Lorain man crafts knives at Copper Kettle Sport Shop
Jim Sanner of Lorain with his brother Clyde and Joe Gonzalez run the Copper Kettle Sport Shop overlooking Lake Erie. Sanner makes and collects knives, selling hundreds of blades from a $500 Bowie knife to kitchen cutlery while restoring rusted pieces in a small work room. He says every knife is unique and notes collectors prize limited editions with prices reaching hundreds of dollars.
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Jim Bowie
Jim Sanner
Lorain
The
Alamo
Bowie
Copper Kettle
Lake Erie
Sanner
Sannet
West Erie Ave
Clyde
Joe Gonzalez
Lanner
Elaine
Jim
John
Lake Erie smallmouth and walleye fishing report
Lake Erie western basin smallmouth bass fishing is good on rocky reefs with soft craws and minnows. Walleye fishing remains strong with deep diving lures. top spots include Ruggels Reef, Kelleys Shoal, and Bass Islands. Yellow perch fishing improves with hotspots at Metzger Marsh and nearby shores. Mosquito Creek Lake reports good channel catfish and walleye, best catfish at night.
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Lake Erie
Ruggels Reef
Kelleys Shoal
Bass Islands
Mosquito Creek
Trumbull County
Medina County's New Hubbard Valley Park Opens Saturday
Medina Saturday marks the grand opening of Hubbard Valley Park the county's newest recreation area. Located north of Seville on Hubbard Valley Road the park will be dedicated at 2 pm and features a lake for visitors.
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Medina
Medina County
Seville
Hubbard Valley Road
Hubbard Valley Park
Hearings on Lake Erie commercial regs urge wide changes
State schedules Aug 18 Lorain hearing on far reaching commercial fishing changes east of Vermilion, with a Sept 4 administrative session in Columbus. Proposals include two years of protections centered on yellow perch, a 50 perch daily bag for sport fishermen, shortened commercial netting season east of Vermilion, higher minimum perch length, larger mesh, bottom fishing for gill nets, reduced net widths, and altered shore seine dates to curb mortality. Commercial fishermen fear high equipment costs for a two year span.
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Lake Erie
Vermilion
Lorain
Catholic Youth Center
Leavitt Road
Sandusky
Berea outdoor show educates hunters and public
The All-Ohio Hunting and Outdoor Show at Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds Berea runs Oct 2 to 4 with advance tickets from Aug 28 to Sept 25 at $3, offering savings of 75 cents. The event features seminars demonstrations safety courses, hunting gear exhibits by nearly 100 manufacturers, and a duck decoy carving area.
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Cuyahoga County
Fairgrounds
Berea
Turkey
Ohio Decoy Carvers and Collectors Association
National
Bob Bateman
Expositions, Inc
State wildlife announces pheasant program and retirements
Waterfowl permits require a $20 deposit refunded after blinds are removed, with drawings September 12 at Mercer Wildlife Area and Mosquito Creek WA. Carl Mosley Jr. will retire January 9, 1982 after a long career. The state supports ringneck pheasant reintroduction, with 307 landowners aiding across 18 counties and nearly 6,000 chicks released. Medina Izaak Walton League hosts a club champion shoot starting August 18 with 100 targets.
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Lake Loramie
Portage Lakes
Rocky Fork
West Branch
Mercer Wildlife Avea
Mosquito Creek
Mercer
Mosquito
Ohio
Medina Izaak Walton League
Overloading Can ooes Threaten Safe Canoe Trips
Canoe camping experts warn overloading is the chief mistake for campers. Hubbard Bardy Jones of Miami explains families can fit two adults and two children into a 17-foot canoe if meals are planned and gear is organized. Karin Zachow adds meal planning minimizes cooking. Jones stresses proper loading, compact cooking gear, and lightweight tents with sandfly netting for safe paddling.
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Hubbard
Jones
Karin Zachow
Zachow
Daniel Boone
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America
Fishing Report
Associated Press
Metzger Marsh
Cedar Point
Marblehead
Catawba
Battery Park
Huron Pier
Cleveland
Coble
Lacerties
Winston, Salem, NC
SUN
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Columbus
Outdoor
Don Miller
CT Outdoor
Tony Denslow
Wildlife Division
Beaver Creek Sportsman's Club
Quarry Road
South Amherst
Medina Joint
Rt. 18
Rocky River Trailside
Cedar Point Road
UAW
Union Hall
Baumhart Road
Art Bishop
Wellington
Clendening Lake
New Philadelphia
Alum Creek
Buck Creek
Buckeye Lake
Caesar Creek
Cowan Lake
Deer Creek
Delaware
Dillon
East Fork
East Harbor
Indian Lake
Kiser Lake
Carl Mosley Jr
Venice
Fla
Mosley
Flivision
Dale Haney
Elyrians
Wayne Ashley
Steve
Manistee
Mich
Stafford Dr
Chris Cowger
Chris
Huron
Ryser’s
Franklin Ave
Amherst
Onmune
Copper Kettle Sports Shop Boat Rentals
W. Erie Ave
Garwell
West Era Ave
Frew Sriveta
Perry
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