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For Ohio trophy fishing charters and news or information check with Captain Art Miller, your Lake Erie fishing guide. Captain Art will post Lake Erie walleye fishing reports here or you can join a mailing list if you wish and have them emailed directly to you. We are hoping for another good year on Lake Erie with plenty of legal sized walleyes and some of those trophy wall hangers to catch.
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2008
Happy new year anglers. I hope all of you have a prosperous New Year with excellent health and happiness!
.......well its early January and we have had a mix between winter and mild weather. One day last week we spoke to friends in Arizona. It was 52 degrees here and 32 degrees there - go figure. The steelhead were on fire today taking fresh skein & egg sacks. It's the weekend so the streams tend to get a little crowded. The temperature just got a little warmer after a few cold days allowing some good access to the water. We are getting inquiries about the 2008 boat fishing. Remember your early bookings ensure prime dates for your charter party. All of our 2008 Saturdays are already booked so if it is weekends you are after we can only offer you Sundays. We are now two months away from our annual charter captains conference. They always supply us with outlooks for the upcoming season. Anyone who has visited during the last two years knows that the fishing has been nothing short of spectacular...........good friends, mild winter weather, great steel heading - it doesn't get any better than this................Captain Art
through mid January..........and the steelhead trout bite for the last week has just been as good as it gets. If you are some of the anglers who have visited us for a day on the water you know what I'm talking about and I'm sure you're not able to describe how good the fishing has been. Perfect water conditions and trout taking anything you throw into the water! These conditions have been favorable for the expert & novice fly or spin fishermen. The weather for the next few days looks good but beyond that the forecast is calling for bitter cold sustained temperatures. This will start freezing the rivers and our access will be eliminated. The next thing we will be waiting for is enough ice to get on the water. I visited some guys who were trying their luck at smelt fishing in the harbor. They had only caught a little more than a hand full each. The smelt fishing has left a lot to be desired in our area for the past few years.............good friends, great company & excellent trout fishing.......Captain Art
beginning of February..........warmer weather has returned for a week or so. This has melted the ice & cleared the streams. Due to the heavy rains the last couple of days the streams are not fishable & are very high & muddy, in fact flood warnings are out for the area & many low lying areas of Conneaut Creek are under water. By the time this all clears out the long range forecast is calling for it to get very cold next week. Lets hope we can get a few days of steelhead trout fishing in before the next freeze. It seems like one thing or three others have kept us from fishing the last few weeks. The captains conference is now less than a month away ..........hopefully they will give us good news for the upcoming boat fishing season.........spring is coming! Captain Art
through mid March......... and our winter weather just doesn't want to let up. Last week we had severe ice storms which downed power lines and left the area without electricity for a few days. In fact they declared it a disaster area due to the ice damage. Then two days later we had a wonderful winter storm which dumped 20+ inches of snow on the ground. In spite of all that we did manage to get a couple of days fishing in this past week. One of the days was a 50+ hookup day of steelhead! It seems we are a couple of weeks behind 2007 in trying to get to spring weather. Soon the steelhead will be working the riffles. That is my favorite time of the year. Sight fishing for them is a lot of fun and the trout are usually eager to grab the bait. Be sure to check out the Lake Erie outlook for 2008 on our general information page. Good friends, great company & tight lines......God bless America.....Captain Art
1st week of April........... My oh my, just where did our steelhead season go? It just seems like yesterday was October first and the beginning of our steelhead season. Six months have already passed. Today we had the banquet for the Grand River Bait & tackle trout tournament. The boat will be out of storage next week & soon will be ready for the water. The winter has held on this year and I feel our season is two weeks behind 2007. We will probably have two days of good trout fishing this coming week - tomorrow and Tuesday. From Wednesday on more rain with thunderstorms are predicted and will certainly muddy up the rivers again. It's really something how little good river time we have had since the end of January. It has either been frozen or muddy. But as always with the weather we can only take what we're given. Don't forget the youth trout derby at the Conneaut Fish & Game Club's pond, scheduled for May 17th. Bring your children for free gifts and refreshments and hopefully one of them will win the grand prize - a fishing charter on the "Lucky Strike" Good friends, calm seas & tight lines......God bless America.....Captain Art
through Mid May...............the 42 annual Conneaut, Ohio trout derby is now over. We had a great day with 303 kids being registered with the first 150 receiving a free rod & reel as well as all kids getting food & door prizes. These kids had fun catching and keeping some of the thousands of trout which had been put in the pond for this event. Unfortunately no one landed the 29" steelhead trout we had put in the water for a lucky youth angler to win a fishing charter from. But there was plenty of excitement with the big trout as the kids had hooked it four times today, three loosing it by getting off the hook & the fourth child's line broke. If you ever get a chance to have any children you know participate in this event drop us an email for details. This was the flyer posted at today's event:
***Grand Prize*** Catch the “lucky” steelhead trout and win an all expense 4 person fishing charter on the “LUCKY STRIKE” charter boat……details will be posted the day of the event and you can visit the boat & captain at http://www.LakeErieCaptain.com
Saturday May 17, 2008
FREE
8am Registration
Fishing 9am to 1pm
First 150 registered receive free rod and reel
Refreshments and bait available
FISHING OPEN TO AGES 15 YEARS AND YOUNGER
EVERYONE CATCHES FISH GUARANTEED!
