electronics. You never know how high a walleye will go in the water to feed! Be sure to run lures at many different depths till you find active fish and after catching a few walleyes switch most or all your crankbaits to that depth. Lead core line, diving devices ( Dipsey's Jet's), and snap weight are all worth trying and experimenting when fishing big waters, like the Great Lakes, for trophy wall-eyes. You've gotten a good primer on fishing Lake Erie for big walleyes. If you follow what is in this article you can catch fish that will average 5 to 7 pounds with a good chance of catching a double digit fish most days. Often the question is not whether you will catch fish, but if you can get out to fish. The wind can blow for days and that is about the only way that you won't be successful. Be safe and dress warm. Motels; The Gull Motel in Huron, ( 419)- 433- 4855. The Plantation Motel, ( 419)- 433- 4790. Charter Captains; Captain Larry Lambert, ( 419)- 798- 1705 and Captain Keith Un-kefer, ( 419)- 341- 2506. Bait and Information; Highway Bait and Tackle, ( 419)- 734- 7147. www. ohiodnr. com Gary Engberg, gengberg@ garyengbergoutdoors. com or ( 608)- 795- 4208 Gary Engberg with a nice Huron fall walleye

The Night Shift Arrives " When's safe light again?" jokes a competitor, as tournament director Randy McIlrath fills his live well. The tall, stout McIlrath tells him just to worry about counting to five ( the catch limit); an ongoing inside joke. The dirt parking lot outside The Hook- Up tackle shop near the south dock of Lake Pleas-ant bakes at 114° Fahrenheit. The humidity is at 8%, so it's not the instant death you might imagine, but you can still feel the air singeing the hair inside your nose every time you breathe. So there's reason number 1 to fish after dark. " The daytime heat is just so abusive. At least when you're out here at night, you can tol-erate it. We do it also because of the fish," says McIlrath. The surface water of the lake by mid- afternoon is like bathwater at 80° Fahrenheit. The fish don't care for that heat either. Baiting in Darkness by Tony Padegimas