CLEVELAND — U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D., Toledo) got a round of applause on Thursday when she criticized the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the time it took reporting to Congress the most viable ways to fend off Asian carp from the Great Lakes. “I wish I could say the U.S. Army Corps of […]
Did you know you can purchase your Michigan Fishing License online? Save yourself a trip to the bait shop. Michigan DNR
Fishing has been good all week between the Michigan and Ohio dump in 18 to 20 feet of water despite the oppressive heat. Wiggle warts, little rippers, and thunder stick jrs have all taken fish. The best lure colors seem to be any chrome colors with a few yellow and pink painted baits thrown in. […]
Paul Schmitt, Dave Losiniski and Drew Losinksi are filling in Lake Huron’s blanks. The Lakeport men look for shipwrecks — and they’re going public with one of their latest discoveries. The Charles H. Walker, a 136-foot, two-masted schooner, lies in about 35 feet of water about four miles east of Lakeport State Park. The men, […]
Attention history buffs, those who love tall ships or a good battle re-enactment: From Aug. 29 through Sept. 2 the celebration and re-enactment of the historic battle of Lake Erie will take place near Put-in-Bay, Ohio. It was here that 557 brave patriots, under the direction of U.S. Navy Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, defeated the […]
Anglers chasing transplanted Pacific Ocean salmon on lakes such as Ontario, Huron and Michigan occasionally tie up with a native lake trout and generally are happy about it. Rarely is the linkup made on Lake Erie, although Tom Harbison’s Ohio record, a 201/2-pound, 34-incher caught in April 2000, proves that such a thing is done. […]