Fishing Rustic Hills Lake in Medina County, Ohio

• Overview

  Rustic Hills Lake is one of the Medina County listings for Ohio. The land about it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 4 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. Some 2.9 miles away sits Medina, the nearest settlement. Brunswick lies 7.8 miles off, Wadsworth another 8.2 miles. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Rustic Hills Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Draw-down through summer strips the margins, so follow the water out. Across Medina County, recorded fish include bluegill, johnny darter and rainbow darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Rustic Hills Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 71°F and January at 24°F. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late March. Open water usually runs from late March until about late December. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Rustic Hills Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Parking sits half a mile out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Seven Springs Lake, 0.4 miles away. For Rustic Hills Lake in particular, ask before you travel.