Midwinter perch don’t disappear — they move. Here’s why deep mud flats hold the biggest schools and how to fish them effectively through the ice.

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Arctic temperatures have anglers cutting holes in thick ice to go fishing, a welcome change after the warmer than usual winters in recent years. From ponds and lakes to the broad, ...

Tip-ups are a low-tech – but effective – tool for catching pike and walleyes under the ice. Here are the finer points of these simple setups.

Fishing, as with many other pastimes, is subject to the shifting tide of feast and famine. My fishing days often transpire across ...

Lake Erie walleye fishing is buoyed by above-average hatches in eight of the past 11 years. (ODNR photo) COLUMBUS — The walleye hatch was the sixth largest of the past 38 years, according to results ...

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 ...

A recent survey shows one of the largest Lake Erie walleye hatches in the last 40 years. Walleye fishing generates an estimated $1 billion in economic activity for Ohio. Ohio lawmakers are considering ...

The bountiful waters of Lake Erie continue to flourish, as recent data from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife suggests promising numbers for walleye and yellow perch ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Anglers across Ohio have reason to be optimistic as new survey results show Lake Erie’s walleye and yellow perch populations remain strong. According to the Ohio Department of Natural ...

There’s something special about biting into perfectly fried Lake Erie perch and walleye in the Buckeye State. These freshwater delicacies connect Ohioans to generations of fishing traditions and ...