Fishing guides on the Lake Erie.

The Lake Erie is fished by 128 guides in the Driftline directory, across Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Book straight with the guide. Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

128 guides · Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania

The Lake Erie is fished by 128 guides in the Driftline directory. They are based in Erie, PA, Lorain, OH, and Monroe, MI, plus 44 other towns. Trips run as nearshore, jet boat, walk and wade, and drift boat for steelhead, walleye, lake trout, yellow perch, and perch. 19 of the 128 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example spring and Fall and April through November). You book straight with the guide: Driftline takes no commission and charges nothing to be listed.

On the Lake Erie, photographed by 12 Mile Charters12 Mile Charters, PA
On the Lake Erie
128 guides on the Lake Erie
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Which guides fish the Lake Erie?

12 Mile Charters, A&C Sportfishing Charters, A2Z Guide Service, Art of Fishing Guide Service, Badman Charters, and Bass Fishing Charters with Capt. George Mro, and 122 more listed below. Every listing links straight to that operation, with their own water, phone number, and booking page.

What fish can you catch on the Lake Erie?

Guides here run trips for steelhead, walleye, lake trout, yellow perch, perch, salmon, smallmouth bass, and largemouth bass. What is biting shifts through the year, so the guide sets the day around what is fishing best.

What kind of trips run on the Lake Erie?

nearshore, jet boat, walk and wade, drift boat, and stillwater trips. Trip lengths, group sizes, and what is included are set by each guide directly.

When can you fish the Lake Erie with a guide?

19 of the 128 list a season, and the dates vary by operation (for example spring and Fall and April through November).

Where is the Lake Erie fished from?

The guides listed here work out of Erie, PA, Lorain, OH, Monroe, MI, St. Clair Shores, MI, Sandusky, OH, and Sarver, PA, plus 41 other towns.

Do you need a fishing licence?

Yes, and it is the licence of the state you fish, not the guide's. Buy your own from Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, and Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Each guide's page links the agency for their state.

How do you book a guide on the Lake Erie?

You book directly with the guide, from their own listing. Driftline takes no commission and no booking fee, so the price you get is the guide's own.

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