Snow to Start off Spring Mother Nature has not been cooperating for the start of spring fishing. It’s hard to believe that this time last year, it was about 80 degrees and sunny. This year the snow is still falling and the water temperature is still around 40 degrees. Due to the weather, we aren’t […]

Monster Catfish at Miami Whitewater Forest On April 18, Erik Frondorf used bluegill to catch a giant 38-pound blue catfish. Congratulations! Sharon Woods Bass League The first tournament of the Sharon Woods Bass League was on April 17. We had 15 teams go out to test their skills, gear and luck. The winners, Brian Short […]

Dogwood Trees and Crappie? The golden rule of most crappie fisherman is “when the dogwood trees are blooming, the crappies are biting”. The sighting of blooming dogwoods means the crappies are on beds. If you look outside, you can see the sight of dogwood flowers, and if you come to Miami Whitewater Forest Lake, you […]

Sharon Woods Bass League Team Penderski won the May 8 Bass Fishing League tournament with a huge limit of 14.29 pounds! They also had the big fish of the evening with a 4.35 pound bass. As long as Curtis Pendergrass and Jody Andrzejewski (Team Penderski) catch a keeper on Wednesday’s tournament, they will bring home […]

A Deal Fishermen Can’t Pass Up If you’re passionate about fishing at the Hamilton County Park District lakes, we have the perfect solution for you! For the third year in a row we are offering an Annual Rowboat Pass. This pass gives you unlimited rowboat access to Sharon Woods, Winton Woods and Miami Whitewater Forest […]

It is amazing what a few days of warm water can do for fishing success. By Sunday afternoon, Miami Whitewater Forest had a surface temperature of 50 degrees, and it seemed to agree with the fish. DJ Huegel and Frank Yates continued their domination of the Panfish Cup Series by winning with 23.14 lbs of […]

The water at Miami Whitewater Forest has finally reached 58 degrees, and suddenly the big catfish are actively feeding. Jeff Benzing of Fairfield, Ohio, caught a beautiful 30-pound blue cat on a bluegill just a few days ago. He said he caught the fish offshore and that it took about 10 minutes to land! Don’t […]

BASS FISHING LEAGUE 2013 Bass Fishing League Standings – FINAL (PDF) PANFISH CUP Panfish Cup Standings – FINAL (PDF) BASS SERIES Bass Series Standings – FINAL (PDF)