Fishing at Lake Logan, Hocking County, Ohio

• Overview

  Hocking County in Ohio is where Lake Logan sits. The bank is 764 feet above sea level. Roughly 311 acres of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The perimeter runs near 6.1 miles, so plan the walk before you start. It is the biggest water on our Hocking County list. Head to Logan, 3.2 miles away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Columbus, 40 miles distant. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Lake Logan

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Open biodiversity records for Hocking County list greenside darter, bluegill and brindled madtom. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Lake Logan before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 73°F at the top of summer and 28°F at the bottom of winter. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. Some winters give nothing at all, so plan for open water. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Time your trip to Lake Logan by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. A car park lies 110 yards away, so the walk in is short. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Hidden Lake is 5.5 miles off. Rules at Lake Logan are worth checking on the day.