Lake Erie Fishing Reports

Sat, 19 Jul 2008 15:06:39 -0400

Our Lake Erie Fishing reports page is loaded with fishing information that will make your next fishing trip to Lake Erie productive.
Ohio Fishing Reports

Have you been fishing lately?

Sat, 24 May 2008 14:39:08 -0400

Where are you fishing and what are you catching?
What are you using for bait?

bucket of skipjack

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:00:41 -0500

Warm water discharge fishing

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 13:47:26 -0500

Spent Sunday fishing at a warm water discharge on the Ohio near Ripley Ohio. Fished from 8am till about 5:30 pm..air temp was in the high 30's to low 40's with about a 20 mph wind blowing in from the south southwest.

HawgSlayer's Blog

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 20:01:16 -0500

Welcome to Hawgslayer's blog....I'm kinda new to this bloggin stuff so bear with me if I Screw something up.

I have been fishing in Southern Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and South Eastern Indiana for the past 25 years. For some reason unknown to anyone including me I have decided to create a blog this year of all my fishing trips.

BFL Announces League Super Tournament Winners

Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:45:30 -0400

BUCKEYE DIVISION - SANDUSKY, Ohio - Boater Bryan Coates of Amherst, Ohio, earned 300 points and $4,732 Sunday as the winner of the Buckeye Division Super Tournament on Lake Erie. He also earned a $1,500 Ranger Cup and Powered by Yamaha bonus for a total of $6,232 in winnings.

Coates' two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 42 pounds, 14 ounces.

Rounding out the top five boaters are David Hayward of Sylvania, Ohio (10 bass, 41 pounds, 6 ounces, $2,366); Dick Parker of Amherst, Ohio (10 bass, 37 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,577); Jared Rhode of Port Clinton, Ohio, (10 bass, 37 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,104) and William Redmond of Sciotoville, Ohio (nine bass, 36 pounds, 12 ounces, $946).

Kevin Spears of New Boston, Ohio and Dick Parker of Amherst, Ohio tied for the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 6-ounce bass that earning them $277.50 each.

Jeff Rain of Saint Marys, Ohio, earned $2,238 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 41 pounds, 5 ounces.

Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Jeff Hahn of Alliance, Ohio. (10 bass, 38 pounds, 11 ounces, $1,119); Daniel Shuga of Botkins, Ohio (10 bass, 36 pounds, 8 ounces, $748); Ray Yocum of Dayton, Ohio., (nine bass, 33 pounds, 9 ounces, $522) and Shawn Leonard of Columbus, Ohio (nine bass, 27 pounds, 14 ounces, $448).

Steve Furr of Lima, Ohio, earned $262 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 5-pound, 7-ounce bass.

The top 40 Buckeye Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Kentucky Lake Regional Championship near Gilbertsville, Ky., Oct. 19-21, where they will compete against Bama, Hoosier and Mountain anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.

The Boater Division points champion who advances the farthest at the All-American will earn $10,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion. The co-angler points champion who advances the farthest will earn $5,000 as the Yamaha "Be the Best" points champion in the Co-angler Division.

For complete Buckeye Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.

DIXIE DIVISION - PELL CITY, Alabama - Boater Kenny Pannell of Springville, Ala., earned 300 points and $7,239 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Dixie Division Super Tournament on Lake Logan Martin.

Pannell's two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 35 pounds, 3 ounces. He was throwing a jig in and around stumps, laydowns and other submerged structure to catch his bass.

Pannell also won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 10-ounce bass that earned him an additional $1,080.

Rounding out the top five boaters are Mike Keel of Auburn, Ala. (10 bass, 29 pounds, 6 ounces, $3,619); Tim Hurst of Oxford, Ala. (10 bass, 28 pounds, 8 ounces, $2,414); Scott Canterbury of Odenville, Ala. (10 bass, 27 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,689); and Jamie Horton of Centerville, Ala. (10 bass, 27 pounds $1,448).

Allan Glasgow of Ashville, Ala., earned $3,569 as the co-angler winner thanks to nine bass weighing 20 pounds, 10 ounces that he caught on a crankbait thrown around underwater stumps and brush piles.

Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Kyle Dorsett of Lebanon, Tenn. (10 bass, 19 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,785); Craig Fair of Birmingham, Ala. (10 bass, 19 pounds, 11 ounces, $1,191); Chris Carlisle of Hoover, Ala. (10 bass, 18 pounds, 13 ounces, $833); and Shawn Wikoff of Phenix City, Ala. (eight bass, 18 pounds, 9 ounces, $714).

