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Central Region

Central Region Griggs Reservoir (Franklin County) – Largemouth and smallmouth bass are being caught in this reservoir in Columbus. Largemouth bass can be caught on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, or plastic tubes. Smallmouth bass are becoming active

Northeast, eastern counties baited for rabies

Columbus – The Ohio departments of Health (ODH) and Natural Resources (ODNR), in partnership with the U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services will begin fall oral rabies vaccination operations

36 charged in ginseng takedown

Columbus – Thirty-six people are facing a total of 61 criminal charges related to the illegal harvesting and sale of ginseng, following a two-year undercover investigation by the DNR Division of Wildlife. Ron Ollis, who

Ohio River Region

Meldahl Dam (Clermont County) – Anglers are reporting steady fishing, with catches of gar, catfish, a few white bass. Try fishing up close to the dam. Daylight hours until dusk have been producing good numbers

Deer harvest could be smaller

Starting herd will be smaller; Deer kill topped a quarter million last year Athens, Ohio – Coming off a year where a record 252,017 deer were killed, there’s no place to go but up for

Review: Shawnee fire was arson

Portsmouth, Ohio – Ohio forestry officials say they now have outside confirmation that they did not cause the Shawnee State Forest wildfire. An investigative team with the West Virginia Division of Forestry found that the

Northeast Region

Tappan Lake (Harrison County) – This 2,131-acre lake is known for its excellent fishery. A wide variety of fish species can be caught including crappie, largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, white bass and saugeye. Fall

Lake Erie Region

Western Basin Walleye: Fishing has slowed in western Lake Erie with fewer anglers targeting walleye compared to earlier in the month. The best reports are coming from the gravel pit west of West Sister Island,

Southwest Region

Acton Lake (Preble County) – Channel catfish are biting on creek chubs or night crawlers fished along the bottom or between eight to 19 feet deep during the late evening or early morning hours. Fishing

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