Lake Erie Reports

Reports from the Lake Erie Fisheries Unit

New Reports

2008 Lake Erie Unit Annual Report* -- April 2009 (1.4 mb pdf)
* Warning: This is a large document and may be slow to download. You can download individual sections of the report below.

Section A. Executive Summary (highlights) (74 kb pdf)
Section B. Research Partnerships (26 kb pdf)
Section C. Juvenile Yellow Perch Trawl Survey (37 kb pdf)
Section D. Watermater Gill Net Assessment (69 kb pdf)
Section E. Walleye Tagging Study (227 kb pdf)
Section F. Coldwater Assessment Survey (150 kb pdf)
Section G. Sea Lamprey Assessment (51 kb pdf)
Section H. 2008 Salmonine Stocking Summary 2008 (143 kb pdf)
Section I. The 2007 Lake Erie Salmonid Angler Diary Program (74 kb pdf)
Section J. Wild Steelhead Assessment Program (56 kb pdf)
Section K. Fisheries Acoustic Survey (49 kb pdf)
Section L. Walleye Diet Study (60 kb pdf)
Section M. Forage Trawl Survey (26 kb pdf)
Section N. Open Lake Sport Fishing Survey (34 kb pdf)
Section O. Buffalo River Walleye Rehabilitation (166 kb pdf)
Section P. Commercial Fishery Assessment (30 kb pdf)
Section Q. Public Information and Extension (28 kb pdf)
Section R. Sampling Efforts for Young-of-Year (2006-2008) and Adult Muskellunge (2008) in the Buffalo Harbor, Lake Erie, and the Upper Niagara River (153 kb pdf)

Lake Erie Tributary Creel Survey: Fall 2007 - Spring 2008 (388 kb pdf)

Past Reports

2007 Lake Erie Unit Annual Report -- March 2008 (presented as 6 separate pdf files ranging in size from 451 kb - 999 kb): Highlights; Sections A-F; Sections G-H; Sections I-L; Sections M-Q; and Sections R-U & Appendix

Interagency Reports

New York's Lake Erie Unit also contributes to annual inter-agency reports describing status of fish stocks in Lake Erie. These inter-agency technical reports available through the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. Links to those reports can be found in the right hand column of this page.