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GREEN BOTTOM, W.Va. — Officials at the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources have announced that the public boat ramp at Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area has reopened after a short closure.

There’s a 3,000-foot stretch of sandy paradise in Lewis Center that’ll make you forget Ohio is nowhere near an ocean. Alum ...

A fisherman has established a record in a new category after reeling in a fish before his shift as a delivery driver. The ...

A Middletown man has set a new Ohio fishing record with a 4.27-pound catch near the Middletown Dam.

The Ohio Division of Wildlife said in a social media post that Jesse Miller of Middletown set the new state record for hybrid ...

MIDDLETOWN, Ohio (WDTN) — A Middletown man’s catch has officially broken a state record and been certified. On April 1 near ...

Ready to cast a line? ODNR has announced the best lakes, rivers and streams for fishing in Ohio. And none of them are Lake ...

COLUMBUS − When it comes to Ohio fishing, the "Big Three" – Erie, Alum Creek, and the Ohio River – usually hog the headlines. But for the angler who prefers the rhythmic quiet of a glass-calm morning ...

Historic first: Jesse Miller's 4.27-pound hybrid crappie became Ohio’s first official state record for the species. From river to record: Caught before work near Middletown, the fish required ...

Annie Gammon, 11, caught a crappie while fishing in coves at Ute Lake using a white curly curly tail grub jig head on April 19. She also caught smallmouth bass using shad paddle-tail swimbaits. Joshua ...

COLUMBUS −Ohio residents have a special opportunity to fish for free coming up soon. For 2026, the Ohio free fishing days are scheduled for Saturday, June 20, 2026 and Sunday, June 21, 2026 across the ...