ALUM CREEK RESERVOIR
This promising muskie lake became more of a challenge last spring after January flooding washed debris into the reservoir. But barring further flooding this spring season, this Delaware County muskie hotspot should be back on top this year.

In biologist Heyob’s estimation, there should be an abundance of 40-inch fish swimming the depths of Alum Creek this spring. Also, 50-inch fish are not uncommon in these waters.

The 3,269-acre Alum Creek Reservoir is huge, and trolling tends to be the preferred tactic of most seasoned anglers. But there are opportunities to cast into weedy flats. Target waters in the 4- to 10-foot range and shallow tributary inlets.

Alum Creek lies one mile west of Interstate Route 71 on U.S. Route 36 and state Route 37.

For more information or to request a lake map, contact the ODOW’s Wildlife District One headquarters at (614) 644-3925.

JOIN THE CLUB!
Anglers are encouraged to send in a scale sample of every muskie they catch in Ohio waters. The ODOW provides pre-addressed, postage-paid envelopes at the boat-launching facilities of most muskie lakes, or you can request envelopes by phoning Lewis directly at (419) 429-8371.

Simply remove four to six scales from one side of the muskie and put them into the envelope. Fill out the information on the front of the envelope and drop it in the mail.

This data will help fisheries biologists determine how well their stocking methods are working on each lake in the stocking program.

Anglers who send their first scale sample to the ODOW will receive an honorary membership to the Ohio Huskie Muskie Club for the remainder of the year in which they caught their fish.