Fall Erie Starter List Two cranks for daytime: Bandit Walleye Deep + Reef Runner 800 Series Two stickbaits for night: Rapala Husky Jerk + Smithwick Perfect 10 Rogue Two jigging baits: Berkley ThinFisher (3/81/2 oz) + Moonshine Shiver Minnow (sizes 23) Three-color baseline: One chrome/purple, one natural (silver/black), one high-vis (clown or wonderbread) Fall on Lake Erie rewards a simple plan: cover water with deep cranks by day, move shallow with stickbaits at night, and keep a blade or glide bait ready for tight marks
They happen when a group is already having a great time and somebody decides to make a few casts near a rocky bank, a dock line, or a shaded pocket
Decades of Experience: Ive spent more than 50 years ice fishing, from targeting small panfish on inland lakes to running-and-gunning for trophy walleye, pike, and lake trout
These movements attract the bass and make it strike the bait instantly
Lewis to study and experiment with possible cures