Spring fishing couldn’t get much better than it is right now, both on inland waters for crappies and saugeyes and Lake Erie for walleyes.
Flooded waters receding, fishing has been tough. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report on April 18, 2025.
The word of the day in Ohio fishing circles is flooded with many of the state’s lakes and reservoirs spilling over their banks. Lake Erie walleye fishing, though, is going gangbusters, including the walleye spawning
Spring warm up has crappies hitting the shallows. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing and hunting report on April 3, 2025.
Early season crappie anglers are finding success on inland waters, and jiggers on the reef complex of the Western Basin on Lake Erie are catching walleyes.
Early open water opportunities offering crappie. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing report across the state on March 20, 2025.
The river walleye spawning runs on the Maumee and Sandusky rivers are beginning to start in earnest and inland waters are heating up for spring crappies.
Ice comes off, open water fishing coming soon. Here’s a look at the Ohio fishing report on March 6, 2025.
Ice fishing prospects were stubbornly hanging on in some parts of far northeast Ohio but weather conditions are changing fast. It won’t be long before open water is the only game in town again.
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