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Ohio fishing - Great bass fishing, walleye, crappie, perch and vacation trip ideas for fishing trips in OH.

If you like fishing for big walleyes, monster smallmouth bass, big-and-plentiful crappie, the state of Ohio offers you some great fishing opportunities. Big lakes and reservoirs as well as small ponds and streams provide a day on the water (or ice) for some great fishing. Here, we concentrate primarily on the larger lakes and reservoirs in Ohio.

Lodge on a fishing lake in Ohio

The following chart lists the major fishing waters in Ohio cross referencing them with the major species to be found there.

Listed are the primary
species to be found in
these local fisheries.
BassTroutSalmonWalleyeCrappieCatfishPanfishStriped Bass
Alum Creek Lake
Atwood Lake
Berlin Lake
Buck Creek Lake
Buckeye Lake
Caesar Creek Lake
Charles Mill Lake
Clendening Reservoir
East Fork Lake
Grand Lake St Marys
Hoover Reservoir
Indian Lake
Lake Erie
Lake Milton
Meander Creek Reservoir
Mosquito Lake
Piedmont Reservoir
Pymatuning Lake
Rocky Fork Lake
Salt Fork Lake
Seneca Lake
Tappan Reservoir
West Branch Lake

Ohio Fishing Lake & Reservoir Locations

Alum Creek Lake is a 3,000-acre lake in the central part of the state, 2 miles north of Westerville, OH.

Atwood Lake is a 1,500-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Dellroy, OH.

Berlin Lake is a 3,300-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at North Benton, OH.

Buck Creek State Park Lake is a 2,100-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Springfield, OH.

Buckeye Lake is a 2,800-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Buckeye Lake, OH.

Caesar Creek State Park Lake is a 2,600-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Harveysburg, OH.

Charles Mill Lake is a 1,300-acre lake in the north-central part of the state, at Mifflin, OH.

Clendening Reservoir is a 1,800-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Tippecanoe, OH.

East Fork Lake is a 2,100-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Williamsburg, OH.

Grand Lake St Marys is a 12,700-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Celina and St Marys, OH.

Hoover Reservoir is a 2,800-acre lake in the central part of the state, at Galena, OH.

Indian Lake is a 5,000-acre lake in the north-west part of the state, at Lakeview, OH.

Lake Erie, with a surface area of 9,940-square miles, borders the niorth-eastern part of the state.

Lake Milton is a 1,700-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Diamond, OH.

Mosquito Lake is a 6,500-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Cortland, OH.

Piedmont Reservoir is a 2,300-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Piedmont, OH.

Pymatuning Lake is a 14,600-acre lake on the eastern border part of the state, at Andover, OH.

Rocky Fork State Park Lake is a 2,000-acre lake in the south-west part of the state, at Hillsboro, OH.

Salt Fork Lake is a 2,900-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, 6 miles north of Cambridge, OH.

Seneca Lake is a 3,500-acre lake in the east-central part of the state, at Senecaville, OH.

Tappan Reservoir is a 2,100-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, 2 miles north of Deersville, OH.

West Branch Lake is a 2,300-acre lake in the north-east part of the state, at Ravenna, OH.

Tall grass creates cover for  baitfish and predator fish alike.

To learn more about fishing in Ohio, visit the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife website. Click here for an Ohio fishing license.

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Ohio Fishing Guides...
We are also looking for information on local guides who offer services within Ohio. You can find a listing of OH fishing guides here. If you are a fishing guide in Ohio or know of a good resource, please send us information for consideration.

Be sure to visit the section dedicated to fishing activities for kids in OH. It will include fishing stories, fish photos and tips for where and how to take a kid fishing in Ohio. Please send us your recommendations and we will be happy to consider them for publication.

All About Fishing wishes you the very best with your fishing endeavors in the great state of Ohio. Please visit again soon as we will be continually updating the site with the best fishing information we can acquire.

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