OBSERVER Photo by Gene Pauszek Pictured above, from left to right, Captain Floyd Schilling, Paul Zybczynski and Bob Zaczek ready the boat for a road trip after fishing on Lake Erie on Wednesday , with three walleyes apiece in the cooler.

The temperature has been hot and sticky at times, with lots of vegetation, or it’s rainy and windy, with lots of bugs and the action has been slow. Usually that would be a fishing report, but that’s what most of the bow hunters are reporting. It has been a slow go so far, but those cold nights will get the adrenaline going. I asked one hunter how he had been doing and his reply was. “I wait for Halloween!” Sounds like a plan.

Cattaraugus Creek was flowing high and fast on Wednesday, and was the color of tea with cream. Rick Miller in Irving reported that earlier in the week, anglers were hooking up with steel head, in decent numbers, but the action slowed with the high dirty water.

The fish are moving upstream so look for some action as the water clarity improves. The smaller hard bottom streams like Silver Creek and Walnut creek looked to be in good shape. Skip Bianco from Hogan’s Hut/Stow reports that Chautauqua Lake fishing has been decent lately. The bass bite has been real good, and the musky fishing improved after the recent storm fronts went through. The walleye are still hanging around the weed line, instead of making their annual exodus to deep water. Yellow perch fishing has also been decent especially on the North end. Blue gills have been active also.

Rick Miller in Irving also reported a lot of anglers have been out lately for yellow perch with inconsistent results. Some anglers do real good, while others struggle.

On Wednesday Rick reported about 50 boats launched out of the “Cat”. Most of them targeting perch. The walleye bite has slowed down a bit lately with decent catches reported, but not as many high speed limits. Similar reports are coming out of Dunkirk. Last week one boat reported 16 walleyes on Thursday, and a hand full the next. Three anglers from the Buffalo area were wiping down the boat on Wednesday afternoon, ready to put the boat away for the year and reported taking nine walleye. They fished out of Dunkirk and had the best results fishing in the 80 foot mark, using black/purple stick baits on lead core line presentations and dipsey divers set back 150 feet on the No. 2 setting. Keep an eye on the sky!

Calendar: Just a reminder that I am always looking for a good hunting, fishing or trapping story, to share with our readers. I am usually available for photos too by calling 366-1772 or 467-2079. Good luck and enjoy your next outing.

The Bear Lake Rod and Gun Club will be holding their monthly meeting on Sunday, Oct. 7, starting at 4 p.m. The club will be holding election of officers. Members have been informed that it was necessary to raise the annual dues to $30.

Conservation Club members are reminded that beginning Oct. 1, hunting season starts. Club members are asked to bring a non-perishable food item to the club on Tuesdays during hunting season for the Hunters Helping the Hungry program. All canned food items will be donated to charity during the Christmas holidays. Thanks!

Free Monday night fly tying instruction has resumed on Monday nights at the Northern Chautauqua Conservation Club, located at Mullet Street in Dunkirk. Classes are for all levels of fly tying, but especially for beginners. No equipment is necessary. All participants get to keep their productions. Classes are from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. The classes are open to the public. Sometimes they even have homemade cookies!

The Children of the Stream Youth Fly Fishing Program will be starting its 18th year of providing weekly free fly tying and fly fishing classes to both youths and adults in our area. Note that classes will switch from Wednesday evenings from 7 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. to Tuesday evenings at the Costello Community Room (P84) in the new addition to the Rockefeller Arts Center at SUNY Fredonia. You do not need any prior experience to attend these classes, and the course is geared towards ages 10 and older. For more information contact Alberto Rey at 410-7003 or alberto@albertorey.com.

There will be a gun show at the Astabula County Fairgrounds located at the County Expo Center Building, 127 North Elm Street, Jefferson, OH, 44047. Show is on Oct. 27-28, 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. and 9 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Next show is on Nov. 17 and 18 at the Hickory Post VFW located at 5550 East state Street. Us Route 62 East of PA. — West of Mercer on 62, Hermitage, PA, 16148. Same show times.

On Dec. 8 and 9, a gun show at Harbor Creek Fire Dept. Social Hall, located at 7275 Buffalo Road, US Route 20 (located between North East, PA and Harbor Creek, PA. For details or information, contact Larry Spicer at 716-792-9972 or go to LRgunshows@gmail.com.

If your club or organization is holding a hunter safety training/trapping course or a turkey shoot or any other outdoors event, and would like to see it posted in the calendar, send information to the OBSERVER, 10 East Second Street, Dunkirk, NY 14048, or call the sports department at 366-3000 ext. 5 after 6 p.m.

Note: If you have a big game fishing or trapping success story you would like to share, call 366-1772, or 467-2079 and leave a name, phone number and a time you can be reached. You can also call 366-3000, ext. 5, after 6 p.m. or email sports@observertoday.com