The weekend fishing weather will be difficult, with big westerly winds in the forecast. Don Moore at Harbor Bait & Tackle in ...

“It’s a fantastic walleye fishery,” explained Neal Godby, the Department of Natural Resources fisheries biologist who oversees Burt Lake.

Drabczyk reports that a 10-pound, 10-ounce walleye was weighed in this week by Burt Lickers of Niagara Falls to take over the early lead.

Walleye can live 20 years and occasionally longer in Lake Erie, which indicates how long the impact of a single strong hatch can endure.

Walleye can live 20 years and occasionally longer in Lake Erie, which indicates how long the impact of a single strong hatch can endure.