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SECTION C, PAGE 10 THE BLADE: TOLEDO, OHIO t FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2004 Fall fishing is fine in northwest Ohio Following the Fish By STEVE POLLICK Michigan BLADE OUTDOORS EDITOR Yellow perch Lake N.W. Ohio La Su An Put-in-Bay Park or the best of fisher- Metzger Marsh men, autumn may Toledo 80 90 South Bass well be the ideal time Kelleys F Walleye Island of year, especially for big fish. That is because cooling i v e r weather and waters generally 80 R Port Clinton Dempsey- 90 Sandusky Access cause fish to put on the feed- Sandusky Bay Channel catfish e R i v e r e Battery Park bag, laying up some reserves m e g Sandusky u t a Huron Pier for winter, and because cooling a r City M o r e P water in some cases drives such v warm-water baitfish as gizzard i Brown trout r R shad closer to shorelines, where e v

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what to look for in the region Largemouth bass i u n z d o e i between now and when the last n l i boat is pulled. R a i v S m LAKE ERIE e r r Veterans Memorial Reservoir e Walleye: Good walleye fish- Smallmouth bass V ing is under way right now for Willard Reservoir trollers in the western end of Lake Erie in just 15 to 25 feet of Findlay Nos. 1&2 Reservoir water, which means fairly Crappie 23 nearshore fishing well inside of 75 and as close in May moseying off to Buffalo, Clear Fork as the Toledo Water Intake. following preferred cooler River But the Big Deal for walleye water temperatures and big likely will begin in earnest at schools of another popular Clear Fork month’s end, with trolling well baitfish, smelt. Now they are on Lima Lake Charles Mill east of the Bass Islands/Kelleys the return side of the loop. Ferguson Reservoir Pleasant Hill Island, specifically from Rug- Smallmouth bass: These N Reservoir gles Reef east to Vermilion and prized gamefish tend to move 71 Lorain. Reports of seven- and inshore in fall and put on a feed eight-pound walleye already for winter, which is good news own, all of which far outnum- Erie tributary, including the Largemouth bass, bluegill: Michigan’s Irish Hills region in were coming in this week, and for smallie fans, many of whom ber the larger, more preferred and its down- All lakes and ponds at the vari- northern Lenawee County pro- the fish should grow in size and had less than memorable sum- “jumbo” perch that are older town tributary, Swan Creek, will ous state wildlife areas. Fall also vide fine fall bass fishing. number as more large females mers fishing for them in 2004. but fewer in number. have a run of some strays. is an excellent time to fish for An excellent guide to the return to the western basin to Hartman suggests the east Choice perching sites INLAND trophy keeper ‘gills, 9-1/2 inch- Ohio fishing venues is available stage and feed over winter, side of Kelleys, West Reef and include the Marblehead area, Larry Goedde, fish manage- es or larger, at the Lake La Su free from the Ohio Division of before next spring’s spawning. the slot between Middle Bass C-Can, West Sister Island, the ment supervisor for Ohio An lakes in Williams County, Wildlife by calling toll-free, 1- “The later it gets, the better and Sugar islands as possible Toledo Ship Channel from the Wildlife District 2, makes these and for plentiful catch-and- 800-WILDLIFE. Ask for Publica- it gets,” said Travis Hartman, a hunting grounds for smallies Toledo Harbor Light to the picks for good fall fishing: release bass that are governed tion 77, “Public Hunting, Fish- Lake Erie biologist for the Ohio this fall. Target the waters 20 Turn-Around Buoy, and the Yellow perch: Findlay Reser- by slot or length limits. ing, and Wildlife Viewing Division of Wildlife. “It’s mostly feet deep or shallower with Toledo Water Intake and “Grav- voir No. 1 and, to a lesser In-stream impoundments Areas.” a crankbait bite.” Nearshore tube jigs or drop-shot rigs with el Pit.” extent, Reservoir No. 2; Fergu- in the Mansfield area also are waters 30 feet deep or less are goby-colored, four-inch plastic Steelhead trout: Discussed son Reservoir near Lima, and good choices for a short fishing Note to readers: This is the targets for such trolled baits as worms or goby imitations. in detail here last week, steelie Willard Reservoir near Willard. trip. Try Clear Fork Reservoir for last Following the Fish install- Reef Runners, Rattlin’ Rogues Smallmouths examined by anglers should be in for another Channel catfish: All the bass and muskellunge, Pleasant ment for the 2004 season; it will and Husky Jerks. biologists have been feeding very good season, starting now region’s upground municipal Hill Reservoir for bass, and resume on Fridays in the An after-dark fishery also is more heavily on gobies than with trolling off river mouths water-supply reservoirs, and Charles Mill Reservoir for bass spring. Look for Steve Pollick’s popular for those who know traditional