Fishing at Valley View Lake, Medina County, Ohio

• Overview

  Medina County, Ohio, is where Valley View Lake sits. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. Nearest place of any size is Montrose-Ghent, 5.4 miles away. It is 12 miles to Akron, the nearest city. Not far off: Brookside Development Company Lake 2.9 miles off, Granger Lake a shade over 3 miles, Montville Lakes 1016-008 3.2 miles off, Seven Springs Lake a shade over 3.4 miles and Montville Lakes 1016-001 3.4 miles off. The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Valley View Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Medina County cover bluegill, johnny darter, rainbow darter, fantail darter and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The near bank of Valley View Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 71°F; by January the average is down near 24°F. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around late March, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about late March and return around late December. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Valley View Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Brookside Development Company Lake, 2.9 miles away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Valley View Lake in what we hold.