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It is compared to the walleye in many aspects however, the "blue pike" inhabits the deeper and cooler areas of Lake Erie but was also seen in shallow and warmer areas alongside the walleye. In comparison to the walleye the "blue pike" has a steel blue color, larger eyes placed bit higher than the walleyes eye placement, and the eye distance is ...
When river flows rise due to snow melt-off and the river water temperature reaches 40 to 50 °F (4 to 10 °C), the migration begins. Walleye come to spawn from the western end of Lake Erie and the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair in Michigan. The most popular method of fishing for the migrating walleye is by wading out into the river and casting.
The blue pike, which are also called blue walleye, were overfished about 100 years ago. “ In the 1920s , there was one year that they harvested 26 million blue pike just out of Erie,” he said.
The numbers of walleye that return to spawn upstream are not as great as those that return to the Maumee River. The Ballville Dam, built on the Sandusky River in Fremont, Ohio, blocked migration for walleye and other fish. As fish can swim farther upstream in the Maumee, they have access to more spawning areas and have developed a larger ...
We fished in Lake Erie’s western basin near Kelleys Island. On May 19, Rick Schuh, Bill Mecha and I hooked up my 19-foot Alumacraft (INSTIGATOR) and headed to Lake Erie for our annual walleye ...
This year has been a banner year for walleye anglers in Erie and Pittsburgh areas. Here's why you should be fishing this winter.
Magee Marsh Wildlife Area is a state wildlife area in Carroll Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, along the shore of Lake Erie. The marsh has a large seasonal population of waterfowl and other birds, making it a popular destination for birdwatching and hunting during migrations. It is managed by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Some of the 2020 fish might appear long enough to keep but likely won’t in actuality be of legal length until at least late summer or fall.