
Walleye numbers strong on Erie
With very good year-classes of walleyes in 2018 and 2019, the next several years should be banner ones for walleye fishing in the Western Basin of Lake Erie.
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With very good year-classes of walleyes in 2018 and 2019, the next several years should be banner ones for walleye fishing in the Western Basin of Lake Erie.

Walleyes have fast become Michigan’s most popular game fish species, and savvy anglers are always looking for new hot spots producing excellent catches.

A long-term walleye stocking program has led to a viable fishery for the popular game fish, and the addition of another predator in the lake has had somewhat of a positive effect on the lake’s

Walleye remain the class of Lake Erie’s multi-tiered fishery.

Good size and numbers of walleyes, along with strong numbers of tasty yellow perch and feisty smallmouth bass and northern pike, make Mullett Lake an exciting fishing destination.

A long-running walleye stocking program has paid dividends on Montmorency County’s West Twin Lake

Bass, pike perch, black crappie and bluegill populations are healthy in Gun. Stocking and limited natural reproduction has resulted in a decent walleye fishery, too, which is rare in this part of the state.

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Ross Lake serves up a mixed bag of angling opportunities ranging from perch, bluegills and sunfish to largemouth bass, northern pike and catfish. And don’t forget about those crappies – mostly blacks, but a few
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