Matt Miles of Heflin, Ala., earned $532 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 3-pound, 10-ounce bass.

The top 40 Dixie Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Lake Chickamauga Regional Championship near Hixson, Tenn., Oct. 12-14, where they will compete against Bulldog, LBL and Music City anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.

For complete Dixie Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.

GREAT LAKES DIVISION- LaCrosse, Wisconsin - Boater Jeff Ritter of Prairie Du Chien, Wis., earned 300 points and $5,648 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Great Lakes Division Super Tournament on the Mississippi River.

Ritter's two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 29 pounds, 2 ounces. He was throwing a Spro Bronze Eye Frog around the edges of grass beds to catch his bass.

Rounding out the top five boaters are Thomas Boynton of Le Claire, Iowa (10 bass, 28 pounds, 1 ounce, $2,824); Douglas Stanton of Winona, Minn. (10 bass, 27 pounds, 9 ounces, $1,882); Dan Thill of LaCrosse, Wis. (10 bass, 27 pounds, 6 ounces, $1,318); and Mike Brueggen of Cashton, Wis. (10 bass, 26 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,130).

Brueggen also won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 2-ounce bass that earned him an additional $750.

Richie Eaves of Nauvoo, Ill., took home $500 for being the highest-placing Ranger Cup participant.

Michael Syjud of Shorewood, Ill., earned $2,824 as the co-angler winner thanks to 10 bass weighing 23 pounds, 11 ounces that he caught on a Zoom Horny Toad thrown over submerged grass beds.

Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Al Kjos of LaCrosse, Wis. (10 bass, 23 pounds, 5 ounces, $1,412); Richard Conrad of Eau Claire, Wis. (10 bass, 23 pounds, 1 ounce, $940); Kent Keeshan of Bettendorf, Iowa, (eight bass, 22 pounds, 11 ounces, $659) and Dave Knutstrom of Stronghurst, Ill. (eight bass, 19 pounds, 3 ounces, $565).

Kevin Anderson of Ettrick, Wis., earned $375 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 4-pound bass.

The top 40 Great Lakes Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Fort Madison Regional Championship near Fort Madison, Iowa, Oct. 5-7, where they will compete against Illini, Michigan and Ozark anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.

For complete Great Lakes Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.

LBL Division - Benton, Kentucky - Boater Bill Russell of Lebanon Junction, Ky., earned 300 points and $7,138 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League LBL Division Super Tournament on Kentucky/Barkley lakes.

Russell's two-day winning catch of eight bass weighed 29 pounds, 14 ounces.

Rounding out the top five boaters are Walter Owens of Hodgenville, Ky. (nine bass, 25 pounds, 9 ounces, $3,569); John Sullivan of Taylorsville, Ky. (seven bass, 25 pounds, 7 ounces, $2,378); Ramie Colson Jr. of Cadiz, Ky. (nine bass, 24 pounds, 12 ounces, $1,666); and Scott Brummett of Brentwood, Tenn. (eight bass, 22 pounds, 7 ounces, $1,428).

Sullivan also took home an additional $500 for being the highest-placing Ranger Cup participant.

Jeff Siress of Benton, Ky., won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 6-pound, 3-ounce bass that earned him $1,065.

Tom Ballowe of Paducah, Ky., earned $3,569 as the co-angler winner thanks to six bass weighing 20 pounds, 8 ounces.

Rounding out the top five co-anglers are David Morris of Nicholasville, Ky. (seven bass, 19 pounds, 11 ounces, $1,785); Jacob Ziegler of Herrin, Ill. (seven bass, 19 pounds, 4 ounces, $1,191); Richard Holt II of Camden, Tenn. (five bass, 13 pounds, 13 ounces, $833); and Ted Frisch of Middletown, Ohio. (five bass, 13 pounds, 9 ounces, $714).

Ben Jackson of Paducah, Ky., earned $532 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a5-pound, 13-ounce bass.

The top 40 LBL Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Lake Chickamauga Regional Championship near Hixson, Tenn., Oct. 12-14, where they will compete against Bulldog, Dixie and Music City anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.

For complete LBL Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.

OZARK Division- Osage Beach, Missouri - Boater Steve Evanoff of Collinsville, Ill., earned 300 points and $6,468 Sunday as the winner of the Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League Ozark Division Super Tournament on Lake of the Ozarks.

Evanoff's two-day winning catch of 10 bass weighed 35 pounds, 1 ounce.

