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May 21, 2025

Lake Erie island township asks for donations to continue providing dumpster for fish waste

Each spring, hundreds of boats bearing license plates from throughout the country, especially the Upper Midwest, are brought over on the Miller Ferry to South Bass and Middle Bass islands to experience the legendary fishing for Lake Erie’s bountiful trophy walleyes.
Lake Erie’s unbelievable spring fishing was initially brought to light nationally in the early 1990s with the record-breaking weights caught during the Cabela’s/In-Fisherman Walleye Tournament.

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Oil and gas drilling continues to come under public scrutiny in Ohio

Primary lease periods for oil and gas drilling in state parks and wildlife areas were extended from three to five years following action by the Ohio Oil & Gas Land Management Commission at its May 5 meeting.
One-time lease extensions went from six to eight years and will require an additional bonus payment to the state. Commissioners were complying with legislation (HB308) recently passed by the Ohio General Assembly that permits lease extensions.

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Economic advantages of fishing and boating in Pennsylvania detailed at hearing

During a May 6 public hearing before the Senate Game and Fisheries Committee, sportfishing and boating industry representatives casted out some pretty hefty dollar figures to emphasize the economic impact of fishing and boating in Pennsylvania.
And the head of the state Fish & Boat Commission indicated the benefit can be even greater.

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Pittsburgh angler cherishes the pursuit of big fish

Collin Terchanik spent the pandemic years tripping across Pennsylvania to fish for wild brown trout with two buddies from Penn State.
“We fished streams no one would think to fish, that maybe didn’t have great habitat, but where we knew there was good structure,” said Terchanik, 28, a native of Hollidaysburg, Blair County, now residing in Pittsburgh. “A lot of them were downstream of Class A waters.”
The biggest browns the trio caught were in northcentral Pennsylvania, and greater than 20 inches.

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