It is noteworthy that my favorite fish these days is one I had never caught until I had already logged more than a dozen species on my catch list. Toward twilight on a long, hot early July day, I tossed a tiny Roostertail spinner toward the head of a long run on a wide creek, engaged the ...

Summer is shaping up nicely for anglers here in our corner of Ohio as we settle into our familiar routines on our favorite waters. Anglers are fortunate to have so many fishing options near Youngstown and Warren. We have favorite fishing holes based on whatever criteria we personally apply ...

For some time now NASCAR has struggled to keep its fan base. Attendance at most tracks is down and TV ratings have dropped. There are many reasons for this. We use to be a generation of car guys. Detroit-made muscle cars, guys could work on their own cars and did. For the most part, those ...

Sorry to hear about the passing of legendary Findlay College football coach Dick Strahm, who died Tuesday at age 92. Sadly, his wife died on the same day. Strahm led the Oilers to four NAIA national championships during a 24-year run. He’s enshrined in both the NAIA and National College ...

By no measure would I claim to be an expert on fishing for crappies, but I have been enjoying a pretty good catch rate this spring. The majority of my fishing excursions are for other species, including my favorite largemouth and smallmouth bass. But crappies are a reliable fall-back when ...

The words roll off the tongues of Lake Erie walleye anglers with disdain. “The mayflies are hatching.” They are words no walleye angler wants to hear. Every year from late May through June, just as the weather is getting reliably good and anglers are itching to get out on Erie, Mother ...