Sandusky River Walleye Telemetry Project From 2005 to 2010, the
Lake Erie Fisheries Unit in Sandusky conducted an evaluation of
walleye in the Sandusky River and Bay. A total of 61 walleye
were implanted with radio telemetry transmitters prior to
spawning, and were subsequently relocated during the spawn to
examine spawning behavior and timing, habitat selection, and
spawning locations in the river and the bay. In addition,
researchers from the OSU Aquatic Ecology Lab attached an
additional 200 walleye with external transmitters in 2008 for an
intense, one season evalutation of spawning habitat use. The
information gathered during these projects has provided managers
with vital information about the Sandusky walleye spawning
stock, insight into the impact of the Ballville Dam on walleye
spawning, and tools necessary to protect and enhance this
important stock. Annual updates on this project are available in
past copies of the Lake Erie Status Report (2006-2009). The
project completion report is also available