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Part of the fun of fishing is sharing your experiences through picture. Below is the fishing photo gallery of angler catches submitted to We Love Outdoors! Check back often to see what the latest catches are!

Fishing Photos
Lake Erie Walleye
Lake Erie Walleye
This 6 lb. 9 oz. walleye is what makes Lake Erie so famous. From dead lake in 1970 from industrial pollution to a thriving, healthy world-class fishery. Stunning
Fat Black Crappie
Fat Black Crappie
Amherst angler and AFC Member John Jack Durphy shows off a 14.5 inch, 1 lb. 12 oz. black crappie caught from Findley Lake, NY
14 inch perch
14 inch perch
Large yellow perch, like this 14 incher, are common again on Lake Erie!
Cooler of Perch
Cooler of Perch
Cooler of jumbo perch caught from Lake Erie, April 2022
April 2022 Perch
April 2022 Perch
Buffalo angler Jesse shows off some jumbo perch caught while fishing off Farnham, NY
April 2022 Lake Erie Perch
April 2022 Lake Erie Perch
April 2022 Lake Erie Perch
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First-Ice-009
Angler Dane Stocker at Maple Springs, first ice
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First-Ice-012
Yes that is ice! Crystal clear!!
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First-Ice-008
First ice on North end of Chautauqua Lake, Maple Springs, Sunday, Jan 16, 2022
Wicked Double
Wicked Double
Buffalo angler Mike Rinallo shows off a "wicked double" of jumbo Lake Erie perch
Lake Erie Laker
Lake Erie Laker
Rich Davenport shows off a nice 18 lb. 8 oz. Lake Erie Lake Trout
Limit of Perch and four bonus Walleye
Limit of Perch and four bonus Walleye
This limit of 50 yellow perch and four walleye made for a great day ice fishing on Chautauqua Lake
Brace of Hard Water Walleye
Brace of Hard Water Walleye
This brace of walleye was caught through the ice on Chautauqua Lake
Kernahan Chautauqua Largemouth Bass
Kernahan Chautauqua Largemouth Bass
Largemouth bass from Chautauqua Lake caught by Wheatfield angler Tim Kernahan
9 lb Walleye
9 lb Walleye
Dave Olsen hold a 9 lb walleye caught while trolling off Barcelona Harbor, Lake Erie
Chautauqua Smallmouth bass
Chautauqua Smallmouth bass
Eric Boehnke of Amherst caught this smallmouth bass while fishing Chautauqua Lake
Pair of Walleye
Pair of Walleye
Rich Davenport shows a brace of Chautauqua walleye caught while ice fishing
25 inch walleye
25 inch walleye
This 25 inch Chautauqua Lake walleye was caught through the ice while fishing in 42 feet of water, Feb 2021
Channel Catfish
Channel Catfish
Justin Moslow and Rich Davenport show off some big channel catfish
Chautauqua Musky
Chautauqua Musky
Rich Davenport caught this 50 1/4" 36 lb musky from Chautauqua Lake
Steelhead Trout
Steelhead Trout
A steelhead trout caught from 18-Mile Creek, Eden, NY
Walleye Success
Walleye Success
Greg Conrad and Rich Davenport show off some walleye success on Lake Erie
Lake Erie Perch
Lake Erie Perch
A pair of Lake Erie Perch caught during springtime
Spring Laker
Spring Laker
Rich Davenport shows of a Lake Erie lake trout caught while perch fishing
May Northern Pike
May Northern Pike
Northern Pike caught opening weekend from Quaker Lake, Allegany State Park
Wiscoy Creek in Spring
Wiscoy Creek in Spring
The Wiscoy Creek, one of WNY's Premiere Wild Trout Streams, offers some of the finest stream trout fishing NY has to offer!
Wiscoy Creek Brown Trout
Wiscoy Creek Brown Trout
Rich Davenport shows off a beautiful wild brown trout caught from the Wiscoy Creek, Wyoming County, NY.
Wiscoy Creek wild brown
Wiscoy Creek wild brown
Another big wild brown trout caught by Rich Davenport from the Wiscoy Creek, Wyoming County, NY
First brown trout ever
First brown trout ever
Tonawanda angler Greg Conrad shows off his first ever brown trout, a beautiful wild fish, caught from the Wiscoy Creek, Wyoming County, NY