Tabor Lake Fishing near Carrollton, Ohio

• Overview

  Within Carroll County, Ohio, you have Tabor Lake. Height above sea level is 981 feet. It covers about 6 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. For a base, Carrollton sits 3.9 miles out. The big place round here is Akron, 42 miles distant. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Tabor Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Carroll County list white sucker, bluegill and green sunfish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Tabor Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 26°F in January up to 71°F in July. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. That is the shape of the year on Tabor Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Little Lake in the Woods sits 1.4 miles off and takes the overflow. For Tabor Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.