Long Pond Fishing in Champaign County, Ohio

• Overview

  Champaign County, Ohio, is where Long Pond sits. The surface lies 1,217 feet up. Surface area runs to about 3 acres — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Champaign County standards. The closest town, Mechanicsburg, is 4.3 miles away. Further out sit Urbana (7.5 miles) and North Lewisburg (7.8 miles). This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Long Pond

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Champaign County, recorded fish include bluegill, black crappie and white crappie. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Long Pond repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 25°F to 72°F. Mild ends to the year keep the season long. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Long Pond follows the weather closely. Autumn cools the shallows first, so work deeper as it goes on.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Baker Lake sits 3.8 miles off and takes the overflow. Signs at Long Pond carry more weight than any list.