1,910 public fishing lakes and rivers in Ohio — Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, White Bass, Common Carp and Crappie.
See every public fishing venue in Ohio on the map, with boat ramps, camping, parking and full rules for each one.
PiscaMaps covers 1,910 public fishing venues across Ohio in 5 regions — 580 lakes and reservoirs and 1,312 rivers. The largest is Lake Erie, at 2,451,000 acres. Ohio River is the longest mapped river, running 629 km. Northeast Ohio has the most venues on file, with 458. 34 venues are documented trout waters.
The most commonly recorded species across Ohio's public waters are Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, White Bass, Common Carp and Crappie — the exact mix varies by water type and region. 355 venues have a real boat ramp on file, 321 have nearby camping, and 1,065 have mapped parking — sourced from OpenStreetMap and recreation.gov's federal facilities database (RIDB) where available.
Ohio's public fishing venues are spread across 5 regions on PiscaMaps:
The most frequently recorded species across Ohio's public venues on PiscaMaps:
Anyone 16 or older needs an Ohio fishing licence — resident annual is about $25, non-resident annual about $51, and 1-day and 3-day licences are also sold. There is no separate trout stamp. Buy online or in the HuntFish OH app from the Ohio Division of Wildlife. An Ohio fishing licence covers public rivers and the whole Ohio side of the Ohio River. Bank access is only at road crossings, parks, and public land — Ohio's riparian owners control the bank on non-navigable stretches.
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