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This thread is for posting NON POLITICAL items of interest in Ohio.
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Ohio State Parks
There are many places of interest in Ohio, this is just one of them.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us./parks/default.htm
Ohio State Parks
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This thread is for posting NON POLITICAL items of interest in Ohio.
There are many places of interest in Ohio, this is just one of them.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us./parks/default.htm
Ohio State Parks
There are many places of interest in Ohio, this is just one of them.
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us./parks/default.htm
Ohio State Parks
The Ohio legislature had a plan to charge $ 5.00 just to visit the state parks this year.
The outcry from the citizens was so loud, they abandoned this idea.
The parks are funded by the taxpayers to begin with.
A.B.
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Ohio Sports & Recreation
Ohio Leisure Activities
Gardening, etc.
Ohio Recreational Sports & Activities
Biking, boating, bowling, and more.
Ohio Spectator Sports
Discover Ohio's guide to Ohio spectator sports links on the World Wide Web
http://www.oplin.org/page.php?Id=63-33&msg=
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In spring, all eyes on walleyes
Friday, April 22, 2005
D'Arcy Egan
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Port Clinton- A wealth of western Lake Erie walleye has again kicked off the annual spring frenzy of fishing.
Walleyes gather in April in the warming, fertile waters in Northwest Ohio. Millions of fish swarm around Lake Erie's limestone rock reefs or rush up the Sandusky and Maumee, the major spawning rivers. The spawning season winds down as the fishing begins to sizzl
"It used to be peaceful out here in April," said Jerry Abele, a veteran Lake Erie fishing guide from Marblehead. "Now the walleye season never seems to end. As soon as the ice is off, fishermen are out here after walleyes."
Abele launched his charter boat this week. His wife, Sandee, and I joined him for a Tuesday afternoon shakedown cruise. We brought fishing rods, nightcrawlers and spinner rigs. The spring walleye bite had crowds of small trailer boats grouped over the hot spots, many carrying anglers from states where the fishing seasons have yet to begin. They are here because of Lake Erie's reputation for plentiful walleye and trophy fish.
Thirty years ago, it would have been too early for walleye fishing. The water was considered too cold, the fish too lethargic. A walleye wouldn't chase a lure, said old-timers, until the water warmed above 50 degrees. It also was too chilly to get a ship in shape.
"Back then, there were only a handful of fishing guides and many of us had wooden Lyman boats," said Abele. "It took a few weeks of hard work to get a wooden boat ready for the season. These days you wax the boat hull and drop the boat in the water."
Abele chases walleyes all year and does it his way. That trolling works so well when there are scattered schools of fish doesn't phase the Renaissance Man of walleye fishing. If Abele can't find his walleyes, tempt them to bite and then set the hook, it really doesn't count as fishing.
It's not that Abele doesn't want to load his boat with trolling gear. He just believes in more fun for fishermen.
"We were wrong about a lot of things in the 1960s," said Abele. "We tried summer tactics early in the year, casting weight-forward spinners, but those lures don't work until late May. When we switched to slow-moving jigs, harnesses and crankbaits, it made a big difference."
As the water warms, Abele will tie on a Tom's Lure or a Tiny Teaser, his weight-forward spinners of choice, and show fishermen how much fun it is to catch a walleye. He'll work the schools of suspended walleye in open water, but Abele sparkles when the walleye move up on the reefs and rock piles. After 30 years of guiding, he knows every nook and cranny and can position his boat so everyone aboard has the chance to hook a shallow-water fish.
"The reefs are where you'll find the big walleyes," said Abele. "We've got a lot of small walleyes this year, and they'll generally be in the open water. The big ones will move up on the reefs to feed."
More anglers are trolling on Lake Erie these days, even at this time of year and in water so cold a walleye pulled from the bottom feels like it has been on ice. The Western Basin Sportfishing Association held its first tournament last weekend in Port Clinton and most every boat in the 38-team field scored big - and by trolling.
Pro angler Ronnie Rhodes of Lorain and partners Craig Klinect and Jack Sparks of Grafton hauled aboard a 10½-pound walleye and weighed five fish that totaled 45.9 pounds. Ounces behind were John Solecki of Westlake and Steve Ashley of Port Clinton, who won the two-angler team division. All of the top teams were trolling locally made Reef Runner or Rapala Husky Jerk plugs.
