Ohio’s statewide fishing report on Feb. 20, 2025
Staff Report
February 20, 2025
Ice fishing still holding on in many of Ohio’s spots. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing report from across the state on Feb. 20, 2025.
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Evidence of river otters found at Ohio’s Mad River for first time during annual survey
Jane Beathard
February 19, 2025
A simple track in the snow and a bit of scat served to delight county wildlife officer Nick Oliver and research technician Doug Wensink on Jan. 8, during the annual river otter survey in Ohio.<br
Backyard and Beyond: Winter favors the hardy – and the lucky
Val Cunningham
February 19, 2025
When Ray Pruss and his grandson, Archer, built a rugged statue and named it Stoneman, did they know that one day a red fox would stop by? Because a bobcat had been visiting the site,
A fun and effective approach to running and gunning for turkeys
Eric Morken
February 19, 2025
It was late May in 2022 when my daughter and I got positioned against a huge oak on a narrow tree line between crop fields for our last turkey hunt of the Minnesota season.
How do longbeards and geometry go together? The answer can help you bag gobblers
Steve Heiting
February 18, 2025
A long time ago when I was a clueless sophomore and maintaining passing grades in geometry was a daily struggle, I felt insulted when the teacher used the term “obtuse” while addressing our class.
A doe with a muzzleloader helps thin Ohio’s South Bass Island deer herd
John Hageman
February 16, 2025
Since I moved off Ohio’s South Bass Island, aka Put-in-Bay, after my retirement in 2011, I have watched as the island’s deer population jumped from a couple of family units to numbers approaching the limit
Options abound for your next coyote rifle
John Tertuliani
February 15, 2025
With deer gun season behind us, it is a good time to grab your coyote rifle. The breeding season for these canines runs through February.
Coyotes pay no mind to where you think they
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – February 14, 2025 – video
Mike Moore
February 14, 2025
The end of the ice fishing season in Ohio is not yet here as anglers continue to hit Indian Lake on inland waters and South Bass Island on Lake Erie.
Jeff Frischkorn: Chasing the winter doldrums one fly at a time
Jeff Frischkorn
February 14, 2025
Each whisk of wind that danced through the folds of whatever jacket I’ve worn this winter was met with the same uncharitable oath of condemnation. It was not always so.
Time was once I
