CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lake Erie yellow perch are finally making an appearance along the Ohio shoreline, but where are the emerald shiner minnows? The most popular bait for catching yellow perch has been ...

Chris Overmyer wants to put the sparkle back in fishermen's bait buckets. He's not alone along Ohio's expansive Lake Erie shoreline. Emerald shiner minnows, a native of Lake Erie, are by far the most ...

There are times when emeralds are not only worth their weight in gold, they’re even more valuable. Just ask any Lake Erie yellow perch angler. Especially now, when emerald shiners are at a premium or ...

Another week has come and gone and we have seen everything from sunny summer days to cold and dreary ones. This past week I even had to fire up the pellet stove in the shop which felt completely wrong ...

Terry Thomas and Jeff "Bubba" Strauss are good at pulling a limit of yellow perch from Lake Erie, but neither angler was optimistic on Wednesday afternoon. The weather has been a roller coaster ride ...

The surf perch fishery off the coast is heating up. Surf perch population remains abundant, according to state Fish and Wildlife, and they’re an underfished species. The summer months offer the best ...