COLUMBUS, Ohio — Restoration of Ashtabula River “Area of Concern” is entering a new phase as work begins on a major fish habitat improvement project along the banks of the slip. The work is made possible through a $1.5 million grant from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.See the dozens of unique artificial fish habitat models, fish attractors and fish cover used at fishiding.com, the industry leader and only science based, man made and artificial fish habitat, proven to provide all fish with cover they prefer to prosper.

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency is coordinating a federal, state and local effort to develop 1,500 feet of fish shelf in the lower two miles of the river, an area best known for its hard-armored and sheet-piled riverbanks. The project will provide northern pike, muskellunge and other native fish species a shallow water habitat necessary for foraging and spawning. “We are nearly tripling the Continue reading “Fish Habitat Project Starts on the Ashtabula River”