crawdads. and casting from beaches and area rivers and streams. and hybrid striped bass. regular columns on Sunday, how, as shad move inshore to Yellow perch: Lake Erie is pierheads. As fall progresses Walleye, saugeye: Try And if stream water levels Tuesday and Thursday through find warmer water and the big not lacking for numbers of yel- and the fish run upstream, trolling with worm harnesses or remain decent, smallmouth the winter. A selection of Fol- walleyes follow them in. A bite low perch, but many com- anglers will switch to fly-fishing drifting jigs and leeches in bass and crappie can provide lowing the Fish pages from this will develop on the Huron pier plaints have been aired tackle or drifting spawn bags. Findlay No. 1 or 2 for walleye, some moving-water action. The season can be viewed at too, including casting lakewide this summer about The Vermilion River is the and Lima Lake at Lima and Vet- Maumee, Sandusky and www.toledoblade.com/out- crankbaits after dark. small size. nearest “target” river for steel- erans Memorial Reservoir at Auglaize rivers all are worth a doors. The big female walleye, tag- Hartman said that is ies, with most steelhead- Fostoria for saugeye. try. Contact Steve Pollick at: ging studies show, have spent because of several big year- stocked streams lying from Crankbaits such as the various Last and not least, many of [email protected]. the months since post-spawn classes just coming into their Cleveland on east. But any Lake Rapala models also may work. the fine lakes in southeast or 419-724-6068

TENNIS GOLF Toledo to host Top four women seeds on sideline for semis tournament event, she will claim the No. 1 t TV today: 11 a.m.-6 p.m., Davenport heads ranking in women’s . Channel 11. at Inverness If Davenport loses to either list of contenders Kuznetsova or in the fi nal, then Kuznetsova won the Wimbledon The the top spot goes to No. 2 Amelie warmup at Eastbourne, defeat- golf team will host the fourth ASSOCIATED PRESS Mauresmo, who lost in the quar- ing and Dan- annual Inverness Intercol- NEW YORK — No. 1 is gone. terfi nals to Dementieva and has iela Hantuchova in the last two legiate Invitational beginning So is No. 2. The never won a tourna- rounds after both had served this morning at Inverness champion and the Wimbledon ment. for the match in the second set. Club, a 13-team, 54-hole event champion left days ago and the Since losing to Sharapova in She also has wins over Venus that will conclude tomorrow. were done soon the semifi nals at Wimbledon, Williams, , Demen- The other teams in the fi eld after that. Davenport has dropped just tieva, and Henin-Hardenne this are Alabama-, Still, the U.S. Open has some three sets and swept events at summer and has never faced Augusta State, Central Florida, headline players set for today’s Stanford, Los Angeles, San Di- Davenport before. Eastern Michigan, Georgia women’s semifi nal matches, ego, and Cincinnati leading up It has been an up and down Southern, Illinois, Kansas with the No. 1 ranking hanging to the Open. She has won the season for Dementieva, who State, Kent State, Kentucky, on the outcome. last 16 sets she has played and lost in the semis at the Open in Michigan State, Northwestern, No. 5 will waited out daylong rains before 2000. She was a fi rst-round loser and Notre Dame. face No. 9 defeating 6-1, in both the and The fi eld includes two All- and No. 8 will 6-1 in just 46 minutes in the Wimbledon but reached the fi - Americans in Kentucky’s John play No. 6 quarterfi nals on Wednesday. nals of the French Open before Holmes and Aron Price of with the winners advancing to “At about 6-1, 5-1, I thought, losing to Myskina. Georgia Southern. tomorrow night’s fi nal. ‘if it rains now, I’m going to die,’ ” Against Mauresmo, she strug- Previous winners of the They are the survivors after ASSOCIATED PRESS Davenport said. “Then I started gled with an aching thigh and event are South Carolina, defending champion Justine Elena Dementieva, left, will face Jennifer Capriati, while fellow to hurry it up a bit.” dehydration . Florida, and UCLA. Henin-Hardenne, No. 2 Amelie Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova will meet Lindsay Davenport. This is familiar territory for Capriati, who lost a memo- There will be 36 holes to- Mauesmo, No. 3 Serena Wil- Davenport, who has reached the rable semifi nal to Henin-Hard- day beginning at 8:30 a.m. liams, French Open champion Open. are highest, however, for Dav- semifi nals of the Open in seven enne at the Open a year ago, Tomorrow’s fi nal round starts , and Wimble- Still the match-ups offer con- enport, the 1998 winner, who ar- of her last eight appearances. owns three Grand Slam titles at 2 p.m. don winner all siderable intrigue, especially for rived at the season’s fi nal Grand Kuznetsova, just 19, has never and has reached 13 Slam semifi - “We have a strong fi eld again bowed out of the tournament. Davenport, seeking her second Slam event as the hottest