Angler’s Pike Catch Echoes Old Woman’s Creek Tale
Elyria’s Jack Parker reports a big northern pike from Old Woman’s Creek near Huron using a minnow and bobber after visiting Vermilion-on-the-Lake bait shop. The 304 inch fish weighed 8 pounds and mirrored a 714 pound catch by CT staffer John Caughlin four years earlier, as both relied on published catching instructions.
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Elyria
Jack Parker
Melvyn Lane
Parker
Lake Erie
Old Woman’s Creek
Huron
Laub
Vermilion-on the-Lake
Darrow Rd
John Caughlin
C-T
Caughlin
Butter-Fried Carp and Venison Kabobs at Outdoor Feasts
Recipe notes describe butter fried carp fillets with lemon, a seasoned flour dredge, and brown butter parsley oil. It also covers venison kabobs with pickle and tomato or apple wedges, marinated in oil vinegar garlic and spices, broiled for about ten minutes per side to serve six.
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Ohio hunter survey shows age trends in game preferences
A VAIO Sale Universit y project by Doty J. Peterle surveys 6 820 hunters with 3 616 responses. Results indicate older hunters favor grouse while younger prefer rabbit and raccoon, with many enjoying nature views and supporting more wilderness areas. Only 1 in 100 completed forms show a woman respondent.
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Ture
Ohio
IBM
Doty J. i
Peterle
Vaio Sale University
Feterle
Four-way finish ties McGarvey’s Nautical Trophy race
For the fourth straight year Gene Resar of Elyria won No 1 in McGarvey's Early Bird Ri. Three other skippers tied for the eighth annual trophy: John Backus Vermilion Jack Clark Bay Village and Jay Ehle Cleveland. The winner is the first 20-foot pleasure boat to dock after 12 noon April 1 at McGarvey's pier.
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Gene Resar
Elyria
McGarvey
Nautical Restaurant
John Backus
Vermilion
Jack Clark
Bay Village
Jay Ehle
Cleveland
McGarvey’s
Reser
Clark
Bis
Resar
Backus
Beagle Trials and Dinner Planned in Lorain County
Beagle trials are scheduled for April 15 and a field trial with drawings and dinner follows on April 28 by the Lorain County Beagle Club at the Coast Guard Station. The events are AKC sanctioned with no admission fee, food available, and open to all ages. Power Squadron members and families are urged to attend.
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Mornimg
Beagle Lorain
Michaels Locust Grove
Jaeger
Junior Sailing Program Planned by Lorain Yacht Club
Lorain Yacht Club launches a six week junior program for youths over eight with sailing and water safety courses. Fees around 45 dollars require an L C member sponsor. Sessions run six weeks starting June 11 from 9 am to noon Monday through Thursday with half the group sailing from the docks and half taking swimming lessons at Aqua Marine Pool Sheffield Lake. Instructors from Oberlin and Vermilion High Schools teach the swimming component.
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Lorain
Lorain Yacht Club
L&c
T J
LYC
Aqua Marine Pool
Sheffield Lake
Oberlin
Vermilion
Andrew Ven Tresca
Midwest sailors set Sears Cup finals path at Put-in-Bay
Charles N. Hurlbut announces the Inter-Lake Yachting Association Junior Race Week will select the crew to face champions from Detroit River and others in a Sears Cup series. The event runs July 30 to August 3 at Put-in-Bay, with the winner representing five associations at the Sears Cup finals in St. Petersburg, Florida on August 28.
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Midwest
Charles ‘N. Hurlbut
Inter-Lake Yachting Association
LYA
Detroit River
Land Lakes
Lake Michigan
Put-in- Bay
St. Petersburg
Fla
Map Shows Deer and Bear Hot Spots in Pennsylvania
A state map reveals north central Pennsylvania counties as hot spots for deer and bear this past season. Lycoming topped with 46 deer, Elk 41 with 3 090 total deer including 1 380 bucks, Lycoming 2 095 deer, Potter 322 deer and bears, Pike near the Delaware River also had notable deer and bear takes.
