Lake Erie Underwater Trolling Footage

Ever wonder what is following your lures as you troll, or have a hit and not know what it was ??? Here is some amazing footage from the West Basin of Lake Erie trolling at 2 mph roughly 12-20 feet below the surface.
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[@P.Rack25]

Well done! Of course the drum is the one to get hooked. 🙂

[@FishLite]

thoroughly enjoyed!

[@livebig247]

Now that is an awesome video!

[@robsx4280]

Fabulous video, fascinating to watch, thank you.

[@DirschOnTheWater]

Thanks for watching and commenting. More video will get posted. Hope you have a great week.

[@gcmgome]

Great footage!

[@DirschOnTheWater]

Thanks for watching.

[@ABfromWindsor]

Great underwater video of the fish following the lure and striking it. What type of camera did you use to video it.❤

[@DirschOnTheWater]

Thanks for watching and commenting. The camera is called the go-fish camera. About $200.00 and works really well trolled on the line just above the leader swivel.

[@ABfromWindsor]

@@DirschOnTheWaterTHANK YOU FOR LETTING ME KNOW. THE VIDEO SHOWING THE LURE ACTION AND THE FISH CHECKING OUT THE LURE IS AMAZING TO WATCH.

[@kiethhubbard27]

Cool video and you are correct…it is a freshwater drum but it is not a Sheepshead but a Gaspergou.

[@DirschOnTheWater]

Thanks for the info. That is the first time I had heard that term but correct you are. Doing some more reading and here is a good explanation of all the names: That massive distribution might explain why the freshwater drum has such a huge variety of common names! There are just too many to list here, but some favorites include sheephead, gou, goats, gooble gobble, Russell fish, thunder pumper, or Gaspergoo

[@chuckhepler4157]

Seems as many fish were chasing the camera as the lure. Maybe you should make a camera shaped lure. Also interesting to hear the rattles and the sound difference between the lures. In the past I’ve heard that musky will follow a lure for long distances. This shows that may well be true

[@DirschOnTheWater]

Good catch there are even more fish I have not edited into the video that tried to eat the camera. The rattles definitely have an impact! Thanks for watching and commenting…

[@jamiephillips887]

Possibility you were trolling a tenth or so faster than the day dictated? Great video!

[@DirschOnTheWater]

You are 100% correct. We were running 2.0 mph this day and 1.7 -1-8 mph would have been the ticket… thanks for watching and commenting.

[@thegreeninvasion5511]

Missing a lot of fish! What’s your trolling speed?

[@DirschOnTheWater]

2.0 mph , but you are right this was a test day with the camera and we still caught quite a few fish we did not post yet but amazing what you learn about what is following and that to your point speed matters a great deal …

[@briand2614]

Interesting to see all of the misses. It was almost as if they could feel the treble hooks then backed off, except for the Sheepshead of course. Makes me rethink trebles. I wonder if just a single hook imbedded in the tail might be more effective. Or a piece of nightcrawler to add some flesh and scent to the treble. Possibilities for experimenting with the camera are endless. Cool video for someone who grew up on Erie.

[@DirschOnTheWater]

Really good thoughts and analysis of this video. I had similar thoughts about the lures, speeds, hooks,etc. I used to troll rapalas that had what I call a stinger hook which was simply the treble on the back had one hook that was a little longer. In my past that seems to really make a difference. These first few outings with the camera were not the best examples of really being focused on the water depth and speed etc. We were really just learning the camera but it is very eye opening. We will be recording the fall a lot of video deep while walleye fishing! More to come. Thanks for taking the time to comment and watch. Appreciate it !

[@blahblah6557]

Seems like you’re too fast?

[@DirschOnTheWater]

@@blahblah6557 you are 100% correct we were at 2 mph and should have been around 1.5 mph in the shallow water. We did catch a bunch of fish not represented in the video at about 1.7 mph. So good eye … more underwater video will get posted. Thanks for watching and commenting. 🎣

[@blahblah6557]

you using an outboard or an electric trolling setup?@@DirschOnTheWater

[@DirschOnTheWater]

@@blahblah6557 it is called a gofish underwater camera you can find on Amazon. It is about $200.00 and goes in-line just above the leader. It looks like a larger caliber bullet as it is trolled through the water. It is rear facing and records to and sd card. I get about 40 minutes of video a charge. Only risk is if you break off above the leader … so long camera. 😎

[@Fly420]

Did I miss the Yellow Perch that Erie is famous for?

[@DirschOnTheWater]

You did not … I will work to get some good underwater video of them in upcoming videos. This was shot in shallower water than the perch really like. I will make point to grab some perch video for you in the upcoming weeks. Thanks for watching and commenting. Tight lines !

[@williampounds9180]

Where is all the Trout .

[@DirschOnTheWater]

The western basin is shallow compared to the middle and eastern parts of the lake . We will be fishing the deeper water coming up with the trolling camera and will try to capture some steelhead for you underwater. Thanks for watching and commenting… 👍🏻

[@ronshaw9795]

Some of those fish ar definitely JustInflation Trudeau fish wanna be’s ….just looking for a selfie !

[@raymondl8392]

Should be against the law it is non selective and the weight of the fish on the lower fish kills a lot if not most of them

[@BornIn1500]

What are you talking about? This is just normal fishing with a camera near the lure.

[@kiethhubbard27]

You have got to be kidding! Have you EVER fished? That has got to be one of the most ignorant responses I have ever read!

[@DirschOnTheWater]

I appreciate all kinds of feedback and critiques can be helpful . The gear we use is a simple trolling rig with a camera that is small and designed for underwater trolling so you can see what is chasing your bait. I found it pretty insightful to see what is happening below the surface and the impact we have while fishing. We have a great respect for the life in Lake Erie and do eat some of the fish we catch. You are correct it is not selective but unless you are spearfishing in freshwater I am not sure how to overcome that. Open to what you were trying to suggest by what you meant around non selective. We release a lot fish. I am sure from time to time there are casualties, but not many. Thanks for commenting.