Low, flat cloud sitting over the water, with a light ESE breeze and pressure going nowhere. Most of the action on Buckeye Lake should come off windblown banks where food collects. The useful hours run night into morning. Trust the forecast and stay out through the window. Autumn rewards covering water while the fish roam.
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Buckeye Lake lies within the bounds of Allen County, Ohio. Everything around it is pine and birch. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Allen County list. Bluffton lies 0.2 miles from the water. Pandora is 5.1 miles and Columbus Grove 8.9 miles. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.
Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Reported across Allen County: bluegill, green sunfish and greenside darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Buckeye Lake fishes better once you know its edges.
July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 73°F, while January sits near 24°F. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid March. On average, mid March opens the water and late December closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Buckeye Lake that shapes the whole year.
Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a fishing water. You can launch from a ramp around 170 yards away. A car park sits roughly 170 yards away. There are picnic tables half a mile away. Facilities include toilets around 150 yards from here. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Bluffton College Lake, 1.1 miles away. Confirm access to Buckeye Lake locally before you travel.
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| 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 5 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 10.1 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 14 |
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| 30.01 | 30.02 | 30.01 | 30 | 29.98 | 29.97 | 29.97 | 29.96 | 29.96 | 29.94 | 29.92 | 29.9 | 29.87 | 29.83 | 29.8 | 29.77 | 29.75 | 29.75 | 29.75 | 29.73 | 29.72 | 29.7 | 29.7 | 29.7 |
| 88 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 91 | 93 | 95 | 96 | 95 | 88 | 79 | 70 | 63 | 53 | 54 | 56 | 59 | 65 | 67 | 72 | 79 | 83 | 87 | 90 |
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