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The Great Lakes Fisherman
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Fishing tips and techniques for fishing in the Great Lakes region.
Five Step Process for Locating and Catching Walleye on Lake Erie
In this video, I'll go over the 5 step process I use to locate and catch walleye in the western basin of Lake Erie.
0:00 Intro
0:41 Step 1
1:49 Step 2
3:28 Step 3
5:17 Step 4
6:17 Step 5
0:00 Intro
0:41 Step 1
1:49 Step 2
3:28 Step 3
5:17 Step 4
6:17 Step 5
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The Lifecycle of the Mayfly and Its Impact to the Great Lakes Fishery
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In this video, I discuss the mayfly, its lifecycle, and its impact to the fishery of the Great Lakes. 0:00 Intro 0:25 Hexagenia Limbata 1:19 Mayfly Lifecycle 3:34 Impacts to the Ecosystem PHOTO CREDITS Michael Palmer, CC BY-SA 4.0 creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0, via Wikimedia Commons upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bd/Yellow_mayfly_on_leaf.jpg MUSIC CREDITS Dark Hallway by Kevi...
Three Methods for Catching Lake Erie Walleye
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This video reveals 3 of my favorite methods to catch walleye on Lake Erie in the summer. 0:00 Intro 0:35 Method 1 4:35 Method 2 9:11 Method 3 PRODUCTS LINKS (NOTE: The Great Lakes Fisherman earns a commission for purchases using the links below. The prices associated with these products are not inflated. Funds received support the channel.) Bottom Bouncers: amzn.to/3xg3J6c Crawler Harness - I p...
A Lure Every Pond Fisherman Must Have
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In this video, I'll discuss one of my favorite lures for exploring smaller inland lakes and ponds and how I fish it. 0:00 Intro 0:57 Catching Fish 8:50 Technique PRODUCTS LINKS (NOTE: The Great Lakes Fisherman earns a commission for purchases using the links below. The prices associated with these products are not inflated. Funds received support the channel.) Johnson Beetle Spin: amzn.to/4e9eu...
Tips for Catching Big Fish on Small Line
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In this video, I go over 3 tips to help you catch large fish on light tackle. 0:00 Intro 1:28 Tip 3 2:35 Tip 2 4:44 Tip 1 PRODUCTS LINKS (NOTE: The Great Lakes Fisherman earns a commission for purchases using the links below. The prices associated with these products are not inflated. Funds received support the channel.) Fishing Rod: bassproshops.vzck.net/c/3793293/603808/9453?prodsku=2268357&u...
Wacky Rigging for Bass! (Plus 3 Tips)
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In this video, I'll go over the basics of wacky rigging for bass along with some tips. 0:00 Intro 0:22 What is "Wacky Rigging" 0:42 First Few 3:36 A Few More 5:52 Three Tips for Wacky Rigging PRODUCTS LINKS (NOTE: The Great Lakes Fisherman earns a commission for purchases using the links below. The prices associated with these products are not inflated. Funds received support the channel.) High...
Great Lakes Fish Spawning Seasons and Water Temps
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This video reveals the seasons and ideal water temperatures for spawning fish in the Great Lakes Region.
Giant Midwest Panfish
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In this video, I catch some giant Midwest panfish. 0:00 Intro 0:54 Catching Fish! 12:56 Bait and Tackle PRODUCTS LINKS (NOTE: The Great Lakes Fisherman earns a commission for purchases using the links below. The prices associated with these products are not inflated. Funds received support the channel.) Charlie Brewer Slider Grub (Baby Bass): bassproshops.vzck.net/c/3793293/603808/9453?prodsku=...
Best Time to Fish (According to Solunar Theory)
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In this video, I'll discuss the Solunar Theory, it's origins, and what and how it predicts fish peak feeding times. 0:00 Intro 0:33 The Solunar Theory 1:36 The Daily Cycle 2:54 The Monthly Cycle 3:46 Evidence
Finding and Catching Spring Crappie
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In this video, I'll go over my strategy for locating and catching spring crappie. 0:00 Intro 0:37 Main Lake Water Temps 3:00 Feeder Creek Water Temps 3:31 Big Fish 1 4:40 Big Fish 2 6:37 Big Fish 3 MUSIC CREDITS Fluffing a Duck by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ PRODUCTS LINKS (NOTE: The Great Lakes Fisherman earns...
Top Five Mistakes You Might be Making While Fishing the Spring Walleye Run
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These are the 5 common mistakes that I believe lead to catching fewer walleye during the spring spawning run on the Detroit River. 0:00 Intro 0:54 Mistake 5 2:31 Mistake 4 4:00 Mistake 3 4:53 Mistake 2 5:48 Mistake 1 7:36 Our Best Colors PRODUCTS LINKS (NOTE: The Great Lakes Fisherman earns a commission for purchases using the links below. The prices associated with these products are not infla...
