Another 'exceptional' hatch year for walleye in Ohio

Generally, walleye reach the legal keeper length of 15 inches at some point during their third summer, which would arrive during the 2027 season.
Cleveland.com

Lake Erie yellow perch a hit around Bass Islands: NE Ohio fishing report

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Plentiful walleye are keeping Lake Erie anglers happy this summer, and the arrival of schools of yellow perch in the Western Basin, west of the Bass Islands, has been attracting ...
Columbus Dispatch

With few natural lakes, central Ohio's waters require infusions of fish

Glaciers carved out large bodies of waters in Ohio's north, but left central Ohio without. For that reason, most recreational waterways in central Ohio were constructed to feed canals, control floods ...
WKYC3

Bipartisan bill wants walleye to be Ohio’s state fish

COLUMBUS, Ohio — 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 again introduced a ...
The Lima News

Lawmakers renew decades-long push to make the walleye Ohio’s state fish

“The walleye – sander vitreus – is the only choice to be Ohio’s official state fish,” said state representative Sean Brennan, a Parma Democrat. COLUMBUS, Ohio — As far as high-profile bills go at the ...
Cleveland.com

River, lake anglers hoping for chilly rains: NE Ohio fishing report

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A warm dry spell around northern Ohio has hampered the autumn fishing in recent days, and while precipitation is in the forecast for this weekend, it isn’t likely it will trigger the ...

Bipartisan bill wants walleye to be Ohio’s state fish

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 again introduced a bipartisan bill that ...