Colebrook Lake in Portage County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Colebrook Lake stands in Portage County, Ohio. The bank is 1,007 feet above sea level. Roughly 42 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 0.9 miles, and most of it is walkable. The nearest town is Aurora, 2.1 miles away. Then Twinsburg, 3.6 miles, and Reminderville, 3.7 miles. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Colebrook Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Portage County records list bluegill, redfin pickerel, pumpkinseed and warmouth among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. On Colebrook Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 25°F in January up to 71°F in July. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in late March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. The season between ice runs from about late March to late December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Colebrook Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Walden Lake, 0.7 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Colebrook Lake.