Fishing Report For Caesar Creek Lake, OH

AKA: Caesar Creek Lake

By Rick Seaman

January 9, 2025

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Fishing Report Caesar Creek Lake, OH

Fishing Reports

Popular Fish Species Caesar Creek Lake, OH

Largemouth Bass

Current Report: Poor To Fair
Outlook: Good To Very Good

Largemouth bass fishing is reported good throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall in Caesar Creek from Caesar Creek State Park Campground to the Young Road Boat Ramp. Largemouth prefer the murkier water in the northern section of the lake. The two major coves on the east side of the lake have notable amounts of brush and cover, and have been producing some nice catches. Stick worms are a popular choice here for finicky bass.

Smallmouth Bass

Current Report: Good To Very Good
Outlook: Very Good

Smallies tend to like a bit cleaner water and primarily concentrate on the southern portion of the lake. Locals are reporting good shallow bites from the Caesar Creek Lake Dam to Harveysburg. Rocky or gravel banks are particularly good. Mid-range crankbaits, like the Rapala DT-6, are a good way to cover lots of water and the smallmouth eat them up.

Black Crappie

Current Report: Fair To Good
Outlook: Good

Crappie fishing has been good in Caesar Creek Lake virtually anywhere you can find brush in 4' to 10' of water, during the warm months. Most of the action is north of the Highway 73 bridge. Spring is the premiere time to be on the water as crappie move into shallow coves to spawn. Docks, brush, wood, vegetation are a good place to cast small crappie jigs or live minnows. Light tackle with 4-pound line is ideal. Locals report good success using fish finders to locate schools of crappie..

Caesar Creek Lake Fishing Video

Fish species to fish for...

Guide to fishing for largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, spotted bass, channel catfish, flathead catfish, black crappie, white crappie, bluegill, white bass, muskie and saugeye at Caesar Creek State Park Lake in Ohio.

Caesar Creek State Park Lake is a 2,600-acre lake with some of the best crappie fishing in the state. Bass, bluegill, catfish, saugeye, muskie, and white bass also populate the lake and provide a wide variety of fishing opportunities. Anglers can fish from 40 miles of shoreline, utilize the fishing piers, or fish from a boat.

Primary fish species residing in Caesar Creek Lake

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Fishing Guides On Caesar Creek Lake

Mark Gerspacher Fishing Guide - crappie, saugeye

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Rick Seaman is a fishing enthusiast with over five decades of fishing experience, a retired bass tournament fisherman, author of numerous published articles on fishing, and co-author of the book "Bass Fishing - It's not WHAT you throw, It's WHERE you throw it".