Lake Erie has a robust, sustainable population of adult walleye following an unprecedented run of six straight above-average walleye hatches from 2018-2023. Credit: Ohio Department of Natural ...
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.
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 ...
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 ...
December 12, 2024, Press Release from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife: COLUMBUS, Ohio – Results from the annual Lake Erie fish surveys revealed that walleye ...