The cold has done something rare this winter. Lake Erie is 98% frozen. This lessens the lake effect snow and quiets the waves. The eastern basin of Lake Erie is locked up under a skin of ice that hasn ...

A freshwater jellyfish originally from Asia is roughly the size of a penny and is a rare sight in the Great Lakes. Most of the time, they're stuck to the bottom of the lake as polyps, according to the ...

It’s been a great few years for it on Lake Erie. That’s what aquatic scientists from the state Department of Environmental Conservation told more than 100 local anglers at the Southtowns Walleye Club ...

The indices are a key piece of information used by the inter-agency Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Saturday will be a big day for a once-thriving resident of Lake Erie. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping ...

This snake that was once a threatened species may not be Ohio's largest or one of the Buckeye State's three venomous species, but it does play "a vital role in the ecosystem" by targeting invasive ...

The future of the fish responsible for Lake Erie’s claim to world-class supremacy is looking good as we begin the new year. Year-end headlines from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of ...

It was a year of growing challenges as well as comeback stories in the Great Lakes. While Detroit welcomed a large new park, new issues emerged around wildlife.

Mark Mohr, left, and Bob Rustowicz, right, share tournament leadership prize award duties at last year’s “Duel in Dunkirk” walleye tournament. The 2025 tournament will take place this weekend, with ...

Lovingly referred to as Doctor Bob or Captain Bob by his friends and many who know him, Bob Ferraro, a retired cardiologist, owns and is the captain of a 42-foot-long Lake Erie fishing vessel, the ...