Fishing at Lake Marinole, Montgomery County, Ohio

• Overview

  Ohio holds Lake Marinole, in Montgomery County. It lies 1,010 feet above sea level. It is pond-in-a-field scale, with the far bank a short lob away. Most waters listed here for Montgomery County are larger. Start from Kettering, 1.2 miles down the road. For a city, Dayton is 6.2 miles off. It sits near the edge of the county, so check which rules apply.

• Where to Fish on Lake Marinole

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Montgomery County, recorded fish include bluegill, green sunfish, common carp, rainbow darter and rock bass. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The near bank of Lake Marinole is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 75°F; the cold one sits at 27°F. Ice comes and goes from one year to the next. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. The season on Lake Marinole rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Eastwood Lake sits 7.9 miles off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Lake Marinole.