WCO Report for Erie County 07/16/2008: Erie area, PA,
WCO Report Posted: July 16, 2008

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Posted by DWCO Randy Leighton on July 16, 2008 at 01:46:21:

July 16th, 2008

West Erie County, DWCO Randy Leighton, WCO Brook Tolbert,

Conditions:
Perch fishing on Lake Erie has remains excellent with limit upon limit being brought in Hot spots are 52 feet north of Walnut Creek, and 52-55 feet north of the Point at Presque Isle. Walleye fishing has been good to excellent with more and more boats heading for deeper water. 62 to 65 feet of water on the south side of the first trench just west of Walnut Creek has been a target area. Current Lake Erie Water temperature off Toledo is 72 degrees, off Cleveland, 72 degrees, and off the Port of Erie, 73 degrees.

Water Skiing Activities:
Water-skiing by law is described as being towed on a device on or through the water by a boat. This would include conventional water-skis, tubes aquaplanes, kneeboards, air mattresses, parasails, kite skis and other similar devices. Regulations for water-ski activities include the following:
1) It is unlawful for a person to operate a boat on Commonwealth waters for water-skiing unless each person being towed is wearing a Type I, II, III, or V Coast guard approved PFD. "Ski belts" and inflatable PFDs are not acceptable.

2) Water-skiing is permitted only between the hours of sunrise and sunset.

3) It is unlawful for a person to operate a boat on Commonwealth waters pulling a water-skier without having at least one additional competent observer on board. The observer must be seated in a position to effectively observe the person being towed. A Jet Ski pulling a skier must have an observer as well and must be capable of carrying a minimum of 3 people.

4) Conventional water-skis and similar devices may have no tow ropes longer than 80' (longer ropes are permitted for kite skis and parasails only.) and no shorter than 20 feet

5) A water-skier is not permitted to be returned to the dock or shore under power. The skier shall release outside the 100' no wake limit. Skiers are permitted to start from the shore or dock if the traffic situation permits this to be done safely and in accordance with other water ski regulations.

Pets on Boat
Many anglers take along their 4 legged fishing buddy when boating. (no they do not require a license). Precautions should be taken to assure that there is shade for the pets and plenty of cool drinking water. Dogs and cats (as well as many other pets) can suffer the same types of heat emergencies humans can. They include heat cramps, heat exhaustion and sunstroke. Not all dogs can swim, and those that can may not be great swimmers. And, depending on where your boat is located, should Spot fall overboard, he may not be able to reach you before he suffers from exhaustion or hypothermia.
Have your dog wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD). Pet PFDs are sold by all the major marine vendors. Don't just buy the PFD, practice putting the vest on your pet, as well as having it swim with the PFD. It's a new experience for them, and they should get used to wearing not all dogs can swim, and those that can may not be great swimmers. And, depending on where your boat is located, should Fido fall overboard, he may not be able to reach you before he suffers from exhaustion or hypothermia.

Have your dog wear a Personal Flotation Device (PFD). Pet PFDs are sold by all the major marine vendors. Don't just buy the PFD, practice putting the vest on your pet, as well as having it swim with the PFD. It's a new experience for them, and they should get used to wearing it

Discover Presque Isle:
Discover Presque Isle takes place the weekend of, July 25th, 26th, and 27th. This three-day event celebrates Erie's most valuable public resource and introduces thousands of visitors to all that Presque Isle State Park has to offer. These include kayak demonstrations, rock wall climbing, nature tours, kite flying, pontoon boat rides, volleyball tournaments, duathlon (run, bike, run), a mile swim, arts and crafts shows, children's areas, giant beach bonfires and much more.
A pancake breakfast will be held on Saturday and Sunday mornings (been there, done it, and it's great). Other food vendors will be on hand throughout the weekend as well. Event times are: 12 p.m. to 7 p.m. on July 25th, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on July 26th and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 27th. Click here Discover Presque Isle for a schedule of week end events from GoErie.com.

Local Weather:

Wednesday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph...becoming south after midnight.

Thursday...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Thursday Night...Mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph.

Friday...Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s.

Friday Night...Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s.

Saturday...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Saturday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

Sunday...Partly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Sunday Night...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 60s.

Monday...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 80. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Monday Night...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Tuesday...Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent



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