Ohio’s statewide fishing report on March 5, 2026
Staff Report
March 5, 2026
Fishing pressure light during transition period. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing report from across the state on March 5, 2026.
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Steve Pollick: Dissecting the timing of when bucks shed their antlers
Steve Pollick
March 5, 2026
Imagine my surprise recently when reviewing overnight trail-cam photos, that a handsome little 6-point buck showed up several times near my mineral licks. A rack, still, in early March?
Late-shedding bucks, and this “sixer”
A little redemption in the Ohio whitetail woods for this nonresident
Bob Vogel
March 2, 2026
As someone who lives outside Ohio, I consider myself lucky to have had the opportunity to hunt on private land in the Buckeye State for the past decade.
My hunting experiences have taken me
Jeffrey Frischkorn: This firearm made a recent hog hunt more special
Jeff Frischkorn
March 1, 2026
The boar was not so big, though hardly a (formerly) squealing little piglet. Not by Florida wild hog hunting standards.
At maybe 100 pounds, the boar thus fell under the unofficial heading of being
Dialing in on the saugeye bite in Ohio waters
John Tertuliani
February 27, 2026
Questionable behavior these hybrids have, part chameleon, part escape artist. An unlikely source of genes made them this way. A river sauger and a lake walleye, who would of have thought it led to such
Ohio’s Outdoor Trailblazers: Tom Cross reflects on a lifetime spent hunting and fishing
Mike Moore
February 26, 2026
You know Tom Cross is a true outdoorsman when you learn that his mom and dad bought him a 12-foot jon boat for his high school graduation.
That was in 1972 and at the
Looking for open water in winter? From crappies, walleyes and catfish, here’s where to target in Ohio
Joe Martino
February 26, 2026
Yes, it’s cold. Yes, it’s still winter. Yes, you can still hunt for rabbits and geese. But you can also break out the long rods. The walleye – and believe it or not – even
Ohio Insider: An autopsy of the final deer season numbers
Mike Moore
February 25, 2026
Just what’s in the water in Coshocton County?
According to the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife’s final deer season harvest statistics, that north-central Ohio county led the state for the 24th consecutive year. Deer
What’s the health status of the Great Lakes? Latest binational report sheds some light
John Hageman
February 25, 2026
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Environment Canada released a 43-page binational report on Jan. 20 titled “State of the Great Lakes 2025 Report” that shows the condition of these bodies of water pursuant
