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Northeast Ohio Reservoirs – Largemouth bass: are biting well across the region, if your timing is right. Target areas with visible baitfish activity, looking for actively feeding bass. Experiment with aggressive reaction baits like crankbaits and rattle baits, or slower presentations like unweighted finesse worms or topwater baits, to determine the mood of the fish. […]

Seneca Lake (3,584 acres; Guernsey and Noble counties) – Saugeye: As the water temperatures start to decrease, fishing will start to pick up. Try trolling shad-colored crankbaits or worm harnesses along the face of the dam, around the islands, and in Cadillac Bay. Largemouth bass: Try fishing buzzbaits and spinnerbaits, and the occasional white or

Acton Lake (Preble County) – Channel catfish: are biting on creek chubs or nightcrawlers fished along the bottom or between eight to 19 feet deep during the late evening or early morning hours. Bluegills: are being caught by anglers using waxworms or nightcrawlers. Bluegill fishing is bountiful along the banks. Saugeye: are active in this

Western Basin Walleye Where: Walleye fishing has been slow in the western basin. The best reports have come from northwest of North Bass Island and north of Kelleys Island. How: Anglers trolling are using worm harnesses with inline weights, divers, or bottom bouncers, and spoons pulled behind divers. Anglers casting are using mayfly rigs or

Hannibal Lock and Dam tail water (Willow Island Pool,  Monroe County) – Hybrid striped bass: Look for jumping schools of bait fish as a sign of hybrids feeding on the surface. Use surface baits or near surface baits. Soft bodied swim baits (fished below a “launcher float”) and shallow running or surface stick baits such