FREMONT - Fishermen are coming from far and wide to the Sandusky River in Fremont for the 2026 walleye run. On the river, anglers were fishing on the Sandusky River banks and wading into the river.

Herb Inscoe II gets excited for walleye fishing and stops at Angler’s Supplies in Fremont, Ohio, before hitting the Sandusky River with his family.

Heavy rains trigger spawning runs in Maumee and Sandusky rivers as anglers report best catch rates ever recorded in eastern Lake Erie waters.

The rising river levels will urge Lake Erie steelhead trout to make spawning runs in the Northeast Ohio rivers and streams.