Portage Lakes 8/9/08

Hit the water with Nick and Cfish... Lake Erie wave forecasts weren't compatible with my 18 ft semi-V boat, so we went bass fishing. Portage Lakes is a great resource for several types of fish. Bass, bluegills, crappies, catfish. There are even a few straggler walleye and saugeye from stockings years back.

Winds were howling pretty good out of the West, but we hung in there. Tried crankbaits, stick baits, soft plastics. Fished shallow, fished deep, but it was extremely slow. As you can see in the video, Nick pulled the first fish. The thing had a big head and very little body. The fish, not Nick... HA!

Portage Lakes is usually a lot better. It's been a tough year there, at least for bass fishing. The weed killer plus the huge amount of fishing/boating pressue may be taking a toll. I'm looking forward to cooler nights, the shad schooling up, and lots of Fall topwater action.

Any questions about fishing or the outdoors? Shoot me an email at cbachtel@wkyc.com and I'll get back to you.

I'm Carl "Big Daddy" Bachtel and I'll see you on the water.