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Best white bass & hybrids lakes in Ohio

10 Ohio waters hold white bass & hybrids, 4 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. Hard-fighting schooling fish (white bass and hybrid stripers/wipers) that corral shad on flats and points.

1. Lake Erie — Western Basin — 48 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish
2. Berlin Lake — 60 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
3. Maumee River — 20 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids
4. Caesar Creek Lake — 119 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie, Bluegill
5. Ohio River — Markland Pool — 60 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
6. East Fork Lake (Harsha Lake) — 105 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Saugeye, Crappie
7. Ohio River — Meldahl Pool — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
8. Ohio River — Greenup Pool — 55 ft max · Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Sauger, Crappie
9. Lake Milton — 36 ft max · survey depth data · Largemouth Bass, Walleye, Crappie, Bluegill
10. Sandusky River — 15 ft max · Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Channel Catfish, White Bass & Hybrids

When to fish white bass & hybrids in Ohio

• Spring 3–15 ft — The famous spring run: fish stack in creeks, rivers and inflows to spawn.
• Summer 10–30 ft — Follow surfacing schools over humps and flats; jigging spoons when they sound.
• Fall 8–25 ft — Aggressive fall schooling — when you find one, you've found a hundred.
• Winter 20–40 ft — Deep wintering schools on channel edges; vertical spoons.

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