Adult sea lamprey continue to show decreased abundances in most of the Great Lakes, according to a Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) report. Sea lamprey control program success is measured by index estimates of adult sea lamprey abundance, sea lamprey … Continued
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission (GLFC) announced the annual sea lamprey abundances for each Great Lake in 2024. In it, researchers noted that populations of non-native predatory sea lampreys are above targets in all five of the Great Lakes. The … Continued
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s binational Lake Erie Committee (LEC), composed of fishery managers from Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario and Pennsylvania recently set total allowable catches (TACs) for 2024 of 12.858 million walleye and 6.554 million pounds of yellow … Continued
The Lake Michigan Committee recently proposed a lake-wide reduction of 62 percent in the number of Chinook salmon stocked into Lake Michigan. The proposal followed extensive consultation with angler groups and other stakeholders, and more than three years of research … Continued
Lake Erie anglers should experience another year of diverse fishing opportunities in 2016, according to Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch fisheries are managed through an interagency quota system that involves Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, … Continued