Welcome to FishingNotes.com Atwood Lake fishing report page. Here you will find all the information you need to make the best decisions for today's fishing. Current weather including air temperature, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction are continuously updated throughout the day. Vital fishing information for Atwood Lake, including mean water temperature and moon phase. Help in choosing what time to hit the water with daily sunrise and sunset times plus moon rise and moon set times. We would love to hear how your fishing trip went, feel free to share your days success on the community report page. Good luck and we hope you catch a full bag today!

Bicycles are permitted on the state highways, and bicycle trails are located within the MWCD park. A Public Launch ramp for the boating enthusiasts and fishermen is available near the Atwood Lake Dam year round. Camping at Atwood Lake is available through MWCD @ (330)-343-6780 or visit their website @ www.mwcdlakes.com. Federal Recreation passes such as Golden Age, Golden Access, or America the Beautiful – National Park and Federal Recreation Lands Access Passes are not honored at MWCD facilities, but anyone over the age of 60 or those who have a Golden Buckeye Card receive a 10% discount. Directions to Atwood Lake is approximately 10 miles east of I-77. At I-77 take Exit 93 which is the Bolivar/Zoar – State Route 212 Exit. Take State Route 212 east until you cross Atwood Dam. See Map. Fishing is permitted at the Atwood Lake Day Use Area and below the dam. Atwood Lake is located on the Indian Fork of the Conotton Creek, 4 miles southeast of New Cumberland, Ohio, and 18 miles east of Dover, Ohio, in Tuscarawas County, on State Route 212. Atwood Lake was constructed primarily for flood control, recreation, fish and wildlife management. The Atwood Dam is a rolled earth fill with impervious core, 65 feet high, 3,700 feet long, with a top width of 30 feet, and a base width of 360 feet. The recreation facilities at Atwood Lake are administered by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy. For tours of Atwood Dam, Intake Structure, and Flood Control Facilities contact the Project Supervisor @ (330)-343-5611. Restrooms are provided at the Atwood Lake Day Use Area on a seasonal basis (April – October). [Atwood Lake. www.nwk.usace.army.mil, 02/16/2008]

State:
Ohio

County:
Carroll

Inpoundment Type:
Reservoir

Surface Area (acres):
1540

Lake Management:

Latitude:
0.00000000000000

Longitude:
0.00000000000000

Water Clarity:


Water Temp Factors:

Maximum Depth (ft):
34

Normal Elevation (ft):
928

Boat Access:


Boat Limits:

   2.3/5
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Largemouth bass fishing is going to be pretty slow at 78 degree water temperature. Bass will start moving much slower and feeding less aggressively until the water temperature starts to get back down to comfortable levels. When the water temperature is up this high, it's time to get out fishing early and late in the day when the sun is not on the water. When you can get out for the entire day, it's a great time to fish some deeper water. Many large bass are taken this time of year since bass fishermen typically gets out deeper and fish slower with larger baits. Like any other time of year, the slower you fish with bigger baits on the deep drops and river channels, the better chance you have at a lunker. This is a great time to catch a trophy. Good luck out there today!

   2/5
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Smallmouth bass fishing is going to be pretty slow at this water temperature. Bass will typically start moving much slower and feeding less aggressive until the water temperature starts to get back down to comfortable levels. When the water temperature is up this high, get out fishing early and late and cast in the shallows. When the sun is up it will be time to get out into deeper water, try fishing some drop offs and deep channel bends.

   3/5
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Your lake crappie will be much more lethargic in the water temperature. They will be in deeper and cooler water. Crappie will be feeding; however they will not be feeding aggressively unless the other fishing factors are at prime levels. Find some moving water that is clear and you should find some more aggressive fishing.

   2.3/5
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- No walleye in this lake, just saugeye. Hoping to hit some tonight with minnows

Walleye will be starting to get a little slower in this water temperature. With walleye being a cold water fish, they will start becoming fairly lethargic in this water. With the fish slowing down the fishing will be more difficult to find and coax into biting. However they will be feeding and the walleye bite should still be good. This time of year is a good time to fall back to live bait as standard practice for the best bet at numbers and size of fish.

   3.7/5
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The entire catfish family is very active and actively feeding in this water temperature. All catfish including blue catfish, flathead and channel catfish will be looking for their next meal. It’s perfect time to get on the water and fill the freezer. Good luck out there.

   2.4/5
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   4.3/5
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   1.7/5
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   1.2/5
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Current Lunar Fishing Tip:
The affects of the moon on freshwater fish and game are at a minimum right now. There will be a new moon coming up here in a few days. The fisherman should never use this as an excuse to not get on the water. The affects of the moon can only enhance the outcome of a day's fishing not decrease potential catch for today. On days without the new or full moon, all other factors including weather, barometric pressure, wind and cloud cover will make up today's equation for success.

Sunrise:
06:23 EST

Moon Rise:
21:16:00 EST

Moon Phase:
Waning Gibbous
91% Illuminated
26 Days to Full

Sunset:
20:39 EST

Moon Set:
08:54:00 EST

Peak Lunar Fishing Times:
01:53 - 03:53 EST
14:05 - 16:05 EST