It is one of our country’s best fisheries, and something is killing thousands of fish that are washing up on the Canadian shores of Lake Erie. According to the Christian Science Monitor, officials are puzzled about the death of tens of thousands of sheepshead and catfish, among other species. Since there’s no evidence of a [...]
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The GoFISHn Line-The Best Catches and Fishing News: Record Largemouth, Catfish, Hammerhead and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoFISHn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular, most recent GoFISHn updates: Record Largemouth Released in Wisconsin — Would you have risked a record to keep this fish? Record Blue Catfish Landed in Maryland — A Potomac River fat cat Hammerhead Shark Record Broken [...]
Trolling for Trophy Lake Erie walleye
We were trolling Rapala deep husky jerks ,off the reefs around Port Clinton ,Ohio in April. Ended up catching at least 30 walleye. Some of them were really big. Landing two 11 pounders, four tens (two were a double header), and countless 8′s and 9′s.
It’s Official: Pennsylvania’s New Record Lake Trout
Our original report on Todd Young’s lake trout didn’t leave a lot of questions as to if his 29.28-pound laker would be the Pennsylvania state record, only when. Well, that was answered on Wednesday, May 30, when Young found out that his trout was the new record from the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. Young [...]
Spring Walleye and Bluegill Action on the FLW Walleye Tour and at Home in Minnesota
Between fishing on the National Guard FLW Walleye Tour and hitting our home waters in northern Minnesota, we’ve had a great spring of walleye fishing with a few nice bluegills along the way, as well. The Eggo pic is from Lake Erie/FLW event, where Bro ended up with 60 pounds of walleye over for 2 [...]
Man Lands Pennsylvania Record Lake Trout from Lake Erie a Weekend Before College Graduation
It’s going to be a good seven days for Todd Young. On Saturday, May 12, he will graduate from Clarion University in Clarion, Pa, with a degree in medical imaging. That will be the 7-day anniversary of Young landing the Pennsylvania record lake trout. Young’s father gave him a fishing trip to Lake Erie as [...]
Walleye Charter Captains Battle State Over Boat and Personal Catch Limits
The walleye season is off with a bang in Lake Erie, but Ohio charter captains are worried that the state’s Department of Natural Resources are going to crack down on limits and hurt the industry. The problem really comes from the common practice of charter captains keeping tally of how many fish are in the [...]
Ice Fishermen Bemoan Warm Weather on Lake Erie
In places like Ohio's Lake Erie, a lack of sufficient ice is preventing hardwater enthusiasts from busting out the shanties, and the local economies are feeling the hit, according to Ohio's WTOL News. Some anglers are making a break for Canada to get their hardwater fix, while others are moping around at home while the [...]
Algae Blooms on Lake Erie are the Worst in History
Well, we've got some bad news for Lake Erie anglers, although it's worse for the fish that call the lake home. According to Ohio's Columbus Dispatch, toxic fish-killing algae blooms on the lake are worse this year than they have ever been. The Ohio Department of Fish and Game says phosphorous levels, which are responsible [...]
