Blade Fishing Report 5/12

■ Lake Erie: Smallmouth bass fishing is heating up around the Bass Islands, according to the folks at Netcraft. They report that anglers are enticing strikes with tube skirts or drop-shot rigs. On the walleye front, the reefs around the Camp Perry firing range were productive earlier in the week for anglers using hair jigs in ½ and ¾ ounce sizes. Expect the fishing to really pick up once the water clarity improves&nb