There is actually a near shore bite that developes every year around mid July and can last through the better part of August. I don't know if you are docked in Port Clinton or not, but if you are don't be afraid to head straight out the channel and shut down once you hit 15' of water. You'll want to run hot-n-tots, deep little rippers and even small dipseys with spoons behind. Run the tots and rippers behind planer boards and you can flatline the dipseys behind the boat. Keep your speed @ 2.5 mph. Best colors I have found are purples and pinks with the tots and rippers and gold and orange with the spoons. I've actually been fishing farther west of you over by the Toledo intake but I do know for a fact that limits have been taken over in that area and by Clinton reef. The thing is you have to find the depth that the walleyes are using on that particular day, and it seems to change just about every day. Last week I found em out in 18 to 19' of water (limited out in an hour mind you) and last Tuesday found even shallower in 15 to 16' of water. Oh and another thing don't worry about it if there aren't any boats out there fishing my last 2 times out I haven't had a boat within a mile and a half of me.
