Another fishing tournament is in the spotlight because of a cheating scandal – this time involving Lake Erie walleyes that had allegedly been stuffed with smaller fish to make them heavier. Peter ...

The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office announced Monday that the two fishermen who allegedly stuffed walleye with lead weights and fish fillets to try to win a fishing tournament in Ohio in the fall ...

Two anglers were disqualified from a fishing tournament in Cleveland on Friday after they were caught cheating by the judges. Professional fisherman Jake Runyan and his partner Chase Cominsky were ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Jacob Runyan of Cleveland and his tournament fishing partner, Chase Cominsky of Hermitage, Pa., had seemed to be the best walleye anglers to ever probe the big waters of Lake Erie ...

The two walleyes were stuffed with smaller fish to increase their weight. A less dramatic version of the Weight Gate scandal that rocked the professional fishing world in October 2022 took place over ...

An angler was disqualified last weekend from the Bart’s Cove Duel walleye tournament in Dunkirk for allegedly stuffing his catch to tip the scales in his favor. When tournament director Mark Mohr ...

(CNN) — 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 fishermen thought they had won the Lake Erie Walleye Trail’s final event of the 2022 season. Until tournament director Jason Fischer sliced open the duo’s catch at the weigh-in. Fischer found lead ...