I can only comment back to the early 80's as a kid. Lake Erie has had some ups and downs, but has in that time been a walleye factory with plenty of trophies swimming around. I can remember ice fishing in January '94 and having a bunch of hogs laid out on the ice in our group. There was something like 15 or 16 of us and at least 5 or 6 of us had fish over 10 lbs. with most of them over 6. Having said that, though, when you consider the age of the "03 mega hatch and their average size, it's likely possible that there are more trophies swimming in Lake Erie right now than ever before.