Chris Depaola comes by hunting and fishing honestly.
It’s in his blood.
“My dad was a big fisherman as were my uncles and most of my family,” said Depaola, 66, who grew up in the Mahoning Valley. “Matter of fact, one of my uncles actually held the state record walleye for quite a few years. He caught it out of Pymatuning Reservoir in the 1960s.”
It’s all catfish all the time around Ohio’s lakes and reservoirs right now. Plus, Lake Erie yellow perch should turn on in July.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 20, 2025 – video Read More »
East Fork Lake is situated approximately 25 miles east of Cincinnati and is readily accessible to a large number of fishermen in southern Ohio. It is an U.S. Army flood control lake in the East Fork and lower Little Miami River valleys, providing storage for water supply, water quality control, and outdoor recreation.
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The value of walleye sportfishing on Lake Erie is described monetarily in the billions.
“Walleye isn’t just popular on Lake Erie,” says Travis Hartman, the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife’s Lake Erie program administrator. “It’s of cultural significance.”
Hartman recently spoke to a group from the Outdoor Writers of Ohio (OWO) at its annual conference, held this year on the shores of Lake Erie at Camp Perry.
Ohio Insider: Lake Erie walleyes at a level ‘unlike anything we’ve ever seen before’ Read More »
Fishing around the Buckeye State is going fairly well with the heat of the early summer coming on. Lake Erie especially is going gangbusters for walleye anglers.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 6, 2025 – video Read More »
Berlin Lake in northeast Ohio is unique in many respects, and the fishing here offers a smorgasbord of species.
The 3,278-acre lake is one of a handful of inland lakes in Ohio where walleyes are stocked.
Berlin Lake in Ohio is big water with fish of all stripes available Read More »
The end of May marked the end of an era in Ohio’s deer management circles.
Mike Tonkovich was the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s deer program administrator until the end of May. Then he retired, taking with him nearly 30 years of experience trying to manage Ohio’s deer herd for the sportsmen and women of the state. That’s who he worked for essentially, you and me.
Ohio Insider: End of an era as deer management leader, Mike Tonkovich, retires Read More »
When the South Zone of Ohio closed, wild turkey hunters across Ohio had checked 15,768 birds in the spring 2025 season, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
The spring wild turkey hunting season concluded in the 83 counties that comprise the South Zone on May 18. Hunting in the five counties of the Northeast Zone (Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties) continues through Sunday, June 1. During the 2024 spring turkey season, hunters bagged 15,426 birds through the corresponding date.
Ohio’s spring turkey harvest a bit ahead of last year after South Zone closes Read More »
Surveying all that surrounds her on her Athens County, Ohio, property, Sally Biancone can’t help but think about what brought her here.
A talented photographer of all things wild, Biancone first picked up a camera at the age of 15.
“I used a little Instamatic camera and I was always taking pictures of family outings and fishing and camping,” she said. “Then, I started going on big-game hunts with my husband, Steve, with my camera.”
Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Sally Biancone fosters a passion through photos Read More »
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