There are a total of 17 states that have registered a state record Walleye bigger than what Lake Erie’s Ohio waters have produced. Of the states that border Ohio, the only one we trump in the state record size is Indiana. West Virginia’s Elk River has given up a larger walleye than Lake Erie at 18.97lbs.

With the abundance of forage fish and the vast area that Lake Erie has to offer, why is it that Lake Erie cannot produce a caught walleye that pushes the 20lb mark? Any thoughts regarding this?

~ Just a question that I have always pondered


The link below is to a list of other state record walleyes
http://www.walleyecentral.com/fish-records.shtml