For anglers looking to fish for largemouth bass and bluegills, there’s a hidden gem of ponds in northwest Ohio that offer multiple options for fishermen.
The 13 ponds at the 2,272-acre Resthaven Wildlife Area
“It’s mostly channel cats – you rarely ever see a flathead there,” Brown said. “It’s about an average catfish lake. It’s what you would expect for a lake like that.
Just a few miles outside of Athens in southeastern Ohio, a thin ribbon of water meanders through Strouds Run State Park.
The two-mile long Dow Lake is only 153 acres and less than 300
Madison Lake in central Ohio was formed for recreational purposes in 1946 by damming Deer Creek.
And, although it’s not far from Deer Creek Lake and its fine fishery, Madison holds its own on
It’s about as square as they come, but the 67-acre Paulding Reservoir in northwest Ohio does offer some decent fishing.
Paulding Reservoir is a typical upground water supply basin with straight riprap banks and
Lake Rupert in southeast Ohio is a bit of a hidden gem when it comes to fishing lakes in this part of the state.
The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife annually stocks saugeyes in Lake
Not to be confused with the reservoirs of similar name in northwest Ohio, Findley Lake in the northeast is managed for a quality channel catfish fishery.
“It’s pretty much just our basic lake,” said
If you were an angler looking to catch a 7-pound largemouth bass in the Buckeye State, small Oakthorpe Lake in south-central Ohio wouldn’t likely be the first place you would look.
Adams Lake in south-central Adams County is located one mile north of West Union on State Route 41. It’s roughly 70 miles from Cincinnati, 100 miles from Columbus, and 35 miles from Portsmouth. The easiest
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