At Greenup Dam, anglers are catching saugers, white bass and catfish fishing along the Kentucky side. The best bite is coming on minnnows. In the Meldahl pool, anglers are reporting catching hybrid stripers up to 20-plus inches. Some saugers are also being caught on floating jigs tipped with a minnow.
• The daily bag limit for walleye on Ohio waters of Lake Erie from March 1 through April 30 is four fish per angler with a 15-inch minimum size limit. • The daily bag limit for yellow perch is 30 fish per angler on all Ohio waters of Lake Erie. • The trout and salmon
Paint Creek Lake (Highland County) The campground area of Paint Creek Lake is giving up good numbers of crappies, reports Leon Cole at Cole’s Bait and Tackle in Bainbridge. Successful anglers are suspending minnows by a bobber in five to eight feet of water. Black and chartreuse jigs tipped with a minnow are also working
Wills Creek Lake (Muskingum and Coshocton counties) Anglers fishing below the spillway here are catching some saugeyes, some up to 20 inches, reports Bob Mathie at Bob’s Outdoor Supply. This 900-acre lake near Maysville will give up crappies, bluegills and saugeyes early in the spring. When the weather warms, try for them with jigs and
Mosquito Creek Lake (Trumbull County) Anglers had a good amount of ice to fish through as of early March. Not many walleyes were being reported but fishermen were doing well on crappies and bluegills. Try using a wax worm or spike suspended by a bobber in anywhere from 6 to 10 inches of water. Conneaut
Indian Lake (Logan County) Indian Lake in Logan County was running muddy and virtually unfishable as of March 6, according to the folks at Lakeside Bass Pro Shop. Anglers are finding alternatives, however. Some fishermen fishing south of the dam are catching a few crappies and saugeyes, but nothing of any real size to report.
Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties) The hot bait at Buckeye this winter has been the Limited series of Rattlin’ Rogues by Smithwick, reports Bob Mathie at Bob’s Outdoor Supply in Newark. Mathie expects the crappie bite to turn on soon, particularly in the Thornport area. Fish for them six inches deep with 1⁄64-
Banquets/Fundraisers March 23: Miami Valley WTU Banquet, 5 p.m., Disabled American Veterans Hall. For more info call Don Distler, 513-403-7471. March 23: NE Ohio RMEF Banquet, 5 p.m., The Galaxy Banquet Center, Wadsworth. For more info call Rick Weiss, 330-815-6211. March 23: Kokosing River NWTF Banquet, 5 p.m., Howard. For more info call Barry Coffing, 740-485-1493. March 23: Seneca
Central Ohio – Wildlife District 1 • State Wildlife Officer Supervisor Bill Bullard reports that officers in central Ohio have been watching the tail waters of central Ohio reservoirs, observing anglers for snagging violations, littering, and overbag of game fish (predominantly saugeye). These tailwater areas provide anglers with various recreational fishing opportunities when water is
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