Fishing Onboard the Edward John Yesterday, my son and I had the opportunity to go onboard the Edward John Head Boat. This vessel is owned by Gary and Dottie Heubel from Poor Richard's. The Edward John is a 52' vessel built right here in Erie, Pa. The boat is equipped with all the state of the art equipment needed to operate a boat on the Great Lakes. On the day we were onboard, the Captain was Gary and the First Mate was Todd. We had a great crew for our trip out onto Lake Erie for Perch. We left the Dock near Dobbin's Landing a little after 7 AM and ran east toward North East. We ran for about 1 hour and 20 minutes to an area where the perch have been hanging out. I think the perch were all over the lake due to an approaching storm. We did start catching some perch. Others were also catching fish, just not the numbers we were all hoping for. This was my first time out fishing for perch and I had a GREAT time. I even caught a double of two jumbo-sized perch. The BEST part of the trip was my son Danny catching the largest yellow perch of the day. He won a really nice Edward John t-shirt. If you are coming up to Erie, or for that matter a resident of the area like my son and I, you can't go wrong going out with the Edward John Head Boat. It's super fun and the crew is top-notch. Our trip ended somewhat earlier than usual, due to a fast approaching thunderstorm. The diligence of the crew, made sure we were off the lake before the lightning and thunder hit. NOW that's what I'm talkin' about! You can reach Poor Richard's for info at 814-881-7611 or visit the website at www.poorrichardserie.com. Dave - Publisher