Ohio DNR is optimistic on Lake Erie sauger
John Tertuliani
January 11, 2024
The sauger is alive and well in the Ohio River. Not too long ago, the same could be said about the sauger in Lake Erie.
Fishing
Think structure for deep, hard-water walleyes
Glen Schmitt
January 5, 2024
Deep water is a relative term since it can vary from one system to the next. Deep might only be 15 feet on one lake, but as much as 30-plus on another.
Regardless, walleyes
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – January 4, 2024
Mike Moore
January 4, 2024
Fishing pressure throughout the Buckeye State is light, but shore fishermen seem to be cashing in on a good bite in some places, including Indian and Buckeye lakes in Central Ohio and on Lake Erie.
Jeremy Smith: Use tools at your disposal to locate ‘in-between’ panfish this ice-fishing season
Jeremy Smith
January 4, 2024
Winter is here – officially, per the calendar, anyway.
It’s certainly been an interesting early season across much of the Midwest. Unseasonably warm weather patterns have resulted in limited ice-fishing options across much of
Ohio Division of Wildlife launches new ‘Fishing Tournament System’
Doug Clifford
January 1, 2024
“We do have a story we’d like to share with the public, now that you ask.”
That comment originated from a question cast at Scott Hale during the annual Division of Wildlife’s dinner
Commentary: Ohio steelhead program owes a lot of success to late Phil Hillman
Jim Abrams
January 1, 2024
The between months, anglers know them well. It’s that period when your boat sits winterized while you’re surviving winter’s frigid chill and waiting for spring’s first cast.
Some of us are lucky enough
Ohio DNR adds 844 acres of public land in Coshocton County
Jane Beathard
December 30, 2023
In an attempt to prevent American Electric Power (AEP) from selling off 844 acres of previously strip-mined land in Coshocton County to private developers, the Ohio Division of Wildlife (DOW) recently bought the acreage for
Ohio Mixed Bag: Peter Novotny picked to lead recreation on Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District lands
Staff and News Reports
December 29, 2023
The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) recently announced the appointment of Peter Novotny to be the new chief of recreation and lead all recreation-related strategies and efforts for the District’s 5 million annual visitors to
Lake Erie walleye hatch again is a good one in Western, Central basins
John Hageman
December 29, 2023
After waiting an extra agonizing three months again for the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources to share its sampling data with their Ohio counterparts, the Ohio Division of Wildlife issued a press release on Dec.
