Ohio’s public lakes and reservoirs are excellent places to fish for bass, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Located in Northwestern Ohio, Clear Fork Reservoir is one of the best locations in the state … Continued
A new Ohio state record hybrid crappie was caught in April by Ohio angler Jesse Miller. The record setting fish had a length of 18.3, girth of 16 inches, and weighed 4.27 pounds. Miller’s fish marks the first entry into … Continued
Results from the 2025 Lake Erie trawl surveys revealed the walleye hatch as the sixth largest of the past 38 years, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. The 2025 west zone yellow perch hatch … Continued
In September 2025, George Bruggeman of Ohio broke a decades-old record for striped bass, with the catch of a fish that weighed 37.375 pounds. Bruggeman’s striper measured 41.81 inches in length with a girth of 27.36 inches. Mr. Bruggeman caught … Continued
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife is stocking 20,000 muskellunge, or muskies, in nine inland lakes this fall for future fishing enjoyment. The Division of Wildlife raises muskellunge at the Kincaid (Pike County) and London (Madison … Continued