John Hageman and friends typically travel east on Lake Erie in the early spring to cash in on jumbo perch like the specimen shown above. Although the perch fishing hasn’t been off the charts this spring, Hageman and company still managed to fill the bucket at right with perch.
Jumbo perch fishing can be good in the spring on Lake Erie Read More »
During April, there is a predictable shift in the fish species present in the Sandusky, Maumee, and other northwest Ohio rivers.
With the record amount of rain in northwest Ohio this spring, those rivers though have not been as readily accessible as in other years.
Walleyes yielding to white bass in Ohio’s northern rivers Read More »
On many occasions, a thick plume of black smoke that cannot be ignored can be seen billowing over the Lake Erie shoreline or across blocks of large inland acreage.
While wondering what is ablaze, as one gets closer, it fortunately often reveals not a structure fire but acres of vegetation burning across an undeveloped landscape.
Fire used as a management tool for Ohio’s prairies, wetlands Read More »
When the number of Chinese fur buyers that asked for invitations to attend their March 19-21 Fur Harvesters Auction, Inc., (FHA) sale reached 100 (so that they could apply for travel visas), there was optimism that prices for wild fur would strengthen compared to recent years.
According to FHA Chief Executive Officer Mark Downey, more than 50 mainland Chinese buyers attended this premier wild fur sale.
Ontario fur auction surprising with prices paid out to trappers Read More »
Northwestern Ohio, like other parts of the state, was in a severe drought that began last summer and fall, so the barrage of storms that passed through the region during the end of March and beginning of April were welcomed by local farmers.
However, multiple inches of rain that accumulated across northern Ohio washed away any hope for anglers planning to fish the river walleye runs.
Ohio’s walleye river runs still hanging on up north Read More »
On March 14, the annual Ohio State Trappers Association (OSTA) fur auction in Kidron went smoothly, thanks to the efforts behind the scenes by some 25 volunteers, according to auction coordinator Shawn Bentley.
The Kidron site had no power for most of Saturday, March 14, but Jedd and Ryan Sprunger made sure that the OSTA auction was good to go with generators. Ryan kept the tractors that were running the generators fueled up until the last of the volunteers departed around 9 p.m., according to Bentley.
Ohio’s Kidron fur auction comes off without a hitch Read More »
On March 27 at the end of this year’s Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s Lake Erie Committee meetings, the 2026 walleye and yellow perch Total Allowable Catch (TAC) quotas were shared.
As has been pointed out over the years, the TAC, whether set by numbers or weight, is not a target or goal to catch but a scientifically recommended cap on the level that can be safely harvested in a season.
Total Allowable Catch decided for Lake Erie’s walleye, perch Read More »
Turtle trapping has long been a summer avocation of some Lake Erie area sportsmen in Ohio’s coastal marshes, streams, and ponds where these common reptiles occur.
And there is a big change in this year’s fishing regulations that should be heeded by turtle trappers.
Revised Ohio law bans sale of turtle meat Read More »
As is usually the case, fishing for walleyes in Ohio’s Sandusky and Maumee rivers during the spawning run is a day-by-day affair with fish responding to changing water temperatures and depth fluctuations in a somewhat predictable manner.
During cold snaps when the water temperature dips, especially overnight, fishing gets tougher, but then improves later in the day.
Ohio’s river walleye runs start to hit peak Read More »
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