Holiday Camplands Lake Fishing near Andover, Ohio

• Overview

  Holiday Camplands Lake sits in Ashtabula County, out in Ohio. The bank is 1,056 feet above sea level. At about 25 acres, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Andover lies 1.9 miles from the water. After that come Pymatuning Central at 5.5 miles and Jefferson at 13 miles. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules.

• Where to Fish on Holiday Camplands Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The arms fish better than the open middle whenever the water is up. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Records held for Ashtabula County cover johnny darter, white sucker and rainbow darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Holiday Camplands Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 70°F and January near 24°F. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After late March the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Holiday Camplands Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. The closest car park is half a mile away, so pack accordingly. You can camp about half a mile away, going by the mapping. Facilities run to toilets half a mile from the water. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Crystal Lake at 1.2 miles is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Holiday Camplands Lake before loading the car.