Preliminary reports show this spring's walleye and yellow perch hatches in Lake Erie were less than spectacular, which could have repercussions in the coming years. "We don't have anything official, but they're going to be rated very, very poor," said Doug Johnson, a biologist at the Sandusky office of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, division of wildlife. "We had a little bit of decent weather in April, but our April and May weather in general were terrible."

Port Clinton News Herald, 7 October 2002