There’s simply no question that fishing for largemouth bass is the most popular piscatorial sport in the country. Literally millions of dollars are spent each year on fishing tournaments, more millions on tackle, bass boats, trolling motors, and other necessities, and time on the water spent casting for these greenish fighters simply can’t be estimated. […]
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Published March 2005 Spring is coming soon and shortly area gardeners will be planting the first lettuce, onion sets, and radishes. Not long after will come spinach, early potatoes, and peas. But there’s one garden plant that I never bother to do much with, maybe because it isn’t necessary. That’s dill, an herb that’s vital […]
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Published March 2005 “How did you do on walleye at Fremont yesterday?” “I got one jack, that’s all. A couple of guys snagging did better. I think a game warden caught one of them.’ That’s a typical story for Sandusky River walleye fishermen. One or two fish, rarely more, and a long day spent tossing […]
Published April 2005 Floods have been a real problem in Ohio this winter, bad enough sometimes to destroy homes, strain dams, and send people scrambling for higher ground. Those floods are likely not over yet, since March and April with their frequent heavy rains can bring flooding again and again. We know what floods do to […]
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Published March 2005 It’s been a slow winter for steelhead fishermen. Some fish have been caught in Lake Erie tributaries, but floods and other rigorous winter problems have slowed action to almost nothing for weeks at a time. Now. there’s good news. As of last weekend rivers from Conneaut Creek to the Rocky River and […]
Published March 2005 It takes an absolutely prime plant to reach the exalted status of the Perennial Plant Association’s (based in Hilliard, Ohio) Perennial Plant of the Year, but the Lenten rose has made it (2005). (See the full list of Perennial Plant of the Year winners until 2009 here) This evergreen, late-winter or early-spring […]
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Published March 2005 It’s been a long and unusually hard winter, but spring is coming and soon crocus will be in full bloom, the trees greening up, and waters in area lakes warming steadily. Fishing will pick up too, as various species begin to feed up for spring spawning, so it’s time to check the […]
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