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Kiser Lake (Champaign County) – This 394-acre lake in Champaign County is perfect for a quiet day on the water since no motors are allowed. The lake has a good population of largemouth bass. Try plastics, topwater baits, and crankbaits along the lily pads or cover on the north side of the lake. Crappies will

 Wayne Carr Lake (Paulding County) – This 15-acre lake located on County Road 11, just a half mile south of County Road 424, should be producing nice bluegills and largemouth bass right now. The best fishing for bluegills is usually along the shoreline, using nightcrawlers fished under a slip bobber. For largemouth bass, try casting

 Atwood Lake (Carroll & Tuscarawas counties) – White bass are active this time of year and are easy to catch. Watching for surface disturbances or circling birds can reveal the location of feeding schools of these fish, which may then be caught on a variety of small, minnow-imitating baits such as silver Shad Raps or

Burr Oak Lake (Athens and Morgan counties) –  Sunfish can generally be found this time of year in most places using nightcrawlers and wax worms fished under a bobber. In past years, good catches of largemouth bass have been reported by anglers fishing in the early morning hours near woody structure and also by the

 Cowan Lake (Clinton County) – Bluegills are being caught by anglers using nightcrawlers or wax worms. There are good fishing opportunities along woody debris shorelines and pier areas. Channel catfish are being caught by anglers using chicken livers, cut bait, shrimp, and nightcrawlers. Cast from the pier area. Keep the bait off the bottom and

• 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

Serpintine Wall, Downtown Cincinnati (Hamilton County) – Anglers are having success catching blue cats in the morning hours. Try using chicken breast. Greenup Dam – Hybrid striped bass and white bass should be moving this time of year. For hybrid striped bass, try fishing cut baits and live baits off the bottom. For white bass,