Seven Springs Lake Fishing near Medina, Ohio

• Overview

  Look for Seven Springs Lake in Medina County, Ohio. Elevation runs to 997 feet. The water measures roughly 3 acres, so nothing here is far from anything else. On size it sits at the modest end of our Medina County list. Some 3.2 miles away sits Medina, the nearest settlement. Akron sits 16 miles out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Seven Springs Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Points where the flooded channel swings in are the reliable ones. Inflow corners move water, and moving water gathers fish. Across Medina County, recorded fish include bluegill, johnny darter and rainbow darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Seven Springs Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 71°F; the cold one sits at 24°F. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late March. In an average year the thaw lands around late March and the freeze near late December. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Seven Springs Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. The nearest mapped parking is 0.9 miles away, so the last stretch is on foot. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. State or provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Rustic Hills Lake sits 0.4 miles off and takes the overflow. For Seven Springs Lake in particular, ask before you travel.