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Maggie Kelch

Ohio shooters aim high, make USA junior trap team

Two young shooters from Ohio recently qualified for USA Shooting’s Junior National Trap Team.
USA Shooting held the 2026 Shotgun National Championships at Hillsdale College in Michigan from May 23 to May 27. At the conclusion of the event, Max Hatfield, of Wadsworth, and Kinsey Duzan, from Sunbury, were named to the Junior National Team in bunker trap.

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Popular Hot Waters boat launch on Lake Erie renovated and ready for use in Lorain, Ohio

To say that Fran Stack, a lifelong Lorain resident and ardent walleye angler, was excited to see the Hot Waters boat launch reopen would be kind of an understatement.  
When the City of Lorain held the ribbon cutting ceremony to mark the completion of the ramp renovations, Stack arrived an hour early with his boat. Not only was he ready to be the first angler to use the boat launch, he was appropriately attired in a suit coat to formally celebrate the occasion.
“It is very exciting.  It looks nice. It launches and retrieves just fine,” Stack said. “This is the first and most important step, to be able to launch our boats safely.”

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Scholastic Clay Target Program National Championships slated for July in Ohio

The Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) is anticipating higher attendance at its National Championships this year as shooters, coaches, and staff celebrate a major milestone.
“As this is the 25th anniversary of the SCTP, we are anticipating that attendance will be higher than last year. Online registration opens on June 1 for SCTP and May 24 for SASP,” said Wayne Rasmussen, SCTP national director.

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Cardinal Center gears up for big OSTA shoot

The Ohio State Trapshooting Association (OSTA) will hold its 140th annual Ohio State Shoot from June 23 to June 28 and thousands of shooters will take to the firing line to win cash and prizes.
The event will take place at the Cardinal Shooting Center where shotgunning enthusiasts will not only compete but have an opportunity to visit with old friends, shop at hundred of vendors, and even enter some new events.

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Ohio’s Jay Gullett wins both Fall Brawl, Walleye Slam on Lake Erie

Despite Mother Erie’s temper tantrums during October and November, hundreds of big walleye were still weighed in by anglers in the two fall walleye derbies again this year.
Both the Walleye Slam and Walleye Fall Brawl kicked off on Saturday, Oct. 18 and ended on Sunday, Nov. 30. During that time period, Lake Erie experienced some of the windiest fall weather in recent memory.

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Lake Erie’s biggest walleye tourneys gear up for another fall run

Registration is open for Lake Erie walleye anglers to enter the two largest fishing derbies on the lake. 
Registration for both the Walleye Slam and Walleye Fall Brawl is on pace to equal past years. In fact, there were more than 400 anglers signed up in each tournament just a few weeks after registration opened. Both the Walleye Slam and Walleye Fall Brawl will kick off on Saturday, Oct. 18 and run until Sunday, Nov. 30. Both tournaments will be awarding new boats as their top prize, and this year the Slam is introducing some new side pots to the competition

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New aquatic visitor center opens at Ohio’s Put-In-Bay in Lake Erie

The Ohio DNR (ODNR) held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Aug. 6 to celebrate the re-opening of the recently renovated Put-in-Bay Aquatic Visitor Center.
Gov. Mike DeWine, First Lady Fran DeWine, ODNR Director Mary Mertz and Division of Wildlife (DOW) Chief Kendra Wecker welcomed guests from a number of local organizations involved with tourism and fishing on Lake Erie to be the first to see the renovated center.

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