Fishing at C M Luburgh Estate Pond Number 9717, Muskingum County, Ohio

• Overview

  Set in Muskingum County, C M Luburgh Estate Pond Number 9717 is an Ohio water. This is farm and woodlot country. Surface area runs to about 17 acres — small enough to read in one session. Pleasant Grove is the closest town at 2.2 miles. Then North Zanesville, 4.8 miles, and Zanesville, 5.1 miles. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on C M Luburgh Estate Pond Number 9717

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Public occurrence data for Muskingum County names golden redhorse, bluegill, gizzard shad, johnny darter and green sunfish. The county list is broader than any single water. Read this water before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 28°F in January to roughly 73°F in July. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. This water fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Catfish want bait on the bottom: cut bait or worms, a simple running rig, and patience after dark. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. C M Luburgh Estate Pond Number 9717-, 0.2 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to this water locally before you travel.