Eastwood Lake, Ohio: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Eastwood Lake is one of the Montgomery County listings for Ohio. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling hill. It measures about 190 acres, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 2.9 miles of margin, front to back. Nothing else we list in Montgomery County covers more water. Start from Riverside, 0.9 miles down the road. It is 3.1 miles to Dayton, the nearest city. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Eastwood Lake

  The books put it at 40 ft. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Montgomery County, recorded fish include bluegill, green sunfish, common carp and rainbow darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Eastwood Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 75°F, the coldest about 27°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Eastwood Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  It sits on public ground, so no permission beyond a licence is normally needed. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The nearest car park is half a mile from the water. Public data records a pier about half a mile out. Somewhere to sit and eat is half a mile out. Mapping records toilets within half a mile. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Bass Lake is 5.7 miles distant. Signs at Eastwood Lake carry more weight than any list.