Spencer Lake, Ohio: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Medina County, Spencer Lake is an Ohio water. The surface lies 850 feet up. It runs to roughly 89 acres — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 1.7 miles of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Few waters listed in Medina County are bigger. The nearest place of any size is Lodi, 6.6 miles away. It is 29 miles to Akron, the nearest city. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Spencer Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Medina County include bluegill, johnny darter and rainbow darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Spencer Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 72°F for July and 25°F for January. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually late March. The season between ice runs from about late March to late December. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Spencer Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It is tagged for fishing in public mapping. You can launch: the ramp is half a mile away. A car park sits roughly half a mile away. Public data records a pier about 90 yards out. There is a campsite half a mile from the water. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Spencer Reservoir is 2.7 miles off. Rules at Spencer Lake are worth checking on the day.