player been this far in a Grand Slam nals, most recently in the French this year and it should be very This is the fi rst time in the U.S. Open championship. on the tour with four straight event. But she earned her way Open, where she lost to Myskina. competitive,” said Rockets Open Era that none of the top Kuznetsova, Dementieva, and hardcourt tournament victories. here defeating But she hasn’t played for a Slam coach Jamie Mauntler. “We’ll four women’s seeds have made Capriati have never played for She has won 22 consecutive in the quarters after Petrova title since the 2002 Australian have some new faces in our it to the semifi nals of the U.S. the U.S. Open title. The stakes matches and if she wins this sent Henin-Hardenne home. Open and is winless this season. lineup so it’s going to be inter- esting to see how they react to playing in their fi rst collegiate tournament.” negate his power-packed game, three. Actually, Roddick won far UT will look to rely on senior standing way behind the base- more points: 152 to 128. But he Justin Bertsch and sophomore U.S. Open line, resorting to guesswork on converted only three of 15 break Tyler Riley to lead the way for returns, and hitting to the back- chances. Continued from Page 1 its newcomers. Mauntler said hand. After dumping one return Both pounded aces, with his starting lineup this week- the Open semifi nals. into the net, Roddick fl ipped his Johansson fi nishing with 30 to end will consist of Bertsch, Federer will face No. 5 Tim racket in the air. raise his tournament-leading to- Riley, redshirt freshman Kyle Henman, while Johansson, hav- And Roddick seemed gener- tal to 109, while Roddick had 34. Demeter, freshman Justin ing eliminated the 2003 Open ally uncomfortable, arguing the Johansson inherited some Hull, and freshman Reno winner, goes up against the 2001 occasional call, questioning a of his abilities: His father, Leif, Langevin. champion, — line judge’s positioning, and was Bjorn Borg’s teammate on whose sister Jaslyn just happens standing with hands on hips as if Sweden’s 1974 team. Sindelar leads by 2 he didn’t want to leave the court And little Joachim — surely, to be the 28th-seeded Swede’s OAKVILLE, Ont. — After a girlfriend. for what turned out to be a 55- he was little at one time — got to minute rain delay right after be- practice with Borg as a tyke. fi ve-hour rain delay, Joey Sin- That should make for interest- delar made Glen Abbey look ing dinner conversation. ing broken to 3-2 in the fi rst set. Hours earlier, Agassi sat alone, When they returned to action, starting blankly at an Arthur like a breeze with a 5-under Johansson played pretty much 66, giving him a two-shot lead perfectly for the fi rst two sets Roddick missed a backhand on Ashe Stadium doorway, the si- the fi rst point, then pointed and lence punctured by the rustling over Pat Perez in the Canda- and threw Roddick off his game. dian Open. Twice, Johansson held snapped “Sit down!” at specta- leaves on nearby trees. tors slow getting to their seats. Soon, he’d walk through that Half the fi eld did not come after being down love-40; once, close to fi nishing the fi rst he broke Roddick after trailing Johansson went on to win the exit, his U.S. Open done. In those fi rst set with a running idle moments on a lobby bench, round and four players didn’t 40-love. even get a chance to tee off. In the fi nal game of the match, winner down the line. there was plenty for the 34-year- At one moment in the fi fth set, old Agassi to contemplate. Perez, who is 140th on the No. 2 Roddick fell behind love- PGA Tour money list and is 40 with a double-fault, saved while Roddick was needling the “My game plan is to play until chair umpire, his coach, Brad I can’t do it,” Agassi said. “I cer- in jeopardy of losing his card, two match points thanks to big had a 3-under 68. serves, then sailed a backhand Gilbert, pointed both index fi n- tainly want to be able to assess gers to his temples. The message my level of play, and at some Only 10 other players long on the third. among the early starters man- Up at the net for a postmatch was clear: “Keep your in the point my level of play will dictate game.” my decisions. aged to break par on a course handshake, the 6-2 Roddick that was soaked with rain, but reached up to tap Johansson on Johansson was fl awless in the “But as of right now, I’m trying fi rst two sets. In the third and to win tournaments, and I be- still played diffi cult because of the chest. REUTERS 30 mph gusts and pins tucked Roddick found himself play- fourth sets, it was Roddick’s lieve that with that focus, I can Joachim Johansson of Sweden celebrates his 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, atop knobs to avoid any stand- ing the way opponents try to turn to be brilliant, with a total still do that.” of three unforced errors. Yes, 6-4 victory over in a U.S. Open quarterfi nal. ing water.

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