Fishing Reports
Larger rivers are opening up, panfish are biting on lakes
ALGOMA AREA The rivers are open and anglers are catching browns and rainbows on spinners, spoons, and crankbaits. Anglers also are doing a little bit of ice fishing for panfish on East Alaska, West Alaska,
Disappearing ice has made for challenging fishing
NORTHWEST REGION Erie — Catches varied with conditions, with mostly hold-over steelhead being caught, though a few fresh-run fish were reported. Single eggs and minnows or minnow patterns have been productive. Fly anglers were doing
Mixed success in catch rates; otter trapping good
Roundup: Fluctuating weather patterns has produced mixed results for fishing through most parts of Ohio with springlike temperatures through much of the state the week of Jan. 9 and a cold snap moving through the
Anglers begin targeting panfish as walleye bite slows
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – The best daytime walleye bite is at south end gravel areas in 22 to 27 feet of water. Lowlight periods seem to provide activity on the eight –
Ice off in most areas as warmer weather cools bite
Unusually warm temperatures during the past couple of weeks throughout much of Ohio chased many ice fishermen off lakes and ponds around the state. What was shaping up as a good ice fishing season particularly
Too warm for ice fishing, but open-water angling hot
NORTHWEST REGION Erie — Though angling pressure has been low, Cy Grajcar, of Accworth, Ga., landed a 16-pound, 2-ounce, 33-inch steelhead on a jig and minnow on Walnut Creek Jan. 6. Conditions this winter have
Walleye and crappie bite keeping most ice anglers busy
BIG SIX LAKE MILLE LACS East – There have been some very good perch reports coming off the mud and gravel in 22 feet of water. Walleye action slows during the day, but the morning
As weather cools, so does the fishing in most of Ohio
CENTRAL REGION Deer Creek Lake (Madison, Fayette, and Pickaway counties) — Open water anglers have reported catching saugeyes up to 24 inches in the spillway area where water levels are lower. Fish are being caught
In most parts of the state, anglers head for the ice
Lakes in many parts of the state were frozen enough for ice angling about a week before Christmas, with first ice yielding nice-sized panfish, walleyes, bass and pike. Though 4 inches is considered acceptable for
