A freshly caught walleye glows in the light of the setting sun during early ice season. / Joe Shead The early ice period is one of the best times to catch walleyes during the hard-water season.
Lucky, too. On Nov. 24, Hatten and his long-time friend and fishing partner, Len Heffron, of Clay, were trolling for Lake Erie walleye about 40 miles west of Cleveland. They’d been planning this ...
and a lot of luck,” said Ed Hatten Jr. of Hastings, New York, a Lake Erie regular when it comes to big walleye. Hatten hooked his best ever, a 12.30-pound, 31.25-inch trophy walleye, and his ...