Best saugeye lakes in Ohio
28 Ohio waters hold saugeye, 25 mapped with real state-agency depth surveys. Ranked below by size and depth-data quality — open any water to see exactly where to fish it: depth contours, scored spots with plain-English reasons, seasonal windows and bait picks. Walleye × sauger hybrid stocked across midwestern reservoirs. Loves stained water, wind-blown mud lines and dam riprap — bites better in daylight than a walleye.
- Salt Fork Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Grand Lake St. Marys — 14 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Muskingum River — 30 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye, Channel Catfish
- Piedmont Lake — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Alum Creek Lake — 63 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
- Seneca Lake — 22 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Tappan Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Paint Creek Lake — 42 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Caesar Creek Lake — 119 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Clendening Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Indian Lake — 13 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, White Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
- Buckeye Lake — 16 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Hoover Reservoir — 69 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- East Fork Lake (Harsha Lake) — 105 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
- Scioto River — 25 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye, Channel Catfish
- Dillon Lake — 32 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Atwood Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Lake Loramie — 8 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- O'Shaughnessy Reservoir — 49 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Rocky Fork Lake — 43 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Delaware Lake — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Deer Creek Lake — 20 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Charles Mill Lake — 28 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Pleasant Hill Lake — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
- Cowan Lake — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
…plus 3 more Ohio waters holding saugeye.
When to fish saugeye in Ohio
- Spring 3–12 ft — Stack below dams, on riprap and gravel shoals as water warms; muddy water is your friend.
- Summer 8–22 ft — Shallower than walleye all summer — fish the first breakline and wind-blown points.
- Fall 8–28 ft — Creek-channel edges and dam faces; the colder it gets, the better the daytime bite.
- Winter 12–30 ft — The premier winter bite in saugeye reservoirs — deep channel bends and tailwaters.
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