Scio Pottery Pond Fishing near Cadiz, Ohio

• Overview

  Set in Harrison County, Ohio, this is Scio Pottery Pond. It sits in farm and woodlot country. It covers about 2 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Harrison County list. 10 miles away sits Cadiz, the nearest town. For a city, Akron is 52 miles off. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Scio Pottery Pond

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Harrison County, recorded fish include bluegill, green sunfish, fantail darter, greenside darter and johnny darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Scio Pottery Pond the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs 27°F to 72°F. Some winters cap it and some do not. It is not guaranteed from one year to the next. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Scio Pottery Pond fishes to that pattern most years. Late summer often means an early start or nothing at all.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Leesville Lake is 5.3 miles off. For Scio Pottery Pond, the notice at the access point is the final word.