COLUMBUS − If you’re planning that first fishing trip of the new spring, the Buckeye State has plenty of options if you want a smaller location than a trip to Lake Erie. Below is a list of Ohio’s Top ...

The Ohio Division of Wildlife is predicting an excellent fishing season for Lake Erie. "Lake Erie anglers can expect the 2025 fishing season to offer continued world-class catches," the state agency ...

Williamson’s walleye was weighed for the Walleye Slam at Erie Outfitters in Sheffield Lake, where owner Craig Lewis noted that the westerly winds had caused the water levels in the Western Basin of ...

Ohio is home to countless lakes, but most people only know about the big ones like Lake Erie or popular spots that get ...

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Fishermen along the North Coast of Ohio have been wishing for wet weather, and this week’s torrential rains should satisfy them — but not for a little while. The spring runs of ...

Trout are coming, if they haven’t already arrived, to a waterhole near you as well as to waterholes not so near. Some 85,000 hatchery-raised rainbows in the convenient catching size of 10 to 13 inches ...

ZANESVILLE ‒ Take it from a man nicknamed Bass to know a thing or two about fishing. Solomon Curtis, also known as Bass Curtis, is well-known across Ohio for his love of fishing and his 35 years' ...

Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill to make walleye the official state fish. The Ohio House of Representatives Arts, Athletics and Tourism Committee held a hearing on Sept. 30 to discuss the ...