The tournament teams targeted hefty females gathering in open water to feed after the rigors of spawning. Some fishermen are casting jigs tipped with minnows on the spawning reefs, where a trophy, egg-laden walleye is a possibility but smaller males more likely. Fishermen wade the rivers as the walleye spawning runs wind down and the white bass begin to arrive to take their turn.
Soon, the walleyes will head east, ready to delight eager Lake Erie anglers around Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, Conneaut and beyond. With millions of small walleye from the Class of 2003 close to the legal Ohio size limit of 15 inches, this could be a memorable season.
It all begins in the western waters, but the Lake Erie banquet is a moveable feast.
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In spring, all eyes on walleyes
Friday, April 22, 2005
D'Arcy Egan
Plain Dealer Columnist
Port Clinton- A wealth of western Lake Erie walleye has again kicked off the annual spring frenzy of fishing.
Walleyes gather in April in the warming, fertile waters in Northwest Ohio. Millions of fish swarm around Lake Erie's limestone rock reefs or rush up the Sandusky and Maumee, the major spawning rivers. The spawning season winds down as the fishing begins to sizzl
"It used to be peaceful out here in April," said Jerry Abele, a veteran Lake Erie fishing guide from Marblehead. "Now the walleye season never seems to end. As soon as the ice is off, fishermen are out here after walleyes."
Abele launched his charter boat this week. His wife, Sandee, and I joined him for a Tuesday afternoon shakedown cruise. We brought fishing rods, nightcrawlers and spinner rigs. The spring walleye bite had crowds of small trailer boats grouped over the hot spots, many carrying anglers from states where the fishing seasons have yet to begin. They are here because of Lake Erie's reputation for plentiful walleye and trophy fish.
Thirty years ago, it would have been too early for walleye fishing. The water was considered too cold, the fish too lethargic. A walleye wouldn't chase a lure, said old-timers, until the water warmed above 50 degrees. It also was too chilly to get a ship in shape.
"Back then, there were only a handful of fishing guides and many of us had wooden Lyman boats," said Abele. "It took a few weeks of hard work to get a wooden boat ready for the season. These days you wax the boat hull and drop the boat in the water."
Abele chases walleyes all year and does it his way. That trolling works so well when there are scattered schools of fish doesn't phase the Renaissance Man of walleye fishing. If Abele can't find his walleyes, tempt them to bite and then set the hook, it really doesn't count as fishing.
It's not that Abele doesn't want to load his boat with trolling gear. He just believes in more fun for fishermen.
"We were wrong about a lot of things in the 1960s," said Abele. "We tried summer tactics early in the year, casting weight-forward spinners, but those lures don't work until late May. When we switched to slow-moving jigs, harnesses and crankbaits, it made a big difference."
As the water warms, Abele will tie on a Tom's Lure or a Tiny Teaser, his weight-forward spinners of choice, and show fishermen how much fun it is to catch a walleye. He'll work the schools of suspended walleye in open water, but Abele sparkles when the walleye move up on the reefs and rock piles. After 30 years of guiding, he knows every nook and cranny and can position his boat so everyone aboard has the chance to hook a shallow-water fish.
"The reefs are where you'll find the big walleyes," said Abele. "We've got a lot of small walleyes this year, and they'll generally be in the open water. The big ones will move up on the reefs to feed."
More anglers are trolling on Lake Erie these days, even at this time of year and in water so cold a walleye pulled from the bottom feels like it has been on ice. The Western Basin Sportfishing Association held its first tournament last weekend in Port Clinton and most every boat in the 38-team field scored big - and by trolling.
Pro angler Ronnie Rhodes of Lorain and partners Craig Klinect and Jack Sparks of Grafton hauled aboard a 10½-pound walleye and weighed five fish that totaled 45.9 pounds. Ounces behind were John Solecki of Westlake and Steve Ashley of Port Clinton, who won the two-angler team division. All of the top teams were trolling locally made Reef Runner or Rapala Husky Jerk plugs.
