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Intense heat limits angler participation and the bite

BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – The day bite has slowed since the heat arrived. Hit Hawkbill Reef in eight feet during the evening hours with slip bobbers and leeches and you’ll find walleyes.

Channel catfish, bullheads bite at many spots

CENTRAL REGION Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties) – This 2,816-acre reservoir offers excellent warm weather channel catfishing. There is a large population with some fish weighing up to 20 pounds that can be

Fishing action remains hot, just like state’s weather

ALGOMA AREA Fishing picked up last week for anglers trolling Lake Michigan. Anglers have targeted fish in shallower waters, fishing in 40-80 feet of water from the surface to 60 feet down. The early morning

State streams are providing a hot summertime bite

SOUTHERN LP Lake St. Clair Muskie fishing has been good on Lake St. Clair. Anglers running perch off planer boards report good success off the Belle River Hump, and on the American side of the

Channel catfish best bite going in Ohio waters

CENTRAL REGION Delaware Lake (Delaware County) – Fishing with cut bait and soft craws is very productive, especially in the upper half of the lake, for anglers seeking channel catfish. Most of these fish measure

Walleye bite seems to be picking up across the state

Fishing conditions varied throughout the state this month. Southwestern Pennsylvania was spared the flooding that brought boating and fishing to a halt in the central and eastern parts of the state and forced the closure

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