Lake Erie Charter Fishing for Walleye, Steelhead and Perch on Lake Erie with Loco-Loco Fishing Charters

The following are the current fishing conditions, as reported by Captain Mike. Be sure to check back frequently to see when the fishing action on Lake Erie is at it's best!

7/13/2008	Fished from Walnut to the Condo's from Friday to Sunday in 60 fow..A little slow Friday and Saturday but a great bite returned Sunday with several large ones.
7/6/2008	Spent most of the last 3 days fishing from Elk Creek to the Ohio line in the 58-62 foot range with good numbers and a few large ones.Also we caught our first 2 Steelhead of the year this weekend.
6/29/2008	Slow bite today,hooked 12,landed 8.A great time was had by all,which is what fishing is all about anyway.
6/28/2008	Fished 62 -65 feet off Elk creek today.Calm to 4-6 foot back to calm.20 walleye,4 over 8 pounds.
6/26/2008	Fished from 20 June to 24 June,5 trips total,limits to near limits each day.Seems fish are a little deeper each day.We caught them from the point to near the Ohio line.Alot of fish off the planer boards.
6/15/2008	Took my parents out today for Father's day and to load the freezer a little.Not as good as Saturday,same area but alot of boat traffic.
6/14/2008	Got the boat back after repairs for a siezed outdrive.Walnut to Trout Run,4 limits of eyes in a few hours,feels great to be back in business.
10/6/2007	Fished off Elk Creek in the first trench today in summerlike conditions.Landed18 steelhead and 9 walleyes.Problably the last trip of the year.
9/30/2007	Took a while to find them,but we crushed the walleye/steelhead off Elk Creek in 75-78 feet of water today.
9/23/2007	Northeast winds really slowed the perching today and we decieded to quit early.
9/17/2007	Fished off the point in 61 feet for perch today.Finished with 75 in the box.
9/16/2007	Really worked hard today for 5 steelies and 6 walleyes.Fished off the point in 78 feet of water.
9/8/2007	Rough day,did a few eyes on the Ohio line.
9/2/2007	Fished from south side to the middle of the 1st trench,walleye bite has returned,nearly 4 limits off dipseys 1 1/2-165 back,3 1/2-210 back.Also 10 steelies,calm water- a great day.
9/1/2007	Fished mid-mountain out of Northeast PA today,110-85 feet.A little slow,4 steelies and 6 walleyes including a 9 lber.A little rough,2-4 with an occ. 5 footer in the afternoon.
8/29/2007	Fished mid-mountain out of Northeast PA 85-105 feet.7 steelhead and 8 walleyes inc.2 over 8 pounds.Quantity is a little low but the quaility is very good.
8/26/2007	Fished off Elk creek from inside 1st trench thru to 2nd trench and back.Slow day,managed 15 eyes and a steelhead but we really had to work for them.We were out for the entire day.
8/25/2007	Fished out of Northeast in 120 foot range NW of the launch.7 eyes and 5 steel.3 of the eyes were over 8 lbs,1 was near 10.Also was a lost steelie estimated to be in the 12-14 pound range,huge fish.If you catch him he has a Jawbreaker M.S. hooked to him.
8/18/2007	Got a late start due to heavy N.E. winds Friday nite.A slow bite to start(1pm)but improved during the evening.Fished northside 1st trench,20 eyes-5 steelies.
8/14/2007	Fished off the point in 77-95 feet.Ran an all spoon program for steelhead.Finished with 15 steelies and also 8 walleye.
8/13/2007	Fished every day last week and limited on the eyes every day.Also getting 5-10 steelhead per trip.Fishing is outstanding 62-75 feet from Clay Banks to the Ohio line.
8/6/2007	Limits of walleyes plus a few steelhead all week off the condo's to Walnut.
7/29/2007	13 steelies plus 3 eyes before being blown off the lake.Same setup as Saturday.We took quite a few 8 footers over the bow.
7/28/2007	Alot of steelies offshore today.Small stingers 150 back on on a 3 1/2 setting.Various off the riggers.35 hook ups plus 10 eyes.
7/22/2007	After a rough start with the school fish we headed offshore from the beaches in 77-82 feet of water and caught several good-sized walleye and a few steelies including a 13 pound 31 inch hog.
