Shelby Reservoir Number 3 is a reservoir in Richland County, Ohio.
Shelby Reservoir Number 3 is a reservoir in Richland County, Ohio. Shelby Reservoir Number 3 covers about 51.4 acres, reaches a recorded 28 feet and holds about 1,320 acre-feet.
Shelby Reservoir Number 3 has an old channel, incoming water and quiet coves, and small water-level changes can move fish from the bank to the first drop.
Fish reported from Shelby Reservoir Number 3 include black crappie, bluegill, channel catfish, common carp, largemouth bass, white crappie, and yellow perch.
For bass at Shelby Number 3, fish weeds, wood and shade with a jig, spinnerbait or Texas-rigged worm for largemouth.
For panfish at Shelby Number 3, use a small jig or live minnow beside brush for crappie, and fish a worm, cricket or tiny jig near weeds and shade for sunfish, and keep a small jig, minnow or worm close to bottom for yellow perch.
For bottom fishing at Shelby Number 3, put cut bait, chicken liver or a nightcrawler on bottom for channel catfish, and fish corn or dough bait on a simple bottom rig for carp.
On a first trip to Shelby Number 3, check incoming water, one bend in the old channel and a point near deep water with a moving lure, then slow down with a jig or worm where you get a bite.
Spring around Shelby Number 3 is a good time to check warm coves and incoming water, and summer is a good time to fish shade, weeds and the first drop into deeper water. Fall around Shelby Number 3 can bring fish back to windy points and banks, while winter calls for smaller baits fished slowly.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.