Ohio
Crappies moving to deeper water; catfish turning on
Central Region Hoover Reservoir (Delaware and Franklin counties) – Crappie fishing is slowing down as fish move to deeper water. Saugeyes are becoming more active as the summer pattern starts to set up. Trolling worm
Banquets/Fundraisers
July 10:_Butler County PF Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Izaak Walton League. For more info call Randy Windell, 513-870-9200. Aug. 7:_Hardin County Longbeards Banquet, 5:30 p.m., Kenton Eagles Lodge. For more info call Tim Lotz, 419-673-0080. Aug.
DOW criminal court hearing delayed over documents
Georgetown, Ohio – A dispute over a request for state records has delayed a court hearing to determine whether five DNR Division of Wildlife officials’ criminal obstruction of justice cases will be dismissed or proceed
Study: Power plant costs region $30 million annually in fish
Oregon, Ohio – Sport and commercial anglers, boaters, local residents, and citizen groups released an economic study that calculates the FirstEnergy Bay Shore coal plant costs Ohio $29.7 million every year in economic damage by
Big fines handed down in smallmouth bass poaching case
DNR Report Sandusky, Ohio – Three Tennessee men and three Georgia men appeared in Ottawa County Municipal Court in Port Clinton in early June for sentencing for taking 141 more than the legal limit of
Lake Erie wind farm plans set in motion by G.E. Co.
Cleveland – General Electric Co. announced in late May that it plans to harness the power of winds blowing across Lake Erie by developing the world’s first freshwater wind farm several miles offshore from downtown
Cormorant cull on Lake Erie ongoing
Oak Harbor, Ohio – DNR authorities continue to cull cormorants from a trio of Lake Erie islands. The DNR_Division of Wildlife manages the birds on Lake Erie through a Public Resource Depredation Order issued by
Walleyes turning on in Lake Erie; catfish biting as well
CENTRAL_REGION Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties) – The warm temperatures have increased water temperature to the mid 70s and above. Use crankbaits, tubes and creature baits around Clouse Cove and Cranberry Marsh for
