Fishing at Bruno Pond, Lake County, Ohio

• Overview

  Set in Lake County, Bruno Pond is an Ohio water. It sits at 866 feet above sea level. It covers about 3 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Lake County list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Madison is 3.4 miles out. For a city, Cleveland is 40 miles off. Rules can differ a short way off, since the county line is near.

• Where to Fish on Bruno Pond

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. County-wide records name yellow perch, white perch, rainbow trout and rainbow smelt. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Bruno Pond the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 24°F and July at about 70°F, the water has a wide range to work through. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. The open-water window runs from around late March to about late December in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Bruno Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lake George is 5.6 miles off. None of that is settled for Bruno Pond in what we hold.