Winton Woods Lake owned up to its reputation as one of the top bass fisheries in southwest Ohio this weekend. On Sunday, May 17, it was the site of the first 2015 Bass Series Tournament where 31 teams of anglers weighed in more than 155 pounds of bass! The event ran from 7 a.m. until […]

The first week of the Colossal Fish Contest is in the books, and we have our first winner to go with it! Last Friday on May 8, Mark Davis weighed in a 53-pound blue catfish. That morning, Mark came into the boathouse, purchased his ticket, entered the contest for an extra $3 and then was […]

The newest Great Parks fishing event kicked off this week at Lake Isabella! The Colossal Fish Contest is a weekly event taking place May 4–September 20, 2015. Before you test your gear against the big colossal fish sitting at the bottom of Lake Isabella, here are a few things you should know about the contest. […]

At the Kid’s Fishing Derby at Triple Creek on April 26 Eric Driven from College Hill caught one of the biggest and oldest species of fish in the pond – a paddlefish. He caught the fish on accident by snagging it on the anal fin. The fish topped out our 50-pound scale and was over […]

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Sharon Woods Bass League Team “Two Old Fat Guys” won the April 22 tournament with four fish weighing 11.12 pounds! They also had the two biggest bass of the evening weighing in at 4.30 pounds apiece! There are four more tournaments to decide who’s taking home the grand prize of a $500 Bass Pro Shops […]

On Saturday, April 4, Brian Smatko and family went to Sharon Woods, hoping to catch some bass on the mini pontoon. Though the bass weren’t biting, the grass carp were getting snagged! Estimated around 70 pounds by staff and the anglers, it took an hour to get this monster to the boat, and I can […]

April is quickly turning into one of the best months to go fishing at Lake Isabella. So far this month, we have had a nice mixture of warm and cool days. These temperatures have been ideal for catching rainbow trout. During the month of March, we stocked well over 2,000 pounds of rainbow trout. These […]