CLEVELAND, Ohio — The focus on Lake Erie walleye fishing will drift eastward toward Fairport Harbor, Geneva and Conneaut, where large schools of walleye are feasting on smelt and emerald shiners found ...

For the past decade, the Innovative Outdoors Walleye Challenge has earned a reputation as one of Western New York's most respected walleye tournaments. Jim and Diane Steel have built that reputation ...

Two expert anglers are having a successful year and share what's been working to catch heavier fish than other years.

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OCONTO, Wis. — Randy Topper capped off one of the most impressive performances of the 2026 National Walleye Tour season by winning Stop No. 4 of the Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s National Walleye Tour ...

MASSENA, N.Y. – The vast majority of tournaments on the St. Lawrence River feature the far western end of the river, what is known as the 1000 Islands region. Though that area can have plenty of ...

SANDUSKY, Ohio — The Bass Pro Tour saved perhaps its trickiest test for last. The 2026 season will conclude with Suzuki Marine Stage 7 Presented by B&W Trailer Hitches on Lake Erie Aug. 6-9. Rarely ...

One more minute. One more drift. One more cast. One more fish. The team of One More ’Eye had all the fish it needed in the allotted amount of tournament time to win the 16th annual Sunset Bay Walleye ...

The first day of competition in the 2026 Sunset Bay Walleye Shootout never left the dock after rough Lake Erie storm conditions forced organizers to postpone fishing until the following day. Nobody ...

People come from all over Ohio and the world to fish Lake Erie. Locals know that walleye are more abundant this year than any fisherman can remember in a long time. Soon, anglers from elsewhere will ...

ALPENA -- An Alpena native caught the top spot at the Michigan Walleye Tour tournament in Alpena last weekend. The team of Erich Carlson, Michael Dickerson, and Austin Tomasek weighed a 39.2 pound bag ...

The countdown is over, the rods are rigged, and the coffee coolers are probably already empty. Beginning today one of the nation’s largest open walleye team tournaments converges in Hanover for the ...