| When you think of Lake Erie and fishing one thing | | | | Techniques for catching these fish vary, but the |
| comes to mind...Walleye. Lake Erie provides excellent | | | | presentation of your bait is critical for hooking up. |
| walleye fishing. Whether you're looking for numbers | | | | This is why a live worm or minnow rigged on a set |
| or trophies, Lake Erie can accommodate you. Other | | | | of gang hooks works so well. Gang hooks enable the |
| than walleye, other popular game fish on Lake Erie | | | | angler to present their bait in a completely natural |
| include smallmouth bass, perch, white bass, salmon, | | | | manner and these river running walleye prefer a |
| and steelhead. Fishing for all of these species of fish | | | | natural presentation. |
| can be incredibly good on Lake Erie. You can 'go it | | | | Lake Erie is the 10th largest lake on the planet earth, |
| alone' on Lake Erie or hire a guide or charter service | | | | and of all of the great lakes, it's the smallest by |
| to help put you on the fish. | | | | volume. Lake Erie is primarily fed by the Detroit River |
| When it comes to Lake Erie fishing, one thing that | | | | and drains via the Niagara River. Four states are on |
| must be mentioned if the walleye run on the | | | | the shores of Lake Erie: Pennsylvania, Ohio, New |
| Maumee River. In early March, the walleye run up the | | | | York, and Michigan. Lake Erie is also the shallowest of |
| river from Maumee Bay, to spawn. During this time | | | | the great lakes within average depth of around 60 |
| Anglers harvest well over 50,000 walleye yearly | | | | feet. For some reason this makes for quite a fishery |
| during this 6-week period. Not bad at all. The action | | | | though. |
| can be quite fast and furious and a ton of fun. | | | | |