Indian Lake: Fishing for saugeyes, crappies, bluegills and catfish has been outstanding. Saugeyes have been hitting Vib-E’s, leeches and nightcrawlers in the old game reserve. Another good spot has been over the humps near Lakeview. Fish around the second bridge at Orchard Island to catch crappies. If you find lily pads, work the edges with minnows to catch crappies and an occasional saugeye. Bass fishing has been good along the banks and around points. A number of shovelheads were caught over the weekend on cut shad, nightcrawlers and chubs. Plenty of channel cats are also being caught as they move in to spawn. Fish around docks to catch bluegills.

C.J. Brown Reservoir: Walleye fishing has been very good this past week. Anglers are mostly trolling over the humps and old road bed with crawler harnesses and bottom bouncers. A few are jigging nightcrawlers. Some are trolling Hot-N-Tots or Vib-E’s. Crappie fishing is still good around the marina in 4-5 feet of water. Smallmouth and largemouth bass, along with crappies and walleyes, have been caught around brushpiles placed in the lake. For a map showing the location of the brushpiles, stop in at Boathouse Bait near the dam.

Acton Lake: Anglers are catching bluegills and crappies along the bank across from the marina. Some are using minnows, but jigs tipped with waxworms seems to work best. Other spots are the fishing pier and the cove next to it. Catfish are being caught from the seawall by the marina and boat ramp.

Grand Lake St. Marys: Catfish have moved in to the banks to spawn. They are biting on cut bait and nightcrawlers. Work the channels with spinnerbaits to catch bass. Bluegills have moved out to deeper water, but are still hitting waxworms and redworms. The best crappie fishing has been along rocks in the channels about a foot to 18 inches deep. Use minnows or jigs tipped with waxworms.

Rocky Fork Lake: Bass fishing is still very good with most of the action around points in 5-8 feet of water. Try a green/pumpkin worm or a shad-color crankbait. White bass are being caught on on-line spinners such as Roostertails or Mepps. Look for jumps. Saugeyes are mostly under the 15-inch limit, hitting red-glitter chartreuse twisters tipped with a piece of nightcrawler around the island and in front of the south beach. Work the flats with nightcrawlers, cut bait or chicken liver to catch channel cats. Crappies are around deep structure, 12-17 feet down. Try Kelly’s Cove or the South Wall and fish with minnows. Plenty of bluegills are still being caught in the coves with waxworms or redworms.

Paint Creek Lake: Crappies have scattered, but are still being caught about 5-9 feet deep. Fish the channel banks around wood with minnows or black/chartreuse jigs. Fish along channel banks or cliffs to catch largemouth bass 5-8 feet deep. Use a black/grape worm or a dark-colored Brush Hog. Fish in the spillway for channel cats, saugeyes and crappies. There is no size limit or bag limit on crappies caught in the spillway.

Lake Loramie: Bluegills are still close to the banks, hitting waxworms and redworms. Crappies have moved to deeper water, but are hitting minnows fished around wood. Try the Luthman Bridge area and fish 5-6 feet deep. Bass are still close to the banks, hitting spinners and crankbaits. Plenty of catfish are being caught on nightcrawlers, chicken liver and cut shad.

Cowan Lake: Work the cove on the north side of the lake across from the marina to catch crappies. Minnows and jigs tipped with waxworms work best. The best bass bite is early and late with topwater, crankbaits and plastics. Saugeyes have been caught around the beach by trolling a Beetle Snap. Fish from the banks to catch bluegills.

Caesar Creek Lake: Anglers are trolling the flats to catch saugeyes. Use a nightcrawler harness or jig with a nightcrawler or a bass minnow. Crappies have moved to deep water, 20 feet or more. Look for deep structure and fish with minnows. The best bass bite has been in the evenings with crankbaits and topwater baits. Look for jumps in the main lake to catch white bass.

Lake Erie: Walleye fishing has slowed due to the rough lake conditions. Fish have been caught by trolling or drifting and casting northwest of West Sister Island, at the turnaround buoy of the Toledo shipping channel and along the Canadian border from North Bass Island to Gull Island Shoal. Trollers have been using worm harnesses with inline weights or divers and also divers with spoons.

Yellow perch fishing has been best around Gull Island Shoal, off of Niagara Reef, off of Marblehead, north of Cedar Point and in the south passage off of West Harbor.

For Lake Erie information, visit wildohio.com or call (888) HOOK-FISH.

Outdoors columnist Jim Morris can be reached by email at sports@DaytonDailyNews.com.