
Ohio Fishing Report – August 20, 2020
On Lake Erie, yellow perch has been the hot topic for the past couple of weeks. The bite has been a good one in the Western Basin, and that pattern should only get better as

On Lake Erie, yellow perch has been the hot topic for the past couple of weeks. The bite has been a good one in the Western Basin, and that pattern should only get better as

Fishing for catfish has been as hot as the temperatures in recent weeks.

Waters across the state continue to cool down a bit. So how’s that impacting the bite?

But there’s more worth looking at than just its bluegills and crappies. Amelia also is a fine largemouth bass fishery, and the current status of its walleye population is about as robust as it’s ever

Hit your weedlines for bluegills and crappies, although several reports indicated that crappies have started suspending off deeper weed locations.

Even though the reasons are uncertain, these tasty treats, considered by many to be “Erie Gold,” have been reluctant to nibble on minnows during the traditional fall months that formerly provided reliable, annual fishing action

On Lake Michigan, water-temp profile is poor near shore, with warm water top to bottom out to 60-plus feet, which disrupted pretty much all of the previous fishing patterns for all species.

Michigan Outdoor News Editor Bill Parker takes a look at the hot bites from around the state, including a major perch bite as well as an area where walleyes are showing up in a big

August heat and storms do little to affect the crappie bite in fisheries across the state.
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