Findlay Upground Reservoir Number One Fishing Guide, Hancock County, Ohio

• Overview

  Set in Hancock County, Findlay Upground Reservoir Number One is an Ohio water. The surface lies 791 feet up. It runs to roughly 183 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. For supplies, Findlay is 4.9 miles out. It is 45 miles to Toledo, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the county rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Findlay Upground Reservoir Number One

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Reported across Hancock County: rainbow darter, green sunfish, northern sunfish, golden redhorse and bluegill. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Findlay Upground Reservoir Number One repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 73°F for July and 24°F for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late March until roughly late December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Findlay Upground Reservoir Number One fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is a launch about half a mile from the bank. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Findlay Upground Reservoir Number Two is 0.6 miles off. Check the position at Findlay Upground Reservoir Number One before loading the car.