Two fishermen who were accused of cheating during the Lake Erie Walleye Trail fishing tournament last September – after it was discovered their fish were stuffed with lead weights and fish ...

Two men who pleaded guilty of cheating in a Lake Erie fishing tournament were sentenced Thursday to 10 days in jail and 1 1/2 years of probation. Jacob Runyan, 43, of Ashtabula, Ohio, and Chase ...

The prize money for the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tourney was $28,760 -- but one of the two anglers suspected of cheating won a $125,000 boat during the bigger “Fall Brawl” tournament last year.

To win the walleye contest, anglers must bring in the heaviest catch of five fish, with a "side pot" for biggest single fish. The competition is fierce: At least 70 two-person teams paid $400 each ...

The Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament has been going on for more than 20 years, Fischer said. He started running the competition about four years ago and purchased the tournament from its ...

Lake Erie Walleye Trail hosts tournaments throughout Northeast Ohio, ranging from Lorain to Conneaut. Professional anglers will serve as guides for the amateurs during the tournament, organizers said.

The above video was shot at the fateful moment that a Lake Erie Walleye Trail (or LEWT) tournament judge and a mob of extremely pissed-off competitors caught the pair of cheaters.

The incident occurred Friday in Cleveland at the weigh-in of the Lake Erie Walleye Trail event, the last one of the 2022 season, as reported by the The (Toledo) Blade.

A photo of the lead egg sinkers found in five walleye caught by tournament anglers Jake Runyan of Broadview Heights and Chase Cominsky of Hermitage, Pa., at the Lake Erie Walleye Trail ...

Walleye fishermen plead not guilty in cheating scandal Fishermen Jacob Runyan and Chase Cominsky are accused of packing weights into fish at an Ohio tournament where nearly $30,000 was on the line.

The cheating allegations surfaced Sept. 30 when Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament director Jason Fischer became suspicious because Runyan and Cominsky's fish were significantly heavier than ...