It’s time to check out hottest spots for fishing

Grant Lake:

Bluegills and bullheads. Everything else is good to fair.

Still the “Saugeye Capital of Ohio.” Stocking continues to keep it strong. Also there are plenty of bass, crappies, bluegills and catfish.

Interesting small lake: plenty of bluegills and bass, a good number of hybrid striped bass, but no motors allowed.

Indian Lake: Kiser Lake: Lake Loramie:

The state has been stocking channel cats, so there are more than enough. Bluegills are good-sized. Crappie and bass numbers are good.

Paint Creek Lake:

Excellent crappie fishing marches on. It’s also an outstanding bass lake. Saugeyes and catfish are best caught in the spillway.

Rocky Fork Lake:

There’s a reason so many bass tournaments are held on this lake. Excellent numbers of bass and crappies. It’s also good for saugeyes and catfish. And don’t be surprised it a yellow perch hits your minnow.

Rush Run Lake:

Rainbows stocked in spring. Bass fishing is good in spring. Bluegills very good.

Stonelick Lake:

Crappies and bluegills are good, but the main attraction is spring fishing for stocked rainbows.

Tawawa Lake (Sidney):

Rainbows in spring. Bluegills and bullheads.

Great Miami:

Excellent smallmouth fishing from Piqua to Taylorsville Dam, Plenty of rock bass, carp and catfish.

Stillwater:

Smallmouth and largemouth bass are present, along with rock bass, crappies and bluegills.

Little Miami:

A variety of fish includes smallmouth and largemouth, rock bass and bluegills.

Picking the hot spots

Here are Walters’ top picks for southwest Ohio (which doesn’t include Indian Lake): bluegills — Grand Lake St. Marys; crappies — Grand Lake St. Marys; catfish — Rocky Fork; bass — Rocky Fork; saugeye/walleye — C.J. Brown; white bass/ hybrids —East Fork.

My top picks: bluegills — Lake Loramie; crappies — Grand Lake St. Marys or Paint Creek; catfish — Grand Lake St. Marys; bass — Rocky Fork; saugeyes/walleye — Indian Lake (district only: C.J. Brown); white bass/ hybrids — East Fork.