The Lake Erie Committee, a binational board of fishery managers from Michigan, New York, Ohio, Ontario, and Pennsylvania, recommended a 2012 total allowable catch (TAC) of 3.487 million walleye and 13.637 million pounds of yellow perch. Harvest levels for 2012 … Continued
Warm weather and the appearance of migrating walleye in the Maumee and Sandusky rivers has triggered some early fishing opportunities, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. An annual phenomenon in northwest Ohio occurs each … Continued
The Allegheny National Fish Hatchery in Warren, Pennsylvania, is once gain producing lake trout for stocking in the lower Great Lakes. In November, approximately 2,200 juvenile lake trout from a Massachusetts hatechery were relocated to Allegheny National Fish Hatchery. The … Continued
In January, 2012, the Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence Cities Initiative released a joint study on how to stop the movement of invasive species between the Mississippi and Great Lakes basins. The study, which presents … Continued
In January, the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (PFBC) issued a reminder to anglers targeting walleye and yellow perch in Lake Erie. According to PFBC, 2011 creel limits will remain in effect until approximately mid-April, when the agency is expected … Continued