Hidden Hill Lake Fishing near New Richmond, Ohio

• Overview

  Hidden Hill Lake is listed under Clermont County, Ohio. Everything around it is mixed woodland. The water measures roughly 7 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. New Richmond sits 5 miles from the bank. Amelia follows at 5.7 miles, then Bethel at 5.8 miles. More in the same country: Goldman Pond 2 miles, Meadow Lake out at 3.3 miles, Roberts Lake 3.6 miles, Kates Lake out at 4.3 miles and Sunset Lake 4.8 miles. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Hidden Hill Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Species logged across Clermont County include smallmouth bass, bluegill, rainbow darter, longear sunfish and spotted bass. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Hidden Hill Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 74°F for July and 29°F for January. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Plan around that when you fish Hidden Hill Lake. Wind on the bank for a day or two lifts the fishing there.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Goldman Pond, 2 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Hidden Hill Lake for certain.