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From left to right: Ray Sickles, Patrick Skelton, Steve Skelton and Gene Linson recently caught these king salmon at Lake Michigan. There’s 28 fish in all, and they caught four more coho salmon that wouldn’t fit on the hooks.
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From the Ohio Division of Wildlife:
A lottery drawing for duck blind permits for Grand Lake St. Marys, Clark Lake and Spring Valley will be held at 8 a.m. on Aug. 21.
The Clark Lake and Spring Valley drawings will be at the District 5 office in Xenia. Be there at 7:30 a.m.
The St. Marys drawing will be held at the Mercer Wildlife Area headquarters. Be there at 7:30 a.m.
See the complete release from the ODOW on the jump.
Fishing is heating up with the weather.
From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, highlights from southwest Ohio (see the complete report on the jump):
Great Miami and Twin Creek (Montgomery County) — Smallmouth Bass are hitting well on GMR and Twin Creek. Favorite baits are tube jigs, Crawfish imitations, jigs, Minnows. The anglers doing the best are wading or using small boats to gain access to spots that are not often fished from shore. The bass lay along the edges of the banks looking for a meal before they go to spawn. Anglers are also catching saugeye using the same techniques. The river has been producing lots of 2 to 5 pound channel catfish from Dayton to Franklin. Fishermen are using chicken liver and night crawlers fished on the bottom. Channel catfish catches have been good since the localized storms caused higher water levels in the river. Best catches of channel catfish have been below the low head dams at Monument Ave., Tay’s Station, West Carrollton, and Miamisburg.
Grand Lake St. Marys (Auglaize and Mercer counties) — Walleyes are being caught by anglers trolling off of the West Bank. The best lure choices are minnow imitations, crankbaits, or jigging spoons. Keep the bait about three to four feet deep. Channel catfish are hitting on cut bait, night crawlers, or shrimp. Fish the bait tightline along the bottom. A particularly good spot is Windy Point along the West Bank. Cast into the rocky riprap areas or the mouths of the creeks entering the lake. Bluegills are hitting on wax worms. Keep the bait under a bobber and about two foot deep near any type of structure including the rocky areas.
C. J. Brown Reservoir (Clark County) — Walleye fishing continues to improve. Early morning boat anglers fishing jigs tipped with a night crawler over the mid-lake humps and in the north end of the lake are beginning to catch some nice walleye. Remember there is a 15-inch minimum size limit and daily bag of six on walleye. Bluegills are being caught around the rocky shorelines of the dam and the marina. Also, try fishing the wooden piling structures near the boat ramp and campground. Use wax worms or redworms for bluegill, fished under a bobber. Anglers are still catching a few white bass along the rocky shorelines. Try using small spinners, jigs, or minnows.
Caesar Creek Lake (Warren County) — Muskie anglers continue to be successful. Try casting large bucktail spinners, jerk baits, or crankbaits around standing or fallen timber in coves or along main lake shorelines. If you catch a muskie, please report it to the Ohio Huskie Muskie Club at www.wildohio.com http://www.wildohio.com/ Try trolling crankbaits or inline spinners tipped with a night crawler, and casting a jig tipped with a night crawler to catch saugeye. Try fishing the island area between the buoyed hazard area and the campground boat ramp. A few crappie are still being caught by anglers fishing deep water woody structure with minnows under a bobber and small hair or tube jigs in white or chartreuse. Bluegills are being caught in the coves around woody structure. Try using wax worms or redworms fished under a bobber. Use spinner baits and crankbaits around shoreline cover for bass early in the morning or late in the evening.
East Fork Lake (Clermont County) — Flood waters have receded and the lake is about one foot above summer pool. Largemouth bass are being caught in about seven to eight feet of water. Anglers are having success with Texas rigged plastic worms and crankbaits. Most are being caught in the coves along brushy cover. Crappie are also being caught in about six to seven feet of water on minnows. They are also in the coves along woody cover.
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“Free Fishing Days” are May 1 and 2 (Saturday and Sunday) this year.
