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02/12/2025

Surveys in 2014 and again, ten years later in 2024, showed a dramatic increase of plastic floating on the surface of Lake Erie.

Surveys in 2014 and 2024 showed a dramatic increase of plastic floating on the surface of Lake Erie.

21/11/2025

Lake Erie’s huge schools of walleye are gorging themselves on gizzard shad right now, including toothy females fattening up for the spring spawning season arriving in March and April on Lake Erie and its tributaries.

Female walleye are packing on weight with eggs and gizzard shad as two major fishing derbies reach their final days with impressive catches.

14/11/2025

With only a couple of weeks left for the popular late season walleye fishing derbies, thousands of anglers had been hoping for windows of opportunity.

Bait and tackle shops along the Ohio shoreline were reporting gale force winds had thwarted boat anglers from launching on Thursday.

07/11/2025

Frigid winds, lake-effect snow, and rough waters are on the way for Lake Erie anglers.

A look at where the fish are biting this weekend around Northeast Ohio.

06/11/2025

The grants are awarded for up to $50,000. The money can be used “for projects that will improve water quality, restore habitats, and strengthen the long-term sustainability of Lake Erie,” according to the Ohio Lake Erie Commission.

The Ohio Lake Erie Commission is accepting applications for grants up to $50,000.

31/10/2025

Walleye were on the bite off Cleveland’s shoreline, but strong winds and rain made conditions treacherous this week. Safety first, anglers!

If there are strong winds and big waves, simply don’t risk going fishing, even if the fish are really biting.

24/10/2025

A Burton angler kicked off the Fall Brawl and Walleye Slam in a big way, with a 10.3-pound Lake Erie walleye caught near Cleveland on opening day.

A 10.3-pound Lake Erie walleye was caught in the Cleveland area on the first day of the derbies.

17/10/2025

Bryan and Mike Miller captured the Lake Erie Walleye Trail Championship on Saturday at the Huron Municipal Boat Ramp on the Huron River, while the father-son duo of Gary and Nicholas Zart took home the trophy for the LEWT Team of the Year.

The Lake Erie Walleye Trail Championship on Saturday at the Huron Municipal Boat Ramp on the Huron River.

04/10/2025

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Saturday will be a big day for a once-thriving resident of Lake Erie. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping that in 15 to 20 years they will come back to reproduce.

03/10/2025

After decades of cleanup and restoration, the Black River — once so polluted residents were warned not to touch the water — is nearing removal from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency’s list of impaired waterways.

03/10/2025

Lake Erie fishing is a family affair for the Stefanski family, but nothing could prepare them for a monster northern pike hooked recently by avid angler Benny, 5, in the Gordon Park area of Cleveland Harbor.

He had no clue as to the species of a fish he had on the line or its massive size as it swam toward their boat.

02/10/2025

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will release 2,000 fingerling sturgeon into the Cuyahoga River, hoping that in 15 to 20 years they will come back to reproduce.

The sturgeon population in Lake Erie was depleted starting in the 1800s and now efforts are underway to bring it back.