Weekly Ohio fishing report

Weekly Ohio fishing report
COLUMBUS -- The weekly fishing report provided by the Division of Wildlife of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
CENTRAL OHIO
Delaware Lake (Delaware County) -- Cold temperatures last week have slowed the movement and activity of crappie. Warmer weather should cause them to be active again. Fish the primary points of the old creek channel using jigs and minnows around woody cover. White bass should migrate up the Whetstone Creek and Olentangy River arms of reservoir in the next week or two if the temperatures continue to warm. Try small twister tails, rooster tails and jigs for best results.
Hoover Reservoir (Delaware and Franklin counties) -- As temperatures climb this week, crappie should move from deep water into shallower water. Target creek channels with woody shoreline cover using jigs and minnows. Crappie will also move into the creeks to feed due to last weeks rains. Look for areas around submerged timber. Saugeye in the five-to seven-pound range are located by the dam in good numbers. Try using minnow-imitating lures for saugeye. White bass should be moving up the creeks in one to two weeks if the weather continues to warm. They can be caught on small jigs or rooster tails. There is a ten horsepower limit at this reservoir.
NORTHEAST OHIO
Atwood Lake (Carroll County) -- Cold temperatures and windy conditions have only a few anglers venturing out on the lake. The crappie bite is slow but nice catches are being reported. The fish (mostly white crappies but black crappies are also present) are in the six-to ten-inch range. Fishing live minnows with slip bobbers or small tubes/curl tails (no color preference) on lightweight jig heads in the 1/32-to1/8-ounce weight range brings good results. Anglers should fish near woody structure that is near deeper water (about six to 15 feet) or near steep drop-off channels.
Walborn Reservoir (Stark County) --Crappie are being caught off of Reeder Ave. at this reservoir located on Stark County Park Districts property. Anglers casting jigs and retrieving very slowly are doing well. Fishing from the causeway is permitted 24 hours a day but parking lots close from dusk to dawn. Boats must be off of the water at dusk. The horsepower limit is ten.
LAKE ERIE
The yellow perch daily bag limit on Lake Erie has been reduced to 30 fish per day as of April 9, 2007. The change in yellow perch bag limit occurred after the printing of fishing regulations brochure. The 2007-2008 fishing regulations brochure incorrectly lists the Lake Erie yellow perch bag limit as 40 fish per day, which has now been changed to 30.
The walleye daily bag limit is four (4) fish from March 1 through April 30. The minimum size limit for walleye is 15-inches.
The daily bag limit for black bass on Lake Erie is five (5). The minimum size limit for black bass on Lake Erie is 14-inches. The steelhead trout bag limit is two (2). The minimum size limit for steelhead is 12-inches.
Cold temperatures and strong wind continued to limit main lake access. When conditions allowed walleye were caught on hair jigs tipped with minnows near shore from Turtle Creek to Wild Wings marina in less than 15 feet of water and on many of the Camp Perry reefs. As the water warms expect jig fishing to heat up on most of the Camp Perry reefs and in near shore areas all the way from Maumee Bay to Cedar Point. Trollers have had success with minnow imitating stick baits and deep-diving crank baits along the eastern and northern cans of the Camp Perry firing range and around the Bass Islands.
Surface temperatures are currently around 39 degrees Fahrenheit.
OHIO RIVER
Lawrence and Scioto counties -- Water levels on the River are high with increased current. Water will likely remain high and murky for the remainder of the week.
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