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Fly-fishing utilized as a means of providing for vets through Ohio’s Patriots on the Fly

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

Diane Wantz, of Mentor, Ohio, is lucky. She’s been able to combine her passion for fly fishing and giving back to those men and women who have served in our Armed Forces.
Wantz is president of Patriots on the Fly, a new group in Ohio that describes itself as a “conduit to the world of fly fishing for disabled veterans.”
Wantz and her group of volunteers got to know one another through another national fly-fishing group and decided to branch off and form the non-profit Patriots on the Fly just for Ohio. The program began this May.

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Indian Lake in Ohio’s Logan County a good multi-species water for anglers

Lake Profile, Lake Profile, Ohio / Mike Moore

Indian Lake in north-central Ohio is one of those Buckeye State fishing holes that produces year around.
That includes ice fishing, and Indian is one of the first places in Ohio where anglers flock to the hardwater.

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Ohio Insider: Still quiet on the EHD front so far

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

A couple of columns back, I wrote about the incidence of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in deer in the Buckeye State.
At that time, a couple of deer were out for testing for the possibility of EHD. Checking in with Mike Tonkovich, the ODNR Division of Wildlife’s deer program administrator, reveals that there has been just one case of confirmed EHD in deer this summer with that specimen coming from Franklin County in Central Ohio.
But, we’re not quite out of the woods just yet.

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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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Fly-fishing utilized as a means of providing for vets through Ohio’s Patriots on the Fly

Indian Lake in Ohio’s Logan County a good multi-species water for anglers

Ohio Insider: Still quiet on the EHD front so far

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

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