COLUMBUS — Results from the annual Lake ... 2024 walleye hatch was below average, while yellow perch hatches were above average in two of the three management zones. The western basin walleye ...

“Yes, the blue walleye subspecies was found only in Lake Erie, and to a large degree ... For spawning, they headed to the Western Basin reefs, just as do many Central Basin-dwelling yellow ...

"So, it's fairly similar to what we experienced last year in the western basin of Lake Erie, but not like some of the massive blooms that we've seen in the past decade," McKay said. Mike McKay ...

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - It’s been bitterly cold for a good while now, and that has some ice developing on Lake Erie. Much of the western basin is currently covered but, Lake Erie as a whole is ...

The ice in the western basin of Lake Erie is still thin and there has been no need for the U.S. Coast Guard to provide any ice-breaking assistance there, said Coast Guard Lt. Kyle Rivera ...

It’s a common conversation among longtime Western New York residents ... with record-breaking walleye year classes.” In Lake Erie, Robinson said it is difficult to pinpoint whether an ...

The western basin walleye hatch index was recorded at 19 ... good walleye fishing in the coming years as these fish mature. Lake Erie has a robust, sustainable population of adult walleye ...

according to annual Lake Erie fish surveys by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Central basin walleye results were only slightly below average, but numbers in the western basin were more ...