Lesions and Warts on Walleye
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This video discusses the cause of certain warts and lesions on walleye found in the Great Lakes region. 0:00 Intro 0:36 The Diseases 1:21 Which Fish are Affected? 1:46 How are the Fish Affected? 2:13 Are These Fish Safe for Human Consumption?
Popular Detroit River Walleye Jigging Baits
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In this video, I’ll go over some of the more popular basic jigging baits for walleye on the Detroit River, just in time for the spring walleye run. 0:00 Intro 0:34 The Jigs 2:14 Plasctics 6:00 Stinger Hooks 7:16 Tipping with Live Bait PRODUCTS LINKS (NOTE: The Great Lakes Fisherman earns a commission for purchases using the links below. The prices associated with these products are not inflated...
Trolling for Early Season Coho (New Buffalo, Michigan)
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Trolling for Early Season Coho (New Buffalo, Michigan)
Secrets to Finding Walleye During the Spawn
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Secrets to Finding Walleye During the Spawn
The Truth About Monofilament and Fluorocarbon Line Stretch
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The Truth About Monofilament and Fluorocarbon Line Stretch
Why the Top Bass Champions are From the North
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Why the Top Bass Champions are From the North
How to Catch Crappie Through the Ice at Night
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How to Catch Crappie Through the Ice at Night
How to Tie the Best Egg Fly Pattern for Steelhead
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How to Tie the Best Egg Fly Pattern for Steelhead
Sound of Whitmore Lake, Michigan House Explosion - 6.5 Miles Away
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Sound of Whitmore Lake, Michigan House Explosion - 6.5 Miles Away
Why Fish Die in Mass In Some Winter Lakes
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Why Fish Die in Mass In Some Winter Lakes
Cheapest Way to Install Boat Track
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Cheapest Way to Install Boat Track
November Crappie & My Favorite Crappie Bait
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November Crappie & My Favorite Crappie Bait
Some points. 1. Hooking a minnow through the lower and upper jaw essentially kills the shiner by suffocation. It cant open its mouth properly to breath and have water flow over its gills. Hook it through the upper or lower jaw only and itll stay alive a lot longer as long as it isnt being bitten. 2. slack line can cause a perch to swallow the hook before you detect the bite which can kill the fish as you say, especially if its a small one and you dont plan to keep it. But so can fishing for perch in 70ft of water. Their swim bladder cant handle being reeled in from that depth much like deep salt water bottom fishing. Their swim bladder can come out its mouth, their eyes can bulge, and their vent can protrude/prolapse. Again, if its small, you cant throw it back. I cant tell you how many times ive seen ppl coming back from fishing trips full of dinks they kept because of the deep water fishing including perch fishing. Its one reason to stay away from big charters that take folks way out in deep water perch fishing, they dont care.
Interesting points! 1) This seems particularly helpful when the fish are few and far between. 2) I watched an old charter captain who would poke the swim bladders of those deep fish with a hook tip and release them. His claim was that they would be fine. Not sure I completely believed it, but I also never saw those fish floating back up.
Looks like Perry power plant smoke stacks in the background
Fermi 2 in Monroe, Mi.
What about how to read the water and what to look for to find perch. Temp, pressure, sunny, cloudy or rainy? Dawn or dusk? All day? Depth? What effect do seasons have on fish?
Perch are pretty active all times of the day. They tend to be more accessible during the colder times of the year (fall, spring, winter) as they are schooled up tighter during that time. Like all fish, pressure impacts perch as well. Fish near weed beds in waters that have them. In waters that don’t, use sonar to scan the bottom.
Great video!
I love this rig! The only thing I’m having trouble with is the snelled line getting all wrapped up around the main line. I’ve tried all flouro, all mono, and combinations of the two. Do you have any insight?
@@josephrichards610 a thicker line for the snelled hook works better (perch are not line shy).
The stiffer line will help.
Thank you!
Great video. Sub, thumb, and a comment for you. Thanks!
@@mannheim02 thank you!
Great video, thanks for the information
You’re welcome!
I am planning to make a mini single hook version of this to place at the back of zman ned rig plastics as I am finding the pesky perch keep hitting the back of it so it needs to be a tiny hook which still lets it sit upright!
@@cuttlefishpie3731 very cool. Let us know how it works out!
Great job 😊
@@user-xq7ri1rk7m thank you!
What was the line snap flick move and whats it do?
It’s called dock shooting and it allows you to get your jig way up under the dock by “shooting” the line horizontally.
What about towns who take rivers and call them parks and shut them down at night?
@@Velsbasketcase do you have an example?
@@thegreatlakesfisherman All the rivers in the Denver metro area are considered parks and closed at night.
A. Except as otherwise provided in these regulations, all waters of the state shall be open to fishing using all manners of take day and night, year around.