The tournament teams targeted hefty females gathering in open water to feed after the rigors of spawning. Some fishermen are casting jigs tipped with minnows on the spawning reefs, where a trophy, egg-laden walleye is a possibility but smaller males more likely. Fishermen wade the rivers as the walleye spawning runs wind down and the white bass begin to arrive to take their turn.
Soon, the walleyes will head east, ready to delight eager Lake Erie anglers around Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, Conneaut and beyond. With millions of small walleye from the Class of 2003 close to the legal Ohio size limit of 15 inches, this could be a memorable season.
It all begins in the western waters, but the Lake Erie banquet is a moveable feast.
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Too many walleye can take a bite out of your wallet
Friday, April 22, 2005
D'Arcy Egan
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Port Clinton — The daily bag limit for walleye is three fish in April. The fine for bringing in a couple of extra walleye is $32 per fish and $53 in court costs in Ottawa County Municipal Court.
For anglers who illegally fill the cooler, Sunday could be the worst day of their week.
“If you are 15 walleyes over the limit, a court appearance is mandatory,” said Terry Sunderhaus, the Northwest Ohio head of law enforcement for the Ohio Division of Wildlife. “If we cite you on a Sunday, you’ll spend the night in jail waiting to go to court on Monday morning.”
Lake Erie is crowded with out-of-state anglers in April, and the ODOW welcomes them.
“The vast majority are lawabiding, responsible fishermen. Everyone has to realize the walleye limit is three fish per day until May 1, when it goes back up to six walleyes,” said Sunderhaus.
“If they get blown off the lake by bad weather or have a bad day of fishing, they can’t go out and make up the fish they didn’t catch the day before or earlier in the week.”
Wildlife officers had focused on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers in recent weeks. Now they’re prowling the Lake Erie shoreline, keeping an eye on anglers returning with too many walleyes or who head out more than once a day. They’re after the fishermen who catch a limit in the morning, fillet them and put them in the freezer, then head back out in the afternoon to catch some more walleyes.
“We have plain-clothes officers at the docks and launch ramps, and we keep an eye on who is coming and going,” said Sunderhaus. “Some try to fool us by using different launch ramps, but it doesn’t work.”
The fines in Ottawa Municipal Court range from $32 per walleye for one to six fish over the limit. From seven to 14 fish over the limit, the fine is $35 for the first fish and $25 for each additional walleye.
People who take too many walleye can be reported to the ODOW by calling 1-800-POACHER or the ODOW at 419-424-5000.
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Too many walleye can take a bite out of your wallet
Friday, April 22, 2005
D'Arcy Egan
Plain Dealer Columnist
Port Clinton — The daily bag limit for walleye is three fish in April. The fine for bringing in a couple of extra walleye is $32 per fish and $53 in court costs in Ottawa County Municipal Court.
For anglers who illegally fill the cooler, Sunday could be the worst day of their week.
“If you are 15 walleyes over the limit, a court appearance is mandatory,” said Terry Sunderhaus, the Northwest Ohio head of law enforcement for the Ohio Division of Wildlife. “If we cite you on a Sunday, you’ll spend the night in jail waiting to go to court on Monday morning.”
Lake Erie is crowded with out-of-state anglers in April, and the ODOW welcomes them.
“The vast majority are lawabiding, responsible fishermen. Everyone has to realize the walleye limit is three fish per day until May 1, when it goes back up to six walleyes,” said Sunderhaus.
“If they get blown off the lake by bad weather or have a bad day of fishing, they can’t go out and make up the fish they didn’t catch the day before or earlier in the week.”
Wildlife officers had focused on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers in recent weeks. Now they’re prowling the Lake Erie shoreline, keeping an eye on anglers returning with too many walleyes or who head out more than once a day. They’re after the fishermen who catch a limit in the morning, fillet them and put them in the freezer, then head back out in the afternoon to catch some more walleyes.
“We have plain-clothes officers at the docks and launch ramps, and we keep an eye on who is coming and going,” said Sunderhaus. “Some try to fool us by using different launch ramps, but it doesn’t work.”
The fines in Ottawa Municipal Court range from $32 per walleye for one to six fish over the limit. From seven to 14 fish over the limit, the fine is $35 for the first fish and $25 for each additional walleye.
People who take too many walleye can be reported to the ODOW by calling 1-800-POACHER or the ODOW at 419-424-5000.
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