Small ponds will be ice-fishing magnets for panfish, and bluegills and crappie should be biting on small jigs and maggots.

This kind of ice might make you feel hungry. There is a resemblance to our breakfast flapjacks that give this type of ice its ...

Today we're the only people ice fishing within sight in the middle of Lake Erie (it's beautiful). We're geared up with the ...

Today we decided to walk out on Lake Erie's Eastern basin and there was plenty of "shove ice" to navigate and go around. We walked out to about 45 feet of water and started to get into some nicer fish ...

For anglers who are more serious and dream of landing a record breaker, this story about a yellow perch is especially unique.

The calendar pages have thinned quickly, and for the new year, baby, it’s cold out there! Outdoor-minded Western New Yorkers ...

Charter Captain Rob Ebersole, left, and friends are pictured fishing aboard his 21-foot Starcraft Fishmaster used a Garmin Forward-Facing Sonar to score well fishing for Lake Erie yellow perch. Winter ...

There is some exciting news for fishermen in New York State. Winter has arrived, and as we head into 2026, forecasters are ...

Yes. Though, it is rare for the entire lake system to freeze over, ice coverage can still reach 90% or more. According to GLERL's records, two lakes have frozen over completely: Lake Superior in 1973 ...

Frigid temperatures have returned to the region, and as of Dec. 16, ice is beginning to form on Lake Erie. Data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows that a majority of Lake ...

Seismic seiches, caused by the passing of seismic waves from an earthquake over a body of water, were recorded after the 1964 ...