
Ohio’s fishing and hunting report for April 20, 2023
Western Basin reef walleye bite heating up now. A look at Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report for April 20, 2023.

Western Basin reef walleye bite heating up now. A look at Ohio’s statewide fishing and hunting report for April 20, 2023.

Hatches fuel trout, crappies biting, walleyes to open. A look at Pennsylvania’s statewide fishing and hunting report for April 20, 2023.

There have been several reports recently that claim the crappie fishing in many lakes and reservoirs is red-hot. So if you like crappie fishing, things are starting to heat up.
Crappies don’t actually spawn

I recently saw a post on social media that a guide associate of mine has decided to reduce fish limits for his customers during the 2023 open-water season. His new policy means dropping the crappie

Of the roughly 200 walleyes sampled in last summer’s survey, 82 of them were less than 11 inches long, 72 were between 12 and 14 inches in length, 38 measured between 15 and 19 inches,

A large fish die-off at Delaware Lake, north of Columbus, is being attributed to “natural causes,” according to Ethan Simmons, a biologist with the Ohio Division of Wildlife in District 1 in Columbus.

Trout season has been canceled at Lake Wilma this spring, and the popular impoundment in Greene County is expected to remain off-limits to all fishing for the next couple of months.
CNX Resources,
Outdoor news items from across Minnesota published in the April 7, 2023 edition of Minnesota Outdoor News.

What is better than catching a nice mess of crappies or saugeyes in early spring? I would have to say only a mess of both! If that is something you are interested in, Alum Creek
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