All children must be accompanied by an adult
80 KEEFUS ROAD, CONNEAUT OHIO
There has been a few fish being caught in the Ashtabula, Ohio area but nothing great to report. The fishing here should get into the swing of things in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully the warmer weather should arrive and get the water warmer which will be a big plus. Until then......Good friends, calm seas & tight lines......God bless America.....Captain Art
through Mid June...............finally our weather has heated up and so has the fishing. The perch and walleye have been coming in decent numbers. As Lake Erie continues to warm and get into the summer pattern the fishing should follow and heat up as well. We had a recent traveler named Scott Mellinger who came all the way from Northglenn Colorado to find the elusive trophy walleye to put on the wall. Lucky enough he found it! Ashtabula Ohio continues to produce true trophy sized fish. The walleye have been in the upper 25' of water and we have been catching them using small spoons and jet divers. We had a group two days ago who were lucky enough to land a couple walleye which measured 31" - truly fish which some people may wait a lifetime to catch and never will. Hopefully we can be fortunate enough to fulfill your fishing dreams as well. Until then......Good friends, calm seas & tight lines......God bless America.....Captain Art
wow - the beginning of July...............although our weather has been a little crazy this year the walleye bite in Ashtabula Ohio is now in full swing with limit catches coming in daily like the picture below. The fish have moved further offshore and gone deeper requiring different tactics than only 1 1/2 weeks ago. Wire lining off planer boards and dipsy divers have been the ticket. If anyone has been wanting to get after these fish, which by the way have been just prime size, I can only tell you that the time is now. The fishing we have had this past week just doesn't get any better. We have some weekdays and afternoon charters available. Call to see if we can accommodate your group and date. The perch have also been co-operating. Yesterday we had a group from out of town who lit them up and caught their limit which were good sized fish. We wish to thank everyone who has visited this year and hopefully we lived up to your expectations and showed you why Ashtabula Ohio continues to be the destination for trophy sized fish and Lake Erie backs it's reputation as the walleye capital of the world! Until then......Good friends, calm seas & tight lines......God bless America.....Captain Art
August 4th...............anyone who fishes Lake Erie knows the place to be is Ashtabula Ohio.......limits of walleye and yellow perch have continued for the past two months and the bite has just been on fire. The fish have moved around a bit but have held well in our area. The walleye have been holding very deep in the water due to bait and water conditions. The yellow perch have been a little further offshore than we may usually find them.
Some of the trips have captured their fish so fast it makes their head spin. I believe the reason you must be here is to catch fish, so welcome aboard and let's get the job done & leave the rest for the fish cutters. Most of the walleye are just prime size with some of the catch being true trophy sized fish. In the past couple of weeks we have had a few which topped the scales at over 11 pounds and 30" lengths. I really like to see fish this size on the wall as the true trophies they were.
The fuel crisis has hurt us all. I understand the difficulty it brings to all my customers just to get here. I want to thank everyone who has visited us so far.........your generosity and tips have eased the pain at the pumps and helped the LUCKY STRIKE to remain to be a successful Lake Erie charter boat - hopefully for many years to come.
Good friends, calm seas & tight lines......God bless you all and God bless America.....Captain Art
Can you believe it.....today is Labor day..... and the Lake and fishing are both absolutely incredible!
Recently our harbor has experienced some tragedies. First there was a fire in the silos which has shut down some of the shipping yards scales and operations for our large ships coming to Ashtabula.
Next River Marine, which is our prime stopping point for fish cutting, fishing licenses, fuel & accessories has literally fallen into the river and been forced to cease business operations. Only the fish cutting is still open. I feel terrible for the owners. Not only has their business been shut down but there is a very expensive future to have everything repaired and put them back in business again. There were also local charter boats whose docks were sunk and they had to find dockage. For everyone involved there.......I'm sorry and I hope insurances will get you all back in order and functional.
Now about our fishing.......Not only are limit catches coming in but the size has been better with the heaviest coolers thus far returning to dock. We have had good success with our perch charters but we have run far more walleye charters so far. The last few days have been stable weather after about two weeks of strong winds blowing from every direction. This got the walleye back in order and what an incredible bite they have been on. They have been really putting on the feed bag. The fish have continued to be very deep so our line sets have increased. What this means is you have to reel in more line to get the fish to the boat. People think that walleye are easy......not necessarily the case. Walleye are not good fighters but they are strong swimmers. Couple that with fish which are over 60' down and you anglers have some reeling to do. Think walleye aren't tough? Come try them in their own turf when they are that deep. On the negative side we have recently been traveling triple the distance than we have for the past two months. Simple math - triple the distance = triple the fuel. I wish to thank those of you who understand that and have given some very nice tips which help cover the fuel crisis we have all been in.
Good friends, calm seas & tight lines......God bless you all and God bless America.....Captain Art
End of October - season closing...............my good friends.........just where did the season go? It flew by for myself & most of my colleagues. All I can say is, "what an awesome fishing season - it just doesn't get any better." Those of you who visited know what I'm talking about and those of you who did not missed a special fish catching year! I'm looking forward to seeing many of you again in 2009. Remember to book your charters as early as possible to secure the dates you are looking for. This is especially important for those of you who need weekends as there are only so many to go around.
Meanwhile our wonderful Lake Erie will continue it's reputation as "the walleye capital of the world" and my home port, Ashtabula, Ohio certainly upholds it's reputation as a world class destination for true trophy sized fish. Once again thank all of you for being such good customers. Your support and generosity assures the LUCKY STRIKE being your charter boat and myself your captain for many years to come.
Good friends, calm seas & tight lines......God bless you all and God bless America.....Captain Art
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