
Lake Erie angler use up in 2022 – so far
According to creel survey on the lake for May 2022, total angler effort was 53,000 angler hours – well above the 20-year average of 40,250 hours.

According to creel survey on the lake for May 2022, total angler effort was 53,000 angler hours – well above the 20-year average of 40,250 hours.

Last year’s Lake Erie walleye survey numbers set a new record – and in a big, big way. Just how big? Read more here.

Stack all the variables in your favor. These include weather, equipment, bait, and a plan of where you are going to fish.

The walleye river runs on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers are still hanging on and the reef jig bite on Lake Erie is going strong for walleyes.

The true ambassadors for both Great Lakes are the charter captains.

The river runs for walleyes on the northwest Ohio Lake Erie tributaries are going at a fever pitch right now.

Last year, the spring started with some outstanding yellow perch fishing in April. A relatively mild winter allowed for less ice cover and the result was earlier survey work on the lake for the first

Some of these same tactics and techniques work in the spring, too, so keep this in mind when April and May roll around.

Anglers finding alternatives with ice in short supply.
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