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R.C Byrd dam (Gallia County) ’Äì’ÄÇAnglers casting for catfish have had good success with catches ranging from 8 pounds to more than 30 pounds.’ÄÇSuccessful baits have included white Twister Tails and grubs and also bucktails.’ÄÇHybrid

Fish transport ban extended in northern Ohio due to VHS

Reynoldsburg, Ohio ’Äî The Ohio Department of Agriculture has extended an emergency order that prohibits the intrastate transportation, sale, or distribution of 28 fish species susceptible to Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia, or VHS. The initial order

Half million steelhead stocked into streams

Conneaut, Ohio – Small by even a Pennsylvania trout stream’s standards, the smolts released last month into five northeast Ohio rivers represent the future of steelheading. The DNR Division of Wildlife stocked these streams –

Ohio River Region

R.C Byrd dam (Gallia County) – Fishing continues to be good at R.C. Byrd dam in the early morning and evening hours. Hybrid striped bass between 12 and 18 inches with several measuring over 24

Northeast Region

Turkeyfoot Reservoir (Summit County) – Black crappies and redear sunfish are biting at this 483-acre reservoir in the Portage Lakes chain. Anglers who are fly-fishing at the beach are doing especially well. Fishing for the

Southeast Region

Burr Oak Lake (Athens and Morgan counties) – Anglers continue to have success catching largemouth bass averaging 12 to 16 inches in shallow waters near structure. Try casting crankbaits, plastics, and worms. Dillon Lake (Muskingum

Northwest Region

Maumee River (Lucas and Wood Counties) – The water temperature is 60 degrees and the water level is normal. Walleye fishing is slowing down but there are still some being taken. Good numbers of white

Crappie regs proven effective in six lakes

Delaware, Ohio – It was one of those perfect May days when the afternoon melted into the evening on the water of Delaware Lake, just north of the city of the same name in central

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