Pleasant Hill Lake in northwest Ohio is an old lake, built during World War I as an impoundment of the Clear Fork of the Mohican River.
It is 785 acres of water that holds a good amount of fish, primarily saugeyes, bass and panfish. Muskies are an added bonus.
Ohio’s Pleasant Hill Lake good for saugeyes, smallmouth bass Read More »
We ran a letter to the editor a couple of issues back challenging our wildlife officers’ authority to enforce our game laws.
Needless to say, the letter has caused a bit of a stir among Ohio Outdoor News readers. For anyone who has regularly read my column they will know that I have the utmost respect for Ohio’s legion of wildlife officers.
Ohio Insider: Clearing up any confusion about opinions shared via letters to the editor Read More »
A fast-spreading deer disease has hit areas of southeast Ohio hard in this late summer season, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) has had a particular rough impact on parts of the region, said Clint McCoy, deer biologist with the Division of Wildlife.
“So far, we’ve confirmed it in 11 counties,” McCoy said toward the end of August.
EHD hitting deer hard in southeast Ohio Read More »
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 »
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