Sandusky River:

Sandusky River: A stringer won’t be enough to get the job done if the white bass continue to hit so aggressively on this waterway. The past few days have seen the downtown Fremont stretch of the Sandusky produce coolers full of white bass, and Bernie Whitt from Angler’s Supplies has the stacks of photos to prove it. Most of the fishermen are using minnows floated under a bobber, or dressed on a jig. The Sandusky has a history of producing mega white bass runs, and 2018 will do nothing to diminish that reputation.

Oneida Lake

 Reports are indicating that the opening weekend of walleye season on Oneida did not disappoint anglers. Limit catches on both days were taken in 15-35 feet of water. The activity seemed to be in the more shallow depths earlier in the day and as the sun got higher, anglers found the action in the 25-35 foot range.

Chautauqua Park

Walleye – Fair: Try along the north shore near Chautauqua Park, the east shoreline and the state marina. Look for the bite to pick up offshore near dredge cuts along the east shore and in around 8 feet of water on the west end of the lake. White Bass – Fair: Anglers are having luck fishing from shore on the east side and from the marina. Black Crappie – Fair: Catch crappie from the marina using minnows and a twister. 

Carolina-rigged lizard

Time to put the Carolina-rigged lizard to use as well as the shakey-head worm. Several bass were caught last week on top-water, and that form of fishing is as much fun as any.
Look for bass in the creeks in 10 to 20 feet of water. Crappie will spawn in 10 to 15 feet along pea-gravel banks. Throw a swimming minnow, and hold on. If you catch one crappie on a bank, work that bank because where you find one, there will be several.

Maumee River:

 The number of anglers targeting walleye on the river has dropped off, according to river watcher Joe Roecklein, who reports from his daily survey that the run appears to be winding down. He said most of the activity in recent days has been around Orleans Park, a traditional hot spot for white bass as that run overlaps with the end of the walleye run. Roecklein expects a good weather weekend will bring the white bass fishermen out in droves, and big surges of white bass should move in very soon. The white bass anglers fish spinners, twister tails, or minnows floated under a bobber. The remaining walleye anglers are taking fish with floating jigs and swirl-tail grubs fished on a Carolina rig with a ½- or 5/8-ounce sinker.

TRUMAN:

 upper 50s/low 60s, stained, about normal. Outlook: Jeff Faulkenberry’s Endless Season Guide Service reports: crappie – excellent and still on the banks, try jigs or minnows; blue cats – good and suspended in shad on channel edges, being caught on jugs too; white bass – good up the back of creeks early morning using ¼ oz white rooster tails; largemouth – still continues to be excellent on spinnerbaits and top water. Special note from Tyler: If you’re a social media user, the “Truman Lake Area Fishing” Facebook group has an engaged membership that posts regular updates throughout the week. This is a great place to find daily updates for below Truman Dam.

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Pymatuning Reservoir

 At Pymatuning Reservoir, anglers are picking up walleye toward the north end of the lake using jigs and stickbaits. In addition to the walleye, fishermen also report a few yellow perch and crappie catches around the shallow structures of the lake. For the perch and crappie, jigs tipped with minnows under a float is a productive strategy.

Ohio Steelhead Alley

: Heavy rains have the ability to trash the fishery in a hurry, but the system is usually pretty quick to heal. Once the swollen and muddy conditions subside, the action should pick right up since anglers were reporting this week that there are still strong numbers of fish in the streams. A good guide is a smart investment on your first foray into this phenomenal fishery, since the steelhead game has its own unique set of tricks and techniques.