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Lake Logan, Hocking County (http://www.sportsmansconnection.com/lakeinfo/12280-Logan,_Lake/)
Nearest town: Logan
Surface water area: 400 acres
Shorelength: 10.0 miles
Maximum depth: 25 feet
Average depth: 15 feet
Source: Duck Creek and Clear Fork Creek reservoir (and other small tributaries of Hocking River)
Accessibility: Ramp on north shore of upper arm of lake in park; ramp on north shore by the marina facilities above the dam
Boating: 10 HP maximum
Accommodations: Park, fishing piers, ADA fishing pier, bait store, marina, boat rental, seasonal dock rental, fuel, boat tie-ups, picnicking, restrooms
Park office: (740) 385-6841; boat rental @ (740) 380-9233
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MANAGEMENT: Lake Logan is an impoundment of Duck and Clear Fork Creeks. It was renovated in 1954, and some 20 shoreline trees were felled into the water in 2000 to supplement existing fish habitat. More than 150 Christmas trees also were emplaced that year to serve as fish attractants.
Saugeye have been stocked in the lake since 1984, and a 31-inch, 12.42-pound state record saugeye was taken from this lake in 1993. Annual plantings since 1990 have improved the fishery for this hybrid, and anglers report catches in the five- to ten-pound range. The angling outlook for this species is good.
Largemouth bass numbers appear low; a 1997 electrofishing survey sampled only a few bass. A minimum length limit is under consideration to improve the population, and anglers should consult current regulations before fishing. Currently the outlook for bass is only fair. Bluegills were fairly numerous, but size structure of the population was only fair.
FISHING INFORMATION:
Located in Logan State Park, this moderate-
size lake offers good, low-key recreational opportunities, as well as a pretty darned good fishery. Though the lake is in a park, it isn’t overrun with tourists and campers. For good reason. . . there’s no campground at the lake, and a ten horsepower motor limit, not to mention a ten mph speed limit, keeps the traffic down. A concrete ramp serves the lake, and there’s parking for, say, twenty rigs in the lot. The ramp is currently experiencing some problems with siltation, but facility enhancements are being investigated.
The fishery is diverse. Saugeye have been stocked for the last decade or so, and numbers are pretty good. Carl Drury of Ohio Valley Outdoors, 2501 N Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130, (740) 654-1956, says they run big, as well. In fact, he noted, a state record saugeye was pulled from this lake in 1993; it was thirty-one-plus inches long and weighed out over twelve pounds. The folks at Ohio Valley Outdoors say you can do well for saugeye by just fishing from the bank, tossing crankbaits in silver/black. However, the best success is enjoyed by those who fish from boats. Try fishing the banks with minnows or crankbaits, or try trolling the breaklines, getting your crank down to, say, fifteen feet in the summer.
The lake’s northeastern arm is loaded with liedowns and stumps, says Varury, and you can do well for bass by pitching a pig-and-jig, chartreuse plastic worms, spinnerbaits or crankbait into this wood. This lake’s bass aren’t huge, but they measure out at twelve to fifteen inches, and Varury says, and their numbers are decent, giving you a reasonable chance at taking a “keeper-size” fish. The lake offers good numbers of moderate-size crappies, and Drury says they can be induced to bite on minnows or small jigs. Fish the brush and stumps in the spring, then work your way out among the liedowns, or try the numerous log-and-brush fish structures that have been installed around the lake.
These same fish-attractors, of course, will hold sunnies in the summer. There are lots of palm-size bluegills, Drury says, along with low numbers of redears. The latter run a mite larger, say up to eight inches. Try wax worms or maggots on a small jig for them.
Rounding out the fishery are channel cats. They average maybe twelve inches, says Varury, but they get considerably larger than that. And there are flatheads, as well, which run larger yet. Drury says he’s seen thirty-pound flatheads pulled from this lake by the dam. Fish for the channel cats with bloodbaits and for the flatheads with creek chubs.
