Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 10 at 2:44PM EDT until August 10 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 554 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING
IN INDIANA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL INDIANA
FAYETTE UNION WAYNE
IN SOUTHEAST INDIANA
DEARBORN FRANKLIN OHIO RIPLEY SWITZERLAND
IN KENTUCKY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY
BOONE BRACKEN CAMPBELL CARROLL GALLATIN GRANT KENTON MASON OWEN PENDLETON ROBERTSON
IN OHIO THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES
IN CENTRAL OHIO
DELAWARE FAIRFIELD FAYETTE FRANKLIN HOCKING LICKING MADISON PICKAWAY UNION
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO
BROWN BUTLER CLERMONT CLINTON HAMILTON WARREN
IN WEST CENTRAL OHIO
AUGLAIZE CHAMPAIGN CLARK DARKE GREENE HARDIN LOGAN MERCER MIAMI MONTGOMERY PREBLE SHELBY
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ABERDEEN, ADA, ALEXANDRIA, AUGUSTA, AURORA, BATESVILLE, BEAVERCREEK, BELLEFONTAINE, BELLEVUE, BLANCHESTER, BRIGHT, BROOKSVILLE, BROOKVILLE, BURLINGTON, BUTLER, CAMDEN, CARROLLTON, CELINA, CIRCLEVILLE, COLDWATER, CONNERSVILLE, COVINGTON, CRITTENDEN, DAY HEIGHTS, DAYTON, DELAWARE, DILLSBORO, DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI, DOWNTOWN COLUMBUS, DOWNTOWN DAYTON, DRY RIDGE, EATON, ERLANGER, FAIRBORN, FAIRFIELD, FALMOUTH, FLORENCE, FORT THOMAS, FRANKLIN, GEORGETOWN, GREENDALE, GREENVILLE, HAMILTON, HIDDEN VALLEY, HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, INDEPENDENCE, KENTON, KETTERING, LANCASTER, LANDEN, LAWRENCEBURG, LEBANON, LIBERTY, LOGAN, LONDON, MARYSVILLE, MASON, MAYSVILLE, MIDDLETOWN, MILAN, MILFORD, MINSTER, MOUNT CARMEL, MOUNT OLIVET, MOUNT ORAB, MOUNT REPOSE, MULBERRY, NEW BREMEN, NEWARK, NEWPORT, OAKBROOK, OSGOOD, OWENTON, OXFORD, PICKERINGTON, PIQUA, PLAIN CITY, RICHMOND, RIPLEY, RISING SUN, SIDNEY, SPRINGBORO, SPRINGFIELD, ST. MARYS, SUMMERSIDE, TIPP CITY, TROY, URBANA, VERSAILLES, VEVAY, WAPAKONETA, WARSAW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, WEST COLLEGE CORNER, WEST JEFFERSON, WILLIAMSTOWN, WILMINGTON, WITHAMSVILLE, AND XENIA.
Flood Watch issued August 10 at 1:04PM EDT until August 12 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)
* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.
* WHERE...Portions of Indiana, including the following counties, Dearborn, Fayette, Franklin, Union and Wayne, Kentucky, including the following counties, Boone, Bracken, Campbell, Kenton, Lewis, Mason, Pendleton and Robertson, and Ohio, including the following counties, Adams, Auglaize, Brown, Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clermont, Clinton, Darke, Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Highland, Hocking, Licking, Logan, Madison, Mercer, Miami, Montgomery, Pickaway, Pike, Preble, Ross, Scioto, Shelby, Union and Warren.
* WHEN...Through Wednesday morning.
* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - Several rounds of thunderstorms are expected through Tuesday night. Locally heavy rainfall can be expected with the potential for storms to repeatedly track over the same locations. This will result in the potential for flash flooding.
Today 84° Today 84° chance 68° 68° chance likely Tomorrow 82° Tomorrow 82° likely chance 67° 67° chance
Monday, April 5th, 2021

Rainbow trout return to area waters

Ohio DNR plan to stock Davis Lake

By William Kincaid
File Photo/The Daily Standard

In this 2014 file photo, an Ohio Division of Wildlife fish hatchery technician stocks rainbow trout in Davis Lake, located at the Auglaize County Solid Waste and Recycling Center on River Road north of St. Marys.

ST. MARYS - At least 500 rainbow trout will be released into Davis Lake this week as part of an annual state fishing advocacy program, affording anglers a unique fishing experience usually reserved for those on the West Coast.
The fish will be stocked in Davis Lake, located at Auglaize County Solid Waste and Recycling at 15202 St. Marys River Road and ready to catch by Friday, according to a Ohio Department of Natural Resources news release.
The fish to be released come from the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County in northeast Ohio, ODNR fish administrator Kevin Kayle said. The trout are about a year old, average between 10 to 13 inches and weigh a little over a half pound each, good sized fish that prove to be an exciting catch.
"We think it's a great opportunity to introduce folks to the sport of fishing," Kayle told the newspaper.
Rainbow trout can be caught using traditional fishing methods - spinners, small jigs and baited hooks. They even strike at things like cheese and marshmallows that resemble the trout chow or pelletized feed that they feasted on while at the hatchery, Kayle pointed out.
"It doesn't take much to catch these fish once they're released," he said.
Those looking to snag a rainbow trout shouldn't wait too long. Rainbow trout are cold-water fish that do not typically survive the summer in Ohio waters.
Davis Lake is open for fishing during daylight hours. Anglers must have a valid fishing license, and fishing is allowed only from the shoreline. The daily catch limit is five fish.
ODNR plans to release more than 81,000 rainbow trout in 67 public lakes and ponds this spring to create excellent fishing opportunities for anglers.
"By stocking these water areas throughout the state, anglers of all ages have the opportunity to get out and enjoy quality spring rainbow trout fishing in a family-friendly environment," the release states.
Sales of fishing licenses along with the federal Sport Fish Restoration program support operation of state fish hatcheries.
File Photo/The Daily Standard

In this April 2017 file photo, anglers fish at St. Marys' Davis Lake after the state released a batch of rainbow trout.

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Weekend Roundup
Celina girls win their Invitational, boys runner-up
Compiled by Gary R. Rasberry
Celina hosted its annual Celina Invitational track meet on Saturday at the Varsity Track.
The host Bulldogs won the girls' team title in picking up 1331/2 points, 141/2 ahead of Western Buckeye League rival Ottawa-Glandorf.