Anyone know any good tributaries to fish on Lake Erie?

I know the small boat harbour is not safe Mr. Schony had to go to Braddock Bay (Lake Ontario). I just got this months NYS Outdoor News. I'll take a look through it and see if I can find anything. It was cold here, but has been unseasonably warm the past few days for this time of year and no snow.

Do you have a preference for walleye or perch?

trout! rainbow, brown, and steelhead- oh, my!

yeah, we're looking for trout. really, i'm just curious if the waters are fishable or if they are ice covered.

cattaragus and chautauqua look like our best bets. we are getting a little sick of the Ontario tributaries, but we might have to do it again.

I love rainbow trout!
I was going to include it when I asked, but you strike me as a walleye kinda guy

The high here tomorrow is near 40* I'm thinking there aren't many places that are safe, but I'll ask my hubby as soon as he returns. He better have more than 4 damned fish like last weekend

I couldn't find anything useful in the Outdoor Magazine.

i don't ice fish, so walleye are hard to get until i get the canoe and rowboats on the water. a few of the ontario tribs are ice free, so it's nice to keep the waders on and cast out.

I live like 10 minutes from Burt Dam now, Pat. I know you can fish steelies there all winter. For the next few days, the creek should be ice-free, high, and stained just enough(if it gets warm enough). I even got my own little creek up the road that in the spring is a quality stream that my pops showed me. It used to be a hot-spot back in his day. Still is.

You may also be getting some bullheads in not too many weeks if this weather sticks around.


Ya, but they're so easy to get in the spring. They'll bite Rapala's all day long. When they finally start to get finicky, hit 'em with the REAL buck-tail jig. My pops had some old ones that I tried which caught one first cast every time. Too bad there was only 4(and that stream jigging for walleyes don't last long;snags). They were buck-tails, but kind of feathered out. Yellow, and red eye I believe. Best(most convincing) lure I've ever thrown.

as long as there is no ice, i'll probably be there on Tuesday.i haven't caught a steelie this year yet, which pisses me off.

as for walleye...i love catching them in Oneida lake and the southern Genesee river in spring and summer. mmm grilled fillet.

I'd be about 95% sure there will be no ice at the dam. If I get time tomorrow, I'll go look from the top of the hill(not going down it for nothing though). Also, if I get a license, maybe I'll head down sometime Tuesday. I was thinking about going just to enjoy the weather myself anyways. Hell, maybe I'll take a few casts Monday. At any rate, I'll let ya know. If you're REAL serious about getting steelies though, maybe Artpark. Success rate at the dam is low.

that's good to know. i usually fish Ontario tribs, but i need a change of scenery.

I hear ya, but probably an awful time of year to try it. If you catch one in familiar water, you're pretty much lucky as it is, but those Buffalo creeks all get iced, and are usually dangerous when they melt. That's speculation of course.

I found an ice fishing website this year that has forums for every state - they usually have good reports on ice conditions, but never believe anything a fisherman posts about where they are biting .

http://www.iceshanty.com/

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