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Sports Columns

Pymatuning Reservoir a walleye fishing factory for anglers

Straddling the border between Ohio and Pennsylvania, Pymatuning Reservoir has long been a favorite of Buckeyes and Keystoners who fish for walleyes, bass, crappies and muskies. Pymatuning has a well-deserved reputation as a fish factory, but its 20-horsepower outboard motor limit serves as a ...

Water quality for fishing good, but need for vigilance remains

As a fisherman, I certainly do have many opportunities to gauge the quality of the waterways here in Northeast Ohio and I care a great deal about actions that can affect them. So it was with great concern that I watched the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine ...

Spring’s arrival signals beginning of fishing season

Signs of spring are always welcome, even after a relatively mild winter and especially for people who look forward to breaking out their fishing gear. I’ve always said the season’s early fishing trips are the best of the year regardless of whether any fish actually show up to play. Any ...

Achieving the freshwater grand slam

Specialists are the rule rather than the exception today on our local reservoirs, even though the lakes offer good fishing for the three most popular species here in Northeast Ohio. Check the boats at Mosquito Lake as their skippers get ready for a day on the water. You will see lots of ...

Baseball’s rule changes a great step forward

You certainly could have described me as skeptical when Major League Baseball announced it would implement a pitch clock, among other rule changes, heading into this 2023 season. Right up until Opening Day, I was curious — if not unconvinced — about the effects it would have on making ...

Improve angling skills at fishing school

It’s one thing to walk the banks of a two-acre farm pond with expectations of catching a big largemouth bass, but quite another to break down a 7,000-acre lake with miles of fishy cover scattered from the shoreline out to the depths. For an experienced angler, deciding on a fishing location ...