Walleye fishing in the Western Basin begins each year in late March and continues through September. On Lake Erie in Ohio there is a 15-inch minimum size limit for Walleye.  The daily bag limit is 4 fish per person from March 1 through April 30 and 6 fish per person for the rest of the year.

Those seeking trophy fish should consider the April through mid-May period.  Those seeking numbers of quality eating-size fish should plan there fishing days from latter May through mid-September.

Note:  In 2008 the bulk of the harvest of walleye in the Western and Central Basins will come from the large 2003 hatch.  Fish ranging from  19 to 23 inches will be most common.

   Around the middle of May after the spawn, which varies a bit from year to year depending on water temperatures, the bass fishing begins to heat up around the islands in the Western Basin.  This is a catch and release only  time.  The the season for Smallmouth Bass--catch and keep--opens the last Saturday of June each year in Ohio and also Canada.  (Canada does not allow catch and release prior to the opening of the season.)  In season there is a 14-inch minimum size limit for Bass.                        The daily limit is 5 fish per person.

The best time to fish for Smallmouth Bass in the Western Basin of Lake Erie is mid-August through October.  September and October are prime.

Note:  We do a large percentage of Smallmouth fishing 0n the Canadian side of Lake Erie primarily around Pelee Island.

   Fishing for Yellow Perch begins each year in early April and continues through October.  Perch are most active during the daylight hours at water temperatures between 45 and 75 degrees.  There is no minimum size limit for Perch in Ohio or Canada.                                                     The daily bag limit is 30 fish per person.

The months of April, May, August and September produce predicatively larger fish.

Note:  Prized by anglers of all ages, the Yellow Perch is one of Lake Erie's most popular sport fish and one of the tastiest as well.