Lake Effect

About Lake Effect

Touchstone Award Winner – Podcast 2025 Lake Effect is a journey through all things Lake Erie, its tributaries and near-shore realms. The Great Lakes are the largest body of fresh water on earth and while Lake Erie is the second-smallest and most shallow lake with just two percent of the Great Lakes’ water, it holds 90 percent of the biomass (fish and other living things). We’ll visit scientists, anglers, charter captains, farmers, tourism officials, boat-restorers, historians and a host of others who have an affinity for the lake through either proximity, work or a simple love of the greatest Great Lake. Have Questions? Email Us with any questions you may have. We're here to help!

Publisher

WGTE Public Media

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Feb 2024

Latest episode

26 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

30 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Jun 2026

   No Bones About It

   Robin Shatto has been cleaning fish at Wild Wings Marina in Oak Harbor for 40 years. Her daughter Holly has been doing the same since the age of five – with an electric knife! Let’s visit with the mother-daughter as they filet walleye, yellow perch, white perch and catfish on a busy morning.

2. 

   12 Jun 2026

   Mario Campos: Walleye Run Guru

   Mario Campos has been operating Maumee Tackle for decades and knows all there is to know about the world-famous walleye run, which happens every spring. And yes, world famous – folks from many states and countries come to wade the river in cold and dreary conditions. Let’s talk to Mario and pick his brain on fishing the river for Lake Erie walleye.

3. 

   29 May 2026

   Shining Light on the Greatest of the Great Lakes

   Ben Simon, Shores & Islands marketing director, talks about the ins and outs of promoting Erie and Ottawa counties in Ohio. The greatest attraction is Lake Erie, he says, but there is plenty more than just a giant, beautiful lake filled with delicious fish....

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,812,748

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 36 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

18

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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