7/21/2007	After having to cancel the last 2 days due to inclimate weather we fished a good walleye bite from the condo's to the lighthouse.Alot of boat traffic and rough fish as well.
7/15/2007	Fished from the point to Shades beach,55-45 feet.A LOT of rough fish with a few eyes mixed in.Made a move offshore to the tip and around the backside of the mountain 68-72 feet and got into some nice walleyes and 2 steelhead.
7/14/2007	High winds and rough seas forced us nearshore near the Virginias beach area.Managed some eyes but a lot of rough fish.
7/8/2007	Fished between 65-77 foot NW of Walnut the past 2 days.Caught decent numbers but very good size,esp Saturday,10#,9# 81/2#.Sunday got a little rough in the P.M.Book em' Dano!
7/1/2007	After a bad start,Captain broke a couple toes at the dock,we fished deeper today,72-50 feet.Northeast winds built waves to 3-5 foot at one point.Had a good day all things considered,10 eyes and 6 steelhead.
6/30/2007	Started the day in 35-40 feet for walleyes and finished in 53-62.Finished ith 17 walleyes and a ton of silver bass and sheepshead.
6/24/2007	One of the better days the Loco-Loco has ever had.6 8#eyes,plus several steelies,one was 10#.20eyes and 10 steelie hook-ups.Same basic tactics in 58-64 ft of water.
6/23/2007	2 trips today,21 eyes in 58-62 foot off Elk,several larger ones plus a few steelies.Great success!!Happy times!!
6/17/2007	Fished from the Lighthouse to the Point today.Back to limits with the walleye plus 12 plus hookups on the steelhead.54-60 ft.
6/16/2007	Fished from Walnut to Elk today.30-55 feet.Walleye fishing was a little slow today.Managed 10 eyes and a few steelies.Several of the eyes were on the larger size though 7#+.
6/11/2007	112 walleyes over the past 3 days,fishing is phenominal in the 30 foot ranges from the point to the Ohio line.
6/2/2007	The walleye bite between Walnut and the Ohio line is geting good.The keys seem to be an early start and jet divers off the boards.By 10 am the action really seems to slow.This happened both days.
5/28/2007	Landed 4 lakers off Northeast Pa,hooked 6.Fished the backside of the mountain,62-70 feet.riggers off the bottom,big dipseys 31/2 setting 125 back.Nk 28 lites were productive.
5/19/2007	First charter of the year.Fished off Northeast PA for Lake Trout.Although the laker fishing was slow 3 eight pound plus walleyes saved the trip.60-62 feet was productive.
4/29/2007	Fished out of Northeast PA today for Lake Trout.Managed 2 off the riggers in front of 16-mile creek.The fish hit Nk-28's
4/22/2007	First trip of the year.Caught some steelies in the bay.
9/23/2006	Trolled the creek mouths today for steelies.A little slow.Fishing should improve with cooler nites and rain.
9/17/2006	Fished off Walnut Creek in the 60 foot range for perch. Caught 180 perch in 2 hours. Trolled up a half dozen eyes and 1 steelhead later. 7 year old Kevin had a blast.
9/16/2006	Fished in the 72-75 foot range off of Elk Creek. Decent walleye fishing plus one steelhead.
9/11/2006	Heavy east northeast winds slowed fishing. On the brighter side the Loco-Loco had her first female celebrity on board,Vicki Lawrence.
9/9/2006	After waiting out some some thunderstorms, we limited in the same area as 8-Sept. with the same tactics.
9/8/2006	Walleye fishing has returned to normal, 4 limits mostly off planer boards with #30 jet divers.
9/4/2006	Still a little slow, may take few days to get back to normal.
9/3/2006	Slow day, the lake turned over due to heavy northeast winds on 2 September.
8/26/2006	Same area as Friday,same tactics, added butter to spoons and rigger balls.4 eyes over 7 pounds today with the largest being 10 1/2 pounds.12 steelhead-mostly off the rigs.Blue puke stinger spoon continues to catch fish.East -northeast wind,same as Friday.
8/25/2006	Fished just inside the first trench,74-68 feet Trout Run to Elk Creek .30 +walleyes 3 steelhead w/ a lot of large sheepshead. Most fish were caught off Lg dipseys,140-160 bk,3 setting.
