Sep. 2—Excitement is running high as the spotlight falls upon the prestigious Lake Erie Walleye Trail this week. Anglers hailing from distant corners have converged upon the waters, each vying for ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- There are a couple of traditional ways to catch Lake Erie walleye in summertime. Anglers cast with forward spinners or small spinner rigs tipped with a nightcrawler, or they troll a ...

COLUMBUS – Results from the 2025 Lake Erie trawl surveys revealed the walleye hatch as the sixth largest of the past 38 years, according to (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 2025 west zone yellow perch ...

Walleye is big business in Ohio, and 2025's walleye hatch in Lake Erie is among the best ever. Here's what that means for ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Local fishermen dread the prospect of a nor’easter, the northeast winds that can foil the fishing all along the Lake Erie shoreline. This week’s big winds certainly put a hold on the ...

The Erie Canal is full of water now, and navigation with lift bridges and locks begins Friday. Lake Erie walleye fishing is still best at night, and Lake Ontario salmon are becoming a bit more ...

Don Skellie of Fredonia and his “Knee Deep” team won the 15th annual Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout last weekend, weighing six walleye for 36.80 pounds in their second win in a row. Find out how he did ...

For 20 years, William Heim went home from his second-shift job at Modine Manufacturing Company in Ringwood, Ill., and would go fishing under the light of the moon. It was really the best thing for his ...