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Ohio’s Outdoors Trailblazers: Chris Depaola ‘loves the grind’ that hunting, fishing offer
Chris Depaola comes by hunting and fishing honestly.
It’s in his blood.
“My dad was a big fisherman as were my uncles and most of my family,” said Depaola, 66, who grew up

Part two of Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River”
Outdoor News presents the second part of its centennial reprint of Ernest Hemingway’s “Big Two-Hearted River” this week. As we explained in our last issue, the story originally appeared in 1925 in two parts, but

Smallmouths offer good practice for Ohio steelhead anglers
Steelhead fishing reminds me of deer season. When hunting the rut during the second week of November or during the regular gun season, you will have company. In the same light, countless other anglers know

It’s tough to beat Ohio’s Sandusky Bay for summer catfish
According to Captain Scott Heston, who has fished Sandusky Bay for more than 45 years, “The heat of the summer, July and August, is the best time of the year to catch catfish.”
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DIY tips for turning a tiny travel boat into a fishing machine
It all started when my wife, Jill, and I bought a travel trailer a few years ago. We used it to successfully get the heck out of Minnesota in the dead of winter.
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Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – June 20, 2025 – video
It’s all catfish all the time around Ohio’s lakes and reservoirs right now. Plus, Lake Erie yellow perch should turn on in July.

Northern Wisconsin Fishing Report – June 20, 2025 – video
With the heat, time to take advantage of that early-morning bite. Smallmouth bass are piling up and the top-water game is on.

Northwest Angle island resort ownership stays in the family
On Oak Island, a Northwest Angle island on Lake of the Woods on the edge of the Canadian border, two brothers, Garrett and Wyatt Hennum, have taken over the family business at Sportsman’s Oak Island

Bob Gwizdz: Michigan’s Saginaw Bay better for bass or walleyes?
I was on the phone one mid-week evening with Saginaw Bay fishing guide Bill Horton, trying to book a bass fishing expedition for my brother Phil and me, when Horton casually mentioned that he was