Pine Lake Fishing Guide, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

• Overview

  Pine Lake is a Tuscarawas County water, in Ohio. It sits at 1,030 feet above sea level. At roughly 4 acres, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. The nearest place of any size is Sugarcreek Police Dept, 5.4 miles away. For a city, Akron is 45 miles off. Water in the same corner: Farm Lake roughly 0.5 miles, Camp Jungen Lake after 0.9 miles, Marsh Pond roughly 3.7 miles and Lahmers Lake after 7.1 miles. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Pine Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A reservoir gives you a hard edge, a shelf, and not much else. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Reported across Tuscarawas County: johnny darter, bluegill, green sunfish, banded darter and blackside darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Pine Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about 26°F and July at about 72°F, the water has a wide range to work through. A lid forms in a hard winter only. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. At Pine Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bluegill and other panfish take small jigs or worms under a float near any cover. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Farm Lake, 0.5 miles out. Nothing here settles the position at Pine Lake for certain.