Summer fishing tips from John Phillips vary with heat
John Phillips explains how heat slows fish activity and offers practical tactics for summer angling. He notes fish reduce energy use, prefer cooler water, and bite better at night or near current breaks. He emphasizes light tackle, specific lures, and targeting dams, eddy holes, streams, and ponds for bass and crappie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Taelun
Rebel
Early bird and small game seasons open September first
The Ohio Wildlife Council approved in early fall hunts for dove, Canada geese, rails, moorhens, snipe, and squirrels with Sept 1 start. Teal, snipe, rails and geese have varying daily bag limits and special controlled hunts on select wildlife areas. Hunters must have licenses, stamps, HIP, and check 2004 brochure details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio Wildlife Council
Steven A. Gray
Odnr Division of Wildlife
Ohio
Delaware
Allsville
Spring Valley
Rush Run
Nickere! Creek
Crane Creek
Ottawa
Mosquito Creek
Killdeer
Virginia
Wal-Mart tourney set for Sandusky in FLW fishing series
The Mary Bass Fishing League Bucket Division hosts the Aug 7 regular season event on Lake Erie near Sandusky drawing up to 40 anglers. Boater and co angler divisions compete for top prizes and year end points toward Kerr Lake Regional. Onsite registration Aug 6 at Wal Mart Milan Road Sandusky. entry fees include boaters and co anglers with additional fees for onsite entries and nonmembers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandusky
Mary Bass Fishing League
Lake Brin
Thuisian
Lake Erie
Howters
YO Counglers
Kerr Lake
Handerson
N.C
Carolina
Northeast
Savannah River
Ech
Wal-Mart
Milan Road
FLW
Keystone beaver tale links arch myth to ecology
A long reflective essay explores keystone concepts from architecture to ecology, arguing beavers shape habitats and rivers not just as engineers but as influential species. It questions why beavers are highlighted over aspens, flora, or gut microbes, and ponders value in diverse ecosystems and human use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Uf Uiis
Ani
Ohio
Pople
Peope
Beaver Dams 101 Building a Beavers Lodge
Beavers assess water flow and pool formation before dam building. They construct two dams from sticks logs and rocks to create a pool, then switch to building a conical lodge of logs mud and branches. The lodge, 10 to 15 feet wide and about 5 feet above water, holds up to a dozen beavers.
Walleye and bass hotspots around Lake Erie near Ohio shores
Ohio Department of Natural Resources reports top walleye near the U S Canada border by Middle Sister Island area with mayfly rigs and bottom bouncers. Yellow perch fishing improves near Kelley Island and Batkat Island with shiners tipped rigs. Smallmouth around Bass Islands and Sandusky Bay. Steelhead east of Fairport Harbor in 65 to 70 feet. White bass near Edgewater Cleveland lakefront in 16 to 30 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.s.-Canada
Middle Slster
West Sister
Toledo
Grane Creek
Camp Perry
North Bass Island
Kelleye Island
Batkast Island
Camp Ferry
Bass Islands
Kelley Island
Sandusky Bay
Loraine
Ashtabula
Fairport Harbor
Fuchd
Conneaut
Edgewater
Cleveland
Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources
TowBoatUS opens Vermilion port on Lake Erie as 35th Great Lakes outpost
Vermilion gains TowBoatUS Vermilion at the city dock in Clarion Park as PowBoatUS expands to its 35th Great Lakes port. Captain Kenji Sanders of Lake Erie Towing operates the Vermilion port and three Ohio TowBoatUS ports. the business began with his father in 1972. Services run 24/7 via VHF channel 16, port line 477-526-0229, or toll-free 900-391-4889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PowBoatus
Vermilion
Great Lakes
Kenji Sanders
Lake Erie Towing
Towboatus
Ohio
Sandusky
Cedar Point
Huron
Vermiion
Clarion Park
Sanders
Jotur Sanders
Kenji
Lakerie
TowRoatUs Vermilion
VHE
Hoatus
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Phillips
Scripps Howard News Service
Death Valley
Vidalia
Dotin Phillips
The
Birmingham Post-Herald
Itr
Alabama
Division of Wildlife District
Girrip
Lil
Erie
Gary Gerrone
Central Basin
National Towing Company