Fishing Report For Grand Lake St Marys, OH

AKA: St Marys Lake

By Rick Seaman

January 30, 2025

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Fishing Report Grand Lake St Marys, OH

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Popular Fish Species Grand Lake St Marys, OH

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Fair
Outlook: Good

Largemouth bass have limited holding options in Grand Lake St Marys, as the majority of the lake is less than 7 feet deep. Rip rap, brush, fallen trees and docks are the feeding grounds. Rip rap, which holds crawfish, can be found in small areas around the lake. Some good rip rap, or brushy, feeding areas include Little Chickasaw Creek, Windy Point, and the area from Grand Lake Saint Marys State Park to the Dog Park, Locals report good success with square-bill crankbaits and spinnerbaits.

Black Crappie - White Crappie

Uncle Buck's Panfish Creatures Curly Tail Minnow Rigged

Current Report: Good
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Crappie fishing has been decent here, with locals reporting occasional slabs from one to two pounds. Canals lined with rip rap shorelines, docks and planted brush lines are a great combination for finding crappie. These canals, docks, brush, wood and around vegetation are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4 lb to 8 lb line, and a bobber. is ideal.

Channel Catfish

Current Report: Fair To Good
Outlook: Good

Local anglers report catching channel cats along rip rap shorelines. Short casts, out from shore using cut bait, worms and worms, among other popular catfish baits is catching decent numbers of fish. Fishing for channel catfish is often productive around any kind of structure. Use a slip sinker or Carolina rig setup. Ohio allows two poles per person.

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white crappie, walleye, bluegill and yellow perch at Grand Lake St Marys in Ohio.

Grand Lake St Marys is a 12,700-acre lake, with 52 miles of shoreline offering excellent fishing for perch, bluegill, walleye, crappie, catfish and bass. Ice fishing is popular in winter, when the ice is safe, for crappie, bluegill and yellow perch.

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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".