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Highly-anticipated walleye river runs are fast approaching in Ohio

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Even as cold evening temperatures maintain skim ice across the surface water, inside quiet marinas and boat ramps remain slick along Lake Erie’s shoreline, and rivers that receive slugs of moving water from warmer upstream rainfall run freely earlier.
In March, the Maumee and Sandusky rivers provide wading and shoreline anglers some of the earliest opportunities each spring for anglers to cast for walleyes.

Highly-anticipated walleye river runs are fast approaching in Ohio Read More »

Deer population concerns rising on Ohio’s South Bass Island in Lake Erie

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National News, Nature Page & Night Sky, News, Ohio /

In 1999, the first white-tailed deer in some time arrived on South Bass Island in Lake Erie. The young doe was so tame that she would approach people and follow vehicles during daylight hours.
When Put-in-Bay, Ohio, Mayor John Blatt held a naming contest, she was dubbed “Millie” – short for Millennium, the milestone event that was on the mind of many that year.

Deer population concerns rising on Ohio’s South Bass Island in Lake Erie Read More »

Ohio Sea Grant captain’s conference set for March 2

Fishing, News, Ohio /

The Ohio Sea Grant program has offered its charter captain conference for the past 43 years as a way of providing updated information about Lake Erie to licensed guides to enhance the success of their businesses.
The conference will be held this year on March 2 in the Cedar Point Conference Center at Bowling Green State University’s Firelands Campus in Huron.

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Tiny window for winter walleyes barely counts as “ice fishing season” on Ohio’s Lake Erie

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After more than a week of arctic temperatures blanketed the region in mid-January, portions of Lake Erie quickly got cold enough to freeze, which provided a few days for ice anglers to dust off their hard-water gear and head out. 
The first two ice shanties were planted near the “old ramp” off South Bass Island’s west shore on Wednesday, Jan. 17.

Tiny window for winter walleyes barely counts as “ice fishing season” on Ohio’s Lake Erie Read More »

Understanding larval baits for ice fishing

Featured, Fishing, National Fishing, Ohio /

Available year-round, but most often used in the winter by ice fishermen to tip ice jigs, several small larval insects lead the sales of live bait used during this time of year.
While they all work well at times, some anglers may prefer certain ones over others when seeking perch, bluegills, and other panfish, and the availability of the different forms varies with supply.

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Commentary: Measure of deer hunting success evolves with experience

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Sportsmen participating in outdoor activities often go through several stages of meeting their goals and defining their measure of success.
After interviewing about 1,000 hunters, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse professors Robert Jackson and Robert Norton identified five stages of hunter development.

Commentary: Measure of deer hunting success evolves with experience Read More »

Lake Erie walleye hatch again is a good one in Western, Central basins

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After waiting an extra agonizing three months again for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to share its sampling data with their Ohio counterparts, the Ohio Division of Wildlife issued a press release on Dec. 14 that announced the 2023 Lake Erie walleye and yellow perch young-of-year trawling results. 
The summer trawls offer the first look at predicting future fishing prospects for these most popular two species.

Lake Erie walleye hatch again is a good one in Western, Central basins Read More »

Hardwater Ohio: Here are some ice-fishing options this winter

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Ice fishing aficionados never know anymore if there will be safe, fishable ice during any given winter in Ohio. But enthusiastic ice anglers converge whenever and wherever conditions permit.
On the big stage during recent winters, anglers were not able to ice fish on Lake Erie in 2020 or 2023, with short seasons in 2019, 2021, and 2022.

Hardwater Ohio: Here are some ice-fishing options this winter Read More »

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