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Resthaven Wildlife Area, Pond 7 (Erie County) Resthaven Wildlife Area is located just outside Castalia on State Route 269. The area has 444 acres of water contained in 10 different ponds. Anglers should still be able to hook into some largemouth bass this time of year. Typical largemouth lures include plastic worms and crankbaits. Pond […]

Springfield Lake (Summit County) Snuggled against State Route 224, Springfield Lake has 290 acres of water and a decent amount of shoreline fishing access. Good numbers of channel catfish are being caught from both boat and shore. Keep much of your effort in the late evening and night hours when catfish are most active. Catfish

Tycoon Lake (Gallia County) Decent-sized sunfish can be caught fishing more than two feet deep using redworms and wax worms fished below a small bobber. Bass fishing should be best at dawn and dusk using top-water baits. Light colored buzzbaits seem to work best, but jerkbaits can also catch bass. Channel cats can be taken

Indian Lake (Logan County) The best fishing action has been early in the morning and in the evening. For saugeyes, try trolling with a Rat-L-Trap or Shad-Rap. Anglers are reporting slow fishing from the shore. Bluegills have moved off of the banks and are hitting around rocks and docks. Catfish are biting on chicken livers,

• The daily bag limit for walleye on Ohio waters of Lake Erie is six fish per angler with a minimum size limit of 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 is

Belleville Dam and Tailwaters Hybrid striped bass fishing has been slow recently. Some fish, mostly 3-4 pounds, were being caught at the dam with spoons and plastics or live bait fished beneath agitators. The earlier and later parts of the day seem to yield the best results. Catfish are being caught on a regular basis