Wildlife Extravaganza At Lorain Shopping Center
A grand wildlife exhibit and a 30 000 gallon fishing pool will headline four days at the ONeil Sheffield Shopping Center April 29 to May 2. Wendell McMahil of Oberlin leads 101 live birds animals and reptiles with an equal number of mounted specimens. Free fishing for children features 15 minute periods, prizes for largest smallest and most fish, and a daily sportsmanship award.
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Lorain Coun Ai
O’neil-Sheffield
Wendell McMahill
Oberlin
McMahil
McMahill
Alve
Canada
MacMahill
Rt. 254
Ohio hunters urged to census pheasants for season planning
Ohio Division of Wildlife chief Bill Henderson urges individual hunters to conduct a pheasant census to aid county game hearings. The process starts at sunrise with roadside checks for crowing roosters and paired hens, aiming to assess cock to hen ratios to guide season length and bag limits.
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Ohio
Bill Henderson
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Hendershot
Takekine Artificial Nymph For Spring Trout Fishing
The piece explains using an artificial nymph lure in spring for trout. Cast and let the nymph sink then twitch gently twice, pause, then repeat to retrieve the fly. If slow action fails, increase speed and set the hook quickly on a bite.
Beginners Learn Archery Form Tips From Wellington Bow Hawks
The Wellington Bow Hawks share ten step basics for new archers including stance, grip, anchor, and release. Training class graduates held a tournament with Ricky Fox first, followed by Bob Laudin and Gene Heidenreich.
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Wellington Bow Hawks
Ricky Fox
Bob Laudin
Gene Heidenreich
Don Workman
Igh
Bow Hawks
Halli Retheery
Wellington
Pete Eastin
Jack Hollinger
Art Clevenger
Carriers To Assist In Census In Ohio For Wildlife Survey
Rural mail carriers in Ohio will aid a spring game survey for two weeks starting March 30 reporting pheasants quail and rabbits seen along their routes. Data will show abundance and distribution with 1100 carriers in 42 counties participating last year covering 670000 miles and logging 10169 pheasants 10903 rabbits and 25465 quail.
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Ohio
William R. Edwards
Wildlire
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Firearms Interest Tops 4-H Camp Activities
A survey of 530 Ohio 4H club members finds 51 percent of boys and 14 percent of girls favor firearms and their proper use over other 4-H camp activities.
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Ohio 4H Club
Icebound Muskie Trip Sees Laughs and Frostbit Numbskulls
Two anglers recount a perilous weekend at Piedmont Lake in subfreezing 17 to 21 degree weather. The voyage features ice on lines and reels, a stubborn motor, and a near shipwreck as they chase muskies and joke about joining a club of numbskulls.
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John Clouser
The
Dumb
Leesville
Piedmont Lake
Blanche Groh
Carliz
John
Indian Run
Crouser
Marker buoy lit off Middle Bass Island replaces unlighted can
The U S Coast Guard positions a new lighted range bell buoy on the east shoal of Middle Bass Island to replace the old unlighted can buoy. The buoy light stands 10 feet above water and is visible for nine miles with a flashing white light every four seconds and radar reflected devices.
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Tomnvard
U. S. Coast Guard
Middle Bass Island
Rng
Coast Guard
Morry Henkin
Tri-City Yacht Club
Edward Adams
Yacht Club
Cedar Point Marina
Coble's Fisherman's Calendar Reveals Daily Fishing Peaks
The 1959 Blacker Fish Letter calendar lists daily bite times in Central Standard Time with time zone adjustments for Eastern Rocky Mountain Pacific and daylight saving regions. It provides a concise guide for anglers to estimate peak feeding periods throughout the year.
1958 Lake Erie Catch Report Shows Blue Pike Alarm
A 1958 commercial fishing season on Lake Erie shows only blue pike as a cause for concern with the overall catch down from prior years. Total pounds across species fell from 5.3 million to about 3.5 million, while April and May remained the peak months. Key figures include Sandusky with 7.29 million pounds and Vermilion boats at 1.75 million, with the blue pike singled out as the notable drop.
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Lake Erie
al Limehelt
Sheepshead
Ohm
Lorin
Ehiran
Sandusky Ashermen
Sandusky
Crappie Fishing Tips From Early Spring Spots
The crappie, a sociable fish found in Sandusky Bay Lake Erie Charles Mill Dam Pleasant? Sh Dam and Wellington Reservoir, offers action for anglers. Use a stout cane pole or stiff fly rod, large spring-steel hook, and fish brash piles and willow pockets with steady gentle lifts.
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Sandusky Bay
Lakeams
Charles Mall
Pleasant Sh
Wellington Reservoir
Reader Writes on Walleye Trolling and Depth Rules
A reader and a fellow angler dispute walleye fishing depths with a veteran lakesman. The editor notes that early spring fishing shines in 8 feet over sand and gravel, but there is merit to trolling near the surface during May and June.
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Don
Self
Lakes
Shima
Redheads and Cans Increase Noted by Bay Observer
Bay observer reports a spring rise in redheads and canvasbacks seen on the bay, the most in 20 years. Both diving ducks are down nationally, and bag limits were tightened. if the trend holds, it may reflect the policy's success in restoring can v asbacks.
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Sandusky
Wildlife On
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Smilton
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Hal Koihgery
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Winnlne Ieim
Earl Shovlin
Wilson Staples
Pam Sawyer
Barbara Hollinger
Archers of Oberlin Sportsmen'’s Club
Parsons Rd
Caroute
Leo Roberts
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Brown's
Vermilion
Beaver Park
Curre
Cooper’s Boat Basin
Coast Guard Auxiliary
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Henkin
Lorain
Cliff "Ragsdale
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Avwalary
TCYC
Greenbiner Restaurant
Bob Long
Ths
Dane
Coble
SAT Sun
Blue Pike
D.P
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D.M
Johnson
Pfluger
Penn
Ocean City
Larry
Middle Avenue
Call Fairfax
Bay Observer
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