When Lake Erie remains frozen for long periods of time, it usually means good things for creatures that depend on it.

Rainbow trout are the most common type of stocked trout ... The state record weighs 31 pounds, 13 ounces. Steelhead: If you fish around Lake Erie, you may encounter steelhead, which is a type of ...

2 On Your Side has received reports from Woodlawn Beach, Hamburg Beach, Wendt Beach, and private properties that call Lake Erie home saying the shore has been inundated with dead fish. The NYS ...

Walleye, like this one Dan Stefanich caught, are abundant in Lake Erie. Lake Erie is called the Walleye Capital of the World. The 2025 fishing season is set to showcase why. According to the Ohio ...

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Double tripping is the most common way that anglers exceed legal catch limits on Lake Erie, Babb said. Generally, the guilty parties hit their limit and bring the fish back to shore to throw them ...

Rainbow trout are the most common type of stocked trout ... Steelhead: If you fish around Lake Erie, you may encounter steelhead, which is a type of rainbow trout that lives part of the year ...