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

More than a name on a sign

More than a name on a sign

SOMEWHERE ON THE INTERSTATE, OHIO — They stand at attention, alone and silent at their final deployment. They are not standing in a faraway jungle or desolate desert. They stand guard along Ohio highways. Their uniforms have been replaced with signs bearing their...

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Bass fishing at turkey time

Bass fishing at turkey time

DELAWARE, Ohio — Beautiful autumn leaves have parachuted to earth as rake bait, deer are heavily involved in trying to find a mate, and turkeys are about to find out their true purpose in life. That combination of events adds up to Thanksgiving and all the activities...

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Bass in the seas, golf balls in the trees

Bass in the seas, golf balls in the trees

SAINT CLAIR SHORES, Michigan – “Maybe we should take our golf clubs,” was the final touch on the plans Danny Johnson and I had for a couple days of fishing at Michigan’s Lake St. Clair. Danny’s suggestion was born from the weather forecast for the Detroit area. The...

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“A thousand miles from nowhere”

“A thousand miles from nowhere”

MARBLEHEAD, Ohio – Where else can you see a performance by the eagles, lead a stock car race, and catch a dozen bass before breakfast? That three-part question has two answers. The stock car race is the State Route 13 North morning madness from New Lexington to I-70....

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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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