Fishing at Lake Beaumont, Ashtabula County, Ohio

• Overview

  Set in Ashtabula County, Lake Beaumont is an Ohio water. The bank gives way to rolling bush. At 11 acres it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. The nearest place of any size is Roaming Shores, 4.1 miles away. Cleveland is the closest city, 44 miles away. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Lake Beaumont

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Standing timber shows when the level drops, and fish sit against it. Reported across Ashtabula County: johnny darter, white sucker and rainbow darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. On Lake Beaumont the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 70°F and January about 24°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late March. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late March until roughly late December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lake Beaumont.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. A parking area is marked roughly half a mile out. A campsite is mapped about 170 yards away, which makes an early start easier. There are toilets mapped about half a mile away. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Lake George, 3.8 miles out. Treat Lake Beaumont as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.