Winton Woods Lake has a reputation as one of the top crankbait lakes in Ohio, and on a beautiful day in June, it didn’t disappoint! Perfect weather and water conditions greeted 33 teams of anglers on Sunday, June 12, for the Bass Series Tournament. They fished from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m., and by the conclusion of […]

We wrapped up our last Bass League tournament on Wednesday, May 18 at Sharon Woods Lake. Fishing conditions were rough on our anglers due to a cold front moving in and blue skies without cloud coverage. These were tough conditions, and a lot was on the line. The top team in points would be prized with a […]

The anglers who participate in Great Parks’ Bass Series tournaments are some of our most loyal visitors to the lakes. These guys not only compete in multiple tournaments every year, but they spend countless hours honing their bass catching skills on Miami Whitewater Forest, Winton Woods and Sharon Woods Lakes. For the second time this year, Mother […]

The third Sharon Woods Bass League Tournament of 2016 was on May 4. The fishing proved to be much better this time, as six of the teams brought a combined 43.08 lbs. of bass to the scales! Steve and Matt Wheeler won the tournament with a five-bass limit that totaled 10.92 lbs. The team that catches […]

For the second week in a row Elvis Miller and Larry Fillers won the Sharon Woods Bass League Tournament. They did so by catching a five-bass limit that weighed 7.52 pounds. They had four small fish that barely measured the 12” minimum and one very nice kicker that tipped the scales at 4.08 pounds. That proved […]

On Saturday, April 9, Miami Whitewater Forest Lake was the site of the first of six 2016 Bass Series tournaments. Unfortunately, Mother Nature was not very kind to the teams that took to the water at 7 a.m. They were greeted with a low temperature of 26 degrees, 15 mph SSE wind and spitting snow. By […]

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The 2016 fishing season is officially open! Last Friday, we stocked 750-pounds of beautiful rainbow trout at Lake Isabella, which we will continue to stock until April 8. For the full stocking schedule, visit Great Parks’ website. You can also view the full schedule of fishing events for 2016, and I’ve included some exciting new information about […]