@Velsbasketcase it comes down to the individual states interpretation of navigable. For Colorado, this be article may help. www.hcn.org/issues/54-7/south-rivers-lakes-the-colorado-stream-case-that-could-revolutionize-river-access/
@@thegreatlakesfisherman Colorado is the oddball, Ive been held at gunpoint and illegally detained for bowfishing carp. The ranger was shocked to see a person bowfishing and was in fear for his life, later he was corrected by his superior after holding me for over an hour. Beware hunting, fishing, traveling, camping in Colorado, the officials are overzealous and border on tyranny.
Probably better to think about it as distance then depth. The same is true horizontal as well. A fish 30 feet from your lure even on the surface will loose the color from absorption
@@alananderson1615 very true!
Great video! Just subbed
I’m going to Erie next week with my bass boat. But my bass boat doesn’t have any electronics yet except for an old hummingbird with gps and waypoint marks. I’m going to the west side right under the islands Do you have any tips when it comes to lures and spots around that area? Thanks 🙏
Haven’t fished the islands myself, but the basic principles would be the same, adjusted for conditions. Crawler harnesses are always a solid choice. When using hard body baits, if the water is clear, use more natural looking patterns (perch is a popular color). If the water is stained, brighter, flashy colors are best.
Your finger tips look like they are in so much pain from the nails digging into them 😢
@@gromnasty no pain whatsoever!
Hey aren't you David Menzies from rebel news😂
I am not.
Yes I know I was being funny. Anyway I just got another boat and now my truck broke down so I will be out there with you as soon as I pick up a truck but when I used to troll I would do it with jet divers to get those black and green worm harnesses down.
Now I’m curious…do I sound like him, look like him or what, lol? I haven’t used jet divers. What do you like about them over dipseys or bottom bouncers?
@@thegreatlakesfisherman Oh, he's just a character who wears a fedora or a hat that looks similar to yours. I like your character. Much better though. Titelines
@@thegreatlakesfishermanJet Divers are junk . Number one . They break easy . Number two . Your much better off with an in line weight . There cheaper and they don't break . 👍🎣
A++
Thanks for the great info
You’re welcome!
Marking waypoints takes discipline but is super valuable. Great video as always!
@@adambriggs7032 thank you! And very true. I still get in the moment sometimes and forget. Then I’m kicking myself. So critical, especially on the big water.
I grew up on the western basin around the islands. 60s until 2018. The very first thing I was taught as a very young boy...zig zag. Call me jaded but I can honestly say I have never fished a body of water on the great lakes that can match Erie for walleye
I agree with you 100%! I may even go so far as to say that there is not a better lake in the world for walleye than Lake Erie. Thanks for the comment!
What about pier access and floating raft access? I understand that if it's a pier a private pier that goes into the water, you can't cross the property to access it, but you can dock to that pier. Is this true? A floating raft, I understood that if it's in the lake, that you can use it. Am I wrong?
I don’t see why you’d be allowed to use anything you don’t own unless it was something provided by a public entity and designed for public use. For instance, if I put a deer blind on public land, that doesn’t give someone else the right to use it. If I leave my car parked in a public space, it doesn’t give anyone the right to sit in it or drive it. I don’t see why it would be any different with a raft or pier that is privately owned.
Makes me wonder how lake trout love the yellow and red five of diamonds pattern at 50 , 55 feet.
The yellow would still penetrate to that depth. The red would look dark.
Informative - thanks for the video! I have always found the topwater bite to be great when the mayflies emerge.
Thanks for the tip!
Last week I was at st Clair metropark and those mayflies were everywhere! Couldn’t walk through the grass without them flying up and landing on you.
It’s crazy! I used to work at the Fermi 2 plant in Monroe, and they would get so thick you could slip on them.
The Mayfly hatch means rock piles and Cisco to me. Cane poles and mind blowing fun.
Wigglers for bait?
@@thegreatlakesfisherman wax and pin min
@@thegreatlakesfisherman Simple angling , you drop to the bottom and use a slow rise to mimic the mayfly rising to the surface.
Sweet! I’ve never tried Cisco. Are they good to eat?
@@thegreatlakesfisherman Fresh only for my liking or canned. An oily fish
Drifting with Erie Dearies? Countdown. Always my favorite method. Trolling has a lot of variables. Long line, dipseys, downrigger. Spoons, crankbaits, worm harness, spoon and crankbait on a three-way swivel. It's all good.
I enjoy fishing with Erie Dearies too. Especially in low wind conditions!
How you determine what weight to use on bottom bouncers?
I use 2 oz almost always, but it depends a bit on the action of the rods you are using and the wind/waves. In heavier wind/seas you can go a bit bigger, but too much wind and you don’t want to be out there anyway.
Generally, 1oz per every 10 ft depth
@jacobmiller9689 that’s a great rule of thumb!
