Ohio

Buckeye Lake (Fairfield, Licking and Perry Counties) – Channel catfish are being caught around Lieb’s Island and Fairfield Beach areas. Use cut shad or shrimp. Largemouth bass are being caught along cover. Target vegetation, points,

Lake LeComte, Fostoria #5 (Hancock County) – Lake LeComte is three miles southwest of Fostoria on Hancock Country Road 23. Lake LeComte has populations of bluegills, black and white crappies, largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white

Highlandtown Lake (Columbiana County) – Classic summer bass patterns continue to produce on this quiet, hill country lake. Try topwater baits during low light conditions, or crankbaits near offshore structure for largemouth bass feeding on

Piedmont Lake (Belmont County) – Channel catfish anglers should try fishing nightcrawlers using tight-line techniques in the shallow coves of the lake. Channel catfish can usually be caught using nightcrawlers and chicken livers. Flathead catfish

Stillwater River (Miami County) – Smallmouth bass are being caught by anglers using artificial soft craws and real soft craws. Lead-headed jigs tipped with a curly tail or other soft bait has also been successful.

• The daily bag limit for walleyes on Ohio waters of Lake Erie is 6 fish per angler. The minimum size limit for walleye is 15 inches. • The daily bag limit for yellow perch

Water levels on the Ohio River have been unusually high in the past weeks due to the abnormally large rainfall events. While levels have gone down in many places, the release of water still creates