Fishing Report For Alum Creek Lake, OH

By Rick Seaman

February 3, 2025

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Fishing Report Alum Creek Lake, OH

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Popular Fish Species Alum Creek Lake, OH

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Rip rap cock along the face of the dam is a popular spot for catching smallmouth bass at Alum Creek Lake. Anywhere around the lake where you find rocky shoreline, near deep water, is a good place to fish for smallies. The lake is an exceptional smallmouth bass fishery, with plenty of quality fish being caught regularly - many over 4 or 5 pounds. Mid-range crankbaits, like the Rapala DT-6, are a good way to cover lots of water and the smallmouth here eat them up. Tube jigs work well once the sun is up and smallmouth move off the bank to deeper water.

Saugeye

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Saugeye, much like walleye, like to slowly cruise around flats close to deep water, looking for something to eat. Saugeye actively feed at night, and in low-light conditions. They primarily feed close to the bottom on baitfish and small sunfish. When saugeye are in 12' to 25' of water a blade bait or a swimbait is a good way to locate them. Fan cast or troll and cover lots of water. Once you locate a school, a drop-shot rig with minnow-shaped plastics is a good way to work the school. Local anglers report spoons, deep-diving crankbaits, and worm harness spinners are a catching saugeye while trolling.

Black Crappie - White Crappie

Uncle Buck's Panfish Creatures Curly Tail Minnow Rigged

Current Report: Fair To Good
Outlook: Very Good

Recently, crappie fishing has been on the rise in Alum Creek Lake. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. Once the spawn is complete, they move to the nearest cover, outside the spawning area. Brush, wood and rock piles are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie, which tend to stack vertically around cover.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, channel catfish, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, white bass, muskie and saugeye at Alum Creek Lake in Ohio.

Alum Creek Lake is a 3,000-acre lake with over 68 miles of shoreline. Bass, crappie and saugeye are the favorites of many anglers here. Additionally the lake supports populations of muskie, catfish, bluegill and white bass. Ice fishing in winter for crappie, saugeye and bluegill is reported good again this year.

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".