What happened?
A house exploded from a gas leak.
Nice Tilley!
Thanks!
Enjoyed it.....nice job. How about casting? My favorite is the Erie Dearie.
Good call!. I set out to do that one that too, but the breeze picked up. You’ll notice when I said “3 ways” in the video, it was an out take, because I originally said 4. I like casting Erie Dearies when it’s a bit calmer.
I was…. I was…. No one cares. Tell your mom
Thanks for taking the time to comment.
thanks for your content, i like this idea; i'll be binging on your channel for a while, as a fellow great lakes angler i'm appreciative. i'm a new subscriber from Cheboygan.
Thanks for subscribing! Glad you are enjoying the content, but if you have anything you’d like me to cover, let me know!
such a great video! this will be my go to method for tying stinger hooks, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
I was about 10 miles out of Waukegan, IL. About 40 years ago when I was a adolescent. There was a large explosion at the power plant. Saw it, about a minute later I heard it. It also created a wave. Like a very large boat wake
Amazing. I was on a distant lake. No wave, but quite loud nonetheless.
Hej i like this set up rig. my friend gave me a small jar of trout bait dough, do you think i could catch perch with it using this rig ? Thanx
I’ve caught plenty on just crappie nibbles, so I’m sure it’s possible. But the clearer the water, the harder it will be.
Love this! I added a tiny seed bead in the loop to keep the bead on
Glad you liked it!
Learned our laws when I was young as our lakes are owned by the super rich and the only one I could fish had a access but being a young kid I wasn't allowed to go that far as a kid so I'd would wade thru the water getting access at my grandma's had dozens of rich folk call the police on me, my grandmother only got 2 of them with harassment as they decided to follow a 10 year old me around screaming and cussing and had no cares about trespassing through all thier neighbors yards as she did
Entitlement is a problem. We humans must fight the urge.
@@thegreatlakesfisherman 💯
@thegreatlakesfisherman I'm 35 and I get by with 2 fishing poles, a tackle box, tote full of clothes, and a good knife, only own as many thing as I can count on my hands
What lake were you on for reference, I live around there and work at Whitmore/23
Barton Pond
@@thegreatlakesfisherman Know it well, caught a master angler smallie below the damn
@@blauer2551 that’s great. There are some nice ones in there!
You know, I use 15lbs test because I wanted something better casting, but you make a good point about heavier line being more visible.
Well, I’m sure the younger crowd can see the thinner line, LOL, but for me the thicker line works. I can still cast it the distance I need while seeing it much easier. Thanks for the comment!
Wow you ramble waay too much to want to watch this
Thanks for the feedback!
You've never had that over hand knot to come undone wile fighting a fish?
You have to pair the right bead size with the line. Once I did that, I had no slippage problems.
I'm in Wisconsin. I was in my house and didn't hear anything. If I had heard something, I would of reported it for sure. I'll let you know if I hear anything else suspicious.
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I’ll take a school of jack perch over anything else 🎣
To each, their own!
Do you let this just sit on the bottom until you feel a bite, or should you do a slow retrieve while bouncing it off the bottom?
Let it sit. This video basically shows you how: Five Tips for Catching Great Lakes Perch ua-cam.com/video/yD8BVzZf8Vw/v-deo.html
What state is this. Ty nice video
I see now you are from MI. Richard Gene the fishing machine has a video about putting dental floss on the hook to ..have you seen his channel
@@rickyrishel8198 I have learned a lot from the Machine!
Over the years some of the most relaxing enjoyable days have been provided by panfish. They are one of the best.
No matter how many other fish I chase, panfishing never gets old.
The only bad behavior I see are the drunk fisherman.
There are some of those too…
Great video! Will try!
Thanks!
Never payed attention to the lunar stuff but I have noticed while musky fishing at some point in the middle of the day the musky would become really active for a short period, seeing or maybe catching multiple within like 30 minutes. I've wondered if it was tied to the cycle but just never followed up to see if the times aligned. Then there's the dusk bite for various species but I feel that is really just tied to the sun setting. (And the morning bite too I guess but I'm over getting up before the sun to go fishing)
They definitely binge at times, so I hear you there. Some folks swear by it.
@thegreatlakesfisherman I usually encounter a mid-afternoon lull in the bite but I've always been taught to go by the sun that if it's cool enough fish will feed all morning until they need rest after noon and bite again before dusk. Catfish will sometimes fire up later on
@calebz1448 With other fish species I agree, I just notice with musky they can turn on for a bit at some point mid day and it sticks out because musky are much harder to catch than anything else I fish for. But yeah, probably every other fish species there's some midday window (and it can be a big window where you're wondering why the hell you're even out there) where the fishing isn't great. And of course that window may actually exist for musky too, but like I said, those periods where they are very active midday stick out for me. Some days you feel like just seeing one.