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Trout for Thanksgiving
Source: odnr.com  17 Nov. 2008 at 9:00 pm

NEWBURY, OH- Approximately 400 surplus “broodstock” rainbow and golden-strain rainbow trout will be stocked in Punderson Lake in Geauga County just before the Thanksgiving holiday, Tuesday, November 25, 2008.   read more...

 

 

Fall Fishing Opportunities in Ohio
Source: odnr.com  15 Oct 2008 at 9:00 pm

The fish are feeding enthusiastically from Lake Erie to the Ohio River as they begin storing up fat reserves in preparation for winter, and this can make for some very successful fishing trips, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.  read more...

 

 

 

Grand Cayman Bonefish

By Tim DeMay

I recently had the opportunity to fish Grand Cayman Island.  The calm, clear water, and the rocky shorelines makes fishing from the shore very easy.  The species that I targeted on this trip was the bonefish.

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Governor Ted Strickland fishing for Lake Erie walleye.GOVERNOR PROMOTES LAKE ERIE TOURISM AND SPORT FISHING AT ANNUAL “FISH OHIO DAY”
Source: odnr.com  7 Jul 2008 at 4:00 pm

PORT CLINTON, OH – Governor Ted Strickland today spent a successful morning on the waters of Lake Erie during the 30th annual Fish Ohio Day. The governor, members of the media, representatives of the tourism industry, conservation leaders and wildlife officials used the outing to focus attention on the lake’s excellent boating and fishing opportunities, which make it one of the Midwest’s premier tourism destinations.

 

 Horse Power Limit Raised on Pymatuning Lake
Source: odnr.com  7 Jul 2008 at 4:00 pm

COLUMBUS, OH - Governor Ted Strickland signed legislation last week that increased the horsepower limit on Pymatuning Lake in Ashtabula County from 9.9 to 20 horsepower. The new rule was part of a comprehensive package of boater safety laws that went into effect on June 13.

 

ODNR CONFIRMS FINDING THE VHS VIRUS IN MUSKIE AT CLEAR FORK RESERVOIR IN NORTH-CENTRAL OHIO
Source: odnr.com  19 Jun 2008 at 9:00 pm

COLUMBUS, OH - The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has confirmed that viral hemorrhagic septicemia (VHSv), a virus that causes disease in fish but does not pose any threat to public health, was confirmed present in muskellunge sampled during routine egg collection in Clear Fork Reservoir in late April. The reservoir is located in Richland and Morrow counties.

 

 

Pymatuning Produces a 46 Pound Muskie
Source: wkyc.com  6 Jun 2008 at 7:00 pm
Nothing like having the president of the Ohio Huskie Muskie Club demonstrate that he is worthy of the office by catching a monster Muskie himself.  That is just what Fred Lederer of Perrysburg did over the recent Memorial Day weekend while fishing at Pymatuning Lake on the northeast Ohio-Pennsylvania border. He landed a 47 1/2-inch muskellunge, or muskie, that weighed an arm-straining 46 pounds.

 

 

 

Walleye poachers handed steep fines and jail time
Source: wkyc.com  6 Jun 2008 at 7:00 pm
Seven Wisconsin men paid more than $4,600 in fines and restitution this week, while two of the men spent three days in jail, for taking more than the legal limit of walleyes from Lake Erie during the recent holiday weekend.

 

 

Rainbow Trout to be Released in Ohio Waterways
Source: ODNR 10 Apr 2008 at 12:30 pm
.Public fishing opportunities will be enhanced this spring when more than 80,000 rainbow trout, each measuring 10- to 13-inches long, are released into 45 Ohio lakes and ponds, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.
 

 

Where's the cold? Lake Erie ice fishing on hold in Ohio
Source: mlive.com  10 Dec 2008 at 3:00 pm
It sure seems like it has been cold enough on some days for ice fishing.  But so far, the cold hasn't lasted long enough to make it safe for ice fishing on Lake Erie.  Fishing guides say they're hopeful, but unsure whether there will be enough ice this winter.

 

 

 

Florida fisherman lands 844-pound shark

DESTIN, Fla. (AP) — Six friends went to a fishing tournament looking to catch some grouper. They caught an 844-pound shark instead.  The fight by Adlee Bruner and friends to pull the 11-foot mako shark onto the boat from the Gulf of Mexico took more than an hour. But when they made it back to land, it was a record for the decades-old Destin Fishing Rode

source: usatoday.com 14 Oct 2007

 

 

 

 

 

Walleye Tour Championship in Cleveland

CLEVELAND – Lake Erie turned to glass on day three of the Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour Championship, allowing the best fishermen in the world to put on quite a show.  Nine out of the 10 pros caught five-fish limits, but the trademark Erie monsters were peculiarly absent. The exception was in the BFGoodrich Tires boat.

source: flwoutdoors.com 28 Sept 2007

 

 

FLW Comes to Cleveland

Lake Erie is without a doubt the world’s best walleye fishery. So it’s only fitting that the world’s best walleye anglers end their season-long journey on its bountiful waters. source:flwoutdoors.com  22 Sept 2007


 

 

Topwater Smallmouths
Source: in-fisherman.com 17 Jul 2007 at 8:30 pm
In lakes, rivers, and reservoirs topwaters are the best thing going lots of days throughout the year. Surface lures become prime locational tools on calm days, by appealing to the insatiable curiosity of smallmouths and prompting them to rise, follow, and sometimes make themselves apparent even when they won't actually strike the bait.

Slipping Current For River Walleyes
Source: in-fisherman.com 17 Jul 2007 at 8:30 pm
Slipping is the term river fishermen use to describe the slow, careful process of using river current to move a boat slowly downstream, carefully controlling boat speed and direction. Simultaneously, as you control the motion of the boat, the moving boat controls the motion of your line and lure. One follows the other, orchestrated by how efficiently you master the process.
 

9 charged in Maumee River walleye overbagging
Source: toledoblade.com  17 Jul 2007 at 8:30 pm
State wildlife officers have charged eight men from Ohio and Michigan and are seeking a ninth man in a 13-month undercover investigation called Operation Numbers and centering on taking hundreds of excess walleye from the Maumee River during the last two spring runs.

Late-Spring Panfish in Natural Lakes
Source: anglinedge.com 22 Jun 2007 at 11:12 pm
As the weeks go by, however, sunlight penetration increases, weather stabilizes, the water warms, and weedgrowth begins blooming, providing fish additional cover options. This results in a subtle change in fish location.

Walleye Fishing the Best in Years
Source: 6abc.com 22 Jun 2007 at 10:24 pm
Anglers on Lake Erie are reaping the benefits of a huge walleye spawn four years ago

                                     The Maumee Walleye Run 

I have been traveling to Maumee, Ohio for the annual walleye run for many years now.  Every spring I look forward to the chance of landing into a big one.  The Maumee River is located in Lake Erie's western basin.  Every spring the walleye migrate from Lake Erie into the Maumee River to spawn.  This spawn makes up the largest walleye run east of the Mississippi River.  by Tim DeMay

Perch Bag Limit Reduced
Source: dnr.state.oh.us 25 Jun2007 1:24 pm
.In response to declining fish populations, Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has issued an executive order to reduce the sport fishing bag limit for Lake Erie yellow perch from 40 to 30.


Boy Shoots Huge Wild Hog
Source: breitbart.com 22 Jun 2007 at 10:43 pm
An 11 year old boy shoots a wild hog over 1000 pounds

 

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