ODNR Division of Wildlife - Fishing - Fishing Forecast - Walleye & Saugeye

Saugeye and Walleye Fishing Forecast

The saugeye and walleye fishing forecast ranks the best lakes greater than 50 acres in the state and in each region based upon standardized fish surveys conducted during the previous five years. Any lake not surveyed during that time is excluded from the forecast. For a description of the forecast and the fields, view the Forecast Details page.

Central Ohio | Northwest Ohio | Northeast Ohio | Southeast Ohio | Southwest Ohio

Top Ranked Saugeye and Walleye Lakes Surveyed within the Past Five Years

**Numbers of Saugeye and Walleye**
Rank	Lake
1	Buckeye Lake
2	Indian Lake
3	Mosquito Lake
4	Belmont Lake
5	Seneca Lake
6	Pymatuning Lake
7	Atwood Lake
8	Clendening Lake
9	Lake Rupert
10	Lake Lecomte
11	Beaver Creek Reservoir
12	Tappan Lake
13	Pleasant Hill Lake
14	Lake Milton
15	Deer Creek Lake
16	Lake Loramie
17	Acton Lake
18	Berlin Lake
19	Lost Creek Reservoir
20	Hoover Reservoir

**Saugeye and Walleye over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Pymatuning Lake
2	Lake Rupert
3	Clendening Lake
4	Tappan Lake
5	Ladue Reservoir
6	Leesville Lake
7	Lake Snowden
8	Van Wert Reservoir #1
9	Mosquito Lake
10	Indian Lake
11	Belmont Lake
12	Atwood Lake
13	Pleasant Hill Lake
14	Seneca Lake
15	Salt Fork Lake
16	Lake Lecomte
17	Deer Creek Lake
18	Lost Creek Reservoir
19	Buckeye Lake
20	C.J. Brown Reservoir

Central Ohio

**Numbers of Saugeye and Walleye**
Rank	Lake
1	Buckeye Lake
2	Indian Lake
3	Deer Creek Lake
4	Hoover Reservoir
5	O' Shaughnessy Reservoir

**Saugeye and Walleye over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Indian Lake
2	Deer Creek Lake
3	Buckeye Lake
4	Hoover Reservoir
5	O' Shaughnessy Reservoir

Northwest Ohio

**Numbers of Saugeye and Walleye**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Lecomte
2	Beaver Creek Reservoir
3	Pleasant Hill Lake
4	Lost Creek Reservoir
5	New London Reservoir

**Saugeye and Walleye over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Van Wert Reservoir #1
2	Pleasant Hill Lake
3	Lake Lecomte
4	Lost Creek Reservoir
5	Wauseon Reservoir #2

Northeast Ohio

**Numbers of Saugeye and Walleye**
Rank	Lake
1	Mosquito Lake
2	Pymatuning Lake
3	Atwood Lake
4	Clendening Lake
5	Tappan Lake

**Saugeye and Walleye over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Pymatuning Lake
2	Clendening Lake
3	Tappan Lake
4	Ladue Reservoir
5	Leesville Lake

Southeast Ohio

**Numbers of Saugeye and Walleye**
Rank	Lake
1	Belmont Lake
2	Seneca Lake
3	Lake Rupert
4	Salt Fork Lake
5	Lake Snowden

**Saugeye and Walleye over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Rupert
2	Lake Snowden
3	Belmont Lake
4	Seneca Lake
5	Salt Fork Lake

Southwest Ohio

**Numbers of Saugeye and Walleye**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Loramie
2	Acton Lake
3	Cowan Lake
4	Rocky Fork Lake
5	C.J. Brown Reservoir

**Saugeye and Walleye over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	C.J. Brown Reservoir
2	Lake Loramie
3	Cowan Lake
4	Acton Lake
5	Rocky Fork Lake