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2011 Lake Erie Sport Fishing Outlook Is Good
Lake Erie anglers should experience another year of diverse fishing
opportunities during 2011, according to biologists with the ODNR, Division
of Wildlife.
Walleye and Yellow Perch Bag Limits Announced
COLUMBUS, OH – Lake Erie anglers should experience another year of diverse
fishing opportunities during 2011, according to biologists with the Ohio
Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Wildlife.
“When you consider the variety of species and sizes of fish that are
available to Ohio anglers, we are optimistic about Lake Erie fishing
prospects this year,” said Roger Knight, Lake Erie fisheries program manager
for the Division of Wildlife. “Weather is always the wild card on Lake Erie,
but anglers who take advantage of seasonal fishing opportunities have good
odds at catching walleye, yellow perch, smallmouth bass, white bass, and
steelhead, often in combination during many trips.”
Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch fisheries are managed through an
interagency quota system that involves Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, New
York, and Ohio jurisdictions. Each jurisdiction regulates their catches to
comply with their agency’s quotas and minimize the risk of over-fishing
these species. Quotas for the upcoming fishing season are determined through
consensus agreement by these jurisdictions through the Lake Erie Committee
of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission, which were just recently announced
for 2011.
Ohio’s walleye and yellow perch bag limits were set after the March 25,
2011, LEC quota announcement, and will go into effect May 1, 2011. As a
result of the 2011 quota allocation, the walleye bag limit will be six from
May 1, 2011 to February 29, 2012, and four from March 1, 2012 to April 30,
2012. A 15-inch minimum size limit is in effect during the entire season.
The daily bag limit for walleye remains four fish per person during April
2011. As a result of the 2011 quota allocation, the yellow perch bag limit
will be 30 perch per angler in all Ohio waters from May 1, 2011 to April 30,
2012. There is no minimum size limit on yellow perch. Lake Erie anglers can
find walleye and yellow perch bag limit information at ODNR offices, in
special publications at bait and tackle shops, and on the Web at
wildohio.com.
Lake Erie anglers have great access to fishing in the Western and Central
basins due to the numerous public boat ramps, private marinas, and shoreline
access areas. Anglers also benefit from having access to the largest charter
boat fleet on the Great Lakes.
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