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Theory on Ohio's fish:

3K views 24 replies 11 participants last post by  atrkyhntr 
Lake Erie is a natural lake. as are the Portage Lakes. I have never given much thought to the size of fish in our lakes and streams, I would say one reason to me would be that Ohio is on a transition line temperature and Hill and flat land .. we are neither hot nor cold, and our lakes are made up different from north to south .. I would say that our weather might be a huge factor, in that we have a variety of waters that seem to be a boundy line for a lot of different species. Plus our fish get fished to death. I believe what holds Lake Erie back from having walleye in the 20lb class is Canadian commercial fishermen, they may also play a factor in the fact that Erie doesn't contain a large number of Jumbo perch...
 
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