Rounding out the top five boaters are Roger Fitzpatrick of Eldon, Mo. (10 bass, 32 pounds, 5 ounces, $3,234); Mark Dunbar of Jefferson City, Mo. (10 bass, 32 pounds, $2,158); Gene Lineberry of O'Fallon, Mo. (10 bass, 31 pounds, 13 ounces, $1,509); and Mike Riley of Jefferson City, Mo. (10 bass, 31 pounds, 2 ounces, $1,294).

Lineberry also won the Boater Division Snickers Big Bass award with a 5-pound, 9-ounce bass that earned him an additional $915.

Jerry Robinson of Rogers, Ark., earned $3,234 as the co-angler winner thanks to seven bass weighing 21 pounds, 6 ounces.

Rounding out the top five co-anglers are Jared Ballard of Fayetteville, Ark. (eight bass, 20 pounds, 14 ounces, $1,617); Dan Bowman of Osage Beach, Mo. (seven bass, 18 pounds, 6 ounces, $1,079); Stewart Bigelow of Columbia, Mo., (seven bass, 16 pounds, 12 ounces, $755) and William Hoffert of Columbia, Mo. (six bass, 15 pounds, $647).

Hoffert also earned an additional $457 as the co-angler Snickers Big Bass winner with a 5-pound bass.

The top 40 Ozark Division boaters and co-anglers based on year-end points standings will now advance to the no-entry-fee Fort Madison Regional Championship near Fort Madison, Iowa, Oct. 5-7, where they will compete against Great Lakes, Illini and Michigan anglers for a new Ranger boat and a Chevy truck in the Boater Division plus six slots in the no-entry-fee 2007 Wal-Mart BFL All-American presented by Chevy. With a total purse of $1 million and a potential $140,000 cash going to the winning boater and $70,000 going to the winning co-angler, the All-American is one of the most prestigious and lucrative events in bass fishing.

For complete Ozark Division standings, visit FLWOutdoors.com.

The $8.8 million Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League features 28 divisions nationwide. In BFL competition, boaters and co-anglers are randomly paired, with boaters supplying the boat and fishing against other boaters and co-anglers fishing from the back deck against other co-anglers.

Named after the legendary founder of Ranger Boats, Forrest L. Wood, FLW Outdoors administers the Wal-Mart FLW Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Series, Stren Series, Wal-Mart Bass Fishing League, Wal-Mart Texas Tournament Trail presented by Abu Garcia, Stratos Owners' Tournament Trail, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Walleye League, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Tour, Wal-Mart FLW Kingfish Series, Wal-Mart FLW Redfish Series and Wal-Mart FLW Striper Series. These circuits offer combined purses exceeding $37.9 million through 249 events in 2006.

For more information or to enter a tournament, call (270) 252-1000 or visit FLWOutdoors.com.

Wal-Mart and many of America's largest and most-respected companies support FLW Outdoors and its tournament trails. Wal-Mart signed on as an FLW Outdoors sponsor in 1997 and today is the world's leading supporter of tournament fishing. For more information about Wal-Mart, visit Wal-Mart.com.

Ohio Announces 2 Million In Watershed Protection Grants

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 13:01:34 -0400

Ohio Governor Bob Taft recently announced a total of $2,060,365 in grants to further restore and protect water resources in 19 watersheds across Ohio.

“These grants are valuable investments in grassroots efforts to ensure clean, plentiful water throughout Ohio,” Taft says. “By protecting streams and watersheds at the community level, our local partners are making important progress toward statewide water-quality goals.”

Vatalaro Wins Stren Series Event On Lake Erie

Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:57:23 -0400

CLEVELAND, Ohio (July 22, 2006) - Gain pro Vic Vatalaro of Kent, Ohio, caught a final-round total of 10 bass weighing 38 pounds, 10 ounces to win the $262,125 Stren Series Northeast Division tournament presented by Yamaha on Lake Erie Saturday. Vatalaro won a 519VX Ranger powered by an Yamaha outboard and equipped with Minn Kota trolling motor, Lowrance electronics and EverStart batteries plus $9,200 cash. He also earned a $10,000 contingency bonus from Ranger and for a total of $59,200.

Vatalaro opened the tournament Wednesday with five bass weighing 19 pounds, 8 ounces. On Thursday, he added another five bass weighing 20 pounds, 1 ounce to his catch to make the top-20 cut in second place with a two-day total of 10 bass weighing 39 pounds, 9 ounces. He then caught five bass weighing 18 pounds, 13 ounces Friday to make the top-10 cut in second place. On Saturday he caught another five bass weighing 19 pounds, 13 ounces to secure his third Stren Series win.

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