April 10, 2014

Racine Dam Area (Meigs County) – Sauger: Fish bright-colored twister tails on a jighead near the bottom in the tailwaters. Fish live minnows on the bottom in the early morning hours. Meldahl Dam Area (Clermont County) – Sauger: Try fishing twister tails on jigheads near the bottom; bright colors work the best. Early morning hours

• The daily bag limit for walleyes on Ohio waters of Lake Erie is four fish per angler from March 1 through April 30. 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

Rocky Fork Lake (Highland County) –  Rainbow Trout: Stocked on April 3. Trout have been stocked in a blocked-off bay at the campground marina for a youth fishing event, and it has excellent shoreline fishing access. Try using small spinners or jigs tipped with waxworms. The daily catch limit is five trout per angler. Division

 Dillon Lake (Muskingum County) – Dillon has been running muddy, reports Bob Mathie at Bob’s Outdoor Supply, but bass tournaments started up there last week. It’s a tough bite for largemouths, though. “Dillon’s usually pretty tough for bass in the early spring,” Mathie reports. A good tip for this time of year is to fish

Aquilla Lake (Geauga County) – Aquilla Lake is located within the Ohio Division of Wildlife’s Aquilla Lake Wildlife Area, approximately one mile north of U.S. 322 and 0.5 mile east of Aquilla Road (County Highway 58) in Aquilla. Shore and boat fishing are allowed. Boats are allowed with electric motors only. A boat ramp is

Indian Lake (Logan County) – Reports indicate that the Moundwood channel on Indian Lake is getting some angling pressure. Fishermen are throwing Rapalas and jigging spoons tipped with minnows to catch saugeyes and some panfish. Maumee River (Lucas County) – River conditions have been moderately high, but have begun to come down to fishable conditions.

Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties) – As of April 2, water levels were low at Buckeye but coming up, reports Bob Mathie at Bob’s Outdoor Supply in Newark. Anglers have been catching small bass on spinnerbaits, crankbaits, and by flipping fat tubes, Mathie reports.  Thornport has been the place for crappies; fish for