Mike Moore, Author at Outdoor News

Saugeye minimums poised to come off the books in Ohio

Featured, Fishing, Home Page News, National Fishing, National News, News, Ohio / Mike Moore

If the Ohio Wildlife Council votes approval, there will no longer be a minimum length limit for keeper saugeyes on a long list of lakes throughout the state.
The council will consider the measure to remove the 15-inch minimum on saugeye, sauger, and walleye at its regular meeting on Oct. 30. The lakes on the list include Acton Lake, Alum Creek Lake, Atwood Lake, Buckeye Lake, Caesar Creek Lake, Ferguson Reservoir, Findlay Reservoir 1, Findlay Reservoir 2, Indian Lake, Metzger Reservoir, Piedmont Lake, Pleasant Hill Lake, Rocky Fork Lake, Seneca Lake, and Tappan Lake.

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Another good year expected when Ohio’s archery whitetail season starts Sept. 28

Featured, Home Page News, Hunting, National Hunting, National News, News, Ohio / Mike Moore

It should be another banner season for archery deer hunters in Ohio.
That is the word according to Mike Tonkovich, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s deer project administrator for Ohio Outdoor News’ annual deer archery preview.
“If you’re looking forward to seeing lots of deer and possibly harvesting a nice buck it’ll be a great season for you,” Tonkovich said.

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Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 1, 2024 – video

Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Reports, Ohio, Videos / Mike Moore

Fishing has been tough all over Ohio with a major heat blanket being thrown over the state. Catfish are the highlight in most inland waters.

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Ohio’s Lake Hope a good place for sunfish catches

Lake Profile, Lake Profile, Ohio / Mike Moore

“The sunfish and redear fishing at Lake Hope is excellent,” he said. “There are very good numbers of fish and the size of fish is the best in the area. Anglers can expect to catch good numbers of fish in the 7 1 ⁄2- to 8 1 ⁄2-inch range and a very good chance at catching a Fish Ohio qualifying fish over 9 inches.

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Ohio Insider: Oregon initiative shows the threat to hunting, fishing, trapping is real

Featured, Fishing, Hunting, National Fishing, National Hunting, Ohio, Opinion / Mike Moore

The proposal, first introduced in 2022, would have removed all animal cruelty exemptions, in essence criminalizing all hunting, fishing, trapping, animal husbandry, pest removal, and more. The sportsmen and farming communities rallied against the proposal with the support of the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF).

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Delta reservoirs provide decent bass fishing in Fulton County, Ohio

Lake Profile, Lake Profile, Ohio / Mike Moore

The two reservoirs in this northwest Ohio city supply nice, clear drinking water to the city of Delta, but neither will make anyone’s list of top fisheries.
Relatively small at 39 and 50 acres, respectively, Delta Reservoirs No. 1 and No. 2 serve as an outlet for nearby Toledo anglers traveling just west of the metropolitan area.

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Ohio Insider: So far, so good on the EHD front for Ohio deer this year, but it’s still early

Featured, Hunting, National Hunting, Ohio, Opinion / Mike Moore

Things are relatively quiet along the epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in deer front in this midsummer writing for Ohio.
So says Mike Tonkovich, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s deer program administrator, in a short note to me in late July. Tonkovich said one deer from Logan County was headed to the lab to test for EHD on the very day that I e-mailed him (July 30) to check on disease status in the state. However, Tonkovich warns, it’s still early.

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Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – August 1, 2024 – video

Fishing, Fishing Reports, Fishing Reports, Ohio, Videos / Mike Moore

Lake Erie is on fire for both walleyes and yellow perch, though the rest of the state’s lakes are a bit sluggish in the heat of the summer.

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Ohio Insider: Sandy Bihn continues the fight against Lake Erie algae blooms

Featured, Nature Page & Night Sky, Ohio, Opinion / Mike Moore

In a most unfortunate turn of events not of her own doing, Sandy Bihn’s name is nearly synonymous with blue-green algae blooms.
After all, the toxic blooms have followed her for most of her adult life. And, she’s worked tirelessly to fight them. Bihn, who lives in Oregon, right on Maumee Bay, fights the good fight against these toxic blooms every day as the director of the Lake Erie Waterkeeper Association. She’s held that position since 2005 and has witnessed a lot of change in so-called big farming practices in the Maumee Basin.

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Saugeye minimums poised to come off the books in Ohio

Another good year expected when Ohio’s archery whitetail season starts Sept. 28

Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 1, 2024 – video

Ohio’s Lake Hope a good place for sunfish catches

Ohio Insider: Oregon initiative shows the threat to hunting, fishing, trapping is real

Delta reservoirs provide decent bass fishing in Fulton County, Ohio

Ohio Insider: So far, so good on the EHD front for Ohio deer this year, but it’s still early

Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – August 1, 2024 – video

Ohio Insider: Sandy Bihn continues the fight against Lake Erie algae blooms

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