WEEKLY OHIO FISHING REPORT

WEEKLY OHIO FISHING REPORT
NORTHEAST OHIO
Berlin Reservoir (Portage County) -- Anglers here are picking up some walleye in deep water. The walleye are suspended in 16-18 feet of water. Channel catfish can also be found in these waters with anglers using worms and chicken livers.
Atwood Lake (Tuscarawas County) -- With recent rains, waters are high everywhere but patient anglers can pick up some channel catfish here by tight-lining with stink baits, night crawlers and chicken livers fished on the bottom.
Shreve Lake (Holmes County) -- A nice lake for channel catfish with some of the 'cats as big as 22 inches.
LAKE ERIE
Western Basin -- Walleye fishing has slowed down, but limits are still being caught occasionally in the western basin. The best catches have come along the Canadian border from North Bass Island to Middle Sister Island. Trollers using spoons with Jet or Dipsy Divers have been most successful, with casters also catching fish on weapon-style lures. Fish have ranged from 16 to 23 inches.
Yellow perch fishing in the western basin continues to be excellent. Best areas have included B and C cans along the north edge of the Perry firing range in 25 to 30 feet of water, west of Rattlesnake Island in 24 to 30 feet of water, southwest and northwest of Kelleys Island in 25 to 40 feet of water, and 1 to 3 miles north of the Toledo water intake. Spreaders tipped with shiners have been most productive for 7 to 11 inch fish.
For smallmouth bass try fishing Kelleys Island and northeast shore areas around the Bass Islands and Marblehead. Tube jigs have been used to catch fish between 15 and 20 inches. Largemouth Bass fishing continues to be good in East Harbor around thick beds of vegetation and in the harbor channel.
Central Basin
Walleye fishing in the central basin has been best in 7 to 8 miles northwest of Lorain, 6 to 7 miles northeast of Edgewater State Park in 54 to 61 feet of water, and 6 to 8 miles north of Ashtabula in 60 to 70 feet of water. Anglers have been trolling dipsy divers with spoons (most color schemes with copper, blue, watermelon, chartreuse or pink have been best) or crawler harnesses for fish from 15 to 28 inches.
Yellow perch fishing is excellent in the central basin with some limit catches. Best areas have been within 2 miles of Huron, Vermilion and Lorain in 30 to 35 feet of water, 3 to 4 miles northwest of Euclid Beach in 47 to 52 feet of water, 4 to 5 miles north of Edgewater State Park in 48 to 54 feet of water, 3 miles northwest of Fairport Harbor in 52 feet of water, 3 to 4 miles north of Geneva in 55 to 60 feet of water, 3 to 4 miles north of Ashtabula and Conneaut in 55 to 62 feet of water. Spreaders tipped with shiners are taking fish from 8 to 11 inches.
Smallmouth bass have been caught northeast of Ruggles Reef. Fourteen-to 18-inch fish have been caught on tube jigs and crank baits.
Steelhead have been caught by trollers using dipsy divers with spoons 15 miles north of Wildwood St. Park in 75 feet of water and 6 to 8 miles north of Ashtabula in 60 to 70 feet of water. The steelhead have ranged in size from 20 to 28 inches.
OHIO RIVER
Belmont, Monroe, Washington, Meigs, Gallia, Lawrence, and Scioto counties -- Fishing opportunities are limited due to elevated water levels and flooded access sites. However, where safe shoreline access is possible, anglers can be especially successful for catfish during this water level increase using cut bait, chicken livers, and night crawlers.