Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Lake Erie Guided Duck Hunts


Duck Hunt Lake Erie this fall!

(Details)

Style:                Guided Layout Boat Hunt on Big Water

Ducks:              Greater and Lesser Scaup (AKA Bluebills),
                          Bufflehead, Goldeneye, some Cans, Redheads.

Location:          Maumee Bay, Sandusky Bay, the Islands Area
                           basically Port Clinton, OH

Times:               Hunts are 8 hours dock to dock.

Captain:            Larry Weiss (419) 707-1065

Price:                $200 per person, 1-4 people

Lodge:              Our lodge is available for an additional $150 per
                          night for your whole group if needed.

Lake Erie Duck Hunting

Redheads and a Mallard taken while Layout Hunting.
  Every fall Lake Erie becomes a stopping ground for thousands of migrating ducks, especially diver ducks.  Once they begin to arrive in early to mid October, they will continue to arrive until the big lake freezes up.  Most people never realize the number of ducks that congregate here because they stay 1-10 miles off shore.  Lake Erie's bottom is covered with Zebra Mussels which provides a rich food source for Diver Ducks to gorge them selves on. Layout Boat hunting is the most effective way to experience the fast and exciting action these ducks have to offer.  Layout hunting requires specialized boats and equipment so most people utilize a guide when they want to experience duck hunting on big water.

Ducks

Magnum Fowl Fooler Decoys
   Our daily bag consists mainly of  Scaup and Buffleheads. The Scaup arrive by the thousands and are the primary species you will encounter while open water hunting on Lake Erie.   Later in the season we start to see some Goldeneye and Scoters show up.  Its not uncommon to shoot other species during our season such as Mallards, Redheads, Ringnecks, Canvasbacks, Ruddys, and Long Tails.



Equipment
Bankes Revolution
   Our 21' Starcraft was especially built for Big Water Layout Hunting.  We use it to tow a large Bankes, two man Revolution, layout boat to a different hunt area each morning.  We then proceed to set 100 to 200 Magnum and Super Magnum, Fowl Foolers decoys, especially designed for Big Water Hunting.  The sheer number and size of these decoys is what convinces these ducks to commit.  The tender boat is then anchored a distance away from the layout boat as not to spook approaching waterfowl.

What to bring

Customers will need to bring their own guns and non-toxic shells.  A valid Ohio hunting license, Ohio state Duck Stamp, and a Federal Duck Stamp are required.  Waders are recommended but not necessary.  Camouflage clothing is also recommended but not necessary.  Rain gear is highly recommended.
Call us or Visit us at www.fishandfowl.net for more info.