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Piedmont Lake

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Current Temperature:
81°

Est Water Temperature:
78° (What's This)

Barometric Pressure:
30.05 (High)

Wind Speed:
North at 12 Knots (14 MPH)

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Piedmont Lake
Piedmont Lake General Information
Welcome to FishingNotes.com Piedmont 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 Piedmont 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!
State:
Ohio

County:
Belmont

Inpoundment Type:


Surface Area (acres):
2270

Lake Management:


Latitude:
40.147438

Longitude:
-81.187109

Water Clarity:


Water Temp Factors:


Maximum Depth (ft):
38

Normal Elevation (ft):
913

Boat Access:


Boat Limits:


Piedmont Lake Largemouth Bass Fishing
Piedmont Lake Largemouth Bass Rating:
   3.2/5
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Piedmont Lake Largemouth Bass Tips:
Largemouth Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
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!
Piedmont Lake Smallmouth Bass Fishing
Piedmont Lake Smallmouth Bass Rating:
   3/5
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Piedmont Lake Smallmouth Bass Tips:
Smallmouth Bass Tips for Current Conditions:
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.
Piedmont Lake Crappie Fishing
Piedmont Lake Crappie Fishing Rating:
   3/5
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Piedmont Lake Crappie Tips:
Crappie Tips for Current Conditions:
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.
Piedmont Lake Walleye Fishing
Piedmont Lake Walleye Fishing Rating:
   2.6/5
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Piedmont Lake Walleye Tips:
Walleye Tips for Current Conditions:
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.
Piedmont Lake Catfish Fishing
Piedmont Lake Catfish Fishing Rating:
   2.8/5
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Piedmont Lake Catfish Tips:
Catfish Tips for Current Conditions:
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.
Piedmont Lake Spotted Bass Fishing
Piedmont Lake Spotted Bass Fishing Rating:
   0/5
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Piedmont Lake White Bass Fishing
Piedmont Lake White Bass Fishing Rating:
   0/5
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Piedmont Lake Striped Bass Fishing
Piedmont Lake Striped Bass Fishing Rating:
   0/5
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Piedmont Lake Trout Fishing
Piedmont Lake Trout Fishing Rating:
   2/5
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Piedmont Lake Fishing Reports
April 30th, 2009
Report By:
gergs
Fishing Rating: 3      Water Temperature: 55
Began early in the morning from the marina; air temp 55, water temp 55.Caught a 10 pound muskie by accident off of some wood near the shore on a jerk bait. Caught a couple decent largemouth off a jig fished near the rocks/wood on the shoreline. Caught a nice smallie using a red craw crank off the rocks at the dam. Decent day, wind was whipping good.
April 20th, 2009
Report By:
daveo
Fishing Rating: 3      Water Temperature: 52
saugeyes are being caught but the bite is slow
Piedmont Lake Solar and Lunar Conditions
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:
06:24 EST

Moon Rise:
21:16:00 EST

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

Sunset:
20:38 EST

Moon Set:
08:54:00 EST

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








Piedmont Lake Links
Lake Map
http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Fishing/lakemaps/Piedmont Lake Fishing Map.htm  

State Department of Wildlife and Parks
http://www.ohiodnr.com/Wildlife  

State Fishing Licensee
https://www.greatlodge.com/oh/license/we...  

State Parks
http://www.ohiodnr.com/parks/  

State Fishing Records
http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/fishing/...  

State Fishing Information
http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/PDF/pub1...