CLEVELAND, Ohio - The summer winds have been mild and the sunlit days quite long, the perfect combination to spend some time outdoors and learn the ins and outs of fly fishing. Bringing that message to Northeast Ohio is talented fly angler Angela Foster of Nashville, Tenn., one of the best at casting a fly and catching a fish.
Foster was invited by The Trout Club of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History (CMNH) to teach beginner, intermediate or advanced fly fishing seminars at the Old River Farm Picnic Area Shelter House in the Cleveland Metroparks’ North Chagrin Reservation. The shelter is located on the Chagrin River, just south of Chardon Road/Route 6 in Willoughby Hills.
“The seminars and Foster’s Fly Fishing in Paradise presentation will be entertaining,” said CMNH Trout Club official Jerry Darkes. “Angela Foster has traveled the world to catch fresh and saltwater game fish on a fly, and she is one of the rare female and minority fly fishing experts to be found.”
Angela and her husband, GT, specialize in instructional programs, trip planning, and hosting fly fishing trips around the globe.
The fees for the Beginner Fly Casting Class (12:30 p.m.) and the Intermediate/Advanced Fly Casting Class (2:30 p.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 10 are $25, with both available for $40. The Fly Fishing in Paradise presentation that includes is $25, and limited to 40 people.
Angela and her husband, GT, specialize in instructional programs, trip planning, nd hosting fly fishing trips around the globe.
The fees for the Beginner Fly Casting Class (12:30 p.m.) and the Intermediate/Advanced Fly Casting Class (2:30 p.m.) on Sept. 10 are $25, with both available for $40. The Fly Fishing in Paradise presentation is $25, and limited to 40 people.
Yellow perch fishing a summer surprise: The best times of year for catching Lake Erie yellow perch are generally spring and fall, when cooler water temperatures lure hungry perch to move to the shallow shoreline waters to feed. This year, the spring perch fishing had been mediocre in the Western Basin of Lake Erie, and miserable in the Central Basin and Eastern Basin.
The perch fishing east of Huron in the Central Basin is still poor, and the daily bag limit had to be reduced to 10 fish per day. The Western Basin yellow perch fishing, however, has surprisingly been giving up a lot of limits of 30 perch per day lately.
Good perch reports have been coming from the near-shore waters off Port Clinton and Camp Perry and around G Can of the Lake Erie Firing Zone. The waters around Green and Rattlesnake islands have been producing good catches, and small schools of perch have been feeding heavily from Mouse Island to Carpenters Point in the southwest corner of Kelleys Island.
Lake Erie party fishing boats expand services: Tibbells Marina and Charter Service at East Harbor on the Marblehead Peninsula has three party fishing boats in action right now to accommodate the numbers of perch fishermen eager to fill a cooler. Skippers at Tibbells note that the visiting anglers have been catching good numbers of jumbo yellow perch, as well.
Fishermen’s Wharf on the Portage River in downtown Port Clinton has been working overtime to net gallons of emerald shiner minnows from Lake Erie after the sun goes down. The sparkling minnows are a favorite of yellow perch, but had been in short supply. With the perch fishing explosion making the scene, anglers are asking how long will the perch bite continue? And where can I find emerald shiner minnows?
Tips for hooking up with yellow perch: The best way to get in on the good yellow perch fishing is to start early. Some of the best catches were hooked at the crack of dawn this past week.
If you’re thinking about booking a fishing trip on a party fishing boat, make reservations well in advance. Fisherman’s Wharf (419-781-3906) and Tibbells Marina and Charter Service (419-734-9002) say an RSVP is a necessity, especially on the weekends.
Stay away from the packs of boats. Noisy anglers can have a major effect on the biggest schools of perch.
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