Don't be afraid to use big baits. A 40-inch muskie can eat a 20-inch carp!

West Branch covers 2,616 acres in Portage County east of Ravenna on state Route 14. For additional information, contact the ODOW's District Three office at (330) 644-2293, or the West Branch State Park at (330) 296-3239.

The ODOW's Muskie Angler Log is new and will be available online this year. The scale requirement to register fish is being dropped, and the on-line reporting system will replace it. Anglers can summarize their catches, record and manage information about fish they've caught, share photos and view catch totals from across the state. Two muskies may be taken daily, with no minimum-size limit -- although most anglers prefer to release their fish after taking photos and recording the size and weight of the muskies.

For more, visit the ODOW's Web site at www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife.

For tourism information, contact the Ohio Division of Travel and Tourism at 1-800-282-5393.

For downloadable maps of lakes, visit the ODOW's Web site at www.dnr.state.oh.us.

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District's Web site is at www.mwcdlakes.com.