Fishing Montmere Lake in Geauga County, Ohio

• Overview

  Montmere Lake sits in Geauga County, out in Ohio. It lies 1,099 feet above sea level. Roughly 50 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 1.8 miles, and most of it is walkable. On our Geauga County list it sits near the top for size. Chardon sits 7.3 miles from the bank. For a city, Cleveland is 37 miles off. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Montmere Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Rip-rap along the wall holds fish that the open bank never does. Look for where the old bank line still shows under the surface. Open biodiversity records for Geauga County list rainbow darter, redfin pickerel, bluegill, johnny darter and fantail darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Work Montmere Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 69°F and January near 23°F on the long-run figures. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late March until roughly late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Montmere Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Lake Chawaukee is 2.2 miles off. What applies at Montmere Lake may have changed since it was mapped.