Spring cleaning!

Spring cleaning fever struck. You'll need to change your bookmarks.

This blog is now combined with Pennsylvania Fishing News into Oh Pa, fish on!

Swept out the door is the podcast on iTunes. Look for downloadable MP3 podcasts from the new blog.

Collections of fishing-related MP3s will be available to take with you wherever you go and on any MP3 player including iPod, iPad, and iPhone for a small fee.

Go to Oh Pa, fish on!

Oil and grease your fishing reel

All about reel bearings
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Disassembling a reel
Spinning reel
Baitcaster reel
Palming reel

Decade of the Fisherman

2010 is the beginning of a Decade of the Fisherman. It holds challenges and rewards.

Here's my list of goals for 2010:

+ work to keep fish habitats pristine
+ put more fish in my diet
+ never use a lead sinker again

The Decade of the Fisherman will leave a mark on the environment. What story will it tell about you?

Ohio is pontoon country

Pontoon boats are more popular than ever, but few fishermen and women know just how good the fishing can be from them. Listen to the podcast to hear the secret of pontoon fishing.

Here are a few pontoon links:

open deck fishing platform
another fishing platform
free plans to build a small pontoon, estimated materials cost $270
restoration pictures
Lenco trolling tabs, boat turns 360 degrees based on length, joystick controls

Ohio lure and tackle makers

Some are still in business today offering top quality lures and tackle.

Ohio snowbirds flock to island fishing village

CEDAR KEY, FLORIDA

- a 15 hour drive from Columbus, Ohio

ARTICLES
Cedar Key has old Florida feel, new farm-raised clams by Terry Conway, Waterfront News Writer
Even landlubbers can relax in Cedar Key by Priscilla Wise for The Tampa Tribune

MAPS AND GUIDES
Cedar Key Guide
Maps of Cedar Key and areas nearby online
Cedar Key National Wildlife Refuge
Satellite view of Cedar Key
Cedar Key Brochures online

PICTURES
A picture of Dock Street in Cedar Key
Dockside Motel

FISHING
Good Fishing Spots Near Cedar Key, Florida

BIRDING
Water birds by Captain Doug Maple
Cedar Key Birds

PLACES TO SEE
Cedar Key Lighthouse
Cedar Key Historical Society
Southern Cross Sea Farms (Clamelot)

FRIENDS
Cedar Key Island Lions Club

Hundreds of ways to cook catfish

There are more ways to fix catfish than you can count! Here are links to hundreds of unique and wonderful recipes.

U.S. Catfish Recipes for Fried
U.S. Catfish Recipes for Grilled
U.S. Catfish Recipes for Spicy
U.S. Catfish Recipes for Baked
U.S. Catfish Recipes for Broiled
U.S. Catfish Recipes for Sauteed
About.com Southern Food Catfish Recipes
Carlyle Lake Catfish Dinners
Recipes for Cooking Catfish from Allrecipes.com
Catfish Menu from Recipezaar.com
An Aussie Guide to Catfish by Fooddownunder.com
Fishex Alaska's Catfish Ideas