait is also important. The answers to all these things are available in the current fishing reports.

The third thing you need to know is what time of day should you be fishing. Walleye prefer to feed in the morning and evening. Their eyes are particularly adapted to low light conditions. Early morning or early evening are ideal times for walleye because their vision is much better than their prey during those hours. They also have superior vision in waters that are rough or have a good chop. Calm water and plentiful sun produce the fewest walleye.

Now you know what information you need for your fishing trip. The question is how do I find that information. The quickest way is to do a Google search for fishing report Lake Erie Western Basin. The first page results of that query will get you a list of fishing reports to check out. You will need to check out several of them because not all the reports will be covering the same area of the western basin. If you read three or four of them you should have a good idea of where the fish are and how they are being caught. The search is free and could save you a lot of frustration and maybe even a little money.