Fishing Upper Reservoir in Huron County, Ohio

• Overview

  The Huron County end of Ohio holds Upper Reservoir. The water sits 784 feet up. Roughly 45 acres: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Norwalk lies 1.9 miles from the water. It is 49 miles to Cleveland, the nearest city. A county boundary sits nearby, which can matter for local access rules. Nothing about the approach is difficult in dry weather.

• Where to Fish on Upper Reservoir

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Built water gives depth close in, which suits a bank angler. Held water runs deepest at the wall and shallows back to the inflow. Species logged across Huron County include rainbow darter, johnny darter, white sucker and stonecat. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Upper Reservoir gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 72°F and January near 24°F. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late March. Averages place the thaw at late March and the freeze at late December. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Upper Reservoir the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. There is a mapped slipway roughly half a mile away. Parking is mapped about half a mile from the bank. Mapping shows a jetty some half a mile off. Public toilets are recorded roughly half a mile off. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Norwalk Lower Reservoir, 0.5 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. For Upper Reservoir in particular, ask before you travel.