OUTDOOR NOTES
Participate in angler surveys
Angler surveys are underway at many of Ohio’s popular public inland waterways and Lake Erie. Information collected during the annual angler survey is crucial to maintaining and improving the quality of Ohio’s public fisheries as well as fishing opportunities.
Eighteen creel clerks will gather information in 2022. Six are based on the shore of Lake Erie, two on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers, five on the Ohio River and five at inland reservoirs. Lake Erie surveys are ongoing until October; surveys at inland reservoirs run until November, and along the Ohio River until the end of the year. Historical surveys reveal Ohio’s most popular species to target include walleye, yellow perch, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, trout, saugeye, sunfish, crappie and catfish.
Division of Wildlife creel clerks collect information directly from anglers to generate estimates of fishing effort, catch rates, and harvest rates. Clerks also compile boat counts, boat trailer counts at launches, and angler counts at designated shore fishing locations. Information gathered about angler satisfaction, opinions, and demographics are used to provide an understanding of fishing preferences.
Bird walk set for June 11
The Greater Mohican Audubon Society bird walk will be held 9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at Barnes Preserve, Wooster. Meet at the pavilion at the main parking lot. Take binoculars. For more information, contact Brenda Meese at 330-347-7602.
Whitetail Heritage of Ohio banquet
Whitetail Heritage of Ohio will hold its annual fundraising banquet on Saturday, July 9, at the Mount Hope Event Center. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. with the progressive dinner served 4-7 p.m.
Table sponsorship ($500) deadline is June 25. Single adult tickets are $50 and youth 17-under tickets are $20. The night will include multiple raffles, with the opportunity to win such items as guns and a Can-Am 650.
For more information, go to www.whitetailheritageofohio.net and click on the Banquet Tickets tab on the upper right portion of the page.
Also for tickets, call Mose Keim (330-705-0023) or Curt Yoder (330-231-1965).
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This article originally appeared on The Daily Record: Fish survey running a popular Ohio waterways through October
