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Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Aug. 30, 2019
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking and Perry counties) - Largemouth bass, saugeyes, and channel catfish are all being caught by anglers right now. Some anglers are trolling crankbaits, while others are drifting nightcrawlers to produce the bite. Saugeyes have…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Aug. 16, 2019
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are catching hybrid striped bass, saugeyes, channel catfish, and largemouth bass here. For the stripers and catfish, fish the bait deep. Troll Flicker Shad or similar type baits for saugeyes,…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Aug. 2, 2019
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Fishermen are catching saugeyes and channel catfish in mid-level waters using crankbaits. The catfish have been of the small variety, but the saugeyes have ranged up to a respectable 17 inches.…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – July 19, 2019
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – The catfish bite continues to go strong. Anglers are utilizing cut shad to catch channels upward of 20 inches. Fish the bait deep for better results. Also, some saugeyes and crappies…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – July 5, 2019
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking and Perry counties) - Anglers are finding channel catfish biting well here. Angler reports indicate the fish are deep, and are reacting to any type of bait with a little twitch in it. Saugeyes…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – June 21, 2019
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Fishermen are trolling crankbaits or worm harnesses in any area with structure for the saugeye bite, according to local reports. Fish the bait in 8 to 12 feet of water for…
Plan would expand hunting, fishing in wildlife refuges
Under the proposed expansion at sites in 46 states, the number of wildlife refuges where hunting would be allowed would increase by five to 382 while fishing would be allowed at 316 locations.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – June 7, 2019
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are finding hybrid stripers cooperative at this large, central Ohio canal lake. The best bite actually is coming for fishermen trying to catch catfish using shrimp or chicken livers fished…
As expected, spring turkey kill drops off from last year
Ohio hunters checked a total of 19,088 wild turkeys during the 2019 spring wild turkey hunting season. In 2018, hunters checked a total of 22,635 wild turkeys.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – May 24, 2019
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Fishermen employing minnows under a float have been rewarded with a mixed bag of fish recently. Crappies, largemouth bass, and catfish are all in the mix. The crappies are running from…
