May 24, 2012

Cincinnati area (Hamilton County) Water temperatures have fluctuated quite a bit in the past month, but as waters begin to warm catfishing should turn on. Try any legal live bait or cut bait. Many anglers prefer really stinky baits regardless of the type and others use hot dogs as a secret weapon. Greenup Pool Area

• The daily bag limit for walleyes on Ohio waters of Lake Erie is 6 fish per angler. The minimum size limit for walleye is 15 inches. • The daily bag limit for yellow perch is 30 fish per angler on all Ohio waters of Lake Erie. • The trout and salmon daily bag limit

Grand Lake St. Marys (Auglaize and Mercer County) Bass are being caught in good numbers along the shoreline in less than three feet of water using soft plastics, (pumpkinseed, watermelon) and white spinner baits.  The bass are starting to spawn, so concentrate your efforts in the back of channels and bays where there is brush

Piedmont Lake (Belmont County) Saugeye fishing is usually excellent this time of year. Shore and boat anglers both seem to like the area near the dam; try jig and minnows fished six to eight feet deep using a slip bobber. You can also try trolling jigs and minnows or Rooster Tails tipped with a worm

Dale Walborn Reservoir (Portage County) Crappies have been biting very well in water less than five feet deep. Boat and shore anglers are catching large numbers of fish on minnows, wax worms and jigs suspended under slip bobbers. The channel catfish have also been active, taking nightcrawlers fished on slip-sinker rigs. Berlin Lake (Mahoning, Portage,

Norwalk Reservoir #2 (Huron County) Norwalk Reservoir #2 is located southeast of the city of Norwalk on Old State Road and State Rt. 18, two miles north of State Rt. 250. Crappies, yellow perch and bluegills should be biting now. Try fishing the structure located along the south bank. Slip bobbers tipped with wax worms

Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking and Perry Counties) Hybrid striped bass are active along the north shore between Seller’s Point and Watkins Island in five to eight feet of water. Try using chicken livers fished on the bottom or suspended under a bobber; also try trolling spinners, crankbaits or large plastic baits. Largemouth bass are being