Restful Lake Fishing near Burton, Ohio

• Overview

  Set in Geauga County, Ohio, this is Restful Lake. Elevation runs to 1,171 feet. The water measures roughly 12 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. It sits higher than most water we list in Ohio. Burton lies 3.7 miles from the water. Cleveland sits 25 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Restful Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Geauga County names rainbow darter, redfin pickerel, bluegill, johnny darter and fantail darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Restful Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 70°F and January about 24°F. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Winter locks it down, and late March brings it back. Averages place the thaw at late March and the freeze at late December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Restful Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. A marina is mapped about half a mile away. There is a jetty half a mile off, worth knowing on a busy day. A camping area sits within 0.9 miles of here. There are toilets half a mile off. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Emerald Lake, 0.4 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Restful Lake.