Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – April 16, 2024 – video
The reef jig bite for walleyes on the Western Basin of Lake Erie and the river spawning runs are still going strong.
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Yellow perch, sunfish safest Ohio fish to eat, according to department of health
If you happen to be on an Ohio lake and catch a mess of yellow perch and bluegills, it is safe to make two meals a week from that catch.
That is one of the highlights of the 2024 Fish Consumption Advisory issued annually by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).
Most Ohio sport fish are safe to eat one meal per week, unless there is a more or less restrictive advisory outlined in the Ohio Sport Fish Consumption Advisory. ODH advises this general statewide advisory due to low level mercury contamination.
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Below the dam, Ohio’s Paint Creek Lake is pretty fair fishery
Paint Creek Lake in Highland and Ross counties in southwest Ohio is unique in that it drains a huge watershed.
The 1,148-acre lake, just outside of Hillsboro near Greenfield, was created in the late 1960s and early 1970s by the damming of Paint Creek, which drains an area of 753 square miles.
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Ohio Insider: Terrible storm, abundance of nest predators among many outdoor stories in the state
I’m going to hit a bunch of different topics in this space in this edition. These are things that are going on in the Ohio outdoors over the past couple of weeks. So, if you’d indulge me, please.
Ohio’s gobbler forecast paints a picture much like 2023
A popular spring tradition since 1966, Ohio’s wild turkey hunting seasons begin in April. This spring, hunters will benefit from two years of above average turkey hatches, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
“Hunters can expect a spring season very similar to 2023,” Mark Wiley, the division’s lead turkey biologist, told Ohio Outdoor News in late March. “That’s all based on the poult data we’ve gathered. Remember, we want to look at the poult data from two years ago.”
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Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – April 1, 2024 – video
The river spawning runs of walleyes on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers is in full swing and the reef jig bite on the Western Basin of Lake Erie is starting to pick up.
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Tailwater fishery shines at Deer Creek Lake in Ohio
If you’re looking to fish the main lake at Deer Creek Lake in south-central Ohio, you might run into some tough fishing.
But, head below the dam to the tailwater area and the action for a variety of species can be fast and furious, said Nick Radabaugh, fish management supervisor in Central Ohio for the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
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Ohio Insider: Will fracking be limited to these three state properties?
“The gas and oil industry in Ohio has made sure that Ohio law reflects their wants and needs, and that process is all about secrecy,” Melinda Zemper, a steering committee member of Save Ohio Parks, said in that same newspaper story.
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Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – March 15, 2024 – video
Crappie fishing on inland waters is off the charts right now with an early pre-spawn run of these paper mouths. The river walleye runs are in full swing, too.
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