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Sports Columns

Don’t duck Pymatuning

A popular weekend experience for northeastern Ohioans and western Pennsylvanians is visiting the Pymatuning Reservoir spillway in Linesville, Pa., to feed the churning school of carp as ducks walk across their backs. While Pymatuning is famous for its carp-feeding entertainment, that is but ...

The wonders of West Branch Reservoir

My first West Branch Reservoir fishing trip ended with our boat 15 pounds lighter than it was when we left the dock that morning. Looking back on that fine spring day in 1977, I recognize how unfamiliar I was with the ways of reservoir fishing. I knew, based on reading, that 90% of the fish ...

Second chance gave Lake Milton new life

One sunny morning more than a few years ago on Lake Milton, I spotted a surface commotion that begged for investigation. As the Bass Cat glided toward the splashes and ripples, I recognized the source of the fuss. It was a 6-inch smallmouth bass with a 5-inch yellow perch in its mouth. ...

The time spent learning to fish Mosquito Lake

My love-hate relationship with Mosquito Lake dates back to 1977, the year I began to widen my fishing horizon to include waters beyond the reach of the casts I could make from the banks of creeks and ponds. That was the year wife Barb and I went on a Saturday to Southern Park Mall to buy ...

Understanding the Sanders situation with Browns

It finally happened on Sunday evening. Shedeur Sanders got his shot at playing in a real NFL game. Sanders entered in the second half of the Cleveland Browns’ 23-16 loss to the Baltimore Ravens after starting quarterback and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel was evaluated for a ...

Time moves on, bringing changes to fishing and regional waters

One thing we anglers can count on is that change is inevitable for our lakes and rivers. The Berlin Reservoir of 45 years ago is considerably different from the Berlin of today. The same goes for Milton, Mosquito, West Branch, Pymatuning, Shenango and, well, you get the picture. Rivers ...