A bad day of fishing is better than a good day at work.

-Unknown

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.

– Henry David Thoreau

Fishing is not an escape from life, but often a deeper immersion into it.

-Unknown

– Harry Middleton

If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there’d be a shortage of fishing poles.

– Doug Larson

A woman who can fish is a woman who can handle anything life throws at her.

 

-Unknown

Fishing is a way to be at peace with the world and oneself.

 

-Unknown

In fishing, as in life, opportunity is often a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

—Larry Koller

The best fisherman I know try not to make the same mistakes over and over again; instead, they strive to make new and interesting mistakes and to remember what they learned from them.

—John Gierach

Do not tell fish stories where the people know you. Particularly, don’t tell them where they know the fish.


—Mark Twain

The Articles

Save the last bass for me

Save the last bass for me

ROCKY FORK LAKE — The Perry County Anglers bass fishing club rolled the dice with their 2024 schedule when they scheduled a March 24th tournament at Rocky Fork Lake in Highland County. The gamble paid well, but the ante had us launching boats at a temperature one...

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HOFNOD Youth Fishing Derby returns to Perry County

HOFNOD Youth Fishing Derby returns to Perry County

NEW LEXINGTON, OH — On Saturday June 15, 2024, one of the most fun days this side of a disappearing bobber will return to Perry County when the sixth annual Hooked on Fishing... Not on Drugs (HOFNOD) Youth Fishing Derby  takes place at the Perry County Gun Club Lake....

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First 2024 Buckeye bass

First 2024 Buckeye bass

PERRY COUNTY — March has finally arrived, and my first 2024 Ohio bass  cooperated just prior to February and that groundhog disappearing for another year. A three day trip in mid-February with Rich Carter to Dunnellon, Florida opened my fishing for this year, but the...

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Five ( or 7) Favorite Fishing Holes

Five ( or 7) Favorite Fishing Holes

PERRY COUNTY — What are your favorite places to fish? Being primarily a bass fisherman these days, I have several fishing holes that bring a smile to my face just hearing their names. I also have a few that may have invented migraine headaches, ulcers, and nervous...

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Doug's Favorite Fishing Spots

East Harbor State Park

Nestled along Lake Erie in picturesque Marblehead, Ohio, there is no better fishing spot than East Harbor State Park. Expect to catch walleye, perch, and other delectable Lake Erie fish.

Lake St. Clair

Tied for first in Doug’s heart, Lake St. Clair offers nearly unlimited water to fish for both largemouth and smallmouth bass. The Lake plays it smallmouth siren song starting in April when the smallmouth bass can be caught in water from 3 to 10 feet.

Rocky Fork State Park

Rocky Fork has more diverse cover than any lake I have fished in the Buckeye State. Wood, grass, docks, rocks, islands, humps, points, flats, Rocky Fork has them all. When my bass club, the Perry County Anglers, goes to Rocky Fork, we catch bass on more baits than any lake we visit.

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