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Posted: 5/12/2024 10:02:06 PM EDT
I've taken an interest in trying to catch these things ever since hooking one last year while bass fishing.
 I always thought you had to go to Lake Erie for walleye and was somehow not aware that these hybrids were all around, and I don't live far from one of the best lakes for them (Indian). I'm getting my kayak set up and want to try doing some trolling for them. I've been on the web pages and OhioGameFishing reading all I can but I still can't seem to buy a bite from one. |
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Posted: 5/14/2024 7:46:22 PM EDT
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I fish for them regularly. I use 1/8 ounce jig head with 3” tail, crank baits, and bobble and minnow. Indian Lake is one of the best Saugeye lakes.
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Posted: 5/20/2024 10:14:40 AM EDT
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I keep seeing that, I just need to spend more time on the water up there.
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Posted: 5/21/2024 3:26:25 PM EDT
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When I lived in Ohio we fished for them below Dillon Dam and down on the Ohio River near
a power plant discharge (Willow Island?). It's been many years ago though. Small jig head with a white or chartreuse 2 inch grub with a twisty tail. |
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Posted: 5/24/2024 9:12:03 AM EDT
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There are 2-3 YouTube videos with Troy Becker doing a seminar at the Hog Trough at the Ohio Fishing expo that are worth checking out.
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Posted: 6/3/2024 4:32:55 PM EDT
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There's a guy on facebook (I know, I know...) named Doug Stewart in the Ohio Fishing Reports page that's constantly fishing for them on Buckeye lake. He absolutely tears them up on powerbait minnows, typically using the 4" smelt color. He posts a lot of info about water temp, depths, jig sizing, etc. so if you're on FB, you might go check out his posts.
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Posted: 6/3/2024 5:30:15 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Parke1: There's a guy on facebook (I know, I know...) named Doug Stewart in the Ohio Fishing Reports page that's constantly fishing for them on Buckeye lake. He absolutely tears them up on powerbait minnows, typically using the 4" smelt color. He posts a lot of info about water temp, depths, jig sizing, etc. so if you're on FB, you might go check out his posts. There's one of those guys at Indian at lake as well. I'll get skunked and come home and see he caught another limit 
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Posted: 6/3/2024 9:34:56 PM EDT
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That's amazing about Buckeye Lake. I lived on Buckeye Lake for
almost 20 years (1981-1999) and never caught a saugeye or musky there. Granted, I wasn't targeting them. Mainly bass, crappie, catfish and carp.  I did catch a bunch of perch, little bait stealing bastages, and a single striper at the sandbar across from Papa Boos. I kinda miss Buckeye Lake. 
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Posted: 6/4/2024 11:22:38 PM EDT
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The saugeye people seem to list Indian and Buckeye as #1 and 2 on best places to catch them.
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Posted: 6/7/2024 8:50:02 AM EDT
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Yep, I used to use a bobber and live leeches at the spill way short lead. Then cast it top of rapids in the runoff catch lots if saugeye and walleye when I was akid like this. At Indian lake I haven't fished it in over 20 years hard to tell if it's good anymore.
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