Posts for tag "Lake Erie"
Smallmouth Bass Thriving After Round Goby Invasion in the Great Lakes
A review of 20 years of data shows that smallmouth bass caught in Lake Erie and Lake Ontario have gotten heavier since round goby invaded.
- Posted December 11, 2023
Habitat Suitability for Invasive Carp in the Great Lakes Region
The Great Lakes represent an ideal habitat for invasive carp, with a surplus of food from algal blooms and expansive waters.
- Posted September 4, 2023
Acoustic Telemetry Tracking Technology in Lake Erie Walleye
It’s no surprise that the Ohio Department of Natural Resources uses acoustic telemetry to track their prized walleye stocks in Lake Erie.
- Posted January 2, 2023
Understanding the Ecological Impacts of PBDEs
Though PBDEs were phased out of manufacturing in 2013, their impact on the environment will likely last.
- Posted July 18, 2022
Lake Erie Walleye Fishing
Walleye are valuable sport fish across the Great Lakes basin. In Lake Erie, this is no different as the lake is commonly called the “walleye capital of the world.” But keeping the lake full of abundant walleye...
- Posted July 4, 2022
Lake Erie’s dead zones more dynamic than once believed; impact fish distribution, study shows
In addition to its size, sea-like hydrology and formerly flammable tributaries, Lake Erie is known for its dead zones. Formed when decomposing organic material on the lakebed consumes oxygen in the water, these dead zones — as...
- Posted April 21, 2015
Getting the most out of your electronics for Lake Erie walleye
Sonar and GPS technologies have changed rapidly over the past few decades and continue to improve every year. For anglers like me that have spent most of their fishing careers using quality electronics, the changes are exciting...
- Posted January 2, 2015
Experts: Asian carp or not, Lake Erie walleye fishery unlikely to suffer much
A new study suggests that experts are divided on whether Asian carp would thrive in Lake Erie, but they appear more certain that an established carp population may not have much of an effect on some of...
- Posted August 8, 2014
