MCARTHUR, Ohio – The state of Ohio has an annual tradition to celebrate Ohio’s inland fishing that continued today with the Governor’s Inland Fish Ohio Day.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) held the 7th annual Inland Fish Ohio Day at Hope Lake State Park. ODNR Director Mary Mertz says the event is a great way build support for Ohio’s parks.
“So we’re trying to accomplish a couple of things today. One, we want people to see that they can have fun at Ohio State Parks and they can have fun fishing. I mean it is terrific recreation because we believe when people have fun, they will fall in love with this place and once you fall in love with it, you understand it, and once you understand it, you want to keep it,” Mertz said. “And so we hope it follows that trajectory and people recognize and get excited about keeping places like this vibrant.”…