On Sunday, September 21, Jake Durbin, from Hamilton, Ohio, didn’t let a broken arm slow him down in landing the big one. Jake, at only 13 years old, wrestled in a 30-pound blue catfish with only one arm! Jake was fishing with his dad, Dale Durbin, at Miami Whitewater Forest Lake, when he got the […]

It’s time to get back out on the lake. Lake Isabella is only stocking channel catfish a few more times during the 2014 season: Fridays, September 19 and 26. Next weekend (September 19–20), the boathouse is open until midnight, giving you a chance to reel in a monster shovelhead or blue cat after dark. Hot […]

September 7 marked the last Bass Series tournament of the year. Anglers not only fished for bragging rights, they also fished to crown the angler of the year and (for the top 20 places in point standings) a shot at a $1,000 shopping spree to Bass Pro Shops! It was a beautiful, brisk morning for […]

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There were 98 children who tried their luck on Labor Day at the Lake Isabella Holiday Kids’ Tournament. Lindan Hartford reeled in the prize catch of the day, a beautiful 2.57-pound largemouth bass!   Traditionally, Lake Isabella is a great place to fish after Labor Day. The lake isn’t getting as much fishing pressure as […]

It would seem that this hot and humid weather is favorable for fishing, because we are seeing a steady flow of anglers having success at all of the Great Parks lakes. Mike Listermann got on a great surface bait pattern on two separate trips to Miami Whitewater Forest last week. He was fishing a buzzbait […]

If you enjoy bass fishing, there are two lakes in Hamilton County that are dynamite right now.  On July 27, all 24 teams weighed in fish at the Great Parks Bass Series tournament on Winton Woods lake. We saw a repeat of that success on Sharon Woods lake at this past weekend’s tournament on Sunday, […]

August is traditionally a pretty tough month for fishing. Both water and dissolved oxygen levels tend to be low. Bait fish are plentiful, which are tough to compete with. Plus, the fish have had a lot of pressure from anglers throughout the spring and summer. So how do you find success? This is not the […]