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ODNR News from page 13 and is valid for one year after purchase. A and people. The Division of Wildlife manages
one-day fishing license costs $14 and may or cooperatively manages more than 2 million
Rainbow trout to be released s .ORTHWEST /HIO %AST (ARBOR 3TATE 0ARK 0OND be redeemed for credit toward the purchase acres of water and 750,000 acres of diverse
in a lake near you in 2024 Giertz Lake, Maumee Bay State Park Nature of a one-year fishing license. Licenses and wildlife areas. These habitats support popular
permits can be purchased online at wildohio.
game species such as deer, turkey, and walleye
Center Pond, Olander Lake, Pearson Metropark
Ponds, and Sleepy Hollow Park Pond gov, through the HuntFish OH app, and at as well as key species such as bald eagles and
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources participating license sales agents. monarch butterflies.
(ODNR) Division of Wildlife will release 85,000 s .ORTHEAST /HIO "EARTOWN ,AKE "RUSH- Sales of fishing licenses along with the Ohio’s resident fishing licenses are $25, are
rainbow trout across the state beginning wood Lake, Little Turtle Pond, Munroe Falls federal Sport Fish Restoration program valid for one year from the date of purchase,
Wednesday, March 13. The 95 stocking loca- Lake, Rowland Nature Preserve Lake, and support the operation of Division of Wildlife and can be purchased up to 30 days prior
tions were chosen to give as many anglers as Westlake Nature Center Pond fish hatcheries. The Sport Fish Restoration to the expiration date. A fishing license is
possible a chance to reel in these feisty fish s 3OUTHEAST /HIO "UCKEYE 0ARK ,AKE &ORKED program is a partnership between federal required to fish in Ohio public waters for
in March, April, and May. Trout releases are Run, Penrod Lake, Rose Lake, St. Clairsville and state governments, the fishing industry, anyone 16 and older. 15 [ MID-AMERICA BOATING ] APRIL 2024
designed for high angler success and harvest. Reservoir, Turkey Creek Lake, and Yoctangee anglers, and boaters. When anglers purchase Ohio’s annual resident hunting licenses for
Find a complete list of release dates and Park Lake rods, reels, fishing tackle, fish finders, and the 2024-25 seasons are $19 for adults ($10
locations at ohiodnr.gov/troutstockings. Fishing s 3OUTHWEST /HIO !DAMS ,AKE #AESAR #REEK motorboat fuel, they pay an excise tax. The for youth) and are available now. Hunting
techniques can be found at wildohio.gov. Youth Pond, Cowan Lake Youth Pond, Home U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service administers licenses are valid immediately after purchase
Information about the trout releases, of the Brave Park Pond, Rocky Fork State Park and disburses funds from these taxes to through Feb. 28, 2025. All hunters, regardless
including a complete list of dates, stocking Beach Pond, Rush Run Lake, and Sycamore state fish and wildlife agencies. These funds of age, are required to carry a valid hunting
locations, event information, and any State Park Pond are used to acquire habitat, produce and license to hunt or trap in Ohio.
changes to the schedule because of weather By stocking these and other water areas stock fish, conduct research and assessment Multiyear hunting and fishing licenses
is available at wildohio.gov or by calling across the state, the Division of Wildlife surveys, provide aquatic education, and are also available, with three-year, five-year,
1-800-WILDLIFE (1-800-945-3543). provides anglers the opportunity to enjoy secure fishing access. 10-year, and lifetime licenses on sale.
Some trout stocking locations feature a quality spring rainbow trout fishing in a Download the free HuntFish OH mobile app
special event on the day of the scheduled family-friendly environment. The daily limit is to buy your license. Deer and turkey hunters
release, including youth-only fishing. Fishing five rainbow trout per angler. Renew your Ohio fishing or can use the app to check their harvest, even
at state park youth ponds is only available Rainbow trout are raised at Ohio’s cold- hunting license today without a cell phone signal. Anglers can find
for youth 16 years of age and younger for the water state fish hatcheries and measure boat ramps, public waters, and wildlife areas
first seven days after trout are released. After between 10-13 inches when they are released Hunting and fishing licenses for 2024-25 are on on the map. App users can also purchase
that week, these waters are open to anglers by the Division of Wildlife. Rainbow trout are sale now, according to the Ohio Department of permits, report wildlife sightings, and read
of all ages through the end of April. On May stocked primarily near metropolitan areas in Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. current regulations.
1, these ponds return to providing youth-only order to provide close to home fishing oppor- An Ohio hunting or fishing license opens Funds from the sale of hunting and fishing
fishing for the rest of the year. tunities for many anglers. Trout are sensitive endless opportunities to spend time outdoors licenses, along with excise taxes on hunting
Rainbow trout are stocked throughout to warm temperatures and typically do not and contributes to wildlife conservation. and fishing equipment, directly benefit wildlife
Ohio. A few of the most popular fishing survive through late spring so the best time Licenses can easily be purchased at wildohio. management and habitat conservation efforts
locations are: to catch them is within two weeks of release. gov, on the HuntFish OH mobile app, or at here in Ohio. Funds also support improvements
s #ENTRAL /HIO !NTRIM ,AKE 7HETSTONE Anglers ages 16 and older are required participating agents statewide. to fishing access, shooting ranges, and wildlife
Park, Heritage Park Pond, Sunbury Upground to have an Ohio fishing license to fish in License sales fund the Division of Wildlife’s areas. Visit wildohio.gov to learn more. MAB
Reservoir, and Delaware State Park Pond state public waters. An annual license is $25 projects and programs that benefit wildlife

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