COLUMBUS − If you’re planning that first fishing trip of the new spring, the Buckeye State has plenty of options if you want a smaller location than a trip to Lake Erie. Below is a list of Ohio’s Top ...

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

Find and catch early-season crappie with this step-by-step guide to targeting spawning slabs from ice-out through spawn. In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over ...

Last year's fishing season in Ohio had some hidden gems for certain species. With the 2025 fishing season well underway, the Ohio Division of Wildlife has rounded up data from last year and identified ...

Spring crappie fishing is excellent this year in the bays of picturesque Chautauqua Lake. Veteran angler Bob Rustowicz says, “Be sure to dress warm.” Submitted photo For many years, after the ice ...

The Lake Erie Walleye Trail kicked off the spring fishing season around the Western Basin last Saturday, and plenty of trophy fish made it to the weigh-in scales at Magee East Marina near Port Clinton ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Gabe Paramuschuck, 13, an eighth-grader from Medina, was anxious to begin the Lake Erie fishing with his father, Andy, a veteran fishing guide at andysanglingadventure.com. The ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Patience, persistence and presentation are three key elements to fishing success. A proper presentation puts the right bait in ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...