Melco Lake Fishing Guide, Portage County, Ohio

• Overview

  Portage County, Ohio, is where Melco Lake sits. Around the bank it is mixed forest. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is a small entry by Portage County standards. The town to know is Aurora, 0.9 miles out. Akron is the closest city, 19 miles away. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Melco Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Portage County records list bluegill, redfin pickerel and pumpkinseed among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The near bank of Melco Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 71°F for July and 25°F for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Melco Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Mapping shows parking within half a mile. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Geauga Lake is 2.4 miles distant. Nothing on Melco Lake should be assumed from this page alone.