SUMMER HEAT IS HERE . FISHING ON LAKE ERIE IN BUFFALO N.Y . THE WATER TEMP AT BUFFALO IS HOLDING AT 72.MOST OF THE BIGGER SMALLMOUTH ARE COMMING OUT OF DEEPER WATER . LOOK FOR BREAKS AND ROCKY FLATS ,TUBE BAITS ,DROP SHOT RIGS ,AND JERK BAITS ARE PRODUCING NICE LIMITS OF SMALLMOUTH . DEPTH RANGE CAN BE FROM 27 TO 42 FT. LOOK FOR SOME CURRENT DRAW ,WHEN THERE IS NOT MUCH WIND.THIS WILL INCREASE YOUR CATCH. CRAWFISH ARE THE BAIT OFF CHOICE .BERKELEY GULP ,IN LEECHES,EMERALD SHINERS ARE WORKING WELL .TUBE BAITS BY PROWLER PRO PITCH ,IN GREEN PUMPKIN,DARK MELON ARE A GOOD CHOICE. MUSKIES IN THE HEAD OF THE RIVER ,AND IN AND AROUND STAWBERRY ISLAND ARE VERY ACTIVE . TRY SOME BIG SPINNER BAITS OR SOME GIANT SWIMM BAITS . OVER THE HOLIDAY WEEK END . WITH CLIENTS WE HAD THREE FISH IN THE MID TO HIGH FIVE LB RANGE ,WITH A GOOD NUMBER OF LOW TO MID FOUR LB SMALLMOUTH BASS. WITH THE WATER GETTING WARMER AND A GOOD SOUTH WEST WIND THE FISHING ON ERIE CAN BE EXPLOSIVE.
CAPTAIN TIM BRAUN ,RUNS BRAUNS OUTDOORS BASS CHARTERS.