A 53-year-old angler and his in-law set out for the Sandusky River on the morning of May 6, when around 10:30, he asked another individual to straighten out his truck to make room in the parking lot. Angry, the owner of the truck followed the two men to the riverbank, where he began to beat the [...]
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Ohio River Produces Two New State Records
Two state record fish were caught recently from the Ohio River, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. A state record sauger was caught by David Vance of Portland, Ohio. Vance caught the 22.50-inch, 5.06-pound fish from the Ohio River in Jackson County on March 20, 2012. Vance’s catch establishes a new West [...]
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Man Growing Perch-Zillas in his Ohio Pond
Even retired perch deserve to be pampered, at least that’s Mark St. John’s opinion. St. John has a private, one-acre pond on his property in northwest Ohio, and among the bass and bluegills, he has some perch that are poised to grow to monstrous proportions. The perch are actually rescue fish, that came from a [...]
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28,613 Dead in the Rocky River
We write about major fish kills all the time – you as anglers read about them. If that story doesn’t hit home geographically, maybe it’s simply overlooked news. When it does, it is devastating to an angler or person who loves their native waters. Luckily, most of us don’t have to deal with such tragedies. [...]
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Walleye Charter Captains Battle State Over Boat and Personal Catch Limits
The walleye season is off with a bang in Lake Erie, but Ohio charter captains are worried that the state’s Department of Natural Resources are going to crack down on limits and hurt the industry. The problem really comes from the common practice of charter captains keeping tally of how many fish are in the [...]
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11-Year-Old Lands 12-Plus-Pound Walleye in Lake Erie
Dylan Schmitt had an Easter weekend to remember. Dylan, 11, was fishing with his father, Chris, out of Port Clinton, Ohio for an Easter weekend walleye excursion. The Metamora, Ind. natives had an epic weekend, catching 35 to 40 walleye a day while trolling crankbaits. Most of the fish were more than 7 pounds, and [...]
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The Most Legendary Walleye Party on Earth
This is the most legendary walleye party on the planet – and it only comes once a year to a few select locations in Ohio. An annual phenomenon in northwest Ohio occurs each spring when a portion of Lake Erie’s walleye population makes their way up the Maumee and Sandusky rivers to spawn in northwest [...]
Spring Steelhead & a 40-plus-incher!
Check out the big 30 | 10 steelhead being caught in and around Ohio this week! The rivers are a little high right now, but anglers should be back at it tomorrow if the rain stays away. There is also a beast of a fish (40"+) from Wade Gilmore in Washington State. This is going [...]
Fifth Graders Recycle Over 28 Miles of Old Fishing Line
A team of 26, fifth graders has reeled in more than 28 miles of old fishing line as part of a class recycling project. The fifth graders from the Erwin Intermediate School in Ohio started with a very modest project goal to collect 1 mile of line, but thanks to local support, the project has gotten a [...]
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