8/20/2006	High wind and waves forced a cancellation of today's trip.
8/19/2006	Fished in 72-75 fow,walnut to elk.10 steelhead,14 eyes.3 of the eyes were over 7 #'s. Well worth fishing in the rain.
8/14/2006	Rough day, 4-6 foot at one point.Started at same areas as recent.Some steelies,1 8#walleye.Trolled halfway up penisula,again some steelies.Made a move to 28-32 feet, Godfrey Run to Walnut and nearly limited on the eyes.8 steelies,20 eyes,7 perch.
8/13/2006	Fished same areas as 12-Aug.58-75 fow.11 steelhead,1 coho,18 eyes 5 perch.Marshall and Keith were runners-up to Dan's special Loco-Loco F.S of the year award.Congrats Dan!!
8/12/2006	Fished Walnut to Elk today,58-65 feet.30 walleyes,4 steelhead,5 perch.Same tactics
8/5/2006	Probably the best trip of the year. 42 eyes by 9:30 am. Finished the day off in deeper water catching 2 steelies and a lake trout.
7/31/2006	Walleye fishing remains outstanding.In the past 3 days we have boated 90 walleyes.
7/30/2006	5 limits by noon.Ex-Miami football Dolphin great George Little is first official celebrity aboard the Loco-Loco.
7/24/2006	Caught 32 eyes,kept 24 by 10:30 am. Perch fishing was a little slow.
7/23/2006	Great day on the water.Walleyes are still cooperating.Highlight of the day was a psychotic steelhead who decieded to swim into the prop after realease.We also encountered several waterspouts.
7/22/2006	Unfortunately todays trip had to be cancelled due to 4-6 foot waves from the northeast.
7/16/2006	Same area as yesterday,same results.Caught 28 eyes kept 24 by 10 am.
7/15/2006	Fished north of Walnut in 52-62 feet of water and had a 5 person limit by noon.Same tactics as previous trips.
7/11/2006	We experienced a little of everything Erie has to offer today,rain,wind,t-storm,sun,waves,flat,ect,ect.Still managed nearly 3 limits of eyes.
7/10/2006	Same as 9 July.Great walleye fishing continues.
7/9/2006	Another great day.4 limits of eyes,3 steelhead,and aprox.50 perch.
7/3/2006	Fished a little bit deeper today,60 feet,20 walleyes caught including 3 over 8 pounds.
7/1/2006	Fished between Walnut and Trout today,pretty much the same setup 32 eyes caught,24 kept.Great fishing continues.
6/24/2006	18 eyes today.finished off the day with 60 perch.
6/18/2006	Fished in the same area as 6-17,3 limits by noon.Largest eye was 8 1/4 pounds.Best walleye fishing in years
6/17/2006	Fished north of Walnut today.Caught 4 limits by noon.Multiple hook-ups were common.Walleyes were a little on the smaller size,16-24 inches,but very numerous.
6/11/2006	Fished between Walnut and Trout today,20-33 feetof water.We were kept pretty busy by the eyes.Best baits were stinger spoons behind a #20 jet diver trolled with an in-line board.Walleye fishing is definitly picking up.
6/3/2006	Caught some nice-sized lakers in 92 feet of water.This is problably my last laker trip of the year as I plan to start fishing for perch/walleye for the forseeable future.
5/31/2006	Lake Trout fishing has slowed somewhat,however the walleye/perch fishing is starting to improve.Fishing should continue to improve with continued warm weather.
5/25/2006	Winds and large waves combined to shut down fishing this weekend.Memorial day weekend is forecast favorably,hopefully the lakers will cooperate.
5/13/2006	Another good day of laker fishing.Fish were caught in 58-60 feet of water with nk 28 spoons fished off the riggers with duster balls.
5/6/2006	Lake Trout fishing out of Northeast PA is heating up. After waiting a few hours for some 5-6 foot waves to subside, we eventually got in some action. Highlight of the trip was a 37", 22 pound laker caught by Dave Krapp of New Ken.
4/23/2006	After an early morning thunderstorm, we trailered to Northeast PA to fish for Lake Trout. We only got a little over 3 hours of fishing in but did manage to land a nice 21 pound laker, as well as lose another due to a rusty netman!