Mogadore Reservoir Fishing Report

Going fishing last year at Mogadore Reservoir off Ranfield rd. Late night around 1am in the morning we had caught a couple of catfish. A 7lb and a 15lb. My truck was parked about 20ft behind us. During the night I heard tree knocks and calls not common to the area. When we heard some to get closer we decided to leave. When i went behind the truck where we kept our gear and the fish the 7lb catfish was gone. We looked around the truck and area to see if it had hopped out and saw nothing. While searching my partner was hit on the chest with a small rock leaving a half dollar sized mark. (bfro.net)

There’s nothing measly about a true 5lb northern bass. Congrats. That is a BIG one. Beautiful fish too. Man, I just ooh and ahh over them. Then I let them go and still oooh and ahh and think, what was that thing?? I used to kill them as if I could hold onto that in some way, however that did not catch that beauty any better. So. I attempt to go catch another one and start oohing and ahhing all over again haha. (bassresource.com)

Last season, as I shared the ODOW-prepared statewide fishing report with listeners of my weekly radio show Buckeye Sportsman buckeyesportsman. Net, I noticed how frequently the largemouth bass action in Lake Erie harbors was highlighted. Exactly harbor regions off Catawba, Marblehead, Cleveland, Fairport Harbor, Geneva, Ashtabula and Conneaut were mentioned for the quality of the largemouth bass fishing. That was a 1st in almost two decades of hosting the show and sharing the reports and the productiveness of the fledgling Lake Erie largemouth bass fishery is reflected in the number of FishOhio entries submitted for the species. (gameandfishmag.com)

It was the 1st day that the ice was thick enough to go out ice fishing! My friend and I woke up early and excited we loaded up the car and meet some other guys from Ohio Game Fishing Forum for breakfast before going out on the ice. After breakfast we drove over to Mogadore. The ice was a good 4. 5 inches and you could hear it expanding making more! We fished from sunrise to black and most likely caught 100 a part but only some keepers to my liking. (fishhound.com)

Nice Hill Reservoir Richland-Ashland County line With 781 acres of water and 13 miles of shoreline, nice Hill Reservoir has plenty to offer. The reservoir is beside Mohican State Forest, 2 miles southwest of Perrysville. The ship ramp and marina are located on Covert Road, right off State path 95. Water levels are at normal levels now. Good numbers of crappie from 9-10 inches may be found. Attempt fishing with minnows under a slip bobber in 8-12 feet of water near submerged trees. The lake also has excellent populations of largemouth bass, saugeye and yellow perch. For saugeye, attempt trolling in 10-15 feet of water in front of the beach. (ohiooutdoorjournal.com)

Western Basin walleye fishermen are battling this week’s algal blooms, which extend from Catawba to the west side of Pelee Island in Canadian waters. Anglers are catching walleye along the border east of center Island and around Gull and Kelleys Island shoals. Yellow perch have been small, with bound catches stated from the east side of Green Island and southeast of Rattlesnake Island, also as the D Can area off the firing range. (cleveland.com)

Our friends at Tappan Lake Marina tell us the crappies are lighting things up at this lake southeast of New Philadelphia. Minnows fished near submerged timber are catching good numbers of big fish. Saugeye are taken by trollers along the old road bed. They re dragging nightcrawler harnesses to take those fish. Channel cats are smashing anything they can get their mouths on. Nightcrawlers, chicken livers, shrimp, and cut bait will all take the cats. Largemouth and smallmouth bass are into common summer patterns. Largemouth will take soft plastics fished near shallow structure, while smallmouth are deeper and will hit cranks and jigs, particularly around rocky regions. (newsnet5.com)

Small water anglers have a new lake to fish in Lorain County. The Rowland Nature Preserve Lake at 7475 Murray Ridge Rd. In Elyria Township was opened for public fishing. Surveys show the 12-acre lake has largemouth bass, bluegill, pumpkinseed sunfish and crappie. The lake is open from dawn to sunset, with paved parking and a gravel path for bank anglers. Paddle craft and carry-in boats with electric motors are allowed. A fishing license is required. (nucast.us)

The Ohio Mega Bass Tournament Trail visited Kentucky/Barkley Lakes for its yearly Classic on November seventh and eighth. in spite of some tough conditions, as well as big waves on Day 1 and a fog delay to start Day 2, many teams figured them out. The team of Rob Thivener and Seth Downing sacked a two day total of 30. 84 pounds to take home the championship and over $8, 000 in winnings. Big bass for the tournament weighed 6. 28 pounds, and was caught by Gross and Ganger. For complete results, visit$. (ohiobassblog.com)

– With over 1, 100 acres of fishable water, Mogadore Reservoir has generally been revered as one of Northeast Ohio’s best all around lakes. Spring time has generally been good at Mogadore for producing slabs of crappie and sunfish. Crappies should be starting to move in shallower, holding tight to any kind of structure. They may be caught on the common crappie gear: crappie tubes, twister tails, and minnow under a bobber. Sunfish, more exactly redear sunfish, should still be a bit deeper, around eight to 12 feet of water. A pin-min with wax worms under a slip bobber is hard to defeat for redear. (igotfish.com)