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Berlin Lake south and west of State Route 225

The rule for this water, with the receipt.

Special regulations for Berlin Lake south and west of State Route 225, as the state words them

OH County · Lake · OH

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The rules for this water, verbatimOfficial text

Straight from OH's official regulations. Rules in force today lead; out-of-season rows are dimmed. Nothing is paraphrased. Not legal advice: verify the posted rules at the water.

Whole water
  • All fish
    Water where trotlines may be used.

Statewide base layerParsed

These defaults apply where the rules above do not modify them.

Season
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Gear
Anglers may use up to three hooks on each line, except as provided in the Ohio Administrative Code.Statewide
Bait
Not captured yet - consult the statewide regulations
Poles
Anglers may use a maximum of three fishing lines statewide, whether fastened to a pole, a rod and reel, or hand-held.Statewide

Where the verbatim rules above name a species, season, or limit, they replace the rows below. Each row is tagged with the layer it comes from.

SpeciesDaily limitSize
crayfish, minnows, and other baitfish
more than 100 crayfish, or in combination 500 crayfish, minnows, and other baitfish-Statewide
Largemouth,Smallmouth, & Spotted Bass
Varies by water: 18 inches, limit 1 (singly or in combination) (Ohio waters of Lake Erie, its embayments including Maumee Bay, Sandusky Bay, East Harbor, Middle Harbor, and West Harbor, and Lake Erie tributaries up to the listed end points)
5 (singly or in combination)min. 14 inchesStatewide
Walleye, Saugeye, & Sauger
6 (singly or in combination)min. 15 inchesStatewide
Striped, Hybrid, & White Bass
Nonemin. NoneStatewide
Yellow Perch
Varies by water: no minimum size, limit West Zone: 30 (West Zone of Ohio waters of Lake Erie); limit Central Zone: 10 (Central Zone of Ohio waters of Lake Erie); limit East Zone: 30 (East Zone of Ohio waters of Lake Erie)
30-Statewide
Blue & Flathead Catfish
Varies by water: 35 inches, limit 1 of each (statewide) (statewide)
No limit-Statewide
Channel Catfish
Varies by water: 28 inches, limit 1 (statewide) (statewide)
No limit-Statewide
Largemouth, Smallmouth, & SpottedBass
5 (singly or in combination)min. 12 inchesStatewide
Muskellunge
1-Statewide
Striped, Hybrid-Striped, & White Bass
30 (singly or in combination)-Statewide
Trout
5 (singly or in combination)-Statewide
Walleye, Sauger, & Saugeye
6 (singly or in combination)-Statewide

How this answer was assembled

  1. StatewideStatewide lake rules are the base layer: default season, gear, bait, and limits.
  2. This waterSpecial rules written for this exact water replace the statewide defaults where they speak.
  3. Emergency orderEmergency orders in effect today override everything else. They sync quietly when the phone has coverage and never lock you out of the app.

Where this rule applies

This water is not yet drawn on the map. Its rules are captured and receipted; the geometry ledger records exactly why it is not drawn (an ambiguous name match or a gap in the source data), and it will never ship as a guess. Each rule above describes in the state's own words where it applies, and those written descriptions are the authoritative boundaries.

What are you fishing for here?Advice

Pick from the species named in Berlin Lake south and west of State Route 225's rules. Setups are checked against the gear rules in force today, and your picks are remembered on this device only. These are rule-aware suggestions, not a claim about what is biting; advice, not law, and the rules above govern.

Receipts

Statewide rules
Statewide
Checked against this official source on July 7, 2026.
Special rules - Berlin Lake south and west of State Route 225
This water
Checked against this official source on July 7, 2026.

Local services near Berlin Lake south and west of State Route 225

Tackle shops, guides, and boat launches that serve this water will appear here - a separate lane below the rules, so a local business can reach you without ever getting between you and the regulation.

Run a shop or guide service on Berlin Lake south and west of State Route 225? Get listed.