WALLEYE.

Fishing this week was fair to good. Crankbaits such as Reef Runners and Deep Husky Jerks continued to catch fish. Locations to consider:

5 Miles North to Northwest of Huron Lighthouse - This area did produce numbers when water cleaned up.

N 31.5, 29.100 - This location produced “big fish” on Wednesday with fish staged in the top 15 feet of water column with Reef Runners placed 25-35 feet back behind inline boards. Fish up to 13 lbs were reported.

Fishing conditions were generally tough due to water clarity but we should see excellent conditions for this week.

PERCH.

Perch fishing this week was fair to good with some big catches reported in the following locations:

Old Woman’s Creek - In 22 feet of water.

Cranberry Creek East to the Castle - In 27 to 34 feet of water.

North of Huron Lighthouse - In 36 to 39 feet of water. Big Perch came from this area.

BAIT AVAILABILITY - GOOD.

WALLEYE
WEATHER CONDITIONS THE LAST FEW WEEKS HAVE KEPT FISHING TO A HAND FEW OF DAYS . ALTHOUGH EXCELLENT FISH HAVE COME THE FOLLOWING AREAS.
LOCATION N-28 -W-28 HAS PRODUCED BIGGER FISH AS WELL AS GOOD #s .PROGRAMS THAT CONTINUE TO BE MORE PRODUCTIVE FOR MORE AND BIGGER FISH ARE EASY TO
DEPLOY CRAWLER HARNESS"s IN THE TOP 1/3 OF THE WATER COLUMN, USING INLINE WEIGHTS IN 1-3OZ TO GET THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.,WHERE MOST FISH ARE NOT MARKED AT THESE DEPTHS BUT ARE. THE MOST ACTIVE.
NORTH OF HURON LIGHT HOUSE 5 MILES AND TO THE EAST CONTINUES TO PRODUCE WITH REEF RUNNERS AT DIFFERENT DEPTHS AND I EXPECT THIS TO GET BETTER EVERY DAY .SHAD ARE PRESENT AT MOUTH OF THE HURON RIVER AND NIGHT TIME WALLEYE FISHING SHOULD BE AT ITS BEST SOON.

PERCH
PERCH FISHING HAS BEEN GOOD TO EXCELLENT WITH NICE FISH BEING CAUGHT IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS
NORTH OF HURON LIGHT HOUSE IN AND AROUND THE CHANNEL MARKER BUOYS .
SAWMILL CREEK IN 22 TO 32 FOW.
OLD WOMAN’S CREEK 20 TO28 FOW.

BAIT AVAILABILITY

TOUGH CONDITIONS , SHINER MINNOWS ARE HARD TO COME BY. CURED AND FROZEN , GOLDEN SHINERS ARE AVAILABLE. PLEASE CALL AHEAD.

WALLEYE
The this week has been tough due to wind and waves in the afternoon out of the northeast, but expect this weekend’s weather forecast to be excellent. Good locations this week include:
North of the dumping ground in 39 to 42 feet of water. This area produced decent fish, 3 to 5 lbs, with Reef Runner 800 Series Divers. 80 to 120 back on the Inline Board has been working well. Good colors included Fruit Punch, Gold Prism, and Watermelon. Numbers of fish are present but you must stay on them if they are active.
Cranberry Creek west to Old Woman’s Creek is still producing fish on short fat type crank bait such as HotNTot’s and Wigglewart’s in 18 to 24 feet of water.
Offshore N36, W27. There was a good bite pulling crankbaits and worm harnesses.
PERCH
Perch fishing has been steady with a lot of nicer fish being reported.
Huron River north to the channel marker buoys in 24 to 34 feet of water.
Sawmill Creek to the dumping grounds in 27 to 42 feet of water. Bigger fish are present but you must pick through them.
Cooler water temperatures will bring more fish in the weeks ahead and expect it to be excellent. Huron fish cleaning is available at the mouth of the river.
BAIT AVAILABILITY
Bait availability is poor currently. Emerald Shiners are hard to come by this week due to the wind conditions and the full moon. Golden Shiners and Cured and frozen Emerald Shiners are available. Call ahead for bait.

Walleye
Fishing this week was fair to good round Huron with some good fish reported from the following locations.
-Huron Lighthouse west to the Sawmill Humps in 18 to 24 FOW. This area produced with Reef Runner , Deep Rippers, and Hot n Tot programs. Fished 35 to 40 feet back on Inline Boards. Blue, Black, and Silver colors were the best.
-Cranberry Creek area is still producing fish. Trolling this same program. In 16 to 24 FOW.
-Offshore; I personally fished this area Monday and found Crawler Harness to be an excellent choice with all but one fish caught on them. My best colors were Pink and Purple Willow Blades with Chrome Beads pulled behind dipsys at 1.7 MPH. This area is offshore and you should use CAUTION when planning a trip to this location. Location N38 W23 was excellent with numbers of fish ranging from 4 to 6 lbs.

Perch
Perch continue to bite very well with bigger fish showing up in the catch.
Areas to consider
-North of the Red Bouy channel marker in 39 to 40 FOW. This area produced bigger fish this week.
-North East of Green Can 28 to 34 FOW. Produced excellent numbers of fish but smaller on average. Expect these areas to get better with bigger Perch on the way.

Bait Availability Good
-Windy conditions for the weekend should keep fisherman close so fish the Cans out Front and stay safe.

Walleye.
Walleye fishing continues to be good this week with some nice catches being reported. Locations to consider are:
- Sawmill Creek on the humps in 24 feet of water trolling spoon and dipsys, and crank baits.
- Sawmill Creek west to the Point Retreat Lighthouse and Condos put up good fish by trolling big Stinger Spoons in perch gold patterns at 2.5 to 2.8 mph. Nice fish in this area, 22″ - 27″ walleye.
- Cranberry Creek area to the castle has produced well, with small “Deep Ripper Reef Runners” in orange and gold patterns being the best.
- Old Woman’s Creek fishing in 12 to 22 feet of water early and late in the day has been good to very good.
Outlook for the weekend looks to be excellent weather and wind conditions.

Perch.
Perch fishing this week was good to excellent with some bigger fish being caught. Locations that continue to produce are:
- North of Huron Lighthouse in 27 to 39 feet of water with bigger perch being caught in deeper water.
- Northeast of the green can in 28 to 34 feet of water was very good on Tuesday with some real nice 10″ - 12″ perch being caught.
All these areas have been good with numbers of fish but still running smaller.

Bait Availability very good.