Della Gates and Edward Charles Bott Wildlife Area

BottnNot many doves flying this Eve. Saw only eleven shot one but still better than watching t.v.

Grew up around here love fishing at botts wildlife reserve.

Nice little spot. People need to clean up after themselves a little better. Went fishing and left with a bag of litter without even trying

It's not the biggest piece of public land but it it very well maintained and as a result provides the best small game hunting I've seen in southwest Ohio

I've been visiting this spot to fish for years now. It is about a half mile from my home so that was the initial draw for me. It used to be a hard spot to fish. It is a small pond and you could only fish in two or three spots that were clear and gave you enough room to cast and even those spots only gave you access to a third of the pond. I was really disappointed with it until I put my line in the water. I've never been shut out at this pond. We have caught mostly Crappie, bluegill, and Largemouth Bass. And there were plenty of them. Never a dull moment. Always had some action going on. So when I visited again a year after moving away I was super pleased to see that it had been cleared of the brush and foliage that once limited the fishing area. A lot more space and i found it easy to maneuver around the entire pond. Finally being able to fish the area that had been impossible to reach before. It was a Largemouth Bass honey hole too!! Ponds looked super nice and had a very comfortable feeling to it. Previous visitors of low class, morales, and values had littered the place with all Kinds of trash. I spent a good 45 minutes cleaning up their mess. Its a shame that we finally got to improve on the location just to have other visitors disrespect and abuse the privilege. I would recommend this place for a short solo trip but. I really think with how active the fish are that it would be a great place to introduce children to the joys of fishing and the education of conservation.nThere is a small area right off the main road that has room enough to park 2 or 3 vehicles and it's a very short walk from there. I say grab your rod and reel , and go give it a try. I hope everyone enjoys it as much as I have.,