Colton Alex, 18, of Erie, was fishing in a tournament in Lake Erie when he hooked into a large Atlantic Salmon. This type of salmon is rarely found in Lake Erie, especially larger ones.

Lake Erie ice coverage has increased by 35-40% since mid January when the lake was only partially frozen over. Now with recent freezing temperatures and more snowy conditions, Lake Erie is roughly ...

primarily impacting the southern shore of Lake Erie from Erie, Pennsylvania, to near and south of Buffalo, as well as the eastern shore of Lake Ontario across the Tug Hill Plateau and Watertown area.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards are continuing efforts to break ...

Lake Erie is already partially frozen over, but the National Weather Service office in Cleveland says it will be at least 50% to 90% frozen over by next week. Why is this good news? Once the lake ...

The lake freighter Manitoulin is immobilized by thick ice in Lake Erie outside the Buffalo River breakwall as it awaits the arrival of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay which is en route from ...

James Kessler, a physical scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, said in a week or ten days ice coverage on Lake Erie could get closer to the average for that time of ...

Erie County has seen significant lake-effect snowfall already this winter, and Lake Erie has only just begun to freeze. The National Weather Service office in Cleveland, which handles the Erie ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A freighter was on its way to Canada on Sunday after it was freed from ice that trapped it in a frozen Lake Erie for days, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Manitoulin, a 663-foot ...

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay, left, breaks ice, Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, on Lake Erie around the lake freighter Manitoulin, which has been immobilized by thick lake ice since departing ...