A tiny fish last week provided a big clue about the health of one of our weedy reservoirs. Aquatic plants — some native and some invasive — have become well established in many northeastern Ohio reservoirs and rivers and serve as the foundation of food chains that are vigorous from ...

By my calculations, I’ve gone fishing more than a thousand times in my adult life, so one might guess I’ve learned a thing or two about the ways of the wily fish I target and how I might tempt them into biting my baits. I was thinking about this topic last week as I prepared the 14 rods ...

A chapter in my book is dedicated to celebrating the pure joy of experiencing a day on the water solo, with no worries other than which lure to tie to my line and where to make my next cast. Solo fishing days are cathartic. In “The Common Angler,” I wrote, “Fact is I return from a solo ...

YOUNGSTOWN — There was a time that CJ Charleston thought he may never play football again. After a productive sophomore campaign that saw the dynamic Youngstown State wide receiver catch 16 passes for 147 yards, Charleston was primed to take another step forward in the 2022 season. ...

My black hoodie soaked up the rising sun and radiated warmth to my shoulders Thursday as we pushed from the dock and headed to our morning’s first fishing hole in the 54-degree chill. Everything is relative, so while 54 degrees is hot in December, it’s not in summer. The chilly dawn ...

Random thoughts come to mind during a day on the water as we focus on our intended game plan, but with room in our thinking for a fresh idea. On the lake, I’m concentrating on the water around my boat and discovering the best way to put the right lure in front of a fish in a manner that ...