Intuition driven by the experience Bill Schrader of Canfield gained across the Great Lakes region prompted him to flip the switch last June to win the Muransky Companies Bass Classic, hosted by Aqua Ohio at Pine and Evans lakes. Schrader and teammate Eric Sevenich blew up the scales with ...

A defining moment in Rich Doyle’s fishing life came in 1962 when the Little League baseball team manager posted a roster that did not include his name. To cushion the disappointment, young Doyle’s dad took him to a local hardware store and bought him a fishing rod and reel. The father ...

As passionate as I am about fishing, I do draw the line at enduring bone-chilling cold to satisfy my yearning to get on the lakes. Perhaps it is age (or let’s call it “experience”) that has changed my attitude about sub-freezing weather, or perhaps I’ve just become a wimp. Whatever, ...

The two activities that keep me busy when I’m not writing columns or enjoying good times with Barb are remarkably similar in their appetite for my discretionary spending. The activities are fishing and golf. While I do catch a bunch of bass and hole out a few pars and the occasional ...

I know a lot of anglers, many of whom would rather fish than eat, sleep or whatever, and rarely go more than a week or two between fishing trips. John Breedlove, however, is in a class by himself. Fishing to Breedlove is one of life’s necessities. It helps sustain him. It’s like the air ...

For Chris DePaola, a high degree of difficulty has a direct correlation to his fishing enjoyment. It’s not that DePaola doesn’t enjoy the times when the fishing is easy and the catching is remarkable. But he is pulled irresistibly to the waters where he can deploy his instincts and ...