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Largemouth Bass Fishing Forecast

The largemouth bass 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 Largemouth Bass Lakes Surveyed within the Past Five Years

**Numbers of Largemouth Bass**
Rank	Lake
1	Amick Reservoir
2	Tycoon Lake
3	Knox Lake
4	Wolf Run Lake
5	Kiser Lake
6	Clearfork Reservoir
7	Turkeyfoot Lake
8	Acton Lake
9	Resthaven Pond #8
10	Hargus Lake
11	Highlandtown Lake
12	Long Lake
13	Upper Sandusky Reservoir #2
14	Barnesville Reservoir #3
15	West Reservoir
16	Kokosing Lake
17	Paint Creek Lake
18	Fox Lake
19	Belmont Lake
20	Ross Lake

**Largemouth Bass over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Barnesville Reservoir #3
2	Tycoon Lake
3	Hargus Lake
4	Turkeyfoot Lake
5	Long Lake
6	Lake Rupert
7	Kiser Lake
8	Fox Lake
9	Belmont Lake
10	Lake Logan
11	Wingfoot Lake
12	Burr Oak Lake
13	Wauseon Reservoir #2
14	Nettle Lake
15	Clearfork Reservoir
16	Rocky Fork Lake
17	West Reservoir
18	Shreve Lake
19	Dale Walborn Reservoir
20	Chippewa Lake

Central Ohio

**Numbers of Largemouth Bass**
Rank	Lake
1	Knox Lake
2	Kiser Lake
3	Hargus Lake
4	Kokosing Lake
5	Griggs Reservoir

**Largemouth Bass over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Hargus Lake
2	Kiser Lake
3	Knox Lake
4	Alum Creek Lake
5	Rush Creek Lake

Northwest Ohio

**Numbers of Largemouth Bass**
Rank	Lake
1	Amick Reservoir
2	Clearfork Reservoir
3	Resthaven Pond #8
4	Upper Sandusky Reservoir #2
5	Beaver Creek Reservoir

**Largemouth Bass over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Wauseon Reservoir #2
2	Nettle Lake
3	Clearfork Reservoir
4	Van Wert Reservoir #1
5	Lima Lake

Northeast Ohio

**Numbers of Largemouth Bass**
Rank	Lake
1	Turkeyfoot Lake
2	Highlandtown Lake
3	Long Lake
4	West Reservoir
5	Punderson Lake

**Largemouth Bass over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Turkeyfoot Lake
2	Long Lake
3	Wingfoot Lake
4	West Reservoir
5	Shreve Lake

Southeast Ohio

**Numbers of Largemouth Bass**
Rank	Lake
1	Tycoon Lake
2	Wolf Run Lake
3	Barnesville Reservoir #3
4	Fox Lake
5	Belmont Lake

**Largemouth Bass over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Barnesville Reservoir #3
2	Tycoon Lake
3	Lake Rupert
4	Fox Lake
5	Belmont Lake

Southwest Ohio

**Numbers of Largemouth Bass**
Rank	Lake
1	Acton Lake
2	Paint Creek Lake
3	Cowan Lake
4	Rocky Fork Lake
5	East Fork Lake

**Largemouth Bass over 20 Inches**
Rank	Lake
1	Rocky Fork Lake
2	Cowan Lake
3	Acton Lake
4	Caesar Creek Lake
5	C.J. Brown Reservoir