Crawford Pond Fishing Guide, Harrison County, Ohio

• Overview

  Crawford Pond is one of the Harrison County listings for Ohio. The surroundings are rolling hill. About 3 acres of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Harrison County list. Head to Cadiz, 5 miles away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, Wintersville at 12 miles and Steubenville at 16 miles. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Crawford Pond

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Open biodiversity records for Harrison County list bluegill, green sunfish and fantail darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Crawford Pond the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 72°F and January reads 27°F. The season stretches long at both ends here. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Plan around that when you fish Crawford Pond.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Consolidation Coal Company Pond 0207-, 0.3 miles away. Where Crawford Pond is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.