Why is this a bad time to go fishing? Basically, it’s too damn hot! But unless you can get out at 5 a.m., forget it. You might get a bite in the wee hours, but not later.

If you have fished at Lake Erie in the past, but came home with an empty cooler, don’t be discouraged. Or maybe you’ve never fished Lake Erie. Whatever the case, this should be your year for walleye or perch fishing on Lake Erie.

Time to grab your rods-n-reels and head out to spend some time fishing from a bank or boat. There is no better time of year. But don’t forget your fishing license!

The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, a volunteer arm of the U.S. Coast Guard, is dedicated to the task of keeping boaters safe, from boat inspections and on-lake assistance to boater education classes.

Taylors were looking to grow and find an expanding market for their boat dealership. They found it at nearby Caesar Creek Lake.

Proposed budget would cut into many existing programs designed to make lakes and tributaries cleaner, Coalition voices concerns.

Biologist likes the direction Ohio’s whitetail deer population is moving. Goal is to provide enough deer for hunting, while reducing conflicts with motorists and land owners.

Half of the U.S. population got outdoors for recreation at least once in 2016. Want to guess what the most-popular activity was?

Thinking about trying ice fishing? Here are some tips to get you started.

Here is your annual list of outdoor/boat shows within a day’s drive of the Dayton metropolitan area.

When two northern Ohio brothers trolled along during a Lake Erie walleye tournament, they were in for a big surprise…Read the latest outdoors post from Jim Morris in today’s Press Pros.

The first part of the deer-gun hunting season is in the books. And so far, hunters have been successful all across Ohio. Note: every county in this region had a larger deer kill than last year.

With all of your family and friends to be considered, you, no doubt, have some outdoor people to buy for when Christmas shopping this year. Here are a few unique ideas.

Another deer-gun season opens next week. There are still many opportunities to bag a deer before Feb 4, when the archery season closes.

It’s been a difficult year for Mother Nature and people all over the world. There have been earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and drought. And one of the most-terrifying: wild fires. Here are some thoughts and reports about the lethal outbreak of fires in northern California.

State wildlife areas in southwest Ohio will soon have pheasants and pheasant hunters in the field, starting with youth hunters this weekend and next. The regular season begins Nov. 3.

Although not quite as big as the spring season, Ohio’s fall wild turkey hunt is getting larger. Eleven new counties have opened.

A child innocently searched for tadpoles in a small stream in a county park near her Orange County, Calif. home. She and her mother stood back to back in the ankle-deep stream. Then, in an instant, their lives changed forever.

Fall is the season for pumpkin pies, apple cider and colorful leaves. For anglers, it’s also traditionally the best time to go perch fishing on Lake Erie. If you go, here are a few tips that might just point you toward a limit of 30.

The dangers involved with the presence of toxic algae are well known. At Grand Lake St. Marys, the EPA posted warning signs on the beaches several years ago. Those signs are still there. But what has happened to property valu