Scott State Lake Fishing Report -
Species Rating Size Baits, Method & Location
Channel Catfish Fair Most in the 13 to 18 inch range Still fishing cut bait on shallow, sun-warmed flats.
Crappie Fair Up to 15 inches Vertically fishing minnows and small slab spoons around deeper brush piles.
Largemouth Bass Slow Up to 5.5 lbs. Casting un-weighted swimbaits and other soft plastics that enable a slow presentation along sun-warmed rocky or brushy shorelines is best this time of year.
Sunfish Good Up to 8 inches Vertically fishing various presentations involving wax worms and nightcrawlers around deeper brushpiles.
Saugeye Fair/Good Up to 7 lbs. Fish should be spawning right now and anglers typically catch them casting brightly colored rapalas, swimbaits, or jigs along the dam face at night.
Rainbow Trout Good Up to 3 lbs.

The third and final stocking of the trout season occurred on 2-29-2024 as approximately 900 fish were stocked.

Still fishing power bait, corn, worms, marshmallows alone or in various combinations or casting small spoons and spinners are popular methods.  Casting various nymphs with a fly rod can be good too.

General Comments

Release all saugeye less than 18 inches and largemouth bass less than 15 inches.

Please discard of leftover bait in a trash can, even baitfish. Remember it is illegal to release any fish into public water unless it was taken from that water!