To make an egg and cheese sandwich, first, you want to go ahead and buy a dozen pasture-raised eggs. You want to use low to medium heat on a pan, and make sure you put either oil or butter, so the egg won’t stick. You can use any type of egg style, but the best for this would be a minute each side. In another pan, you can fry a bun for the egg. Make sure you don’t burn the bun, otherwise it won’t taste great. Next, once the egg is done, put a slice of cheese on one side of the egg and leave it in the pan for 10 to 15 seconds. Once the bun is done, take it out of the pan and put it on a plate. Put a slice of cheese on the bottom bun. Once the cheese is melted on the egg, turn the stove off, and put the egg,with the melted cheese part facing up, on the bun with the melted cheese under it. Firmly squish the top bun onto the egg so it stays on there. And now you have it, a delicious egg and cheese sandwich. picture source:

The Northern Hog Sucker is one of Ohio’s most common stream fish; it is not a carp, nor is it a minnow, but it is a part of the sucker family Catostomidae which are closely related to carp, but are not the same. The Northern Hog Sucker has actually been in the United States for far longer than the Common Carp or Grass Carp, as they originate from Europe and Asia and have been brought to the country for habitat stabilization purposes, and at one point, even for food. Unlike any other kind of bottom feeding fish, suckers have no teeth, no barbels (although Freshwater Drum have barbels), and they have no hard fins, making them easy to pick up and handle. This sucker’s range extends all the way from the bottom of Mississippi to the southern portions of Canada in the Great Lakes, such as Lake Superior. It is arguably one of the most essential fish to the ecosystem of small streams, as it essentially cleans the bottom of any insects, algae, or small crustaceans. Its name “Hog-Sucker” comes from its nature of burrowing its head into rocky bottoms, where it overturns the stones and filters out anything that might be hiding underneath. They can usually be observed doing this whenever you find them, as they don’t seem to mind the presence of humans, as long as you don’t get too close to them– they are an extremely docile and joyful fish to watch. I personally refer to them as “Zebra Suckers” for the black pigmentation found in stripes down their body and seeing these fish is usually a good indication that there is a good source of food for predators nearby. The Northern Hog Sucker can be found all throughout Ohio, but they prefer clearer streams with fast moving water, usually connecting to Ohio’s main rivers like the Scioto and Ohio. Catching them is often an extreme task, with anglers having to use the smallest nymph-like jigs they can find, on a pure ultralight setup; their mouths are also extremely small (when they are average size), so getting a hook from their mouth can be a challenge. There is no real purpose to fishing for them for sport, as they just don’t have the aggressive nature that a predator fish would. It’s most enjoyable to sit down on the bank and watch them do their thing– they are truly one of Ohio’s hidden gems. https://www.biolib.cz/en/image/id509805/

Muskellunge is one of the most prized game fish in the United States, a true monster of the Pike family, scientifically known as Esox masquinongy. Its life is relatively simple, as in the Great Lake region of the United States, Muskellunge is the top predator in the water column once it reaches adult size. Although being the state fish of Wisconsin, its range extends as far south as Tennessee, where its closely related sibling, the Northern Pike, would quickly die from heat exhaustion. However, this river monster’s aggressive nature and ability to eat anything that fits into its mouth has caused horror stories throughout American and Canadian history. Just five years ago in Ontario in the village of Minaki, a woman was violently attacked in chest deep water by a Muskie that was over three feet long. It had grabbed her calf and pulled her deeper into the water, eventually dragging her underneath in an attempt to drown her, similar to an alligator attack. When she was pulled out of the water after the fish had let go, the gash on her calf was seven inches wide, pouring blood into the water. The attack required plastic surgery to fix, taking more than six weeks to fully heal.

To actually catch a Muskie is a remarkable achievement for any angler; it’s referred to as “The Fish of 10,000 Casts” because of its unwillingness to strike at lures. Muskellunge are an ambush sight predator which are highly coordinated in their attacks, while most other game fish are reactionary. Anglers who use artificial lures often resort into two types, hyper-realistic swimbaits that mimic the natural prey of the fish, or flashy and loud spinnerbaits, spoons, and topwater lures which cause a great disturbance in the water. In a burst of speeds up to 30MPH, the Muskie often strikes faster than what most can react to. However, attacks on humans are extremely rare, so it is important to respect the fish and understand that it is not a violent monster, simply a territorial and hungry one. Fortunately, Muskie are still of “least concern” to the fish and wildlife of the United States, and humanity has not yet let fear of this fish drive its population down. The primary reason why the fish grows so large, and is extremely difficult to catch, is because of its age; while many of the younger fish who have never been caught will strike at anything they can eat, large Muskie over 40 inches have likely been caught many times in their lives and grow a resilience to lures, or lure types. Famously, they will follow a lure back to the boat without ever striking, carefully inspecting the bait. Large Muskellunge will usually be over 20 years old with some living to 30, while the Largemouth Bass is commonly only 15 years old for most fish. If you wish to find one in Ohio, search primarily along the entire Ohio river, as well as along the shores of Lake Erie in calmer bays with lots of prey, like the Walleye or Yellow Perch, although generally there is no exact place in any of these bodies of water where you will find one. They are solitary their entire lives, and even catching one is a memory for life.

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