Lake Erie Fishing Report 04-23-23
I made a quick trip to Lake Erie yesterday morning. The hope was for some quick walleye and maybe dabble with the bass afterwards. The walleye didn't cooperate, so I went bass fishing with the time I had remaining. I found one area holding some decent smallmouth. I quickly had a passing boat stop as it saw me catch one. That turned into them pretty much sitting right in my lap of my front seat of the boat. I decided to leave as I don't like that kind of fishing and thought it would be nice if they would have asked if I wanted to share the spot. I certainly would have shared it if they had asked nicely.
The other spots I tried had mostly junk fish on them. Drum and white bass were plentiful. Lake surface temperature was running 48 degrees. Air temperature was running 45 degrees with a wind coming out of the west to southwest. Be sure to check us out on Locals if you haven't joined yet. We're planning on putting on lots of bonus content on there as well as fishing reports and tournament results and news.
Lures that caught smallmouth were a fat free shad in the white color. 6 to 8 foot diver. 3/4 ounce green skirted jig with a 3.3 swimbait trailer.
This was our first fishing trip of 2023. Strong winds and storms the day prior led into our bluebird fishing day. Come along to see how we stringed some bites together on a tough fishing condition day. Thanks for being part of our community and stayed tuned for more exclusive content from R & J Bass Fishing. If you have any questions, feel free to leave them below and we'll answer them.
I took this video last week of few largemouth bass on beds in Michigan. The thing that surprised me most is you can't really even tell there is a bed there. Have you guys ever noticed that some bass make large beds and others don't? The video is a short two or so minute glimpse underwater of the bass hanging around the bed and how one reacts to a wacky rig near it. #largemouth #bassfishing #bass #underwater #spawn
Jim and I finally timed the big slab crappie bite right this year on Lake Erie. We've been wanting to do it, and always get side tracked with walleye, largemouth, or smallmouth. #crappie #fishing #LakeErie #GreatLakes #Michigan #Ohio #outdoors #slabs
Below is a short video of the crappie fishing day.
