With a nasty W/SW wind going West wasn’t an option so we decided to fish the east side with Steve and his crew.  We had steady action from the start.  We ended up filling the box with their 4 man limit of 12 Steelhead going 12/17, also boxing a bonus Lake Trout, with enough time to make it to the dock for lunch.  Despite the wind it was a great day of Steelhead fishing.

Team Outcast (Capt. Jason, Capt. Ron, Chris and Brian) fished the Erie PA Sportfishing Association – Fall Trout Challenge.  We left the dock at 6:am sharp heading west in the darkness to fish the spots that were productive earlier in the week.  We rounded the point only to get hit by the building chop coming from the W/NW.  With the weather report indicating that things were only going to get worse we made a team decision to go to plan B waters sheltered by Presque Isle.  As the lines went in at the 7:am start it was an immediate double.  The fishing was ferocious and we managed to box the weigh in minimum of 6 by 8:30 and it was upgrade mode from there.  It was a steady bite until we headed for weigh-ins at 2:30.  We finished the day going 23 for 31 on Steelhead, with our 6 biggest Steelhead tipping the scales at 37#s 9 oz, landing us in the top spot.

We headed west with Megan and Keith.  A big blow from the previous day had the inside waters muddy.  After a slow start we found some cleaner water and hungry fish.  We managed to go 10 for 12 on Steelhead boxing their 6 fish limit and sending the others back for another day.

I headed to the western tribs with Eric, Dan and Don.  All the lines went in with no takers.  After the slow start we dialed in the program, found some productive water and it was game on.  With a steady bite we finished the day going 14 for 25 on Steelhead with a bonus Brown trout.  The crew opted for catch and release and all the fish went back in to fight another day.

I headed west to fish the western tribs with Ray, Troy and Alonzo.  We set up and after a slow start we managed steady bites.  We finished the day going 7 for 19 on Steelhead and boating 2 bonus football sized Smallmouth Bass.  We had a tough day keeping the fish on the hook.