
Scratch your fishing itch with springtime river rough fish
Got open-water fishing fever? Grab some live bait, and set the hook into massive common carp, suckers and catfish.

Got open-water fishing fever? Grab some live bait, and set the hook into massive common carp, suckers and catfish.
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers are catching open water saugeyes at the North Bank ramp. Successful fishermen are using jig and minnow combinations, Swedish Pimples, or blade baits. At Thornport,

The Lake Erie Committee of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission agreed to a 20 percent increase in the total allowable catch for walleye and 13 percent for yellow perch.

Successful applicants will be chosen in April.
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, Perry counties) – Anglers fishing near the north shore ramp have been catching saugeyes, but nothing of size to report. Expect the channel catfish bite to pick up with

Anglers on the Maumee River have been landing walleyes since mid-February, a time more often associated with ice fishing in northern Ohio.
Central Region Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking, and Perry counties) – Expect the early spring crappie bite to turn on soon, particularly in the Thornport area. Fish for them six inches deep with 1⁄64- to 1⁄80-ounce

Underwater cameras will truly open up the hard-water angling world and help you put more fish topside

The first rainbow trout release is scheduled for Friday, March 3, at Adams Lake in Adams County, and rainbow trout releases will take place across Ohio from March 3-May 21 as long as areas are
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