Saugeye minimum length removed from Ohio lakes, and 2025 spring turkey seasons set

Columbus — The Ohio Wildlife Council voted to approve changes to site-specific regulations for walleye, saugeye, and sauger fishing as well as to set the spring 2025 wild turkey hunting season during its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 30, according to the Ohio DNR (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

The council approved amendments to Ohio’s inland fishing regulations that will begin on Jan. 1, 2025. The 15-inch minimum length requirement for walleye, saugeye, and sauger was removed on Acton Lake, Alum Creek Lake, Atwood Lake, Buckeye Lake, Caesar Creek Lake, Ferguson Reservoir, Findlay Reservoir 1, Findlay Reservoir 2, Indian Lake, Metzger Reservoir, Piedmont Lake, Pleasant Hill Lake, Rocky Fork Lake, Seneca Lake, and Tappan Lake.

In addition, the Ohio Wildlife Council approved adding a 15-inch minimum length requirement for walleye, saugeye, and sauger at Mosquito Creek Lake and LaDue Reservoir.

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Turkey hunting season

The 2025 spring wild turkey hunting seasons are:

• Youth: Saturday and Sunday, April 12-13, 2025

• South Zone: Saturday, April 19 to Sunday, May 18, 2025

• Northeast Zone: Saturday, May 3 to Sunday, June 1, 2025

Ohio’s spring turkey season is split into two zones to align with the timing of turkey nesting in those regions. The South Zone is the majority of Ohio, comprising 83 counties. The Northeast Zone includes Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, and Trumbull counties.