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Lake Logan, Hocking County (http://www.sportsmansconnection.com/lakeinfo/12280-Logan,_Lake/)
Nearest town: Logan
Surface water area: 400 acres
Shorelength: 10.0 miles
Maximum depth: 25 feet
Average depth: 15 feet
Source: Duck Creek and Clear Fork Creek reservoir (and other small tributaries of Hocking River)
Accessibility: Ramp on north shore of upper arm of lake in park; ramp on north shore by the marina facilities above the dam
Boating: 10 HP maximum
Accommodations: Park, fishing piers, ADA fishing pier, bait store, marina, boat rental, seasonal dock rental, fuel, boat tie-ups, picnicking, restrooms
Park office: (740) 385-6841; boat rental @ (740) 380-9233
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MANAGEMENT: Lake Logan is an impoundment of Duck and Clear Fork Creeks. It was renovated in 1954, and some 20 shoreline trees were felled into the water in 2000 to supplement existing fish habitat. More than 150 Christmas trees also were emplaced that year to serve as fish attractants.
Saugeye have been stocked in the lake since 1984, and a 31-inch, 12.42-pound state record saugeye was taken from this lake in 1993. Annual plantings since 1990 have improved the fishery for this hybrid, and anglers report catches in the five- to ten-pound range. The angling outlook for this species is good.
Largemouth bass numbers appear low; a 1997 electrofishing survey sampled only a few bass. A minimum length limit is under consideration to improve the population, and anglers should consult current regulations before fishing. Currently the outlook for bass is only fair. Bluegills were fairly numerous, but size structure of the population was only fair.
FISHING INFORMATION:
Located in Logan State Park, this moderate-
size lake offers good, low-key recreational opportunities, as well as a pretty darned good fishery. Though the lake is in a park, it isn’t overrun with tourists and campers. For good reason. . . there’s no campground at the lake, and a ten horsepower motor limit, not to mention a ten mph speed limit, keeps the traffic down. A concrete ramp serves the lake, and there’s parking for, say, twenty rigs in the lot. The ramp is currently experiencing some problems with siltation, but facility enhancements are being investigated.
The fishery is diverse. Saugeye have been stocked for the last decade or so, and numbers are pretty good. Carl Drury of Ohio Valley Outdoors, 2501 N Memorial Drive, Lancaster, OH 43130, (740) 654-1956, says they run big, as well. In fact, he noted, a state record saugeye was pulled from this lake in 1993; it was thirty-one-plus inches long and weighed out over twelve pounds. The folks at Ohio Valley Outdoors say you can do well for saugeye by just fishing from the bank, tossing crankbaits in silver/black. However, the best success is enjoyed by those who fish from boats. Try fishing the banks with minnows or crankbaits, or try trolling the breaklines, getting your crank down to, say, fifteen feet in the summer.
The lake’s northeastern arm is loaded with liedowns and stumps, says Varury, and you can do well for bass by pitching a pig-and-jig, chartreuse plastic worms, spinnerbaits or crankbait into this wood. This lake’s bass aren’t huge, but they measure out at twelve to fifteen inches, and Varury says, and their numbers are decent, giving you a reasonable chance at taking a “keeper-size” fish. The lake offers good numbers of moderate-size crappies, and Drury says they can be induced to bite on minnows or small jigs. Fish the brush and stumps in the spring, then work your way out among the liedowns, or try the numerous log-and-brush fish structures that have been installed around the lake.
These same fish-attractors, of course, will hold sunnies in the summer. There are lots of palm-size bluegills, Drury says, along with low numbers of redears. The latter run a mite larger, say up to eight inches. Try wax worms or maggots on a small jig for them.
Rounding out the fishery are channel cats. They average maybe twelve inches, says Varury, but they get considerably larger than that. And there are flatheads, as well, which run larger yet. Drury says he’s seen thirty-pound flatheads pulled from this lake by the dam. Fish for the channel cats with bloodbaits and for the flatheads with creek chubs.
Sportsman's Connection is a leading publisher of lake maps and fishing information, covering 12 states and over 4,700 lakes with more on the way. Two newly revised Ohio books and lake map downloads are available at www.sportsmansconnection.com/ohio (http://www.sportsmansconnection.com/ohio).