Mahoning Duck Hunters Club Pond Fishing Guide, Mahoning County, Ohio

• Overview

  Ohio holds Mahoning Duck Hunters Club Pond, in Mahoning County. The surface lies 1,001 feet up. The water covers some 61 acres, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With 3.4 miles or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Supplies mean a trip to Boardman, 3.9 miles off. Akron sits 44 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Mahoning Duck Hunters Club Pond

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Survey and observation records for Mahoning County include fantail darter, johnny darter, rainbow darter, bluegill and greenside darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Mahoning Duck Hunters Club Pond is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between 25°F in January and 71°F in July. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. The season on Mahoning Duck Hunters Club Pond rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Expect a half a mile walk in from where the car goes. The water borders Mill Creek Wildlife Sanctuary, so expect the reserve rules to apply. For the panfish, a small hook, a float and a piece of worm outfish everything fancy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Lake Placid is 1.5 miles distant. Nothing here settles the position at Mahoning Duck Hunters Club Pond for certain.