by Doug Clifford | Apr 12, 2025 | Fish Camp Life, Fishing, Lake Fishing, Life Lessons, Ohio Fishing, Salt Fork State Park, State Fishing, Youth Fishing
CAMBRIDGE, OH — Of all the monthly designations, April’s Autism Awareness has never been necessary for my family. We had to embrace autism every minute of every day after my son, Matthew, was diagnosed as autistic. The part of Matt’s diagnosis that proved most painful...
by Doug Clifford | Apr 3, 2025 | Bass Fishing, Fishing, Lake Fishing, Ohio Fishing, State Fishing, Youth Fishing
PERRY COUNTY, OHIO — The Perry County Sheriff’s Office has scheduled its annual Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs (HOFNOD) event for Saturday June 14, 2025, at the Perry County Gun Club Lake. Registration for this outstanding day dedicated to young anglers will be from...
by Doug Clifford | Mar 30, 2025 | Bass Fishing, Fishing, Lake Fishing, Ohio Fishing, State Fishing
PAINESVILLE, OH — When I received the invitation to attend the Cool Running Bass Club/North Coast Bass Anglers Association banquet in early March, I accepted before my GPS notified me that it would be a 400 mile round trip. Dennis Knowles texted me the invite and...
by Doug Clifford | Dec 24, 2024 | Fishing, Lake Fishing, Ohio Fishing, State Fishing
PERRY COUNTY, OH — The Perry County Anglers tournament schedule for 2025 has been finalized and it looks to be full of top bass fishing sites in the Buckeye State. Tournament Director Jeff Redfern has done a great job putting together a challenging schedule. If you...
by Doug Clifford | Nov 25, 2024 | Fishing, Lake Fishing, Ohio Fishing, Youth Fishing
NEW FRANKLIN, OH — A pair of champion junior anglers will be making the jump to the next level of competition once they graduate from high school in the spring of 2025. Hoyt Nicely and Connor Bower have fished as a team while competing in the Prime Time Junior Anglers...
by Doug Clifford | Sep 2, 2024 | Burr Oak Lake, Fishing, Lake Fishing, Ohio Fishing, State Fishing
BURR OAK STATE PARK — Do you remember the Neil Diamond ballad about a “Solitary Man?” That old song echoed between my ears as I pulled into the parking lot at the Dock 4 boat ramp at Burr Oak Lake in Morgan County. It seemed that song should have been playing in the...
