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Central Region

Antrim Lake (Franklin County) – Antrim Lake, on the north side of Columbus, was stocked with 400 adult, excess brood stock rainbow trout on Nov. 26. “These large fish are excess breeders from the London

Northcentral Region

Spring Creek (Centre County) – Low, clear conditions prevailed Nov. 19, and Tan Caddis (size 16) were hatching sporadically, along with small Blue-Winged Olives (22, 24). Anglers were fishing Green Weenies, Pheasant Tail and Hare’s

Ohio River Region

Hamilton County – Ohio Outdoor News contributing writer Paul Liikala on Nov. 17 caught more than two dozen catfish – a mixed bag of channels, flatheads, and blues – while fishing the Ohio River near

Minocqua/Woodruff Area

Smaller lakes, bays, and ponds continue their trend toward ice-up, and with the colder evening temperatures this past week, this process should speed up considerably. Open-water fishing activity continues to remain constant, with muskies aggressively

Central New York

Lake Ontario: Some brown trout and steelhead are being caught in the tributaries like Irondequoit Creek and Bear Creek. Anglers are also having success casting Cleos and Krocodiles near the mouths of tributaries. Yellow perch

Central

Lake Sara (Effingham): The crappie bite has been hot. The bait of choice is small jigs tipped with wax worms or spikes under floats. Skipping under the deeper docks or finding the submerged timber and

Boulder Junction Area

Muskie fishing has been very good. Lots of nice fish are being caught, mostly on suckers on weed edges. Rock bars and rocky points also are holding some fish. Artificial lures are hit and miss.

Capital District

Nothing has changed over the past few weeks on Lake George. Salmon fishing is still a bit slow, but typically should pick up around Thanksgiving Day. There are reports of salmon hitting on the surface

St. Germain Area

Not too many folks were out fishing last week, although some of the diehard local fellows are getting out and doing pretty well. One local fellow is doing great on crappies in deep water, using

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