Lampson Reservoir Fishing near Jefferson, Ohio

• Overview

  Lampson Reservoir is an Ashtabula County water, Ohio side. Height above sea level is 833 feet. The water measures roughly 22 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Jefferson is the closest town at 1.8 miles. Ashtabula is 7.7 miles and Roaming Shores 7.8 miles. Nearest other option: Brail Lake about 4 miles, Armington Lake within 4.3 miles, Lake George about 4.8 miles, Carson Pond within 5.3 miles and Lake Beaumont about 6.3 miles. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lampson Reservoir

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged across Ashtabula County include johnny darter, white sucker and rainbow darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Lampson Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 70°F, the coldest about 24°F. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late March. The lid tends to go about late March and return around late December. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Lampson Reservoir the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Brail Lake is 4 miles off. Nothing on Lampson Reservoir should be assumed from this page alone.