Fish wooded bays in April and May. Fish around deep points, drop-offs and submerged humps in the summer months. New 9-inch minimum size limit on crappies effective March 1, 2001. Fair numbers of spotted bass and an occasional smallmouth bass are caught. Saugeye - About 2.8 million fingerlings have been stocked since 1995. Most fish 10 to 18 inches, with some up to 24 inches.
Some fish are available in the tailwaters below the dam.
Check for upstream movements into tributaries in April and May. Watch for white bass chasing shad at surface in late summer. These initial stockings will be followed by annual stockings of about 2,800 fish. Muskies from the first stocking in 1998 could range from 28 inches in spring to 33 inches by late fall. Enough 25-inch and larger fish should be present to make for a worthwhile muskie trip.