The Lake Erie Walleye Trail expands into winter with its first-ever ice fishing event, allowing teams to catch up to five walleye on thick Western Lake Erie ice.

Foot-thick ice and sub-zero temperatures have created exceptional fishing opportunities across Lake Erie and Ohio inland lakes, with anglers venturing more than a mile offshore.

The annual walleye run on the Maumee River is expected to be historic this year, thanks to Lake Erie’s extensive ice coverage during the winter months.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Walleye are big business in Ohio, with Lake Erie having a reputation as "The Walleye Capital of the World." Walleye fishing ...

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 ...

Whatever’s involved in the biological mechanics of making more fish, Lake Erie’s walleye appear to have the hang of it. The preliminary results for the 2025 hatch have been assigned a ranking of ...

In the New York waters of Lake Erie, 2025 was a recording-breaking year for walleye fishing. According to DEC’s open lake creel census, the walleye catch rate of 11 fish per trip was tops in the ...

Stock Getty Images photo of a walleye. Ohio lawmakers are trying to reel in a catch by making walleye the official state fish. Ohio Reps. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, and D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, once ...

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 ...