For these two days Ohio anglers can fish in any of the state’s public waters without buying a fishing license. For the other 363 days, anglers 16 and older must buy a fishing license to take fish from Ohio waters.
See the complete release on the jump.
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As I wrote Sunday, it looks like walleye fishing at C.J. Brown Reservoir could be strong this year.
Biologists with the Ohio Division of Wildlife netted 883 walleyes in nine days this year. That represents just a portion of the actual population.
See photos from the netting here.
If you aren’t into walleye, check out the photos of white bass and crappie.
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The Ohio Division of Wildlife’s annual release of rainbow trout at Clark Lake is scheduled for March 26.
Anglers 16 years and older must have a valid Ohio fishing license to pursue trout. An annual license costs $19 for Ohio residents, and a one-day license is $11.
Each trout measures between 10 and 13 inches long, and the daily limit is five. Clark Lake is located in northeast Clark County, on Vernon-Asbury Road.
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From the Ohio Department of Natural Resources:
A total of 251,826 deer have been harvested so far this season when combining the gun seasons, early and statewide muzzleloader seasons, and the first nine weeks of the archery season. Hunters took a total of 252,017 deer during all of last year’s hunting seasons.
The archery season runs through Feb. 7. Personally, I’ve already moved on and hunting season is over.
I missed a doe during gun season and passed up a couple shots in October with my bow. Basically, I missed my chance.
A complete list of the muzzleloader kill is on the jump. I’ll have the complete numbers when the season ends in February.
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For the past three winters I’ve fed the birds in my backyard.
The first year I tried nailing a homemade feeder (a split log) to a tree in the back yard. Squirrels went crazy on the food, and I went crazy chasing squirrels.
Last year it was the crows constantly menacing the store-bought feeder. Big birds eat lots of food.
This year the crows and squirrels are gone (mostly), but I still don’t get many birds. That is, unless it snows.
I live somewhere between the country the suburbs (leaning toward the suburbs) and I don’t have much in the way of cover. But given an inch or two of snow, and my feeder is busier than a toy store at Christmas.
Any reasons why? Respond.
Here’s some feeding advice from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources:
“Mixed bird seed containing many seeds and grains is important to the vast number of seed eaters present over winter; pumpkin seeds are widely eaten by many birds; beef suet is important to a large number of birds, especially to insect eaters; oatmeal is popular food and sunflower seed is a favorite food, although an expensive one.
“By varying the kinds of food, it is possible to attract preferred species of birds. It is also possible to partially control the birds visiting feeders by the type of feeder used and the manner of erecting it.
“A game bird feeding station maintained in dense protective cover such as a briar patch benefits local game bird populations when it is continued throughout the winter. Ear corn is excellent fare. It may be placed on the ground or stuck on nails or stakes to keep it above the snow.”
Here’s the complete link.
Let me just say I have all that, except the cover. My feed is first-rate, and they get a full bowl every day. I have bushes and such in the yard, but nothing that serves as a bird hotel, I guess.
In the meantime, I’ll be waiting for this guy (or gal) to visit my backyard. Good shot from resident photo chief Marshall Gorby.
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The 2009 deer gun kills were up in Clark County, but down for the rest of the state during the one-week season.
In Clark County, 338 deer were checked in last week, up from last year’s 321.
In Champaign County, 737 were checked in, just a little under last year’s 743.
The big-game hunting grounds of Tuscarawas County produced an amazing 5,901 checked deer.
Overall, 114,633 deer were checked in, just below last season’s 116,798. The gun season resumes on Dec. 19 and 20.
See the complete release on the jump.
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Tim and Lynn Lange, of Springfield, are heading into the West Virginia state fishing record book pending verification with a 29.75-pound blue catfish caught on the Ohio River on Sept. 12.
Lynn Lange caught the blue during the Cabela’s King Kat Tournament in Gallipolis, Ohio.
The Lange’s finished in sixth place in the tournament with a total weight of 40.85 pounds.
Check out the Lange’s site here.
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