Mannings Pond Fishing near Akron, Ohio

• Overview

  Mannings Pond lies within the bounds of Summit County, Ohio. Elevation runs to 961 feet. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. On size it sits at the modest end of our Summit County list. Some 1.9 miles away sits Akron, the nearest settlement. Portage Lakes follows at 4 miles, then Barberton at 4.6 miles. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Mannings Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Summit County list bluegill, rainbow darter, common carp and fantail darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Mannings Pond rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 26°F to 72°F. The year turns gently, without extremes at either end. Hard water here is never dependable, so check for yourself before stepping out. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. Plan any trip to Mannings Pond around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. A boat ramp sits about half a mile from the water. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. A pier half a mile from here gives a platform over deeper water. For the carp, bait a margin spot and sit on it; corn and bread still work. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Summit Lake, 0.6 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Mannings Pond as something to verify.