Camp Whitewood Lake in Ashtabula County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Camp Whitewood Lake is an Ashtabula County water, Ohio side. It sits at 1,033 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 9 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. The nearest place of any size is Orwell, 5.2 miles away. Cleveland sits 38 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Camp Whitewood Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Reported across Ashtabula County: johnny darter, white sucker and rainbow darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Take Camp Whitewood Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 24°F in January and 70°F in July. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late March and starts locking again about late December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. That shapes the year on Camp Whitewood Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. You can park half a mile away and walk in from there. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Midway Lake is 3.6 miles off. Confirm access to Camp Whitewood Lake locally before you travel.