WHERE TO GO FOR SMALLMOUTH BASS ACTION IN OHIO
Ohio has some of the best smallmouth bass fishing in the Midwest - especially on Lake Erie! Listed below are some of the better smallmouth bass fisheries by Wildlife District.
- DISTRICT 1: Big Darby Creek, Kokosing River, Licking River, Olentangy River, Scioto River
- DISTRICT 2: Huron River, Sandusky River, Vermilion River, Lake Erie's Western Basin (Lucas County to Erie County)
- DISTRICT 3: Conneaut Creek, Cuyahoga River (Upper), Grand River, Little Beaver Creek, Ohio River, Lake Erie's Central Basin (Lorain County to Ashtabula County)
- DISTRICT 4: Hocking River, Little Muskingum River, Ohio River, Paint Creek, Scioto Brush Creek, Walhonding River
- DISTRICT 5: Great Miami River (Upper), Little Miami River, Mad River, Ohio Brush Creek, Ohio River, Stillwater River