Scott State Lake Fishing Report - Updated: 4/14/24

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/Good Up to 15 inches With recent warm weather, fish have begun to move shallow in preparation for spawning.  Fishing jigs or minnows under a bobber in shallow water along rip rapped shore lines and in coves.
Largemouth Bass Fair/Good 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 Up to 7 lbs. Casting shad imitating swim baits and crank baits along rip rapped shorelines, points, and areas possessing a hard bottom.
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!