Shoreline
Three hundred miles of the most productive fresh water in North America. Ohio’s western basin ports launch more walleye boats in a June weekend than most states do in a season.
Shoreline
312 mi
Lakes
1
Gamefish
5
Places covered
3
Water it touches
The shallowest, warmest, and by a wide margin the most productive. Erie grows more fish per acre than the rest of the chain combined, and its western basin is the best walleye water in North America. Shallow also means it stacks up fast in wind — respect the forecast.
Who makes the rules
Licences, seasons, size and bag limits, launch permits, and shoreline access in Ohio are all set here. Rules change annually — read the current version before you fish or launch.
Open Ohio DNR Division of WildlifeFish in Ohio waters
Where to go
The longest natural sand beach in Ohio — a mile of Lake Erie shore at Mentor, with a dune natural area at the east end.
The largest exposed set of glacial grooves in the world, cut into limestone bedrock on Kelleys Island in Lake Erie, Ohio.
The oldest continuously operating lighthouse on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes, standing on the limestone point at the entrance to Sandusky Bay, Ohio.