Some of the best perch fishing is in water as shallow as a couple of feet. Some crappie also are being caught in the shallow water. Near the Yacht Club, both crappie and perch have been taken in shallow water. At the Stink Hole, perch have been hitting in depths of 2 feet to 4 feet, while crappie fishing might be better at 18 feet. Some of those crappie hit near bottom, some hit about halfway to bottom. BAC Bait & Tackle reported a 16-inch perch caught Monday off the fourth parking lot. Several perch as long as 14 inches have been reported. At Misery Bay, crappie and bluegill have been hitting at 8 feet, to the right of the dirt parking lot on the eastern side.
Creeks are mostly open on both sides of Erie. On the east side of Erie, water flows and color might be better. Very few steelhead anglers have been out, though.
To the west of Erie, water flows are at a good level, but the water color has been gray. Snow melt starting today might raise flows too high. Ice jams on Elk Creek might cause problems. One is by Legion Park, another in the lower section. Be very careful. Depending on how the ice jams come apart, they could be dangerous. A fair number of steelhead have been caught at Elk Creek. Most have been in the 6-pound to 7-pound class.
Ice fishing for steelhead in Lake Erie off Trout Run has been good. Some of those fish are silver. Results in the lake off Godfrey Run and Walnut Creek have not been as good.
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