Lake Loramie: Bass fishermen are finding plenty of largemouth action along the banks with spinnerbaits and plastics. Crappies are in the lily pads and brush, hitting minnows. The evening bite seems best. Catfish are biting all over the lake on blood baits, chicken liver, nightcrawlers and cut bait. A fisherman caught a 30-pound blue cat a week or so ago. Good size bluegills have been caught along the banks around brush and rocks, mostly on ice jigs tipped with waxworms.
Grand Lake St. Marys: Crappie fishing continues to be very good. Work the brushy areas and around rocks with minnows or Road Runners. The evening bite has been best. Bass are going after jigs or plastics along the banks. Catfish are hitting all over on cut shad and nightcrawlers. Work the docks and seawalls with waxworms or red worms to catch bluegills.
Rocky Fork Lake: Bass fishing continues to be good around points and along the edges of weedbeds. Try crankbaits, spinnerbaits or plastics. Saugeye fishing continues to be fair to good in front of the north and south beaches. Try trolling a crawler harness, chartreuse twister or a Shad-Rap. Lots of bluegills are being caught from the brushy areas in the coves and around docks. Crappies are deep and scattered. Use minnows and look for deep structure.
Paint Creek Lake: Crappies have scattered. Try working the edges of creek beds, around rocks and channel banks. Use minnows and experiment at depths of 6 to 20 feet. A few crappie fishermen are trolling with twisters. For bass, work the points with crankbaits, plastics and spinnerbaits. Catfish are hitting nightcrawlers and cut shad. Spillway fishing has been good for crappies, saugeye and catfish.
Cowan Lake: Some nice bluegills have been caught from deep water around brush. Jig with waxworms or rubber spiders. Crappies have moved to deeper water and are more difficult to find. Try working the dropoffs with minnows. The best bass bite seems to be in the morning with a variety of spinnerbaits, crankbaits or plastics. Also try a topwater bait on calm days. Saugeyes have been picked up by slow trolling crankbaits and brightly colored twisters.
Caesar Creek Lake: Fish on the flats for saugeyes. Use a nightcrawler and jig or tight line. A few have been caught close to the banks, about a foot off the bottom. Crappies are scattered – some at six feet deep others about 12. Use minnows and fish around brush. Bluegills are about 8 feet deep around stickups. Fish in the creeks for catfish with nightcrawlers, chicken liver or stink baits. Bass are still close to the banks. Fish early and late with spinnerbaits, plastics or topwater. For white bass look for the jumps in the main lake and cast a white Roostertail.
Indian Lake: Catfish, catfish everywhere. They're biting on all kinds of baits, including nightcrawlers, chicken liver, leeches and cut shad. Crappies are around the pads in deeper water. Try minnows. Saugeye fishing has been spotty. Anglers are trolling worm harnesses and crankbaits. The area in front of the Moose Lodge has been a good spot. Bluegills are hitting waxworms and redworms around docks and rocks.
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