France Lake Fishing in Stark County, Ohio

• Overview

  The Stark County end of Ohio holds France Lake. The setting is lake country bush. The water measures roughly 20 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Alliance lies 5.9 miles from the water. It is 19 miles to Akron, the nearest city. Nearby alternatives: Woods Lake about 1.1 miles, Dale Walborn Reservoir just 1.9 miles, Schultz Lake about 3.9 miles, Deer Creek Reservoir just 4 miles and Mud Lake about 6.2 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on France Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Records held for Stark County cover bluegill, johnny darter, white sucker and green sunfish. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. At France Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 71°F and January near 25°F on the long-run figures. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in mid March, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running mid March to late December. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at France Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Parking is close: a car park sits half a mile from the bank. There is a marked fishing area half a mile from here. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Woods Lake, 1.1 miles away. Check the current arrangement for France Lake.