i live within 5 mins of the ohio...sometimes the fishing is good others it is terrible..but than again if we followed the fish not just our holes then we would find them again..i caught a few nice smallies out of it and a sauger or 2...i hooked a monster 30+inch walleye one day but i was caught in the moment and got all excited..i knew what it was and it was a monster because its back broke water but i was so excited i horsed a bit to much and the hook came out when it was within feet of the bank!!!! caught a few carp and a bunch of cats..thats my main species lately...nothing huge yet..biggest is a 26 or so inch flathead...and there is a place i bet you can catch fish in the winter...its a power plant..i heard the waters always warm there...so i bet they hang there in the winter...i like fishing the dams and the big points...btw im a shore fishermen and live in PA....i usually fish live bait for smallies and such and throw a spoon or somehting once in a while for them...nice big fathead minnows on the bottomw work nicely...and i caught the walleye on a spoon...i dont fish much hardbaits or worms so i cant speak about them.....