When you are looking for Ohio report information for lake Erie there are two main hot spot areas that you need to Focus on. The majority of the many reports you can find for the Ohio Lake Erie Area will concentrate on the Western Basin and Central basin. Both These areas are excellent fisheries for multiple fish species, but proper planning is important when going on a trip to these areas. A good Up to date report is a must to pinpoint where you want to fish and for what type of fish species you are going to target. For example if you are going to target Walleye You need to make a decision On what area of lake Erie you are going to fish in. Refer to the current Western Basin and Central Basin hot spots I copied from the Ohio Department of Natural resources below. If i was planing a summer trip i would identify only the information that is specific to Walleye. When I review the carts below, I can see I need to find specific information for the Western Basin areas of West Sister Island, Northwest of North Bass Island, East of Kelleys Island, Toledo Shipping Channel. And Central basin areas of. Ruggles Reef, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut; inshore early, offshore late. Now you need to locate a good source for accurate detailed information for these areas. A good report web source will provide you with up to date current report information, a link for the current weather conditions, Ohio's regulations and a source for maps. Here's a link that can help you: document.write(" Fishing"); href="http://www.oldfishinghole.com/blog/index.php/lake-erie-fishing-report/" target="_blank">Lake Erie Reports

document.write(" fishing"); hotspots_3028"> Western Basin Hotspots Walleye Yellow Perch Smallmouth Bass White Bass Additional Opportunities Winter Breakwalls; Lakeside, Marblehead, Catawba. Ice Fishing; Reef Complex, Bass Island Area, Catawba, Marblehead. Ice Fishing; Catawba, Bass Islands, Marblehead, Sandusky Bay Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Marblehead Bass Islands, Sandusky Bay, Marblehead Bluegill (ice fishing, harbors and marinas); Catawba, Marblehead, Sandusky Bay Spring Maumee River, Sandusky River, Sandusky Bay, Reef Complex, Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Marblehead Catawba, Marblehead, Bass Islands, Kelleys Island Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Marblehead, Sandusky Bay, Reef Complex Maumee River, Portage River, Sandusky River Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike; East Harbor, West Harbor, Sandusky Bay Summer West Sister Island, Northwest of North Bass Island, East of Kelleys Island, Toledo Shipping Channel. Catawba, Marblehead, Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Toledo water intake, Metzger's Marsh Pier Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Marblehead, Sandusky Bay, Reef Complex, Maumee River, Portage River, Sandusky River Bass Islands, Sandusky Bay, Marblehead. Largemouth Bass, Bluegill; East Harbor, West Harbor, Channel Catfish; Sandusky Bay Fall Kelleys Island, Bass Islands, Breakwalls; Lakeside, Marblehead, Catawba West Sister Island, Toledo Shipping Channel, Marblehead, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Bass Islands, Toledowater intake Bass Islands, Kelleys Island, Catawba, Marblehead Bass Islands, Sandusky Bay, Marblehead Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Northern Pike; East Harbor, West Harbor, Sandusky Bay

Central

Basin Hotspots

Walleye	Yellow Perch	Smallmouth Bass	Steelhead Trout	White Bass
Winter	Breakwalls; Huron, Huntington Beach, Lakefront State Park, Fairport Harbor.	Breakwalls; Huron, Huntington Beach, Lakefront State Park, Fairport Harbor.	Nearshore, harbors and marinas; Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Cleveland artificial reefs	Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs from Cleveland east.	Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain , Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.
Spring	same as winter, plus Grand River and nearshore areas from Vermilion - Conneaut.	Breakwalls and nearshore locations: Huron, Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Mentor Headlands, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.	Nearshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Cleveland artificial reefs	Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs from Cleveland east.	Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.
Summer	Ruggles Reef, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut; inshore early, offshore late.	Nearshore to offshore: Huron, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut	Nearshore to offshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Lakewood, Cleveland artificial reefs	Offshore depth-controlled trolling from Lorain Sandbar - Avon, Cleveland - Fairport, Geneva - Ashtabula.	Nearshore areas near harbors; Breakwalls; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.
Fall	Huron, Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut; eastern locations early	Offshore to nearshore: Huron, Vermilion, Lorain, Cleveland, Euclid, Eastlake, Fairport, Geneva, Ashtabula, Conneaut	Nearshore; Ruggles Reef, Vermilion, Fairport, Perry, Ashtabula, Conneaut; Lorain, Cleveland artificial reefs	Piers, beaches and breakwalls from Cleveland east; Vermilion, Rocky, Chagrin, Grand rivers and Conneaut Creek; smaller tribs during high water in mainstems.	Nearshore areas near harbors; Breakwalls and Warm Water Discharges; Lorain, Lakefront State Park, Eastlake, Fairport Harbor, Ashtabula.

All and All , with proper planning and a good lake erie report source you can have a very productive trip to lake Erie. Sincerely, Mark Fleagle