Lake Erie Fishing Charters with

Lake Erie Fishing Charters for Walleye as well as Smallmouth Bass and Perch
Fishing Charters, Oak Harbor OH.
~AND~
Lake Ontario Salmon and Steelhead Trout Fishing Charters from Point Breeze, NY.

*SPRING 2010 SPECIALS - Check out my FISHING REPORTS for more details*

Lake Erie is a special place for walleye fishing. Every year thousands of people make trips here from all over the country and world to catch and enjoy one of the best eating fish around, the Walleye. Walleye in Lake Erie are plentiful and of greater size than most anywhere on the planet. Our job on the Erie Drifter is to provide you with the best walleye fishing charter experience possible on Lake Erie.

Charters are the best way for you to catch fish. Not only do we fish for Lake Erie walleye everyday, but our network will keep us on fish so you can enjoy your Lake Erie walleye fishing charter trip. We cater to your needs on each Lake Erie fishing trip. Our fishing guides' expertise will fish for what you want to catch: if its the big trophy walleye you are after, we will change our tactics to suit your needs on your guided fishing trip. If you want to catch numbers of fish so you can take home a bunch of tasty Lake Erie walleye, our fishing charters will make sure you go home with plenty fillets for the whole family.

WHY FISH with 'The Drifter'
Top 10 Reasons to fish with Captain Tom Straus and Erie Drifter Sportfishing...
 

2009 - Our 26th Year of Successful Fishing
Charters on Lake Erie and Lake Ontario

Dear Fellow Anglers,
 
Well another phenomenal year fishing Lake Erie and Lake Ontario has passed quickly and I hope this letter finds you well. The Walleye Fishing in Lake Erie this year was very good with close to limit catches on most charter trips. Lake Erie Yellow Perch trips this year was the Best I ever experienced in all the years I've been searching for these Jumbo's. The DNR rule for No - Commercial Net Fishing in the Western Basin has really help build back our Perch population and the future looks real promising. Lake Ontario this year was also very good for The Explosive King Salmon and Steelhead Trout. If you have never fished “Salmon” before, by all means book a charter with us from Early August through August 31, 2010. Battling a 20-30 pound “King” is truly a test of stamina, while he leaps and dances across the pristine waters of Lake Ontario.
 
The “ Erie Drifter” continues to be a huge advantage over other competitors due to the diesal fuel efficiencies, The Bottom Line is we can run farther and faster to put you on the best bite which seems to getting away from the huge fleet out in “no mans land”. The huge deck space and cabin room provide a dry and comfortable charter trip for all the various types of Fishing we specialize in. The purchase of the 2007 Sportcraft 302, powered with this 315 Horsepower Yanmar Diesal sure helped in our goal to provide safe and successful charter trips this past year.
 
April Walleye fishing was just OK this past year, when the weather allowed us we caught good limits of spawning Walleye's. May came on like gang busters and good Walleye fishing lasted most of the summer and fall. The DNR has reported an OK hatch from this years spawning rituals, however if we don't have a great hatch rate this year, I believe DNR will have some limit cuts for 2011. Smallmouth Bass fishing this year was decent, trips to Pellee Island Canada was the best and September this year was spectacular Smallmouth Bass action on the Reefs in front of the Davis Besse power station.
 
The Point Breeze, New York “King Salmon” fishing this year was exceptional with many rebooking customers for Xtra days for 2010. The Largest “King” this year was caught by 14 Year old Alexander Moore, from Rochester NY, 39 inches long and weighed over 30 pounds. With the Pen Rearing Project in place since 1998, Sportfishing for Chinook, Steelhead, and Browns have exceeded there expectations of this unbelievable fishery. This is all accomplished by an army of volunteers that donate their time and hard work for a successful future to this wonderful Great Lake. If you are interested in booking a trip of a lifetime, we would suggest that you call early due to the short time we are here.
 
We are happy to announce that our Lodgeing has been repainted and reskirted with deck wood that will match the new deck and also a new Weber Stainless Steel 4 burner Gas Grill has been purchased for your barbecue needs. We continue to strive to be “Not The Biggest, Simply The Best” Charter Service on Lake Erie and beyond. To view Pix's , please visit www.eriedrifter.com.
 
With the 2010 season approaching quickly, The Erie Drifter Team will be at our 1rst Sport Show at the Expo Center, Dayton OH, January 8 through 10 , 2010. Also we will be at the Cincinnati OH Sportshow at the Convention Center, January 20 Through 24, 2010. Come by and visit if you can we will be frying Perch and Walleye for your enjoyment.
 
Erie Drifter Sportfishing clients who fished and stayed with us this past year enjoyed another excellent season with many trophies to the taxidermy. I wish to Thank You all for your continued support and remember: Our Goal Is Your Fishing Success!

Lake Erie Charter Fishing
Fishing Lake Erie, Oak Harbor, Ohio, aboard the Erie Drifter from Late March - October

Erie Drifter Sportfishing is located at Wild Wings Marina and Campgrounds, which has excellent access to the fishing reefs.

Captains often boast that our location enables us to get you to the fish faster than other charter companies.

We fish for.....

• Walleye - Late March through October

• Smallmouth Bass - May through October

• White Bass - May through June

• Perch - Late August through October
  

*2005 Winner of the Wild Wings Largest Fish Award*

The Wild Wings Largest fish award is a competition hosted by Wild Wings Marina for all charter captains operating from the marina full time. Every year the competition runs from May 1st through August 31st and each person who charters a boat from one of the captains in the marina is eligible to win if they indeed catch the largest fish of the year. The person who catches the fish gets a $600 cash prize which is given to them the week before Christmas that same year. In 2005 Captain Tom Straus' client, Rick Schlinger of Monee, IL, won the competition by boating a 12.8 lb., 32'' lunker walleye aboard the Erie Drifter!

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HUGE JUMBO PERCH on LAKE ERIE
Posted by Administrator (admin) on Dec 02 2009 at 7:53 PM
Erie Drifter Sportfishing, Oak Harbor, OH >>

Well we had a wonderful fall fishing trip that rewarded us with many Huge Jumbo Yellow Perch. The perch fishing just could not be any better than we had today with light winds, sunshine and our limit. We fished today by the heliport north of Pellee Island in 37 feet of water using perch spreaders and lake shiners on the bottom. The walleye fishing has been hit and miss most walleye's are being caught just west of Kelly's Island in 36 feet of water to the southwest of Gull Island Shoals trolling Reef Runners ripsticks and deep divers around 40 - 80 feet back off trolling boards, I heard pink lemonade was the flavor. With weather holding out we will keep the boat in until it starts to freeze up, maybe another 2 weeks.

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