
Catching flatheads — the venerable king of the catfish
Common folklore says you can only catch flathead catfish on live bait. True, flatheads love live bait, but many are caught on cut bait and artificial lures.
Another tale is you must fish at

Common folklore says you can only catch flathead catfish on live bait. True, flatheads love live bait, but many are caught on cut bait and artificial lures.
Another tale is you must fish at

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel joined a host of other walleye fishermen on Lake Erie Wednesday, July 16, to celebrate the 45th Governor’s Fish Ohio Day.

For as long as he can remember, Doug Clifford has been in the business of educating kids – on and off the water.
But, it was an encounter with a childhood neighbor that really

If ever a poster child for invasive species existed, the barbel-face of the common carp would strike a defining pose on any biological wanted poster. For good reason, at least in the United States. Back

The bi-national Great Lakes Fisheries Commission (GLFC) was formed in 1955 to eradicate the invasive sea lamprey and to provide guidance for Great Lakes fisheries management.
According to the GLFC, lake whitefish populations have

Ohio’s 2025 spring was cooler than normal and wet, not the typical crappie spawning conditions I have come to know and love. The summer months may bring more surprises. One thing is for sure, crappies

Mike Dombeck led the rulemaking process as chief of the U.S. Forest Service under Clinton. Originally from northwestern Wisconsin, he spent a career in public service, mostly in fisheries, earning multiple degrees, including a masters

Despite a long-range weekend forecast for stormy weather in Perry County, Ohio, that called for heavy rain, the annual Perry County Sheriff’s Office Hooked on Fishing Not on Drugs (HOFNOD) day took place Saturday, June

A black bear was struck and severely injured by a motorist on a rural road in Richland County. The bear suffered serious injuries and had to be euthanized, according to the ODNR Division of Wildlife.
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