Welcome to FishingNotes.com CJ Brown Reservoir fishing report page. Here you will find all the information you need to make the best decisions for today's fishing. Current weather including air temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction are continuously updated throughout the day. Vital fishing information for CJ Brown Reservoir, including mean water temperature and moon phase. Help in choosing what time to hit the water with daily sunrise and sunset times plus moon rise and moon set times. We would love to hear how your fishing trip went, feel free to share your days success on the community report page. Good luck and we hope you catch a full bag today!

Clarence J Brown Reservoir:The beautiful waters of C.J. Brown Dam and Reservoir offer innumerable opportunities to catch the "Big One." Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife stocks the lake with Walleye. Crappie, largemouth and smallmouth bass, bluegill and channel catfish can be caught in the lake and tailwater. Fishing maps are available at the Corps of Engineers Visitor Center. There are accessible fishing platforms in the Lake View Recreation Area and at the Marina.

Fishing
A 15" minimum size limit is in effect for walleyes at C. J. Brown Reservoir.
A 12" minimum size limit for all black bass species (largemouth, smallmouth, spotted) also applies at Clarence J Brown Reservoir
Snagging of any fish within 1000 feet below the dam is prohibited.
State of Ohio fishing regulations apply at C. J. Brown Dam and Reservoir. Regulations are administered by the Ohio Division of Wildlife. For additional information about fishing or hunting opportunities contact the Division of Wildlife at 1 (800) WILDLIFE or visit their website. [Clarence J Brown Reservoir. www.nwk.usace.army.mil, 02/24/2008]

State:
Ohio

County:
Clark

Inpoundment Type:
Reservoir

Surface Area (acres):
2102

Lake Management:

Latitude:
39.96949010336696

Longitude:
-83.73813629150390

Water Clarity:


Water Temp Factors:

Maximum Depth (ft):
50

Normal Elevation (ft):
1012

Boat Access:


Boat Limits:

   1.6/5
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77 degrees in in the largemouth bass prime water temperature range and fishing should be good right now. Baitfish are much more active in this water temperature and the largemouth bass will be feeding aggressively throughout the day. This is a great time of year to be on the water.

   1.6/5
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Smallmouth bass fishing is going to be pretty slow at this water temperature. Bass will typically start moving much slower and feeding less aggressive until the water temperature starts to get back down to comfortable levels. When the water temperature is up this high, get out fishing early and late and cast in the shallows. When the sun is up it will be time to get out into deeper water, try fishing some drop offs and deep channel bends.

   2.9/5
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Crappie prefer this water temperature and will be actively feeding and staying in solid patterns. Baitfish are more active and schooling in all parts of the lake in this water temperature.

   2.8/5
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- Drop Shot with night crawler 8" to 10" up for walleyes.
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Walleye will be starting to get a little slower in this water temperature. With walleye being a cold water fish, they will start becoming fairly lethargic in this water. With the fish slowing down the fishing will be more difficult to find and coax into biting. However they will be feeding and the walleye bite should still be good. This time of year is a good time to fall back to live bait as standard practice for the best bet at numbers and size of fish.

   3.4/5
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The entire catfish family is very active and actively feeding in this water temperature. All catfish including blue catfish, flathead and channel catfish will be looking for their next meal. It’s perfect time to get on the water and fill the freezer. Good luck out there.

   3/5
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   3/5
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   5/5
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   5/5
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Current Lunar Fishing Tip:
The affects of the moon on freshwater fish and game are at a minimum right now. There will be a new moon coming up here in a few days. The fisherman should never use this as an excuse to not get on the water. The affects of the moon can only enhance the outcome of a day's fishing not decrease potential catch for today. On days without the new or full moon, all other factors including weather, barometric pressure, wind and cloud cover will make up today's equation for success.

Sunrise:
06:34 EST

Moon Rise:
21:16:00 EST

Moon Phase:
Waning Gibbous
91% Illuminated
26 Days to Full

Sunset:
20:47 EST

Moon Set:
08:54:00 EST

Peak Lunar Fishing Times:
01:53 - 03:53 EST
14:05 - 16:05 EST