Ohio walleye limit clash with international harvest pact
The Central Basin Charter Boat Association challenges Ohio's plan to reduce Lake Erie walleye daily bag limit from six to five to meet an international agreement with Ontario. They oppose any decrease and warn current limits are hard to reach. A Sept. 7 public hearing at Ohio State University will air the proposal amid sport fishing groups' doubts.
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Central Basin Charter Boat Association
Lake Erie
Ohio
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Richard Celeste
Ohio State University
Lorain group backs spring walleye closed season and hatchery plan
Beginner’s skill group in Lorain urges a spring closed season to protect spawning female walleye in mid to late April and support with a hatchery to boost poor natural reproduction. LESF and officials weigh biology data and economic impact, with a Sandusky meeting set for Aug 2 and an Oct 4 Ohio Wildlife Council vote.
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Lorain
Ohio Wildlife Council
Peregrine Falcon Talon Leads Columbus Release
In Columbus eight six week old peregrine falcons released downtown include Talon nicknamed super falcon for swift air work. Biologists say the release aids urban breeding sites and signal a city territory likely attracting a mate, with Toledo and Cleveland already seeing nesting success.
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Columbus, Ohio
Talon
Ohio
Division of Wildlife Biologists
Cincinnati
Columbus
Graham
Toledo
Cleveland
Central
South America
Night Anglers Seek Channel Catfish in Ohio Summers
Hot summer heat drives anglers to shoreline spots at night to fish channel catfish using worms shrimp liver and stink bait. The Ohio Wildlife Division stocks over 100 000 yearling channel cats yearly at sites statewide including the Ohio State Fair pond. The state record channel catfish weighed 30 pounds and measured 37 inches, caught July 26 1987 at Ferguson Reservoir near Lima. Flathead catfish known as shovel head reach 5 to 15 pounds and even 70 pounds, with a 76 pound 8 ounce record at Clendening Lake on July 28 1979.
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Ohio
Ontario
Division of Wildlife
Great Lakes Fishery Commission
State Wildlife Division
Ohio State Fair
Ferguson
Lima
Clendening Lake
Goose roundup on Lake Erie at Crane Creek station
More than 30 Ohio wildlife staff and volunteers conducted a three day Canada goose roundup based from Crane Creek Wildlife Experimental Station north of Oak Harbor. They banded 1 550 new birds and recaptured about 350 from prior years as part of intensive population management and tracking.
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Oak Harbor
Ohio
Lake Erie
Ohio Division of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife
Crane Creek Wildlife Experimental Station
Department of Fish and Wildlife
Laurel, Md
Florida Everglades
Mark Shieldcastle
Maumee Bay
Sandusky
Shieldcastle
Fishing Report Highlights Ohio Lakes and Reservoirs
The weekly timing report from the Ohio Division of Wildlife details bass bluegill crappie and walleye activity across La Suan Wildlife Area Spencer Lake Rush Creek and Hoover Reservoir with methods including spinners worms jigs and night crawlers. Walleye and muskie are noted in deeper waters with shoreline fish common for bluegills.
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Columbus Ohio
Division of Wildlife
One
Department of Natural Resources
Orthwest
Ohio
LA Suan
la Sun
Williams County
Bresser
Lina 5
Spencer Lake
Rush Creek
Hoover Reservoir
Local Youth Sports Drills And Practices Announced
Bulletin lists Saint Mary CYC football conditioning Aug 6 to 7 pm at Elyria Catholic High School practice field for boys in grades 4 through 8 and parish, school, or Faith School of Religion members. Ely Jude CYO conditioning drills at Elyria St Jude’s for seventh and eighth graders from St Jude, St Vincent, and St Agnes. contact for details. Elyria High School girls soccer practices begin Aug 2 at 5 pm at Pioneer Field on Abbe Rd. call 466-4241 or 385-8075 for info. OHSAA rules meeting for coaches and officials set for 7 15 pm July 30 in Room ST-207 at Lorain County Community College.
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St.mary
St.jude Cyo
ELYRA
St Jude's
Jim Tomsic
Elyria High School
Pioneer Field
Abbe Rd
OHSAA
Lorain County Community College
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