There was still some ice on the lakes last week, but nothing that could support a person. Instead, anglers switched over to the rivers. The Fox River in Oshkosh was open from the Hwy. 41
Rock River (Oregon): Walleyes are good. Minnows are best, and the top jig colors have been chartreuse, white and hot pink. Catfish are biting on chicken livers and night crawlers. At Dixon, walleyes are slow,
All of the Wisconsin and Mississippi river watersheds are ice-free for the most part. At Lynxville the ice has been out for some time, and walleye anglers are out in force. In other areas a
Lake Ontario: Fishing tributaries like Maxwell, Irondequoit Creek and Bear Creek was producing steelhead on egg sacs, imitation eggs and small jigs. Some brown trout were being taken early in the morning by anglers trolling
Lake Erie and tributaries (Erie County) – Creeks had been high and muddy, but were returning to good conditions in mid-March. Nice numbers of steelhead were reported as fishing pressure began to pick up. Presque
Mosquito Lake (Trumbull County) – Charlie Fridley, an Ohio Outdoor News reader from Cortland, caught a 151/2-inch crappie while ice fishing on Mosquito on Feb. 27. Fridley, who called this the “best ice angling year
Buckeye Lake (Licking, Fairfield, Perry counties) – Though water levels are still near winter pool, the crappie bite has been “outstanding” all over Buckeye Lake, reports Bob Mathie at Bob’s Outdoor Supply in Newark. Mathie
Pine Creek, Little Pine Creek (Lycoming County) – Ice was out of the way and plenty of water was reported March 15. Both creeks’ delayed-harvest sections were stocked, and anglers reported good-looking brown and brook
Lake Nockamixon (Bucks County) – Water temperatures were around 42 degrees and expected to rise March 15, and the time was right to catch perch and crappies in deep water, about 25 feet. As water
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