Special Fishing Regulations for Lake Erie

And all tributaries upstream to the first barrier impassable by fish

Special Fishing Regulations for Lake Erie
Species	Open Season	Minimum Length	Daily Limit
brown trout, rainbow trout (including steelhead), coho salmon, chinook salmon, pink salmon	All year	12"	3 in any combination
lake trout	All year	12"	1
northern pike	First Saturday In May through March 15	22"	5
walleye	statewide angling regulations apply
muskellunge, tiger muskellunge	Third Saturday in June through November 30	54"	1
yellow perch, sunfish	All year	Any size	50 of each
black bass	First Saturday in May through Friday before Third Saturday in June	20"	1
black bass	Third Saturday in June through November 30	12"	5
black bass	December 1 through the Friday preceding the first Saturday in May	catch and release only	Artificial lures only
lake sturgeon	Closed	Possession Prohibited