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Elk
Lycoming
Potter Counties
Pennsylvania
Lycoming County
Elk County
Potter
Delaware River
L&t
Nightcrawler methods for pond bass lure success
Fishing notes highlight live nightcrawlers as the deadliest pond bass bait in shallow spring waters. Plastic worms offer a slower, fluttering alternative, with treble or single hooks. Live nightcrawlers with a spinner tackle are praised for attracting bass, while gear choice ranges from fly rods to spin casting for best sport.
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Jaotion
Archery Event at French Creek Club Amid Rebuilt Course
French Creek Archery Club hosts a 28-field event Sunday with registration 12:30 to 1:30 led by Jack Whitworth. The shoot honors cooperation with Avon Sportsman's Club after vandals damaged the Carl Rink farm course. 26 of 28 targets were rebuilt, two remaining to finish before Sunday. Tom Sheldon of Elyria is highlighted as a top archer.
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French Creek Archery Club
Jack Whitworth
Bowmen
Avon Sportsman's Club
Carl Rink Farm
Whitworth
French Creek
Avon
Tom Sheldon
Elyria
Promised Land Hunt Highlights Vast East Africa Safari
John Moxley of Medina describes a 30 day East Africa safari as a promised land for sportsmen. He and companions pursued elephants, rare kudu and klipspringer in Tanganyika with notable fishing off Kenya and Abyssinia borders. The party, including George Kohler and Ed Frecker, reported friendly locals and strong game fish along Lake Rudolf and the Kenyan coast.
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East Africa
John Moxley
Medina
Moxley
Hill and Dale Shootings Preserve
Moxley-Oney World Travel F
George Kohler
Akron
Columbus
Ed Frecker
Jenwin Bauer
Bauer
Rudolf
Kenya- Abyssinia
Hearings On Agenda For Tonight In Lorain County
Lorain County conservationists plan annual meetings to seek changes in Ohio fishing and hunting rules. The fish hearing starts at 6 30 pm at the Bird Room Grassies Wayside Inn. Officers for the Lorain County Conservation Committee will be elected tonight with Don Miller as chairman and Ken Ker as secretary.
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Lorain County
Ohio
Bird Room
Grassie
Wayside Inn
Lorain
Exes of sharks and rays cling to seaweed shoreward
Filamentous processes on the fins of sharks and rays help them grip seaweed and resist being washed ashore. This adaptation reduces injury from waves and coastline contact, aiding survival in turbulent coastal zones.
Camping Season Begins at Ohio State Parks
Ohio plans April 15 opening for 24 state parks with camping. East Harbor and Pymatuning hold Class A facilities while 22 parks have Class B sites, with many slated for possible closure. Cabinet members urge caution. 1961 season will not change. Several Class B sites named for eventual closing include Harrison Lake and Lake Hope among others. Old Man's Cave in Hocking County shut this season for construction.
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Vi W. Fickinger
Ohio
Sov
Michael V. DiSalle
Natural Resources Department
Herbert Eagon
Eagon
Harrison Lake
Lake Alma
Lake Hope
Lake White Mt. Gilead
van Buren
Old Man’s Cave
Hocking County
Film Tells Bear River Bird Story
Elyria Audubon Society and guests will view a film about the Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge in Utah Tuesday night at the Elyria YMCA. Frank Me Conaughey, Cleveland Audubon Society treasurer, will present the movie and speak. Admission is free for members, with a small charge for non members.
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Elyria Audubon Society
Utah
Bear River
Frank Me
Conaughey
Cleveland Audubon Society
Elyria
Audubon
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Norman Anderson
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Johnson's Body Shops
Winckles
Don Miller
Long Rd
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Wee
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Chicago
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Jane Payne
Bob
Cleveland Street
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Cleveland St
Elyria Shoe Service
Broad Street
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