Columns/Editorials
June 15, 2017

SAM’S TACKLE BOX – By Sam Dillon

By Sam Dillon

An Ohio fishing paradise is only short drive away

Imagine a body of water that seems like it hasn’t been touched by another angler. A pond that just emerges from the trees as if it is a mirage and looks like it is just teeming with fish. It is so remote that you can hear nothing but a symphony of i...

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