2024 Walleye and Yellow Perch Hatch Results

The Lake wide 2024 hatch trawl survey indexes have been released. Both walleye and yellow perch hatches were down from recent years. The Walleye hatch was down over 50% while yellow perch were only slightly down.

A few surprises caught in the trawls included Burbot, sturgeon, trout perch, and silver chub.

Details in the following three online articles.

ODW:
Lake Erie Walleye, Yellow Perch 2024 Hatch Results.

Great Lakes Now:
Walleye Numbers are Down in Lake Erie | Great Lakes Now

PDF with last 14 years of hatches:
https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/up...WAL_and_YP.pdf