Fishing at Little Punderson Lake, Geauga County, Ohio

• Overview

  Geauga County, Ohio, is where Little Punderson Lake sits. It lies 1,129 feet above sea level. The water covers some 25 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ohio listings. Start from Burton, 3.4 miles down the road. It is 25 miles to Cleveland, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Punderson Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Geauga County: rainbow darter, redfin pickerel and bluegill. The county list is broader than any single water. On Little Punderson Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 24°F to 70°F. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. Climate figures give an open season running late March to late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Little Punderson Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is recorded parking some half a mile off. Fishing from a pier is possible half a mile away. 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. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Punderson Lake, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback.