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Channel Catfish Fishing Forecast

The channel catfish 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 Channel Catfish Lakes Surveyed within the Past Five Years

**Numbers of Channel Catfish**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Loramie
2	Lake Milton
3	Seneca Lake
4	Berlin Lake
5	Delaware Lake
6	Wills Creek Reservoir
7	Van Wert Reservoir #2
8	Atwood Lake
9	Deer Creek Lake
10	Pymatuning Lake
11	Buckeye Lake
12	Metzger Reservoir
13	Alum Creek Lake
14	O'Shaughnessy Reservoir
15	Charles Mill Reservoir
16	Mosquito Lake
17	C.J. Brown Reservoir
18	Defiance Reservoir
19	Beaver Creek Reservoir
20	Tappan Lake

**Channel Catfish over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Milton
2	Ladue Reservoir
3	Lake Loramie
4	Metzger Reservoir
5	Atwood Lake
6	Mosquito Creek Lake
7	Cowan Lake
8	Rocky Fork Lake
9	Findlay Reservoir #1
10	Alum Creek Lake
11	Pymatuning Lake
12	Deer Creek Lake
13	Leesville Lake
14	Buckeye Lake
15	Charles Mill Reservoir
16	Wills Creek Lake
17	Griggs Reservoir
18	Hoover Reservoir
19	Willard Reservoir
20	Delaware Lake

Central Ohio

**Numbers of Channel Catfish**
Rank	Lake
1	Delaware Lake
2	Deer Creek Lake
3	Buckeye Lake
4	Alum Creek Lake
5	O' Shaughnessy Reservoir

**Channel Catfish over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Alum Creek Lake
2	Deer Creek Lake
3	Buckeye Lake
4	Griggs Reservoir
5	Delaware Lake

Northwest Ohio

**Numbers of Channel Catfish**
Rank	Lake
1	Van Wert Reservoir #2
2	Metzger Reservoir
3	Charles Mill Reservoir
4	Defiance Reservoir
5	Beaver Creek Reservoir

**Channel Catfish over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Metzger Reservoir
2	Findlay Reservoir #1
3	Charles Mill Reservoir
4	Willard Reservoir
5	Amick Reservoir

Northeast Ohio

**Numbers of Channel Catfish**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Milton
2	Berlin Lake
3	Atwood Lake
4	Pymatuning Lake
5	Mosquito Lake

**Channel Catfish over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Milton
2	Ladue Reservoir
3	Atwood Lake
4	Mosquito Lake
5	Pymatuning Lake

Southeast Ohio

**Numbers of Channel Catfish**
Rank	Lake
1	Seneca Lake
2	Wills Creek Lake
3	Dillon Lake
4	Salt Fork Lake
5	Jackson City Reservoir

**Channel Catfish over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Wills Creek Lake
2	Dillon Lake
3	Seneca Lake
4	Piedmont Lake
5	Salt Fork Lake

Southwest Ohio

**Numbers of Channel Catfish**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Loramie
2	C.J. Brown Reservoir
3	Cowan Lake
4	Rocky Fork Lake
5	Caesar Creek Lake

**Channel Catfish over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Lake Loramie
2	Cowan Lake
3	Rocky Fork Lake
4	Caesar Creek Lake
5	C.J. Brown Reservoir