Ohio lawmakers trying to hook walleye as official state fish after it got away last year

After failing to land the big catch last year, lawmakers have cast their line again to hook the walleye as the state fish.
Yahoo

Ohio hooks walleye as official state fish. What to know about the species

Ohio is reeling in an official state fish, the walleye. During a marathon session on June 26 before legislators break for the summer, the Ohio House approved H.B. 599, naming the walleye Ohio's state ...
Yahoo

Ohio bill naming walleye the state fish again flops at the Statehouse

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A years-long effort to crown the walleye as Ohio’s state fish again drowned at the Statehouse. Ohio’s 135th General Assembly ended in December, meaning any proposal seeking to ...
AOL

Walleye fishing fuels a push for new Ohio state symbol

Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill to make walleye the official state fish. The Ohio House of Representatives Arts, Athletics and Tourism Committee held a hearing on Sept. 30 to discuss the ...
WTOL

Bipartisan bill wants walleye to be Ohio’s state fish

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio lawmakers are trying to reel in a catch by making walleye the official state fish. Ohio Reps. Sean Brennan, D-Parma, and D.J. Swearingen, R-Huron, once again introduced a ...
The Repository

Ohio fishing outlook: Bass and walleye fishing on Lake Erie will be strong this year

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is predicting an excellent fishing season for Lake Erie. "Lake Erie anglers can expect the 2025 fishing season to offer continued world-class catches," the state agency ...
Columbus Dispatch

Signs point to 'many years of remarkable walleye fishing' in Ohio

The annual numbering by fishery biologists having been completed for 2023, what comes next will be up to the fish. Kendra Wecker, chief of the Ohio Division of Wildlife, is among those counting on ...