Fishing / Maumee, Portage, Mahoning and Sandusky Rivers

The following regulation is in effect from March 1 to May 1:

Fishing is allowed from sunrise to sunset only in the following areas when posted with signs:

1. the Maumee River from the Ohio Turnpike bridge to the Old Waterville interurban bridge at the end of Forst Road in Wood County and from the St. Rt. 578 bridge to the Grand Rapids Providence dam;
2. the Portage River from St. Rt. 19 to the dam at Elmore;
3. the Mahoning River from the dam at Berlin Lake to Lake Milton; and
4. the Sandusky River from where the Toledo Edison power line, Old Ballville and Fifth St. Line, crosses the Sandusky River at the southeast corner of Roger Young Park in Fremont to the northern tip of Brady’s Island. All fishing is prohibited in the Sandusky River from the Ballville dam to the Toledo Edison power line, Old Ballville and Fifth St. Line, at the southeast corner of Roger Young Park in Fremont when posted with signs.

The following regulations are in effect from March 1 to May 1:

1. No fishing with a line with more than a single hook. The line may not have a hook larger than one-half inch from shank to point, or lure having more than a single hook larger than one-half inch from shank to point
2. Treble hooks are prohibited.

The above regulations are in effect in the following areas:

1. In the Maumee River from the Grand Rapids Providence dam to a line in the Maumee Bay, from Little Cedar Point to Turtle Island.
2. In the Sandusky River from where the power line, "Toledo Edison", Old Ballville and Fifth Street line crosses the Sandusky River at the southwest corner of Roger Young Park, City of Fremont, Sandusky County to a line running a quarter mile east of and parallel to the Conrail railroad bridge in Sandusky Bay.
3. In the Portage River from State Route 19 to the dam at Elmore.
4. In the Mahoning River from the dam at Berlin Reservoir to Lake Milton.

Click Here to view a map showing the Lake Erie bays and rivers where the treble hooks are prohibited from March 1-May 1.

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