Honest weekly write-ups straight from Captain Matt. What's biting, what's working, what the lake is doing — from Lake Erie out of Port Clinton + Lorain, OH.
New reports posted weekly through the open water season. Looking for the latest walleye pattern? Start here. Trips run AM 6:00–11:00 or PM 1:00–5:00 (or until limit reached). Walleye are kept — bring a cooler.
We pulled the fishing gear and rigged for the fall waterfowl migration. Diver hunts with weekday openings now, and spring trophy walleye trolling starts in January.
Read full reportPhenomenal walleye in 50–60 ft out of Lorain. The bait shrank, so we downsized to mini streak spoons behind Tru-Trips and dipsy divers — limits in 2 to 3 hours.
Read full reportWalleye still stacked in 50–60 ft out of Lorain. Running larger spoons behind Tru-Trips and dipsy divers is getting hammered — full boat limits in 2 to 3 hours.
Read full reportCentral basin walleye out of Lorain is on fire — massive volume in 50–60 ft, full limits in 2 to 3 hours on spoons behind Tru-Trips and dipsy divers.
Read full reportHeavy NE winds early in the week, then quick walleye limits on spoons and rattle tots.
Read full reportWater in the 60s and bait everywhere. Running spoons tight to the bottom in 20–35 ft unlocked the most vicious strikes of the season — limits before 9 a.m.
Read full reportMade the transition from crankbaits to Jr Streak spoons with jet divers. Limit catches in a few short hours.
Read full reportWalleyes biting consistently in 25–30 ft, slowing down for limit fish in the afternoons.
Read full reportAnother cold front, another week of limits — post-spawn fish loaded into that 20–35 ft band, crankbaits leading the charge.
Read full reportA hard cold front rolled through and the walleye never got the memo — full 42-fish boat limits in under two hours.
Read full reportRain and steady wind didn't slow it down — fish still on the spawning grounds and fast trolling action in 25–35 ft.
Read full reportSpawning males stacked in 8–15 ft on hair jigs, then a blue-bird Friday out deep — nine post-spawn fish in minutes on Bandits.
Read full reportWind all week, but limits daily — high fish in the top 12 feet on the troll, then a lights-out hair jig bite off East Harbor.
Read full reportReports posted weekly through the season. Want to book? Call (937) 470-3517 or email huckeyecharters@gmail.com.