Tight Lines Sport Fishing LLC

Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Steelhead on the Fly

About Your Guide

Jim Stasko

Independent Guide
Captain Jim has had his passion for the water from an early age. As a young child growing up in Alaska and Cape Cod, his parents and grandparents would often take him to the docks to watch the fishing boats. The first fish he remembers catching was a sunfish off the coast of Cape Cod, MA. He used kite string tied to a wrench with a nut for weight and a shiny hook without any bait, just fooling around as a way to keep a child occupied—which it did, as he landed a sunfish. A short time later, Jim moved to Pennsylvania. His father had a run-a-bout and they fished the rivers south of Pittsburgh. It was on these local rivers and lakes that he learned a lot about basic fishing techniques. In his teen years, he picked up his fathers fly rod and learned to flyfish. 30 years later he is still flyfishing as well as fishing the lakes and rivers of his youth and has moved into Lake Erie and its tributaries.

After high school, he landed a...

About Your Guide

Jim Stasko

Independent Guide
Captain Jim has had his passion for the water from an early age. As a young child growing up in Alaska and Cape Cod, his parents and grandparents would often take him to the docks to watch the fishing boats. The first fish he remembers catching was a sunfish off the coast of Cape Cod, MA. He used kite string tied to a wrench with a nut for weight and a shiny hook without any bait, just fooling around as a way to keep a child occupied—which it did, as he landed a sunfish. A short time later, Jim moved to Pennsylvania. His father had a run-a-bout and they fished the rivers south of Pittsburgh. It was on these local rivers and lakes that he learned a lot about basic fishing techniques. In his teen years, he picked up his fathers fly rod and learned to flyfish. 30 years later he is still flyfishing as well as fishing the lakes and rivers of his youth and has moved into Lake Erie and its tributaries.

After high school, he landed a
job on the inland river systems as a deckhand on the “barges”, as most call them, riverboats pushing product from the Gulf to St. Paul and to Pittsburgh. Having worked his way up in rank since he started working the river 1997, in 2007, he applied for a USGC license. Once he received the license he began operating these boats and became a Pilot and in time the Captain. Captain Jim operates a 710GRT (gross ton) vessel pushing 15 to 20 barges along the narrow rivers. The boat and tow combined is 1168 feet long and 110 feet wide. In 2018 he applied for a Masters OUPV 100GRT near coastal license. As per date, 11+ years operating a boat/vessel with a USCG license he has zero incidents on his record. During that time, he also owned his own personal pleasure and fishing boat. As of spring of 2019, Captain Jim has applied for the additional license and permits to get fisherman out on the water doing what he really loves to do… fishing. Get out there with him and catch some fish with one of Lake Erie's most knowledgeable captains!
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Potential Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .
January February March April May June July August September October November December
Steelhead
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Great
Great
Good
Good
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Good
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Great
Walleye
Not Ideal
Not Ideal
Good
Great
Great
Good
Good
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Great
Good
Not Ideal
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  • Get it while it's HOT!
  • This species is in play.
  • You might get lucky (as long as things are in-season).
  • Couldn't tell ya! (no data)

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Artificial Lure Fishing
Bottom Fishing
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Light Tackle Fishing
Trolling

Types of Fishing

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Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
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Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Steelhead on the Fly
September 13th, 2022
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Steelhead on the Fly
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Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Steelhead on the Fly
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Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
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Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
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Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
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Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
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Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
September 13th, 2022
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
September 13th, 2022
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
September 13th, 2022
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
September 13th, 2022
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
April 10th, 2023
Erie, Pennsylvania
Lake Erie Walleye Trolling
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Erie, Pennsylvania
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