Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – September 15, 2025 – video
Mike Moore
September 15, 2025
Fishing for walleyes in the Central Basin of Lake Erie is going strong.
Fishing
Indiana man convicted for illegally guiding in Ohio, violating Lacey Act
Staff Report
September 15, 2025
Dylan Nissley, 32, of Wakarusa, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty on Sept. 11 after pleading guilty to three misdemeanor Lacey Act violations.
Nissley was sentenced to two
Ohio’s Lake Erie fish ‘cutters’ stay busy with day’s haul
John Hageman
September 15, 2025
A necessary evil of catching fish from Lake Erie is that in order to enjoy their culinary benefits they must be processed in some manner.
Most species are typically filleted, skinned, and de-boned, while
In early fall, find the weed mats and fish them for a mixed bag of species
John Tertuliani
September 14, 2025
Water Lotus in full bloom is not only a sight to behold, you may find opportunities to catch fish under and around it. Plant beds provide shade and cooler temperatures, an abundant source of dissolved
Ohio’s outdoor trailblazers: Peg VanVleet hooks kids on fishing
Mike Moore
September 11, 2025
Peg VanVleet never stood a chance of not being a fisherman.
“My parents were fishers and both set of grandparents were fishers,” said the retired Lake Erie charter fishing captain. “And, my one grandmother
Jeffrey Frischkorn: Come to Pennsylvania’s Cross Fork for the trout, stay for the beauty
Jeff Frischkorn
September 11, 2025
Cross Fork doesn’t have a big box outlet, much less one of those dollar-type stores, the ones we used to call five-and-dime stores when I was growing up.
A dot on the map along Pennsylvania’s
Lake Erie ‘on the doorstep’ of having many trophy walleyes to chase
Jeff Frischkorn
September 10, 2025
Then again, anglers hoping for a Fish Ohio-qualifying walleye of at least 28 inches are similarly flummoxed. No wonder since while Lake Erie’s total walleye population is eye-popping huge, not so the kind of fish
Lake sturgeon will be stocked in several Ohio locations this fall
John Hageman
September 10, 2025
This October, in addition to planting fingerling lake sturgeon into the Maumee River as has been done since 2018, and the Cuyahoga River, which was first done last year, the Genoa Federal Fish Hatchery will
Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders expo planned for Sept. 27
Benjamin Mott
September 9, 2025
The Ohio Central Basin Steelheaders (OCBS) would like to invite readers of Ohio Outdoor News to attend its 31st annual Steelhead Expo.
Over the years, this family-friendly event has established itself as the informal
