
Ohio’s walleye river runs still hanging on up north
Northwestern Ohio, like other parts of the state, was in a severe drought that began last summer and fall, so the barrage of storms that passed through the region during the end of March and

Northwestern Ohio, like other parts of the state, was in a severe drought that began last summer and fall, so the barrage of storms that passed through the region during the end of March and

Lake Erie anglers can expect the 2026 season to again offer world-class fishing, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
As walleyes from Lake Erie’s recent large hatches continue to grow, anglers

Somewhere in the late 1960s, pretty much about the same time Al and Ron Lindner introduced their famous Lindy Rig to the fishing public, walleye anglers added backtrolling to their bag of tricks. Lindy Rigs

Have you ever noticed that the same anglers seem to be catching big bass all the time? And you’re not?
Sure, some anglers are lucky. But those who are catching big ’uns consistently put

Some blame the weather while others blame the time of day or the location for the conditions at hand. Tight-lipped crappies start the discussions or become the ongoing arguments over the line used, the lure,

Not so many years ago, a friend and I paddled kayaks down lower Pickerel Creek on the south side of Sandusky Bay in Ohio’s 3,200-acre Pickerel Creek State Wildlife Area.
It was enjoyable, a

On March 27 at the end of this year’s Great Lakes Fishery Commission’s Lake Erie Committee meetings, the 2026 walleye and yellow perch Total Allowable Catch (TAC) quotas were shared.
As has been pointed

The Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame recently announced that 14 people have been named finalists for the vote to determine the 2026 class of inductees.
The Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame was

Columbus — Nine new natural resources officers (NROs) officially joined the ranks of the Ohio DNR (ODNR) recently, taking their oath of office during a commissioning ceremony at ODNR headquarters in Columbus. The ceremony marked
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