| The Edward John is a 52' vessel built right here in | | | | The BEST part of the trip was my son Danny |
| Erie, Pa. The boat is equipped with all the state of | | | | catching the largest yellow perch of the day. He won |
| the art equipment needed to operate a boat on the | | | | a really nice Edward John t-shirt. Thanks Gary and |
| Great Lakes. The Edward John can take up to 40 | | | | Todd for a super day fishing Lake Erie. We will be |
| fishermen out on the lake at a time. If you are over | | | | going again before the end of the perch season. |
| 16, you will need a PA. fishing license. The license is | | | | Lake Erie is famous for the Walleye and Perch fishing. |
| available onboard the Edward John. | | | | If you are coming up to Erie, or for that matter a |
| On the day we were onboard, the Captain was Gary | | | | resident of the area like my son and I, you can't go |
| and the First Mate was Todd. We had a great crew | | | | wrong going out with the Edward John Head Boat. |
| for our trip out onto Lake Erie for Perch. | | | | It's super fun and the crew is top-notch. They even |
| We left the dock in Erie, Pa., near Dobbin's Landing a | | | | have fishing rods you can rent, or you are welcome |
| little after 7 AM and ran east toward North East, Pa.. | | | | to bring your own lucky rods and reels. Minnows are |
| We ran for about 1 hour and 20 minutes to an area | | | | FREE and they are the bait that perch enjoy. |
| where the perch have been hanging out. We were | | | | Our trip ended somewhat earlier than expected, due |
| looking forward to loading up the buckets with two | | | | to a fast approaching thunderstorm. We did get a |
| limits of Jumbo Perch. We are having a fish fry at the | | | | little bit wet on the way in, but due to the diligence |
| campground in September and everyone will be | | | | of the crew, we were off the lake before the |
| donating fish. | | | | lightning and thunder hit. NOW that's what I'm talking |
| I think the perch have an aversion to the frying pan | | | | about! |
| and were all over the lake. I believe this was due to | | | | Be sure to bring the appropriate clothing for the day |
| an approaching storm. We did start catching some | | | | along with the cooler for your catch and a camera to |
| perch. Others were also catching fish, just not the | | | | remember the day! |
| numbers we were all hoping for. This was my first | | | | You can reach Poor Richard's for info at 814-881-7611 |
| time out fishing for perch and I had a GREAT time. I | | | | . |
| even caught a double of two jumbo-sized perch. | | | | |