Heart of Ohio Fish and Game Association Reservoir Fishing in Ohio

• Overview

  Heart of Ohio Fish and Game Association Reservoir lies in Union County, in Ohio. The surface lies 997 feet up. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. You are 1.7 miles from Marysville. Columbus sits 29 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Heart of Ohio Fish and Game Association Reservoir

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Levels move with the draw rather than the rain on water like this. Records held for Union County cover green sunfish, johnny darter, orangethroat darter, rainbow darter and redfin pickerel. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Heart of Ohio Fish and Game Association Reservoir the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 25°F to 73°F. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Heart of Ohio Fish and Game Association Reservoir fishes to that pattern most years. The first warm days of the year bring fish shallow quickly.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Parking is not close: half a mile from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Facilities include toilets around half a mile from here. MacIvor Woods covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Twin Lakes sits 5.8 miles off and takes the overflow.