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Best walleye lakes in Ohio

17 Ohio waters hold walleye, 11 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. Low-light predator with reflective eyes. Feeds on structure edges at dawn, dusk and night.

1. Lake Erie — Central Basin West — 77 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Channel Catfish
2. Lake Erie — Central Basin East — 92 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Channel Catfish
3. Lake Erie — Western Basin — 48 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish
4. Pymatuning Reservoir — 33 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
5. Berlin Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
6. Maumee River — 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids
7. Lake Erie — Sandusky Bay — 19 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, White Bass, Crappie
8. Mosquito Creek Lake — 26 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
9. West Branch Reservoir — 55 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
10. LaDue Reservoir — 25 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Crappie
11. Lake Milton — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
12. C.J. Brown Reservoir — 40 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
13. Sandusky River — 15 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids
14. Portage Lakes (Turkeyfoot) — 61 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
15. Findlay 2 Reservoir — 27 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
16. Bresler Reservoir — 41 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
17. Findlay 1 Reservoir — 23 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill

When to fish walleye in Ohio

• Spring 4–15 ft — Spawning runs to gravel shoals, rocky shorelines and inflows.
• Summer 15–35 ft — Deep humps and breaklines by day; edges and flats in low light.
• Fall 12–40 ft — Fish steep structure near deep basins; big fish move shallow at night.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep basin flats and humps; short dawn/dusk feeding windows.

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