Fishing Videos
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Feb. 15, 2019
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Anglers are being careful at Alum Creek, and most are fishing just the coves through the ice. The bite has been reportedly a tough one, though. A few stray saugeyes are being…
Ice fishing boom 2019: Using Garmin’s Panoptix and LiveScope technology [video]
Garmin’s Panoptix ice bundle has been a hot product in the ice market this winter as it offers a powerful combination of sonar technology and high-def mapping. The unit comes with a traditional ice fishing transducer with float and an…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Feb. 1, 2019
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Ice is forming in the coves of Alum Creek, but as of this writing on Jan. 18 no one was ice fishing. The spillway bite is still an option for saugeyes, muskies,…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Jan. 18, 2019
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Anglers fishing the shoreline at the spillway in recent days have been catching muskies of all things. Most muskie catches have been incidental by anglers fishing for saugeyes at the dam. Not…
Upping the walleye, sauger, saugeye daily bag limit on Lake Erie?
In probably the most notable proposal to the Ohio Wildlife Council, when the total allowable catch exceeds 3 million fish, the bag would go from four fish to six fish daily from March 1 to April 30 in Lake Erie, excluding the Sandusky River.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing & Hunting Report – Jan. 4, 2019
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — When they can find a pocket of open water, anglers have done well on saugeyes, smallmouth bass, and crappies. A week of warm temperatures and rain in late December allowed what ice…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing and Hunting Report – Dec. 21, 2018
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — There’s a layer of skim ice on Alum Creek Lake as of this writing on Dec. 9. Prior to ice-up, however, anglers were focusing their efforts on smallmouth bass and crappies. Some…
Ohio DNR: Lake Erie's central basin sees strong walleye hatch
The ODNR Division of Wildlife’s results from the 2018 survey indicate that young-of-the-year walleye catch rates were the highest recorded in the past 20 years of the central basin trawl survey.
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – Dec. 7, 2018
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Anglers fishing the main lake are catching crappies and saugeyes. For the saugeyes, which have been in the 15- to 16-inch range, fishermen are using Smithwick Rogues and swimbaits. For the crappies,…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – Nov. 23, 2018
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Anglers are casting live nightcrawlers and plastics to catch largemouth bass. Also, others are trolling Flicker Shad to catch white bass and crappies. The largemouth bite is coming in the coves where…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – Nov. 9, 2018
Central Region Alum Creek Lake (Delaware County) — Anglers trolling Flicker Shad are picking up saugeyes and even some smallmouth bass that have ranged up to 18 inches. Most of the smallmouths being caught are released. Water temperatures have cooled…
Ohio Outdoor News Fishing Report – Oct. 26, 2018
Central Region O’Shaughnessy Reservoir (Delaware County) – Jigs worked vertically in shallow water are taking their share of crappies, white bass, and bluegills here. Fish the light jigs in five to 10 feet of water for best results. Some of…
Ohio Wildlife Council approves fishing rules changes
Will allow a year-round open season for black bass in the Lake Erie sport fishing district.
