COLUMBUS − If you’re planning that first fishing trip of the new spring, the Buckeye State has plenty of options if you want a smaller location than a trip to Lake Erie. Below is a list of Ohio’s Top ...

The first fish I ever caught on an artificial lure was a crappie. It hit a Hildebrandt black and yellow spinner bait cast from a green metal Johnson Century reel mounted on a solid fiberglass rod with ...

Ice and snow may come and go, but spring is the promise nature never fails to fulfill. People who love to fish are biding their time in this “tweener” season as winter fights to maintain its frigid ...

Find and catch early-season crappie with this step-by-step guide to targeting spawning slabs from ice-out through spawn. In regions that receive ice cover, crappies spend the winter suspended over ...

Spring crappie fishing is excellent this year in the bays of picturesque Chautauqua Lake. Veteran angler Bob Rustowicz says, “Be sure to dress warm.” Submitted photo For many years, after the ice ...

The Mansfield area has some of the best fishing in Ohio. It was recognized statewide recently when two lakes in Richland County were listed among the state's top destinations for spring fishing by the ...

The Lake Erie Walleye Trail kicked off the spring fishing season around the Western Basin last Saturday, and plenty of trophy fish made it to the weigh-in scales at Magee East Marina near Port Clinton ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Patience, persistence and presentation are three key elements to fishing success. A proper presentation puts the right bait in ...

Henry David Thoreau once wrote, "Many people go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." In my experience, this rings especially true for crappie fishing. Let's be ...