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Lake Erie Region

Sandusky Bay (Ottawa County) – Anglers are catching channel catfish during the night while still fishing on the bottom using night crawlers and raw shrimp. The best location is the Old Bay Bridge. Western Basin:

Northeast Region

Mogadore Reservoir (Portage County) – This scenic reservoir continues to produce excellent catches of largemouth bass. Electrofishing surveys in 2005 captured high numbers of largemouth bass, with more than one third measuring more than 12

Southwest Region

Cowan Lake (Clinton County) – Bluegills are being caught by anglers using night crawlers or wax worms as bait. There are good fishing opportunities along woody debris shorelines and pier areas. Channel catfish are being

DNR aims to provide additional ATV trails

Columbus – Whether you call them ATVs (all-terrain vehicles) or APVs (all-purpose vehicles), one thing is clear – off-roading is a growing outdoor pursuit in Ohio. And officials at the DNR are taking that fact

Public urged to attend fall sessions on regs

Columbus – For the first time, the DNR Division of Wildlife will hold open house comment sessions for the public this year in the fall. The fall sessions, scheduled for Sept. 13 at all five

McCain to keynote USSA’s fall banquet

Columbus – The U.S. Sportsmen’s Alliance has long been known to bring in some heavy hitters in the outdoors and political world to speak at its annual fall rally. Gov. Ted Strickland spoke at last

Central Region

Griggs Reservoir (Franklin County) – This 361-acre reservoir in Columbus provides good fishing for smallmouth bass, largemouth bass, bluegills, crappie and carp. Target smallmouth bass downstream of the dam in the Scioto River and in

Northwest Region

Paulding Reservoir (Paulding County) – Anglers are catching channel catfish in 8-10 feet of water using night crawlers. The best time is in the morning. Nettle Lake (Williams County) – Bluegills are being caught on

University of Toledo funded for VHS study

Toledo, Ohio – The Lake Erie Center at the University of Toledo has been awarded a $209,126 federal grant to study a deadly fish disease that has threatened the health of many species of Great

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