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Fishing regulations at Veterans Memorial Reservoir, OH
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Fishing regulations in Ohio can change throughout the year. Make sure to check this page before fishing for the most up to date rules and regulations for the current season. Local regulations govern when you can fish, the max size of the fish you can keep, how many fish you can keep, and more.
Below you will see fishing regulations for catching Saugeye as of April 1st, 2026. To view regulations for a different fish species, please click on your preferred species in the drop-down.
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Walleye, Saugeye, and Sauger regulations for the Ohio River - Western Unit (Ohio/Kentucky) Regulations. The following are the ONLY unified regulations in this agreement and must be followed when fishing on or within a quarter mile of the Ohio River on its embayments and tributaries to the first riffle or dam in the Western Unit.
bag limit = 6; min size = 14-inches
Kentucky regulations apply to boat anglers fishing beyond the 1792 low water mark, identified at wildohio.gov. WildOhio.gov.
Walleye, Saugeye, and Sauger regulations for the Ohio River - Eastern Unit (Ohio/West Virginia) Regulations. These Ohio regulations apply only to shore anglers when fishing on the Ohio shoreline and all anglers in Ohio embayments and tributaries within the Eastern Unit.
bag limit = 6; no size limit.
West Virginia regulations apply to boat anglers fishing the main stem of the Ohio River, shore anglers fishing the West Virginia shoreline, and boat and shore anglers fishing West Virginia embayments and tributaries within the Eastern Unit.
Additional site-specific regulations for Walleye, Saugeye, and Sauger:
Acton; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Alum Creek; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Atwood; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Berlin; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Buckeye; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
C.J. Brown; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Caesar Creek; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Ferguson; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Findlay No. 1 & No. 2; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Indian; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Lake Milton (including the Mahoning River connecting Berlin Lake and Lake Milton); bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Metzger; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Piedmont; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Pleasant Hill; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Rocky Fork; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Seneca; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
Tappan; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
West Branch; bag limit = 6; Minimum size = 15-inches.
For additional site-specific regulations, see Ohio Division of Wildlife Fishing Regulations.
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FAQ about Veterans Memorial Reservoir fishing
- Saugeye - 12 members reported to have caught this fish
- White crappie - 4 members reported to have caught this fish
- White bass - 3 members reported to have caught this fish
- @erin.saunders reported a nice Saugeye.
- @jon.buchhop reported a nice White crappie.
- @friedfiish reported a nice Saugeye.
- @jameskline3313 reported a nice White bass.
- @jameskline3313 reported a nice White bass.
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