This Weeks Show

Episode 18

Erie Walleye Run

Show Date: May 2, 2026

Location: Lake Erie, Port Clinton, Ohio

Guide: Capt. Mike Patterson: (419) 308-6925

This week we’re checking off a bucket-list destination for any walleye angler — Lake Erie. Known for its incredible productivity and consistency, Erie has earned its reputation as one of the best walleye fisheries anywhere.

We’re on the water with longtime friend and guide Mike Patterson, joined by Henry Abbott and his buddy John. With Mike leading the way, it doesn’t take long to understand why anglers travel from all over to experience this fishery.

Lake Erie continues to produce year after year thanks to strong natural reproduction, and when conditions line up, the action can be as good as it gets. Anglers have options here — trolling or jigging — but we stick with jigging, a hands-on approach that keeps you connected to every bite.

The result is steady action with great eating-size walleyes, and plenty of them. In fact, the bite is so good that we only need a couple of half days on the water before reaching our limit. That’s the kind of fishing trip most anglers dream about — constant action, full coolers, and a lot of laughs along the way.

If you ever get the opportunity to fish Lake Erie, it’s one you don’t want to pass up.