Lorain Pier Chinook Angling Sparks Debate on Local Fishery
Two recent catches from Lorain Pier highlight a possible catchable Chinook presence near Lorain Harbor. Eric Shepherd’s 12 1/2 pound Chinook followed Bob Adams’s 16 pound fish, with bystanders helping net the fish as it fought on choppy waters.
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Lorain Harbor
Huron River
Lorain
Sam
Frank Rudik
Frank
Rudik
Bob Adams
Eric Shepherd
Eric
Avon Walleye Fever Drives All-Day Outing
Avon angler Danny Carr recalls fishing with his brother and uncle Bob Chapman in 55 feet of water for a seven pound nine ounce 28 inch walleye. He kept the fish for the day’s keeper count, cleaned and ate it, and joked about hunting a new excuse for missing work due to fishin fever.
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Lake Erie
Joseph
Sheffield Lake
Bob Chapman
Sheffield Village
Danny Carr
Avon
Pal
Sam
Danny
Beaver Park
Joe
Ohio
Grafton hunter bags limit of fox squirrels
Walter Michalski of Grafton recounts a fox squirrel hunting trip in Wellington where he took a limit of males in under three hours. He praises the peaceful, nature filled experience and plans to fry the four squirrels for dinner.
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Grafton
Walter Michalski
Sam
Michalski
Wellington
Tni
Walter
Teacher balances classrooms and coast to coast
Lorain Admiral King High School teacher Ron Bakalar aka Ron Scott juggles English Spanish instruction with athletics duties and a radio air shift. A quiet fishing tale recounts his near perfect day at Clare-Mar Lakes with wife Marilyn and daughter Tracy featuring three bass catches and a lighthearted memory of the frypan feast.
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Lorain Admiral King High School
Ron Bakalar
Ron
Wrkg AM
Lorain
Marilyn
Clare-Mar Lakes
Wellington
Joe Rengel
Tracy
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Lorain Pier
David Ashly
David
Charlie Bolton
C-T
Fremont
Port Clinton
Lorain County
Bakalar
Buddy
Angler Bakalar
Ron Scott
Cleveland
Weert
Wellcraft
W. Erie Ave
Larnia
Ohie
Sandstone Fur CO
Telegraph RD
Amherst
Lorain CO
Woodland
Trebork
China
Tlammenttuber
Whittlesey Ave
Milan RD
Mat Norwalk
Sandusky
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