CATAWBA ISLAND, Ohio -- Ice fishing has commenced off Catawba, the earliest some anglers can remember. The ice there is about 7 1/2 inches thick, said Capt. Tony Muscioni of A1Airboats, who takes ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The frigid weather of February has frozen more than 80% of Lake Erie, and ice fishing is in full swing. In Ottawa County, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources opened Camp ...

PORT CLINTON, Ohio -- Lake Erie ice fishing charters are raking in cold, hard cash. The boat ramp at Catawba Island State Park has been busy lately, even though it's the dead of winter. The sounds ...

OAK HARBOR, Ohio — As we approach the end of our cold spell, people won't have many more chances to hit Lake Erie for some ice fishing. The popular winter hobby has drawn hundreds over the past ...

Ice Fishing Lake Erie Perch & Rod Tips. Posted: July 3, 2025 | Last updated: July 3, 2025. Today we're the only people ice fishing within sight in the middle of Lake Erie (it's beautiful).

In past years, from 1973 to 2023, Lake Erie has seen ice concentration levels from January to mid-April reach 80% to 90%. There also have been ice-free measurements during that same period. Ice ...

NEW FRANKLIN, Ohio — All along Lake Erie's shoreline, ice is forming. It can be very beautiful and look solid enough to walk on, but looks can be deceiving. In February of 2021, the sounds of ...

A study by researchers from Ohio State University published several years ago suggested Lake Erie yellow perch hatches are more robust after winters that produce longer and later periods of ice cover.

Nearly 150 ice fisherman were stranded Saturday after strong winds pushed the ice to break up on Lake Erie near Catawba Island State Park in Ohio. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North ...

Since Monday, the ice cover on Lake Erie has more than doubled from 38% to 80% due to these cold temperatures. El Tango Tacqueria in Lakewood is no more The image below shows the difference in ice ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — Ice coverage on Lake Erie sits at a clean zero percent, according to the Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, which operates out of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Now, Lake Erie ice coverage is at 91%. With the Arctic blast at the end of January, the ice coverage on Lake Erie went from nearly 30% to over 80% in just four days. Skip to content ...