NBC4 Columbus

Ohio bill to pick a state fish swims through Statehouse

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A years-long effort inspired by NBC4 viewers and readers to crown the walleye as Ohio’s state fish is finally swimming through the Statehouse. The Ohio House passed House Bill ...
NBC4 Columbus

Ohio bill naming walleye the state fish again flops at the Statehouse

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A years-long effort to crown the walleye as Ohio’s state fish again drowned at the Statehouse. Ohio’s 135th General Assembly ended in December, meaning any proposal seeking to ...
Cleveland.com

The one that keeps getting away: Lawmakers renew decades-long push to make the walleye Ohio’s state fish

COLUMBUS, Ohio—As far as high-profile bills go at the Ohio Statehouse, a proposal to make the walleye the official state fish of Ohio is a small fry. The idea, advanced with bipartisan support, is ...
Livingston Enterprise

Wave of walleye: Yellowstone River bypass channel spreads fish out

"Right away in the spring of 2022 ... we were hearing of people finding more walleye farther upstream, and that has just continued to be the case.” ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Ohio bill naming walleye the state fish again flops at the Statehouse

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A years-long effort ...