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Strickland Names Former House Member  Logan to Head ODNR
Former Rep. Sean Logan, a Columbiana County commissioner, was named by Governor-elect Ted Strickland on Tuesday to serve as director of the Department of Natural Resources.

About Strickland   About Logan   Press Release      

U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE DECLARES RECREATIONAL BOATING AND
FISHING ILLEGAL ON MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND
AMERICA'S OTHER NAVIGABLE WATERS
Press Release

Fishing club can't cast public off river
Wednesday, January 31, 2007
By Deborah Weisberg, Special to the Post-Gazette
In a case closely watched by anglers, a Huntingdon County judge has ruled that the operator of a private fishing club cannot block public access to a stretch of the ..... Press Release


OCBS Membership for December 2006
 (No data available for January yet )
 Current Membership is 295,
As always a  special thanks to our new members for caring enough about our steelhead to get involved and by joining OCBS to help insure our steelhead are here today and for future generations. We recognize new members by adding their names to our New Members page.  When a new member attends their first OCBS Membership Meeting we ask that you check-in with Jim Palec, Membership Chairman and/or Tom Blotzer, Vice President so they can introduce you to the attending membership.  
   see Membership Page 

 No Lamprey problems in Lake Erie
 I don't know about you guys but I frequently catch fish that look like these below or their wounds are scared over. The fish on the right will be floating down the river soon is my guess after infections setup, Kelly Reason, Fisheries Extension Program Coordinator with Ohio State University's Sea Grant College Program, tells me the Lamprey is a very fast swimmer and attaches like a Leach to fish that have smaller scales. Because of this you don't usually  see wounds on Carp, Walleye, etc.
 More on Lamprey     Ken Harper - photos

GLSFC Special Report - January 23, 2007 
Congress introduces Legislation to complete the electronic barrier

House/Senate bills should be enacted swiftly,to protect the Great Lakes from invasive Asian Carp.......     PDG view

December GLSF Newsletters


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Coast Guard seeks comments on Loran system
May discontinue system beyond December 2007

On January 8 the US Coast Guard and Dept of Transportation, in conjunction with the Homeland Security Department, asked for public input in the Federal Register on whether to shut down the 24-station Loran system operated by the Coast Guard, or to develop a fully deployed enhanced Loran (eLoran) system that could serve as a GPS backup..................
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OCBS 2006-2007 Series Spring Tournament is Next
 Photo by Tom Krause
Coming up March 11, 2007 is the 3rd and last leg of the Tournament Series. Maybe this time the conditions will be favorable for us!

 Rodmakers Shoppe is our tournament sponsor for this year's Series tournaments. Thank you guys for your generosity.

The OCBS Series and Fly tournament information can be viewed on our Tournament Page. Be sure to review the rules for each tournament.

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