Lake Erie’s surface waters on Sunday were an abnormally warm 57.1 degrees, and that will extend the fishing season once again.
The leader in the Lake Erie Fall Brawl walleye fishing derby, which runs through Dec. 8, is now Anthony X. Yu, who weighed in a 12.17-pound, 31-inch walleye last week that he caught while casting from the shoreline. The trophy fish was checked in at Huron Bait and Tackle in Huron.CLEVELAND, Ohio ― Anglers around Northeast Ohio are delighted that balmy temperatures have become the norm along the Lake Erie shoreline in late fall and winter.
Lake Erie ice fishermen are not the only losers during an ice-free winter. The warmer than normal waters can cause a cold front to dump heavy lake-effect snow storms on the Northeast Ohio shore. The 2023 Fall Brawl winning walleye was a 12.54-pounder caught off Cleveland by Ryan Smith on Dec. 2. The Walleye Slam derby runs through Dec. 1, while the Fall Brawl ends on Dec. 8.The lack of rain continues to cause low water in the Northeast Ohio rivers and streams, foiling big runs of spawning steelhead trout. Some trout have been moving up the rivers, generally after a spike in the rainfall.
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