Lake Erie Fishing Trip

NEW Buffalo, NY 1 - 4 People 4 - 7 Hours From $400 Trip #13183
Fishing in Destin
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About Your Trip

Water Type

Lake

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

Smallmouth Bass

Lake Erie from Buffalo is the best Trophy Smallmouth Bass fishing around. I practice Catch and Release only on my boat. We fish with very light tackle, live bait and artificial lures. Mid-April thru Mid-June is the best time for the largest bass. However, bass are active all year and are fun to catch anytime. Typically, we fish with the Carolina rig (live or artificial baits), football head tube jigs, or drop shot...

About Your Trip

Smallmouth Bass

Lake Erie from Buffalo is the best Trophy Smallmouth Bass fishing around. I practice Catch and Release only on my boat. We fish with very light tackle, live bait and artificial lures. Mid-April thru Mid-June is the best time for the largest bass. However, bass are active all year and are fun to catch anytime. Typically, we fish with the Carolina rig (live or artificial baits), football head tube jigs, or drop shot on structure out in the lake. Bass are out in the lake feeding on gobies, shiners, or crawfish.

Walleye

We will catch trophy walleyes from May (season opener) through the end of October. We mainly fish with worms (my own homemade spinner rigs) and bottom bouncers. We bottom bounce for walleyes from.8 to a maximum of 1.4 MPH. Typically I use over 3,500 worms during the season. We will fish all techniques to catch walleye, from bottom bouncing in 10’ to 60’ of water, or using jigs, blade baits, or the drop shot technique. Early in the season we fish with jigs and blade baits. As soon as the water gets above 50°F, the walleye will start to bite the worms and will continue biting on worms until the end of the season. When the winds are right (rough!) we can drift and catch walleyes by jigging and/or by drop shot. When the walleyes want to suspend from 10’ to 60’ down in the water column, we can use inline boards with worm harnesses using either inline weights to get the worm harnesses down to the walleyes. Downriggers or dipsy divers are not used on my charters.
Amenities

Water Type

Lake

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Tackle

All rods, reels, and tackle are included.

Fish Cleaning

This guide will clean your catch for you.

Beer

Feel free to enjoy responsibly, but please no glass.

Music

You can play your own bluetooth music.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Location

This guide can be flexible with the departure location.

Weather

You won’t lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to small children.

Disability Friendly

This trip can accommodate those with disabilities.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled up to 1 days before the trip.

Physicality

This trip requires an easy level of physical activity.

Boat Restroom

No, this boat does not have a bathroom on board.

Lunch

Please provide your own food / snacks.

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Pricing Matrix

4 hours 7 hours
1 Person
$400.00
$550.00
2 People
$400.00
$550.00
3 People
$450.00
$600.00
4 People
$500.00
$650.00
Pay 15% of the price as a deposit today, with the balance due on the day of the trip.

Start Location & Lodging Options

Your guide can be flexible with your start location.
You can work with your guide after booking to set a more specific start location in the area.
Buffalo, New York
Areas Fished

About Your Boat

Boat photo for Lake Erie Fishing Trip
Boat photo for Lake Erie Fishing Trip
Boat Type
Center Console
Boat Manufacturer
Warrior
Year Built
2026
Boat Length
23'

About Your Boat

Boat Type
Center Console
Boat Manufacturer
Warrior
Year Built
2026
Boat Length
23'
Boat Restroom
No
Engine Manufacturer
Yamaha
Total Horsepower
350
Number of Engines
1
Additional Amenities
GPS, Fishfinder, Live bait well, Wireless trolling motor, Ice box
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Trip Details & Amenities

Water Type

Lake

Skill Levels

Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

Tackle

All rods, reels, and tackle are included.

Fish Cleaning

This guide will clean your catch for you.

Beer

Feel free to enjoy responsibly, but please no glass.

Music

You can play your own bluetooth music.

Live Bait

Live bait is included for this trip.

Location

This guide can be flexible with the departure location.

Weather

You won't lose your deposit if the trip is canceled due to weather.

Kid Friendly

This trip can cater to small children.

Disability Friendly

This trip can accommodate those with disabilities.

Flexible Cancelation

This trip can be canceled up to 1 days before the trip.

Physicality

This trip requires an easy level of physical activity.

Boat Restroom

No, this boat does not have a bathroom on board.

Lunch

Please provide your own food / snacks.

Target Species

Color-coded seasonality below is based on .
View Full Species Seasonality Chart »
  • 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)

Techniques

  • Bottom Fishing
  • Jigging
  • Light Tackle Fishing

Everything Else to Know

Everything is included, but we also recommend bringing sunglasses, sunscreen, weather-appropriate clothing, and anything else you might want on the trip.
You'll need to buy a fishing license before getting out there. Find out more about licenses here.
We use a cashless autopay system. We'll send you a boarding pass, and on the day of the trip, your guide will scan your boarding pass to automatically transfer the remaining balance. The only cash needed is to tip your guide (we recommend 20%).
Cancel up to 1 day before the trip and receive credit back to your account. Day-of cancellations and no-shows will be charged the full balance of the trip to their card.
In the event of inclement weather you'll be covered by out 100% Weather Guarantee and will not lose your deposit.

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