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Make a reservation to fish at
Lake La Su An : 419-636-6189
(call Monday 10:00 a.m.-1 p.m., open water)
(call Monday 9:00 a.m. - noon, ice)
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Welcome to the Lake La Su An Wildlife Area. The fishery of this area is intensively managed to maintain the harvest of large bluegills, and to ensure a fair distribution of large fish among anglers. Studies will be conducted at this area to improve fish management practices for this and other public fishing areas throughout the state.
To ensure the success of this program your cooperation in adhering to all regulations is vital. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife, hopes that you enjoy your fishing experience on this area.
If you are interested in fishing at Lake La Su An please call the fish check station on Monday between 10:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. during the open water season and 9:00 a.m. and noon during the ice fishing season. You may also call our District 2 office at 419-424-5000 and request an information packet explaining the Lake La Su An reservation process and the fishery.
Regulations Applicable to All Lake Fishing:
1. A free permit, which is a substitute fishing license, must be obtained from the area check station by every person, prior to fishing any lake on the area.
2. Your fishing license will be held at the check station and returned when you check out.
3. If you are not required to have an Ohio fishing license, please provide your name, address, and driver's license number or Social Security Number.
4. All fish taken must be returned to the check station for inspection before leaving the area.
5. No fish may be cleaned on the wildlife area.
6. No fish may be used as bait at any of the lakes on the area.
7. It is unlawful to release fish caught from one lake into another lake on the area.
8. Boats and ice shanties may be used at any of the lakes, but must be removed each day.
9. Outboard motors of up to 10 hp may be used at Lake La Su An.
10. All statewide fishing regulations apply to area lakes except when superseded by special regulations on the individual lake permits.
11. All fish kept in possession must be counted toward the daily bag limit, and not traded for larger fish.
 Explanation of Special Regulations:
1. Daily bag limits are designed to ensure fair distribution of bluegills among anglers.
2. Harvest quotas are used to limit the number of bluegills cropped or harvested from a lake each year. Fish are like farm animals in that only a given number can be raised in a given area, and they cannot be harvested all in the same year or none would be left for future years.
3. After the harvest quota has been met, bluegill length limits will protect smaller, younger bluegills while allowing the harvest of bluegills 8 years of age and older, many of which die naturally within a year.
4. Size-specific bag limits on bluegills control the harvest of large bluegills (distributing them to more anglers), while stimulating more harvest of smaller bluegills to reduce their number and improve their growth.5. Minimum length limits are designed to protect small largemouth bass (smaller than a designated length) to maintain sufficient predators that will eat smaller bluegills so that surviving bluegills will grow quickly to large size.
6. Slot length limits are designed to protect largemouth bass only in a middle range. We encourage some harvest of smaller largemouth bass (smaller than the lower length limit). This regulation protects enough largemouth bass to eat smaller bluegills,but also thins out the smaller largemouth bass so the remainder will continue to grow well.
7. Under limited entry, the number of fishermen will be limited for each lake daily and fishermen will be permitted by reservation only. This regulation is designed to prevent overcrowding of anglers on the area at one time and to regulate fishing pressure.
All protected fish must be released immediately, unharmed. It is important to release fish carefully and quickly with little handling. When using single hooks and natural baits, the best release method for a deeply hooked fish is to cut the line as short as possible and leave the hook undisturbed. Hooks will be dissolved rapidly by chemicals in the fish's flesh. All special regulations will be enforced in accordance with Ohio Administrative Code 1501:31-13-07, paragraph (V). Publication 10.
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