It’s catfish, catfish, catfish on Ohio’s inland waters right now. The fall saugeye and crappie bite is also starting to pick up.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – August 29, 2025 – video Read More »
If you’re a fisherman looking to tie into a trophy catfish, you might want to consider Dillon Lake in southeast Ohio near Zanesville.
Catfish is king at 1,560-acre Dillon, which is fed by the Licking River, says Matt Hangsleben, fish management supervisor for the ODNR Division of Wildlife in Athens.
Catfish, tailwater fishery most utilized at Dillon Lake in Ohio’s Muskingum County Read More »
Lawmakers in Columbus are once again rallying efforts to officially declare the walleye as the state’s fish.
The last time around, the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife said it would not take an official stand on either supporting or against the legislation. However, Division of Wildlife Chief Kendra Wecker mentioned House Bill 312 (HB 312) during Governor’s Fish Ohio Day activities at the end of her remarks.
Ohio Insider: Time to make the walleye the official state fish Read More »
If you’re looking to catch a smallmouth bass in southern Ohio, there are definite options to land a decent size bronzeback.
Maybe not a Lake Erie-smallmouth, but there are some decent specimens on several southwest Ohio waterways. Ohio Outdoor News recently spoke with ODNR Division of Wildlife fisheries biologist Mike Porto to get a rundown on the best smallmouth bets in southwest Ohio.
Here are your best bets for bronzebacks in southern Ohio Read More »
Chip Hart’s outdoor radio program, The Big Outdoors on 700 WLW, was never intended to be a long-term project.
However, 30 years after its inception on the “nation’s radio station,” The Big Outdoors is still going strong, airing at 5 a.m. on Saturday mornings, the perfect drive time for hunters and anglers alike. Hart, 68, and The Big Outdoors story starts in 1993.
Stonelick Lake in Clermont County doesn’t stand out for any one species of fish.
But, if you’re just looking to wet a line and catch a channel catfish, largemouth bass, or a bluegill, this wouldn’t be a bad place to start. Stonelick is a scant 161 acres just east of Cincinnati.
Largemouth bass best bet at Clermont County’s Stonelick Lake in Ohio Read More »
I had the unique opportunity to fish with Gov. Mike DeWine and a couple of his grandkids during the 45th annual Governor’s Fish Ohio Day last month.
It was my first time fishing alongside the governor himself after about 10 years of attending Governor’s Fish Ohio Day on Lake Erie. The annual event is aimed to highlight the Lake Erie fishery and drive home its importance to the region’s tourism and economy.
When it comes to Lake Milton in northeast Ohio, anglers often think about walleyes since its one of the handful of inland lakes that is stocked with this species.
But, what most anglers overlook is that the 1,684-acre Milton is perhaps a sleeper for good smallmouth bass and muskie lakes in the state.
Smallmouth potential really shines at Ohio’s Lake Milton in Mahoning County Read More »
I was truly surprised when the legislature in the recent state budget proceedings reckoned deep cuts in the H2Ohio Initiative.
Gov. Mike DeWine launched the water quality initiative in 2019 in an effort to improve public drinking water, restore wetlands, and to reduce agricultural runoff into the state’s waterways. To date, the program has benefitted more than 16,000 acres and enrolled more than 3,200 farmers in best management practices.
Ohio Insider: Fallout from cuts to H2Ohio Initiative Read More »
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