COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director Mary Mertz celebrated Ohio’s abundant inland fishing resources at the third annual Inland Fish Ohio Day at Deer Creek Lake in Fayette and Pickaway counties.
DEERSVILLE -- Easter sunrise along the winding banks of Clendening Lake near Deersville provided the first early morning fishing of the year.
MANSFIELD -- On June 1, 2021, Richland County native and resident David Bautz loaded his Jeep Patriot and drove 141 miles to a primitive campground near Atlanta, Michigan -- a task he does annually, without fail.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
 It's a message Al Linder has been planning to deliver in Richland County for three years.
I was often the student staring out the window on a sunny day counting the clicks of the clock on the wall that would eventually ring and let me outside. Even in college, a beam of sunlight could put a kink in my attention receptacles almost immediately.
LUCAS -- Fred Sowders’ wife told him to wear a coat when he went out fishing the day after Christmas.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story was originally published by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
