Hello fellow ice fishing nutters!
I am an avid ice angler who grew up ice fishing in Sweden, mostly for perch. For the past couple of seasons, I've been targeting white and yellow perch, smallmouth bass. brown trout and lake trout in MA and NH. I'm now about to relocate to Louisville, KY because of work - which lies within driving distance to Port Clinton and Lake Erie. Yeah, okay, it's a bit of a hike but I'll do anything for great ice fishing. I've been doing quite a bit of research on walleye ice fishing on the big lake, and am looking to hit the ice as soon as it's there. This past season, I targeted what for me was a new species - white perch - in Lake Winnipeasaukee. I went hard at it and managed to adapt my European yellow perch technique to white perch with surprising success. I am excited about the prospect of targeting Walleye specifically on Erie, hoping to draw on past perch and zander experience.
The Port Clinton part of the lake will be the closest for me to drive to. Where are good places to park and launch from? And how far should I be expecting to walk in my search for walleye? I'm expecting to find then in between 25-35ft of water - does that seem realistic? Any and all pointers, advice and suggestions are much appreciated.
Cheers,
Fred