Fishing
DeWine, DNR Division of Wildlife celebrate Inland Fish Ohio event
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife celebrated Ohio’s inland fishing during the Governor’s Inland Fish Ohio Day in mid-May. This year’s event was held at Lake Hope State Park
Seven elected to Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame
The Ohio Bass Fishing Hall of Fame on May 12 announced that seven people have been chosen as the 2026 class of inductees, emerging as the top vote-getters among the 14 people announced as finalists
Try these three ‘topwater titans’ for river smallmouths
Casting from the sunlight into the shadow that stretched along the river bank, the small splash of the lure’s landing interrupted the calm, glassy surface only inches from the shore.
One second. Two seconds.
Commentary: Remembering Marty Dashiell and a life cut much too short
I met Marty via a phone call forwarded to my classroom at the Crooksville K-8 School. The school secretary paged me with “you have a phone call from ‘tnse’ or something like that.” It was
Five reasons you’re not catching walleyes right now – video
Whether you’re fishing a new lake or your favorite local spot, these simple adjustments can make a huge difference on your next trip.
Metro Area Fishing Report – June 1, 2026 – video
A lot of changes this past week but things are looking good.
Notes off a soiled cuff: Would baiting of deer create tension between neighbors in Pennsylvania?
We’ve had a lot of strange messages from readers over the years, but this one left in late May takes the cake:
“I’m calling about a dead deer right along Rt. 119 just as
Bit of history made with sauger stocking in western Lake Erie
A little bit of history was made on the Sandusky River on May 28 – about 65,000 “little bits,” actually – in the form of fingerling sauger that were stocked at Fremont by the Ohio
Smallmouth are a signature species in Minnesota’s Boundary Waters, but didn’t swim there a century ago
Smallmouth bass are the most popular sportfish in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, possibly trailing only the walleye in time, money, and legend among today’s anglers. But this wasn’t always the case.
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