** The 15" walleye minimum size limit remains in effect for the entire season. The smallmouth and largemouth bass season opened on June 26. The daily bag limit for bass is 5 with a 14" minimum size limit.** Surface temperatures are in the lower 70's. Western Basin Walleye The best walleye fishing has been in the area around West Sister Island from the island north to Middle Sister and from the island northwest to the turnaround buoy of the Toledo shipping channel. Drifting mayfly rigs and trolling spoons or worm harnesses produce the most fish. Walleye hatched in 2003 (ranging in size from 5 to 10 inches) are already being caught. Please handle these sub-legal fish as gently as possible and quickly return them to the water. Yellow Perch Yellow perch fishing has been best at the Kelleys Island airport reef, around Ballast Island, and around the cans along the north boundary of the Camp Perry firing range. Fish just off the bottom using perch spreaders tipped with shiners. Smallmouth Bass The best smallmouth bass fishing has been around the Bass Islands, Kelleys Island and Sandusky Bay.
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