UTERJanuary
Ice on the northern lakes
Crappie.
The inland reservoirs
Ohio freshwater fishing
What's biting in Ohio freshwater in October: largemouth bass, smallmouth bass and spotted bass at their peak, with bluegill, sauger and channel catfish around too. Fish Scouter's season calendar follows 20 fish here month by month, from Mosquito Lake to Hoover Reservoir.
Fall feed
Inland reservoirs for crappie, saugeye, muskie and bass, the Ohio River, and the Lake Erie walleye and steelhead (see Lake Erie).
Mosquito LakeIndian LakeAlum CreekOhio RiverPymatuningHoover Reservoir
Updated
Now · October
Fall feed
Crappie.
WalleyeBlack crappie (speck)Largemouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Hybrid striped bass (sunshine)Smallmouth bass
This month here
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Largemouth bass
Smallmouth bass
Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)
Black crappie (speck)
Yellow perch
Walleye
Northern pike
Muskellunge (muskie)
Blue catfish
Flathead catfish
Hybrid striped bass (sunshine)
Ohio River hybrids below the dams
Rainbow trout
Bluegill
Sauger
Channel catfish
Brown bullhead
Freshwater drum (sheepshead)
Common carp
Longnose gar
Bowfin (mudfish)
The water
Structure that matters
LakeReservoirRiverCreek / streamPond / pitDock / pilingsBridgeBoat ramp
Month by month
What's happening, and what to throwFebruary
Walleye on the riprap
Night.
March
Walleye spawn
Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)Yellow perchNorthern pikeWalleyeBlack crappie (speck)Muskellunge (muskie)
Rocky shores.
April
Crappie move up
WalleyeBlack crappie (speck)Muskellunge (muskie)Hybrid striped bass (sunshine)Spotted bass (Kentucky bass)Yellow perch
Brush.
May
Crappie and bass spawn
WalleyeBlack crappie (speck)Largemouth bassChannel catfishHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Smallmouth bass
Shallows.
June
Muskie and bass
WalleyeLargemouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Channel catfishHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Smallmouth bass
Summer.
July
Catfish
Night.
August
Summer bass
Deep.
September
Fall muskie
Muskellunge (muskie)Channel catfishHybrid striped bass (sunshine)Smallmouth bassSpotted bass (Kentucky bass)Yellow perch
Big baits.
October · now
Fall feed
WalleyeBlack crappie (speck)Largemouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Hybrid striped bass (sunshine)Smallmouth bass
Crappie.
November
Ohio River hybrids
WalleyeBlack crappie (speck)Largemouth bassMuskellunge (muskie)Hybrid striped bass (sunshine)Northern pike
Below dams.
December
Winter
Ice comes.
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