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home,” said a Vietnam veteran. “Other guys early October that catfish is almost always on
fishing on the bridge said the smaller ones my mind.”
taste best, so we had those catfish cleaned over A four-hour fishing trip for as many as six
at Bay’s Edge Fishing Cleaning in Port Clinton.” anglers is $360. A six-hour angling adventure
There is no Ohio daily bag limit on channel is $490.
catfish, other than just one 28-inch trophy cat “My largest catfish in 2023 was a 27.75
— or bigger. pounder, and my customers caught 38 big
Heston, 62, first began coming to Lake Erie cats over 20 pounds,” Heston said. “Many
with his grandfather, Melvin Beyers, from think that catfish are bottom feeders, but
their home town of Lancaster, Ohio. they’re real predators. The big ones will really
“It was a three hour drive, and I loved to slam a two-inch shrimp tail on the hook and
go fishing. Still do,” said Heston. “I live in give you a run for your money.” 9 [ MID-AMERICA BOATING ] JUNE 2024
Sandusky now, and love to fish for just about For a taste of Hester’s fishing fun, check
anything or everything. But I’m so busy taking out Captain Scott’s Catfish Charters on
out charts trips from the end of April through YouTube.com MAB

The trophy channel catfish of Sandusky Bay can be quite colorful during the
spawning season. Elizabeth Durkalec of the Cleveland Metroparks holds a gold
and brown female catfish, while Owen Lockart of Case Western Reserve University
readies a dark black male catfish for release.

your fishing line. boys fared on Sandusky Bay.
The next afternoon, I stopped at Little Ted’s The military men were gathered around
Cottages on Marblehead to see the Ohio wild- a large cooler, looking quite smug. They
life officers Color Guard, enjoy a yellow perch pulled open the lid and resting on a bed of
dinner prepared by noted walleye tournament ice was a FishOhio Award-winning 26-inch The Akron Youth Fishing Area is a popular place for young anglers to hook hatchery-
angler Mark Brumbaugh, one of the outing’s channel catfish. raised channel catfish, panfish and bass. The youth fishing area is open 9 am–7 pm
volunteer skippers, and see how the catfish “We kept one big one to show people back from Memorial Day to Labor Day in the Portage Lakes area of Akron.

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