
Ohio’s Delaware Lake, where crappies are king
Delaware Lake is also a popular lake for bass fishermen, who regularly hold tournaments on the lake. A good spot to try is the shallow north end of the lake where water depths are between

Delaware Lake is also a popular lake for bass fishermen, who regularly hold tournaments on the lake. A good spot to try is the shallow north end of the lake where water depths are between

Berea, Ohio — Dennis Knowles and his wife, Gail Grizzell, are lifetime anglers. Grizzell learned at her mother’s knee while Knowles forged his fishing skills under the tutelage of his Uncle Ulysses.

Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge celebrated its 75th anniversary this year, and it has been 50 years since Rend Lake opened.

On a recent afternoon, I was reminded young kids don’t have to catch fish to have fun ice fishing, as long as they have snacks and someone willing to build snow forts, throw snowballs at,

Even a smallmouth just a pound or two will bend a jigging stick in half and won’t give up after the first or second and sometimes third thumping run.
Their tenacity makes them plenty

Little fishing going on as anglers awaiting ice.

Brief window opens, then slams shut on ice fishing.

The ice fishing season still is trying to find its groove.

An 8-pound largemouth bass from Crab Orchard Lake. A 4.8-pound crappie at Kinkaid Lake. A 51.75-inch muskie caught in northern Minnesota.
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