Walleye are big business in Ohio, with Lake Erie having a reputation as "The Walleye Capital of the World." Walleye fishing generates $1 billion in economic activity for the state, nearly one-fifth of ...

The indices are a key piece of information used by the inter-agency Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission ...

Most every angler who is passionate about walleye fishing knows that Lake Erie is the capital of the walleye angling world. Fish are caught year-round on the Great Lake – east to west, north to south, ...

Elma resident Tom Slawatcki, center, with teammates Jim Dolly, left, and son Ben, have been among teams to win cash at the Lake Erie Con Club Derby in Dunkirk, which is under new management this year.

The dawn breaks bright and sunny at the docks, but captain Bob Ferraro remains deeply doubtful about our chances of catching any walleyes this day. Nonetheless, he’s headstrong determined to give it ...

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 ...

Lovingly referred to as Doctor Bob or Captain Bob by his friends and many who know him, Bob Ferraro, a retired cardiologist, owns and is the captain of a 42-foot-long Lake Erie fishing vessel, the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Kody Williamson, 32, of Burton, answered the opening bell in the Fall Brawl and Walleye Slam fishing derbies last Saturday, weighing in a 10.3-pound Lake Erie walleye caught in the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Lake Erie anglers are enjoying calmer Lake Erie winds, and the cooler night temperatures lately are bringing schools of shad and walleye that are aggressively feeding on them closer ...

Three anglers caught their limit of walleye (18 fish each) over three days of fishing near Kelley’s Island in Lake Erie. Rough water conditions on the final day made fishing challenging, but the group ...