December 19, 2013

Western Ohio River – Anglers are still taking channel catfish. They are being caught on chicken livers and cut bait around warm water discharges. Carp are biting on dough balls and corn. Hybrids have been hitting Rapalas and rattletraps.

• The daily bag limit for walleyes on Ohio waters of Lake Erie is six fish per angler. The minimum size limit for walleyes 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

Great Miami River (Miami, Montgomery, and Warren counties) – Smallmouth bass fishing can be excellent as the water cools and river conditions remain clear and stable. Look for areas with water deeper than four feet around bridge pilings, submerged logs, and undercut banks. Try drifting a live nightcrawler or minnow fished under a bobber. Plastic

Dillon Lake (Muskingum County) – Cold weather can mean some great opportunities to catch largemouth bass in this 1,376-acre lake. Try using spinner baits, jigs, or crankbaits that imitate gizzard shad or crayfish. Drift fishing with minnows is recommended to locate schools of crappies. Shovelhead and channel catfish can still be caught on suckers, small

Berlin Lake (Stark, Mahoning and Portage counties) – Anglers are seeing some good action at Berlin Lake. Vibees and jig-and-minnow combos are producing mixed bags of fish, including mostly walleyes, crappies, and white bass. Anglers are also having success catching black bass, leaning heavily on crankbaits, jigs, and topwater baits. Lake Erie tributary streams (Ashtabula,