Brady Lake Fishing near Kent, Ohio

• Overview

  Brady Lake stands in Portage County, Ohio. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. It runs to roughly 74 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The whole outline is near 1.5 miles, and most of it is walkable. Kent is the closest town at 2.3 miles. Ravenna is 3.9 miles and Brimfield 4.7 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Brady Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Portage County: bluegill, redfin pickerel, pumpkinseed and warmouth. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Brady Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 71°F, while January sits near 25°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid March. Break-up near mid March, freeze-up near late December: that is the shape of an average year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It holds true on Brady Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. There is a toilet block some half a mile out. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lake Pippen is 0.9 miles off. Where Brady Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.