Ohio is reeling in an official state fish, the walleye. During a marathon session on June 26 before legislators break for the summer, the Ohio House approved H.B. 599, naming the walleye Ohio's state ...

Walleye are big business in Ohio, with Lake Erie having a reputation as "The Walleye Capital of the World." Walleye fishing generates $1 billion in economic activity for the state, nearly one-fifth of ...

For anyone who loves chasing walleye, Lake Erie has long been the place to go. Year after year, anglers pull in limits of ...

Deer hunters and walleye anglers in Ohio collectively might’ve had better years than 2025, but not much better. Individual ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Lake Erie is certainly alive, and anglers will have plenty of walleye to show off this week. Hopefully, some of the big ‘uns, as locals say, will be caught, photographed and filleted ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A years-long effort to crown the walleye as Ohio’s state fish again drowned at the Statehouse. Ohio’s 135th General Assembly ended in December, meaning any proposal seeking to ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are trying to reel in a catch by making walleye the official state fish. Ohio Reps. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, and D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, once again introduced a ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WMCH) – Ohio enjoys a symbiotic relationship with a creature native to its waters: the walleye. Thriving in the cool waters of Lake Erie and the Ohio River, the white-bellied, olive- ...