Fishing Dohner Lake in Wayne County, Ohio

• Overview

  Wayne County, Ohio, is where Dohner Lake sits. It lies 958 feet above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 18 acres, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Doylestown is the closest place, 1.9 miles off. Beyond it, Rittman at 3.3 miles and Wadsworth at 4.8 miles. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Dohner Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Wayne County include white sucker, johnny darter, bluegill, green sunfish and rainbow darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Dohner Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 25°F for January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid March. The open-water window runs from around mid March to about late December in an average year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Dohner Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Bass Lakes, 0.7 miles out. None of that is settled for Dohner Lake in what we hold.