State surveys show one of the strongest recent Lake Erie hatches in 2025, which should translate into excellent fishing ...

Walleye is big business in Ohio, and 2025's walleye hatch in Lake Erie is among the best ever. Here's what that means for ...

Austin Kennedy, fishing guide, said trout are biting well on prepared baits. Small jerk baits or Rooster Tails are good lure ...

One punch, a t-turn bait rig rigged with lively minnows. The t-turn bait rig lets the minnows swim around freely without any tangles. Second punch, using a second rod with a stingnose minnow jigging ...

When cold water pushes bait shallow and crowds disappear, the biggest walleyes of the year feed hardest—here’s how expert trollers take advantage. When the days get shorter, the temps start to drop, ...

The early-season walleye bite is fast, shallow, and aggressive. Use these tactics to make the most of first ice. You can find first-ice walleyes in a variety of structure types, but think shallow.

Walleye are making a comeback on Mille Lacs Lake, and because of that, anglers are allowed to harvest up to three walleye from the lake per day this winter. The Minnesota Department of Natural ...

Winter regulations for Mille Lacs Lake are set after completion of the DNR’s annual fall netting assessments. The 2025 assessment found a slightly lower adult walleye abundance than in 2024, along ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — 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 ...

GARRISON (WJON News) -- Anglers who plan to fish Lake Mille Lacs this winter will have the same bag limit as the late summer season. The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is keeping the daily ...

If you have the itch for some hardwater fishing, you aren't alone, and with a predicted cold snap on the way, it won't be long until you start to see people out on our area lakes, dropping in a line, ...