Lake Erie is stuffed with Rainbow Trout, which are sometimes called Steelhead on the Great Lakes and the pacific coast. Rainbow Trout numbers have been on the rise while salmon and Brown Trout numbers are declining. Many believe it's the weather, which has caused perfect spawning conditions in the spring and horrific spawning conditions in the fall. Rainbow Trout spawn in rivers and streams in the spring and for the last 10 years we have had nice high water, which enabled Rainbows to reach their spawning grounds. The unusually wet summers enabled young trout to been able to stay in the streams all year and grow to a size where they are less vulnerable versus entering the lake as small fry and being eaten. The fall months have been very dry and traditional streams where salmon and Brown Trout have spawned are too low for the fish to reach their spawning grounds. As a result Rainbow Trout have been taking over.

On Lake Erie, the Rainbow Trout and the Walleyes like the same depth and feed on the same fish. 30 to 35 feet down in 60 to 80 feet of water seems to be the magic conditions. We have never been under water with a camera to witness this but it almost seems like the trout and Walleyes are schooling together. We are still able to target trout by putting on lures that the trout like more than the walleyes. With this in mind, if the trout are really hitting and you specifically want to target trout, we use trout lures and if you reach your limit we just have to charge lures to target Walleyes.

Our boat is a 24-foot Trophy Bayliner. It's fast and comfortable and has a washroom on board. We have equipped the boat with state-of-the-art electronics and the best fishing equipment.