Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – April 14, 2023 – video
Site Staff
April 14, 2023
The river walleye spawning runs in northwest Ohio are winding down, just in time for the Western Basin walleye reef bite to pick up.
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Tips to get on April crappies before the spawn
Joe Martino
April 13, 2023
There have been several reports recently that claim the crappie fishing in many lakes and reservoirs is red-hot. So if you like crappie fishing, things are starting to heat up.
Crappies don’t actually spawn
Borrowed rifle put to good use on 200-inch buck in Ohio
Mike Moore
April 13, 2023
In a nod to the increasing popularity of straight-walled cartridges for rifles in Ohio deer hunting, Andrew Mitchem put one to good use this past December.
On Dec. 1, 2022, Mitchem, of North Lewisburg
Report by Feds, anglers cites offshore wind impacts on fish
Staff Report
April 12, 2023
The goal was to solidify existing knowledge of the impacts and call for further research in many areas.
Here’s some gear guidance for getting on gobblers
Mike Gnatkowski
April 12, 2023
You’re going to need a gun, calls, camouflage clothing, and maybe a blind, decoys, a vest, and other incidentals. You don’t “need” all these items to kill a gobbler, but they’re good to have.
When it comes to hunting cultures and beliefs, change comes slowly
Russ Mason
April 12, 2023
No one disagrees that conservation should be “science-based.”
That’s the most important reason the concept is included as one of the seven fundamental pillars of the North American Model of Wildlife Conservation.
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Patience a key virtue in turkey hunting
Bob Grewell
April 12, 2023
The foundation for hunting spring gobblers has typically been based upon calling. And, it’s not necessarily the type or brand name calls you use, or calling sounds you create. Obviously calling tools produce results. But,
Ohio Insider: A look at restoration efforts of lake trout in Lake Erie
Mike Moore
April 11, 2023
These lake trout are long-lived (more than 30 years in some instances) and they grow to large sizes (50 pounds and 50 inches in some cases).
Commentary: Mentoring the mentors in hunting, fishing is what it’s all about
Tom Kirker
April 11, 2023
We probably all learn about the outdoors from parents, grandparents, friends, or others that were there to help us in our journey. For me, it was my father, who was a World War II veteran
